The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-13

Nandeloup told the ca5man to wait t0r
him and walked toward the gaol.
You are coming insi !e, suppose he
said, sharply, to Pierre, who still slouched
alongside.
The DUMP man nodded sullenly. Van
deloup smiled blandy and agreed to let
him enter with MIN. There was some
difficulty with the warder at the door, as
the permission to see the prisoner was
only made out in the name of NJ. Vande-
loup, but after some considerable trouble
they succeeded in getting in.
MY faith! !" observed CASTOR, lightly,
as they went along to the cell, conducted
by warder, Its almost as hard to get
into gaol as to get out of it."
why have you come here?7 asked Kit
ty,, as he appeared in her presence.
because l am your friend" he an
swered cooly.
"My friend." SIZE echoed scornfully,
looking at him with contempt; you ruin
ed my life year ago, now you have en-
deavored to fasten the guilt of murder on
me, and yet you call yourself my friend;
a good story, truly with bitter laugh.
Il could not help giving the evidence
/ did" replied CASTOR, coolly, Struggling
his shoulders; "if you are innocent, what
l say will not matter"
"If ] am innocent!7 she said, looking
at him steadily; you villain, you know
I am innocent ~
She looked vacantly round the cell and
caught sight of Pierre shrinking bacI into
the shadow.
why did you bring your accomplice
with your she said, looking at CASTOR.
Really, my dear Bebe," he said, lazily,
Il don't know why you should call him
my accDmplice, as l have committed no
crime" f
Have you not?" she said, rising to her
feet and bending toward him, "think
again.
NO, do not think | have" he an
swered, glancing keenly at her; 81 sup
pose you want me to be as black as your
self?"
You coward" she said, in a rage.
turning on him, show dare you taunt me
in this manner? Is it not enough that
you have imperiled my life, without jeer-
ing at me thus?" a.
Bah" retorted Vandeloup, cynicaliy,
brushing some dust off his coat, this is
not the point; you insinuate that I COM
mitted crime, perhaps you will tell me
what kind of crime?"
Murder sine replied, In a whisper.
"Oh, indeed" sneered CASTOR, cooliy,
though his lips twitched little, 1.-THE same
style of crime as. your own? and whose
murder am / guilty of, prayT"
Randolph Villiers."
2. L.
temptuously.
Il caI1w
"You,'swith a sneer, "a murderess?"
WHO can prove I am a murderess?"
she cried, wildly.
II cam" he answered, with an ugly
look; "and / will if you don't keep a
quiet tongue" suaa
II will keep quiet no longer" boldly
rising and facing Vandeloup, with her
hands clenched at her sides; II have tried
to shield You faithfully through all your
wickedness, but now that you accuse me
of committing a crime, which accusation
you know is false, l accuse you, CASTOR
Vandeloup, and your accomplice, yonder."
wheeling round and pointing to Pierre,
who shrank away, "of numbering Ran
dolph Villiers, at the Black Hill, Ballarat,
for the sake of nugget of gold he car
ried" s Ms
"You are mad" said Vandeloup, in a
cold voice; ''this is the raving of luna
tic; there is no proof of what you say !:
it was proven conclusively that myself
and Pierre were asleep at our hotel while
Mr.. yilliers was with Barty at two
O'clock in the morning."
II know that it was proved" she re-
torted, "and by some jugglery on your
part but, nevertheless, l saw you and
him." pointing again to Pierre, murder
Villiers.
"You saw it." echoed yandeloup, with
disbelieving smile; tell me how
"Ah!" she cried, taking a step forward,
you do not believe me, but l tell you it
is true-yes, l know now who the two
men were following Madame Midas as
she drove away; one was her husband,
who wished to rob her, and the other was
Pierre, who, acting upon your instruc-
tions, was to get the gold from viliers
should he succeed in getting it from Mad
anne. You left me few minutes after
wards but I,with my heart full of love
wretched woman that I was-foilowed
you at short distance, unwilling to lose
sight Of you even for little time. |
| climbed down among the rocks and saw
you seat yourself in narrow part of the
path. Pierre-that wretch that covers
in the corner--came down the path and
you spoke to him in French. What was
said L did not know, but ! guessed enough
to know you meditated some crime. Then
villiers came down the path with the mug
get in its box under hts arm. recog.
nized the box as the one which Madame
Midas had brought to cur house. When
yilliers came opposite syou you spoke to
him ho tried to pass on, and then Pierre
sprang out from behind the rock and the
two raen struggled together, while you
seizedtAs box containing the gold which
4 vnlierS had let fall, and watched the
stfuu8le. You saw that Vtlliers. animat.