Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-01
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BY BASIL KING
Copyrighted 1906, by Harper & Brothers
BY BASIL KIN G.
Copyrighted, 1905, by Harper & Brothers.

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CHAPTER XIII.
(Continued.)
yinship spoke quietly and drew two
three puffs from his cigar before
(, went on again.
II can recall the time when, as
~ Of eight or ten first heard the
anne of Trafford whispered in our
)usehold. From the way in which it
as spoken there came to be, in my
Imagination, something evil and
minious in the very sound. 1t grows to
the theme of all my parents con-
ersatton, and never failed to inspire
txiety, anger and fear don't sup
30 you know anything about the
sery a young lad goes through as
watches his elders battling with
me great trouble which he can't
lerstand. The thing is all the more
ffble from it's impalpability and
sueness. don't exaggerate in the
SIT when say that it robbed me If
\ the happy, careless ease of mind
ich means SO much to any young
ings normal development. I had
boyhood. Paul Trafford crushed
out Of me. He ground us all into
WIDER as you know very we'll We
had to suffer, but in some respects
suffered most, though no one took
Ne Of it. was the lad who had
weep behind the walls, while the
omen went forth to fight. That humi-
tation is unimaginable to you, who
ave probably never known an hours
dignity"
That's all you know about it,"
Wiltshire threw in, with a touch Of
itterness.
y well, to cut it short" Winship
pursued, II vowed from my boyhood
10 hale Paul Trafford into some court
where there would be surer justice
than any meted out by man. It's a
curious fact that, while l never saw
,my way, I never lost the conviction
That some day should fud it. And
I've done so. I've stumbled into 1t.
5Or, rather, I've been led into it by
the one hand on earth that has power
to inflict on him the very chastise-
ment of Heaven
You must mean his daughters"
Il do mean hers. I've found all the
Justice wanted in the fact that she
Knows MIN DIS ne is.
Don't you think it was knowledge
that might have been spared herr"
There can be no way of sparing
Paul Trafford's daughter as long as
the sins of the father continue to be
visited on the child That's law
which nature never relaxes. If there
had been any way Of escape for her.
I, of all men, should have been
bound to find it."
why you of all menu" Wiltshire
asked. with an effort to maintain
bis calmness of tone.
Because love her." Winship cried
f1ercely. Because I'm the one man
who can save her. Because her one
chance of any kind of happiness lies
In marrying me-"
The Duke grew white. His hands
yGembled so that, after trying to raise
S-es cigar to his lips. he threw it
ny. He knew that he must not
his self control.
i dare say it isn't unnatural for
sou to feel like that, Winship," he
said, with an attempt at speaking
kindly. s'And if you care for Miss
Trafford, the way is open for you to
make her happy as it is. You could
take the money her father offers
you"
sNever! She knows as well as 1
that it's impossible. What the law
has given him. he shall keep. If I
touched penny of it, should feel
as guilty as himself. She knows
that. I've told her, She didn't under
stand it at the minute, but I'm con-
vfnced she does today. How could
she expect me to take it when I've
given UP everything given up my
love-given up her-in order to keep
my honor? But no! haven't given
her up. The time will come when
her love will bring her back to me.
She loves me, Duke, as love her
with that kind of love which is for
once and always. She gave me up
to stay with him. honor her for it.,
and love her the more But we're
young. We can afford to wait. There
will be day when she will be. free
to cast that cursed money from her
and come to me without it, as she
would have come already if it hadn't
( been for him She loves me. Duke"
} he repeated. speaking rapidly, and
with gestures. "She loves me.
know she will never change or love
another. You know her. You know
how pure and holy and true she is.
I can wait for her. for however long
the time may be, she'll come to me. l
tell you all this, Duke. because want
You to understand why l don't take
! the money. She herself would con-
denim me for it now. She'll come
to me, enc day. without it.. and"
For Gods sake. stop!" Wiltshire
cried hoarsey. paula is to marry
me next week y
He sat rigid and white in his chair
his fingers twitching narvously. Win
ship. leaning from his own seat. gaz-
cd at him with blazing eyes.
"Pauln IS to Oh. no, Duke. no"
Yes" Wiltshire whispered Just
above his breath. as though the al.
| mission lad in it something terrible.
Great Cod Winsbip muttered to
Himself, ftad sank back Imply in his
chair.
Minutes passed without sound or
Motion on either side. Dusk was
gathering il the long studio. The
high north light began to take on a