The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-16
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ing him forever. He demanded exoraisaa
terms from me. and l gave them. | wa'
mad at that time: ] would have gises
| All mr. fortune TO have put Hubert Tea
| hy out of my path. not only because b.
| signifed my ruin. bat because Autoaia
loved him"
| what plan did Stanton suggest to you
| for silencing your victlms" asked Bel
/ Coop in low voice.
1 II do not know this place to which
he took Hubert, but he explained to me
| that II was lonely spot. and that In the
garden at the back OF the house there
stood an old broken we'll This was 10
| b. the grave: this. rs far as know, Is
Hubert's grave. Take help. 20 and search
there, and when yea have found him, lei
Antonio kneel and weep upon him
Though he be dead. be must feel the bless.
Ing of her tears"
Ben Coop stood with his hands pressed
to his brow and then 10 HE throat. There
was hardness in the recital of this ira.
geay that stifad him.
1T Is well for you 10 speak so easily,
ha said, when words would come: but oh,
man. ms heart Is chilled with horror
What had that poor lad ever done to you
He had loved yon: that | know, ms oil
The world knows II. We start, said Ben
sferniy, as he put his hand with grip
OF iron on Gerald Tenby's shoulder. I'VE
start. sou and I. this very hour to find
the body Of the lad thou hast destroyed =
II was n strange journey back from the
North. the officials at the small railway
station had looked curiousls at Sir Ger.
aid Tenhy's companion. But Gerald Ten
b. seemed sunk In apathy. Tie moved. he
spoke IS one In a dream. He was only
dinaiy conscious OF the man who sat be-
side him In the train: his thoughts we're
always with Ansonia.
London reached. Ben hailed cab. and
With Gerald beside him. drove out once
again In the direction OF that small house.
II was evening.
Il was iong drive. yet Gerald Ten
by ne4er spoke lie sat back in the cor.
ner 81 the hanson with his arms folded
across his breast He had stiff. unnat-
ural LOOK. He was 50 quiet at times that
Ben hardly knew what might not hap
pen.
a little way from Tie gate Ben stop
ped the hanson. He got out, and Ger
aid Tenby followed him. A shiver ran
through the man who had worked such
ruin In Huisertss life.
Ben bid the rahman wait. then putting
his hand on GeraId's arm, be advanced to
the little gate, unIa.ched u, and passed
up that deserted path to the door.
Before he could ring the bell or make
any Sign. the door WAS opened hurriedly
from within and that same small womans
figure came into view. 0nee again she
uttered eagerly the name OF the one crea-
ture in the world that was beloved to her.
Master George. you have come. = she
said and then she was silent. and she
drew back, for she saw that Ii was not
her master who stood before her.
.Hase no fear Ben said TO her gent
IL. Eve are not here TO harm you. Let
% have light. we must come In
Bat Sarah stood In the passage.
II vas told By Master George to let
no ons In she said; rightly or wrongly.
I have kept my word 20 him. ! cannot
let you pass
aYour master is not here. poor woman. =
said Ben: II fear you win not see him
again for some time at least. We are
here and we must enter; there is some
thing In this house that must be searched
into"
Then sarah burst into tears. Covering
her face with her apron, she sank on a
chair In the hall. and Ben entered, draw
inx Gerald Tenby after him.
.sDry your eyes, said Ben. s'and listen.
Rishtly or wrongly. as ron have inst
said. you have stood by your word to
vour master. fear me II means great
deal. Dry your eyes and answer. Who
Ii In this house with you!
.why do you question: Why do you
come 70 me like thiss What right have
you to come into this house?'
.sWe come 10 seek some one who was
brought here. some one who was buried
here"
.Ah.. she said. with a wall In her
xofee. Il knew II, 1 knew It.: | told
Master George that evil mast come. Sirs.
sarah said. rising to her feet. II am glad
vou hayeseoms, for now there will be ar
end. perhaps. 10 this trouble. You say
xar eome to see one who was brought
here. 10 seek one who was buried here
eone with me. viii show you what yot
have come TO find. did not believe thai
Master George would leave me so long
but n there Il any truth In what yor
| have lust told me, then trouble has com,
| q him, and l can eight for him no long
| er. Come with me!
| she led the way along a passage to |
room on The ground door, and the two mer
followed Der. Ben quiseriDg with emotion
ana Gerald Tenby stifl. calm. and whisi
n though be were no living creature.
AT the door Sarah paused. then 81
threw Il open and they saw before then
al empty room save for something shape
like coffin that stood In the center of sh
floor. lighted at either end b. candies. tn
windows we're closed In By shutters; IN
room was poor. shabby, old. yet Ia y
way this resting place Of the dead had
dignity abeng II thar penetrated even g
stoay despair that Oiled Gerald Teasag
hrars.
A moan broke from his lips as he s n
zered backward asainss the wall Of Il
passage.
Ben Coop ioossd bis hold and coyere
his face With his hands: then be wok
from his intensity Of grief as be ss'