The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-05

rsanevssa VITA Alms bat there ess aasA
las sbse e -. and even TIE eiA wpnssn
- csmRsea tastgess admitted tAst ifod
erica vas artlaE wisA mere thaa hweth
ers love 70 the unfortnrafs siri
She refuses 20 see the child Mar
shall said. and wAea arxe her. al 81
says i. Let II die. Let Il die. w,
cant do thar. Jou know. air. What Ar
| we to dass
| Roderiek had already fereseen this con
tinEcncy and was prepared.
The child must be removed. l know
9 woman who win take II and be thank.
fnl for the meney. The mother will
never ash fer n. never wish to see IT.
And thus. despite Marshail's longing
to keep the helpless, hapless child, wa
the matter arranged. Constance never
asked after her baby, and when she was
told by her faithful maid what had been
done with 1t, she made no sign, either
by word or look. The doctor who attend
cd hei had been taken into confidence by
Roderiek. and he pitied the poor young
mother from the bottom of his heart. for
ne saw that blow had been struck
which could never be healed.
Constance WAS scarcely convaiescent
before she received visit from her faith
er. who was In a state of much perturba-
tion.
.Knew how it would be. he said, when
he first saw the girls white face. Boxed
mp here with dying old woman-enough
to kill you In reality. And who could
hare put this into the papers? Anstruth-
er sayD II must have been some oficious
person In the village who thought you
were III. end must needs kill you"
Constance took the newspaper from her
fathers land and read the announce
ascnt Of fer own death in short para
graph. She was silent for a moment,
AMI then, - she handed It back, she said,
with 4 faint smile:
II y 4 Pity ron have 70 contradict
It. father
In. What nonsense! Now, Con,
shant LEI you rtoP here any longer. I
never saw such . change in any girl!
Pack mp yeur trunks At once and come
away. Why, ron look forty"
Hrw little did POOR Constance think.
In shr journeyed TO London with her
father. that Ut that very time Frank
Anstruther was reading the account of
her death. not only In Newspaper, but
In 4 loving. tenderly. indited letter from
he brother Roderick. who had hit on this
idea OF erparafing Frank frnm his wife
a. being the best II he had limited at
anyshins else. Frank would have rushed
back 90 England al once, but win Con-
stance fesd and buried, what was there
. hiring him bssk7
Roderiek's shrewdness was verified
Frank never came home. And when fhe
Lcndon season was at it, height. md
Constance Gasccisne was winnins fvsh
iaurels for her bsauty ard wit. the news
sr1fred Of an outbreak OF fever In Rur-
nah, ana Frank Anstruther's name was
amcna The Dad. They called him hero.
they sent home accounts of hts courage
seif-sacrifce. and klave.y. and Con.
stsAcsfs heart turned with <-~pairing
yea1ninr agony 20 the man she had love-
&c well. and she longod to be buried with
him. shus out Of the world forever. She
was from his lips that she Learned OF her
chiId's death: tbs woman who had taken
Il had reported always how delicate II
was. and the end. always expected. hal
come at LAST.
Then II wss tAat Roderick spoke: that
he showed himself In his cciors. FL.
pleaded for her lore: he told her how he
kad Adored her svsr since their child
kocd's DAYS: how he had given place to
Frank against LIN longing. and entrrat-
ed her 20 forget all and become his wife.
When be eft her that day Roderick
krew bis plan had failed: come what
might. Constance would nrver be his wife.
To lead aid to his FINAL coup be had lied
to her abont her child .Ie knew that
II lived. although II -.-ssrs and poverty
could have killed II the poor little thing
had It's share. Stung 10 the quick with
she bitter words that came from Con-
sfsnress lips NJ his Offering Of love, he
determined she should never be told the
trufh lie had one interview with tiss
woman who bad charge Of the child. ard
after giving her large sum Of money
and swarn her to secrecy. he rent out Of
England. and was lost 70 the world that
knew him forever. lie had lived for ens
thing oaiy during the spsce Of four years,
and wA~n be knew he had lost his srs-
umph. he east the dust OF his shoes and
vanished.
Thru came the time Of George Fra-er's
wooirs, the miserable hopeless time when
Constance iearned that her hand was the
psice of silence over her fathers dis-
hs0or and dishonesty. Tbs rest we know
% 70 the day thar audrey cane to Din
riewocd ss maid to SheIIa Fraser.
CHAPTER TX.
"AEd yoa ara n. rsother?" They
were tAc only wards .adrey could utter.
She was bewildered. amazed: her heart
vas beating with d nervous exciFern4nr