Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-22

TEMPLES. did everything we could think
of doing. but h. lay there staring IT
the ceiling with clinched teeth. At last
Royce bent and laid his ear against his
breast.
1T is no USE" he said. He is dead"
l looked t. see them vince under the
blow, but they did not. The younger
woman went slowly to the window and
stood there sobbing quietly; the others
face lit up with positive blaze Of JOY.
$50" she exclaimed In that low, VI
brant voice SO well remembered-"so
he IS dead"
Royce gaZed at her moment in as
constituent.
Mime. Alix." he said at last you
know our Grand"
She bowed her head.
Il know 1t, monsieur" she answered.
"But for him there would have been
no such errand. AS il Is. will help you
all l can. Cecile" she called to the
woman at the window, go and bring
your sister to these gentlemen"
The younger woman dried her eyes
and left the room.
Celeste came In slowly. Hstlessly. 1t
gave me n shock to see the pallor Of her
face. Then she glanced up and saw
Royce standing there. She drew In
her breath with n quick gasp, n great
wave Of color swept over her cheeks
and brow, a great light sprang into her
eyes.
"Oh, john" she cried and swayed to-
ward him.
He had her In his arms, against his
heart and the glad tears sprang to
my eyes as looked at them.
"And have come to take you away,
my love-, he was saying.
"Oh, yes; take me away" she sobbed
She stopped. her eyes on the window
seat, where 1.-THE other" lay, and the
color died out Of her cheeks again.
He. at least, has paid the penalty"
said Royce.
She was sobbing helplessly upon his
shoulder, but as the moments passed
she grew more calm and at last stood
upright from him. The younger wom-
IN had come back Into the room and
was watching her curiously.
"Come. let us CO." said the girl.
| But Royce held back.
There has been q crime committed"
he said slowly. I'VE must see that II
Il punished"
"A crime7 Oh, yes: but forgive
them, dear"
THE crime against yourself you may
forgive, but there was another crime
murder
There was no murder" bust In
Cecile Alix. Il swear it to you, mon.
sieur. Do you understandY'
saw Miss Holiday vince at the
others voice. and Royce saw 1t too.
Il must get her to the inn." he said
"Stay and get the story. Lester. Then
we'll decide what It Is best to do"
He led her away. out Of the house
and down the path. not once looking
back. watched them till the trees bic
them. and then turned to the women.
Now" I said, Il shall be happy tc
hear the story"
1T was that man yonder who wal
the cause Of 1t ALL" began the mother
clasping her hands tightly in her lar
to keep them still. -Four years ago be
came from Paris here to spend the
summer-he was YER ill-his heart
We had been living happily. my daugh
ter and I, but for the one anxiety OF
her not marrying. He met her and
proposed marriage. He was YER good
he asked no dowry. and, besides, my
daughter was twenty-five years old
past her first youth. But she attracted
him, and they were married. He tool
her back to Paris, where he had little
theater, hall of the dance, but he
grew worse again and came back here
1t was then that he found out that
had another daughter, whom I had Civ
en- to a rich American. 1 was YER
poor. monsieur" she added piteously.
Eyes. madame. 1 know" 1 said
touched by her emotion.
$50 he wrote to friends in AmeriQue
and made questions about NJ. Holla-
] day. He learned-oh, he learned that
he was YER rich: what you call a man
Of millions-and that his daughter-my
daughter. monsieur - was living still.
From that moment he was like q man
possessed. At once he formed his plan,
building know not what hopes upon
1t. He drilled us for two years In
speaking the English; he took us for six
months to Londres that we might bet
ter learn. Day after day we took our
lessons there. always and always Eng