The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-09

tanned this information direct herself the
evening after be had started narthward.
When dusk had fallen On the summer
evening Lady Betty had crept from her
house carefully shronded from observation
and had made her way once again TO Ger
AIDS chambers
The news that he was gone North an
sered her at first. but she had not the
intention Of letting this separate them
very long.
IF be can 50 North I can 20 there
also" she had said 10 herself: and now,
behold. she was installed at Egremont.
within stones throw Of the man she
had determined to make her second hus-
band.
Lord Marehmont FASTENED TO tell the
widow that be thought she was wise to 10
out, to do anything to distract her
thoughts, and so the very next day after
her arrival Lady Betty found herself tax
/ ing the walk frcm Egremont to Mill Cross
Court.
j It was not often that she INDUCED in
such 1 long walk. She was determined to
speak plain, cruel truths. For by this
time Lady Betty was convinced, that Ger
aid had great secret Ne wished to hide.
Everything pointed to this purpose.
though nothing was definite save that
strange intimacy between himself and
Stanton.
/ It was In this mood that she advanced
over the grass under the tall. leafy trees
aud drew near TO Gerald.
He did not see her coming. He was
lost in dream of thought. Stretched
in low chair, he lay with his eyes fixed
on the family moving canopy of leaves
above his head. Beside him were placed
writing materials.
As the swish Of her dress reached his
ears Gerald started, then sprang 10 his
feet. His FIRST thought was that he should
see Antonia- The girl lived 80 wildly be-
fore him that this was natural thought,
and for an instant JOY took possession
Of him; then rs be saw that small. black
r0bed figure, with its mocking. smile and
| it, hard expression, standing before him,
he turned gray and the sunshine WAS
hlackened.
| Elizabeth Marchmont saw that look on
his face. she saw him recoil from her,
and she was conynised with passion.
Have you no word to say to me, Ger
aida" she said. shrilly: mo word Of vel
come
why do you come to meg'' he asked.
| what have ! 10 do with your
| You belong to me- she said; i have
come 10 tell you this"
His eyes fell suddenly upon the papers
scattered On that table close beside her.
She caught sight Of Antonia's name, and
as she bent forward she read some of the
| passionate words he had just written.
She took the papers up and tore them
yiei0usly into small pieces.
There II no other love for you she
said "you belong to me-"
You are mad" lie said: Il am moth
| Ing to you. | never have been anything.
| II Ii true in the past amused myself
d little BY flirting with yon. but / never
gave you the smallest cause to consider
there was anything more than mere
amusement. You do yourself great
wrong. Lady Betty, ard you do me q
wrong also. hare seen this approach
| Ing; | have tried to check II. There Is
roshing Id life that can bling Us together
y0u are wrong. she said I'VE are
linked together b. crime. We stand here
well thought OF BIZ all the world. yet We
know ourselves for what We really are
] do not hesitate to tell you, Gerald. that
have stopped at nothing that would give
me freedom. You shiser. Are you, then.
X much better than / ann BY what
Fight do you live In this place. Why
should you possess SO muchf What have
you done with Hubert Tenbyfv
That gray, ashen look crept anew over
Geraid's face.
SECS. ~.a... <.~f.x. - - ...<....e..s II -
fhiekIy. .'can put me on me same level
with ron. II you have sunk to degrade
ton to satisfy yonr vanity, you will get
no help from me. ! deny your right to
r;ass yourself In with me. | deny your
right to question me. You have some
mad idea ID your brain. Hubert Tenby Ii
dead am master here. know. be
vent on. more quickly, what folly 1t Is
you have put Into yonr brain. and you
have been deceived by the starry Miss
Marchmont has told you. She told Ii to
~ also. that story that spoke Of her
meeting with a man who called himself
| Hubert Tenby. Such things do happen
now and then. that the chance Of an ex-
t,aorsiinarv resemblance il used as a
| means for fraud. l myself have seen this
man. Gerald went on, gathering bold
ness a. b. spoke: II chm take Jon 70 him
| II ron wish. lie vas easily satisfied. /
only regret that the scsundrei should have
worked 70 completely upon Miss March
nioai's feelings. l fear BIZ has made her
very unhappy. hat ! am making II my
| business 10 prevent him coming into COM
| tact with her again. for 50 strong il the
| resemblance between this man and my
dead kInsman that should not BE- aston
ished II this proud girl should be led 70
commit any folly At this mans instiga-
| tt0a~
lie turned al he SAID these words and
walked swiftly away from her, and Lady
BETTY turned 10 10 away from this place.
abous which she had woven 70 many
sisesms ID the past. and a. she went she
met the same foofsaan advancing across
shs grass. and following him closely am
other man. biz. burly, country locking
man. whom vaguely Lady Betty rsmem.
bsrel to have noticed somewhere before.
A. ths servant Spike % her she realized
where II was thar she had seen This man.
He had BEEN walking With Autoaia thai
hyrane morning. liz wss tbs friend Of