The Red Cloud chief., 1906-11-23
6he PILLAR
OF LIGHT
By LOUIS TRACY,
Author Of Tho Wings Of the Morning"
Copyright, 1904. by Edward j.. &
Continued from Page ,
Copyright. 1904. by Edward j.. e.

whose arm was brokeni Enid
nad a moment to- give me deta. 90
events since we landed"
From that point their convers I,.pi
dealt with generalitles. Soon the -ir.
perceived his intent. His sole dcs.ro
was to place her at her ease. to MAKE
her realize that no matter what trou.
bles life held they could he vanqulshcd
If faced with a smile. She responded
to his mood and enlivened the drive
with comments Oh the people they me
and the houses and villages they pass.
ed. For two hours the world went well
because 1t was forgotten.
Enid, the conspirator. waited until
the pair in the dogcart were out of
sight. Then she went to the little room
at the back of the cottage where Brand
pretended to be busily engaged in COM
piling a scientific account of his auri-
scope.
II am going out. dad" she said, try
ing to appear %uncopcerned.
"All right" he answered, laying
down his pipe.
IL only came to tell you because Mrs.
sheppard Is out TOO.
Obviously Enid was determined that
If Pyne's calculations were worth any
thing they should have fair play.
"Oh," he commented sharply, "but
the maid Is I'M"
"Ycs. She Is such a stupid girl in
some things. lift our guest rings you
will hear her. Would you mind asking
Mary what 1t is in case she gets mud
dled?'
He glanced at her. She was pulling
on her gloves and vastly bothered by q
refractory button.
IF ! hear the bell l will inquire he
said. and she escaped, feeling quite
wicked.
When he was alone he did not re-
sumo his task. In the next room. sepa-
rated from him only by a brick wall,
was his wife. A wall! Why should
there always be a wall between them?
1t was not of his building. Had she
made it impossible during the long
years? And what would be the out
come 10Y that Constance was In daily
communion with her mother? The doc
wi IL hILuIs iShoidhCe huu Oiu hiih
that Mrs. Vansittart vas convalescent
and would be able to travel In a few
days. In response to a question the
doctor added that the lady herself
asked when she might be moved.
What was her plan? Mr.. Trail that
day had written him n sympathetic let
ter, mentioning the fact that Mrs. Van
sittart had voluntarily rescinded her
| promise to marry him and indeed,
judged by the light Of present knowl-
, edge. had determined on that course
since she first knew that her former
husband was living.
Suddenly Brand pushed back his
chair from the desk at which he sat.
1.-THE young dog!' he growled. He
had, In fact. followed the exact mental
pcOcuss which Pyne mapped out for
him. The letter, the drive, Mrs. Shep-
pard's absence, Ends uneasy wrig.
Cling at the door. were all parts of an
ordered plan. He was to be given an
opportunity of seeing his wife and dis
entangling the twisted strands of
twenty years. He rose impatiently and
paced the room quietly withal lest the
woman in the next room should hear
him. a decision had been forced on
him. He could shlrk 1t no longer.
"Pyne has contrived this" he nut
tered. "He thinks he can see more
clearly into the future than a mar
twice his age. Enid Is In the plot too
And Connie! No, not Connie. Deal
heart! She is worn with anxiety, ye1
she has once mentioned hel
mother to me since she carried her In
to the house like an ailing child"
Back and forth he walked. wrestling
with the problem. See his wife hi
Was it advisable In her present STATE
of health to take her by surprise
Pyne evidently thought so. And thu
doctor! Good heavens! Was the docto
In the thing too?
AT last he tugged at the bell.
MARY he said. task Mrs. Vansit
tart If she feels able to see Mr.. Brand
There; it was done.
Mary. rosy checked and soft o
speech, dreading only Mrs. Sheppard'
matronly eye, knocked at the door o
the sitting room. He heard her delive
his message. There was no audible
answer He. was lamenting his folly
| hoping against hope that no Ill result
might be forthcoming to the invalid
, thus taken by surprise, when he caugh
: Mary's formal "Yes'm," and the cir
, came to him.
"Please, sir" she said, 1.-THE lad,
says she Is anxious to see you"
= He walked firmly to the door, opene'
II and entered. He had made up hi