Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-01
CHAPTER xxvI.-contlnued,.

All! new am beginning to under
stand matters"
Therefore am willing to do any
thing to save Guy"
And vow are the only person who
A can save Kim; for you alone are able
4 to obtain further information from
I. dillingham;. How is he totday7
Worse dying!"
Dying! And with his death all
chance OF transferring the guilt from
+ Guy to him dies too! Do you know II
he also murdered the woman's faith
err"
He told me that he did not, and
{ also told me that when the old man
called to ask information about his
daughter he was given thirty pounds
In bank notes He was on his way
home with these when he was muir
{ dered.
Some one ON the road got an INK
/ ling Of the matter and murdered him
\ for that thirty pounds small doubt
Of that. Z
Exactly what George said. But lot
us talk only OF how we can get him to
sign a deposition of his guilt. Could l
ask magistrate to come here to take
4 it?'
98 NO! In the face Of DIR. Benefits
medical testimony we can do nothing.
D No statement OF EIlinghams will ever
: be worth the paper it is written on. z
Gould Guy make a statement"
His would be thousand times
more worthless. Nothing that he could
ever state in denial of his guilt would
receive q moments attention"
Then what can we DOT"
Heaven only knows Time may
help us. dillingham; may recover. The
medically impossible often happens"
.If net
Unless dillingham; can supply us
4 With irrefutabie proof OF his guilt, |
4 am Of the opinion that Guy must live
and die In prison. !, a lawyer, know
the intricacies Of the case
BE- But Guy may be induced to tell you
! facts corroborative Of his innocence
Never! know he will not! And
if ne did. they would be worthless, as
said Just now"
But you and cannot live on hap
PLY from day.ito day, enjoying all the
delights OF freedom. whilst he =, S
Hilda ceased to speak.
Quickly, with a look OF ominous
krief, foOtman had entered. my
lady. Nurse Eleanor has told me to
say that she would much like to speak
{ to you at once" he said.
No need to tell EIilda to what the
{ hurried message pointed. No need to
tell her that Sir George was passing
Il away.
IA few moments later she stood at
hts In ssil spair
Tor him, for Guy, for herself she
i looked down on the still form, now
sleeping peacefully the sleep of death.
4 Ought she not to forgive him his
crimes, this man who had loved her
% dearly? Ought ahe not to strive to
conceal his wickedness, instead of lay
Ing II bare to the world? TO hasten to
discover proofs Of his guilt the instant
the seal Of silence had descended on
his lips was It not cruel? Was it not
I treacherous? Did not that still, peace
4 flll face and those motionless lips
plead mutely to her for forbearance
and forgiveness? I
Cut to the quick, she stole out OF the
4 room. n
Reggie, ne is gone!n she exclaimed,
n lii d hopeless voice
am so sorry for you, '' he an
swered, gently and comfortingly "sor-
nv for you, for him, and us ALL Let
me advise you never to breathe to any
one q word Of what he has confessed
10 YOU
She did not answer She did not
B promise. She merely took his out
stretched hand: with q nurmured
4 Good hye. 4. 81
DR.. Bennett was In the hall.
Sir Georges death was only what
expected. 4 he said to Reggie. Il knew
II would happen within d few hours
when 1 saw him this morning. we
medical men have nothing to blame
{ ourselves for From the hrst 1t has
been one of the most dificult cases
that have ever had to deal with all
sS most hopeless from the very begin,
ring And 4 have another hopeless
3 case on hand. Here Or. Benefits
feil to q whisper, and he moved
s. nearer 20 Reggie, THAT poor boy