The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-07-06

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To the railway station was her an-
swer.
And thence?"
g" do not know"
1 was silent until we were all three
In the carriage, and speeding along the
quiet road.
Il suppose this is an attempt to pre-
serve me from falling into the hands
Then you know % the doctor quick
ly asked. looking %intently INTO my face.
Il know from something overheard.
That L am under surveillance, but why
have not the remotest idea"
Your mo is still silent, then?'
Eyes"
We'll. we'll, I cannot enlighten you.
except that the officers are after a
man OF your description. They will
arrest you If you stay here, and they
refuse to accept even my assurance
that you have no recollection OF the
past. You only course is in flight"
But 1T does not devolve upon you
to become a partner in my 1nisfor-
tunes" l demonstrated
You are my patient. and l shall not
allow anything to happen to deprive
me of the glory OF curing you, If / can
help it," he decisively said.
Nothing would be gained by giving
in detail the particulars of our rapid
flight. DR.. Barlow had sh1ewdly bought
tickets to a point where he had no in
tention OF making our destination, and
here he obtained others for a secluded
continental town.
Again in langour and weakness, ]
aMoke to Il sense Of my surroundings.
Again Alice Barlow, calm, gentle, faith
full. attended my slightest wants. What
passed in my thoughts during succeed
ing days and weeks would all a volume
If 1 were to write 1t out. We talked
Of many things in a light, placid vein,
DR.. Barlow told me quaint stories, and
we all laughed at them. but my
strength came back very slowly.
One evening l fell into a half doze
one coming softly into my room. J
knew 1T was Alice, and did not open
my eye until-softly as a snowflake
again-a kiss fell upon my forehead.
Then l looked up into the dearest o,
ment held one Of her hands In, nine
the one that wore the ring. Did l say
She was plain looking? All. she was
positively beautiful then!
May I remove that. Alice" I asked
touching the ring.
No. no." she quickly cried.
Then you stu love the one that
placed 1t there?"
She was silent. but her face an
swered SO plainly that 1T was strange
that 1t could remain SO calm.
You promised to tell me about it
some day" l persisted.
when you We're WE'LL" she answered.
AS she spoke her eyes met mine, and
for one lingering moment she gazed,
and then this strong, placid young
woman was sobbing j~oyfully in my
arms.
For days the of my past life
had been coming back to me, and I
remembered the occurrence which had
caused the paralyzing shock to my
brain, and ended in my becoming a
fugitive from the authorities. had
an enemy who. In a n of frenzy,
attacked me, and partly in self defense
and partly by inadvertence. I had taken
his life. There We're no witnesses, but
circumstances would have convicted
me of q willful crime. In my heart,
and before God, I was blameless.
And you believed me innocent from
the hrst?" I asked, when l had told
Alice all the details.
Yes. But I should nave chung to
you the same had o been guilty"
For Alice and l were betrothed be-
fore he cloud came upon my memory
1t was I who gave her the ring.