Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-08

is possible that she would have spoken,
but Notwithstanding the excitement had
produced one of those hysterical crises
which were common to her-gently drew
her, still gazing, back toward the gate.
The convict's arms fell and an indefnh-
BILE presentiment of evil chilled him as he
teheld the priest slowly draw the fair
young creature from out the sunlight into
the grim shadow of the heavy archway
For an instant the gloom swallowed
them, and then they passed out OF the
prison archway into the free air of heav-
en-and the sunlight glowed golden on
their faces.
you are ill.," said North. You will
faint Why do you look 30 wildly?"
what is it?' she whispered, more in
answer to her own thoughts than to his
question-''what is it that links me to
that man? What deed-what terror
what memory? 1 tremble with crowding
thoughts that die ere they can whisper
to me. Oh, that PRISON.
They reached the house, and he plac-
ed her tenderly in a chair. Now you
are safe, madam, 1 will leave you"
She burst into tears. "Why do you
treat me thus, Mr.. North? What have
l done to make you hate me?"
Hate your said North, with trem-
bling lips. ooh, no, 1 do not-do not
hate you. l am rude in my speech, abb
rupt in my manner. You must forget
it and-and me-"
A horses feet crashed upon the gravel,
and an instant after Maurice Frere burst
into the room. Returning from the Cas-
cades, he had met Troke, and learned
the release of the prisoner. Furious at
this usurpation of authority by his wife,
his self-esteem wounded by the thought
that she had witnessed his mean revenge
upon the man he had so UNANIMOUSLY
wronged, and his natural brutality en-
HANGED by brandy, he had made for the
house at full gallop, determined to as
sert his authority. Blind with rage, he
saw no one but his wife. whats this
hear? You have been meddling in my
businessI You release prisoners"
Captain Frerev' said North, stepping
forward to assert the restraining pres
ence of stranger. Frere started, as
tonished at the intrusion of the chaplain
Here was another outrage of his dig
nifty, another insult to his supreme au
thority.
''You here. too. What do you wan
here? This is your quarrel, is it?' His
eyes glanced wrathfully from one to the
other, and he strobe toward North. "YoJ
hypocritical, lying scoundrel, if it WASH
for your black coat, I'd"
"Mauricer cried Sylvia, in an agony
of shame and terror, striving to place {
restraining hand upon his arm. H.
turned upon her with so fierce a curse
that North, pale with righteous rage
seemed prompted to strike the burl,
ruffian to the earth. For a moment O.
two the. two men faced each other, ant
then Frere. muttering threats of ven
geance against each and all-convict
jailers, wife and priest-fung the sup
plant woman violently from him ant
| rushed from the room. She fell heavil.
against the wall, and as the chaplain
raised her he heard the hoof strokes o
the departing horse.
"Ohp' cried Sylvia, covering her fac
with trembling hands, "let me leave thi
place"
North strove to soothe her with In
coherent words of comfort. Dizzy witt
| the blow she had received, she chung t.
| him, sobbing. Twice he tried to tea
himself away, but had he loosed hi
hold she would have fallen. "Wh
should you be thus tortured?" he cried
Heaven never willed you to be mate
to that boor-you, whose life should b
all sunshine. Leave him-leave him
| He has cast you off,"
II am going" she said family. II ha
| already arranged to CO."
North trembled. They looked at eac
other; she comprehended the hatred
he had affected for her, and, deadly pale
drew back the cold hand he held.
go" she murmured. Leave me
leave mel Do not see me or speak I
me again"
| ITO he continued \