The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-10-25
CHAPTER IxI>-lCozsSnD~a J


earn. and tie erygsSss9n IN his eyes seers~
ed q, carr ksr bzNk 10 AeT bss yDste-
gFGTx5ys aae,- Gssd Hen sEsj@, nos gate
steadily. "1fzyhap yog 60z't se@ssass>sr
ss~. L5z It's 5aaBy a yezr. n. ~. ssnes
ye s,o<9 gzee 20 saee. Wb@n ( IDox 81
zoa.~ Rsa Sert on. little bSsrsesy. ~
sIgaas 10 zee "a IL tine raSsr hare goSe
baex. Voc sosE - Ike what yoc Esed 20
ke.~
EylvSs p7t Cat Der hard.
~fsea,r ~ saI5. "SeaY frjead B@n-~
Ben co1p took her hand sB9 p-eaSed
Il betyeea his ,ro Big oasH So hza tAe
asBe seDsation upOn BsT ~ IL sbe wese a
child wa0 had f1grlS 2 protector.
"J<sf ss cit down here awhile" sfse said
@Y0s uzs. tel Hae all shOgE yoarself,
Ben. ear ron fsE mornings ago. YOB
wsrs Ia the park, speaking With bezI1i-
fnl giyI. Perhsps ! sboBiS not haze zee
ozpized yog, only that sAe sDok@ yOug
nssae. and tbsn seemed 20 see y0ar old
self"
They seated themselves upon The other
si5e n he leather noBeh Hyoa wh;eh
Gerald TsB5y was sitting. Sylvia had for
goffsn al ab0at bim. Sbe forgot eysry-
fhiET ~ tbis mOBsnt, szFe tbe strange
far1 that sfe, who, fOT 10 many yesrx,
had dorse her be~: 70 put the zeal of -
eTscy upon her beginning. Es0 bad work~
cd diligently 10 separate herzeif from al
the 0ld peopJe In the SOrta, should find
IL u0s only possible but eyen happiness
10 be Ejfh Ben.
"5Iy Iife's not wOTtb the telling. Dsss."
Ben said, as be seatsd himself. awkward.
~ enough. beside her graceful figure. 1T
wss just one simple round Of dziiy work
and manys the time, Liz, thai IRE IOaged
20 know how things were with y0H.
came back TO the old country. Liz, not for
ms own sake. but for the sake Of a lad
wh0 came into my Iife by chance. lie
Was one Of the old family, and my hear;
went Ogt 70 him the first moment looked
upon BIN. Though be wore prison
dress, and lad chains about his feet,
knew him 10 be what his father was be.
fore hiuS-noDie 81 heart, simple and
good"
Are yeu speaking Of that yofng Ten
b. VINO went wrong a few years ago|
asked Sylvia.
Ben nodded bis head.
|-rhen be did not die, Benz
lie was aiis1 a week ago. cried Ben,
with the anguish that lived in his heart
breaking out 10 his voice. what have
fhey done with him, my poor lad
TEL me more, Ben" said Sylvia faint
~.
She felt as II she we're suffocating.
Light seemed 10 be springing In upon the
problem about which she had puzzled so
much these last few days
Ben gave her IIubert's story briefly.
He wasted no words IN describing all he
feared be mentioned no name, bat Sylvia
knew what was In his heart, and her own
was filed with sudden fear also.
Till last night" said Bon, II had not
q clew to 90 upon but fate was kind TO
me, and chancs was given 10 me TO meet
with one who may lead at last 20 the
truth. Last night also saw yon with
man outside the theater. You sent him
from yOu as though he had no right to
be with you. This man, Liz, is the man
who IL constanyt with Gerald Tenby.
What can you tell me about himT
Everything, and yet nothing" answer.
cd Sylvia. George Stanton IL In one
sense a stranger 10 me, In another he
stands closer to me than any living crea-
fnre at this moment. have promised
90 be his wife,"
'you love bin, Liz?'
II lb.aI ] ish him" she sgil. undsr
heE breath. Il have been FIRE, for 40
many years that cannot easily realize
that any man has the right 10 call him
self my master, and that Is what George
Stanton can do now"
There was such bitterness In her voice
chat Ben could say nothing for mo-
ment or two; but after she had said so
much Il seemed 10 Sylvia kind Of relief
40 say more.
It'll now" she said, II have been
teaching myself ono thing. which was
that there was only one thing In the
world worth living for, and that was
money. Oh. ] am, changed since the days
you knew me, Ben! sometimes wonder
if I nm really the same Liz who used to
live In that little tumblcdown cottage,
and 80 20 meet you ut the pits mouth.
Tbere ~ such q world Of difference he
tween the girl | was and the woman |
am. Yes, / have said 10 myself all these
years that money was the only thing |
cared about. And money has come TO
sne," Sylvia said. with almost ruthless
.candor. Had but imagined that Stan
ton would ever find the means OF making
me keep my word, would have bitten
out my tongue before would have spok-
en- as did"
There was a wildness In her manner
and her voice that gave Ben new pain.
He put his big hand softly on her arm.
NAY, lass" he said, enderly, don't
hurt Yourself by telling me any more.'
1T does not hurt me-" Sylvia answered
'"It does me good. Ben, this man used
60 be kind of slave. He followed me
wherever l went. did not give him so
}nc:s IS kind word. Yet be would not