The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
CHAPTER XVII.
vNgH YEII. Is LIFTED.


gyETEs VEIL is lifted.
En- e sssSaaszat we ~ere hurrying along
sAe ssvsxss- IN the direction the notar,
haa r~sAsssr1 ont to us. Martigny was
already sEs Of sight, and we had need
o. haste Ay head WAS in y whirl. Sc
Francs Ae2aaday was not really the
daughter 81 sale lead millionaire. The
thought compelled a complete readjust-
ment ea Ely point of view. OF course.
Ehe was legally his daughter: equally
OF COURSE. aais new development could
make no difference in my companions
feeling Em her. Nothing, then was
really changed She must go back
with us. She must take up the old life
Bni I had no time to reason it all
out.
We has reached the beach again. and
we furIRa along ii in the direction of
h ciiffE- Tar ahead. I saw a man
hurryang IN the came direction-I could
guess al what agony and danger to
himself h path began to ascend,
and we painted up it to the grassy
down. WHICH seemed to stretch for
miles and miles to the ~northward.
Right bcsure US Was Il little wood. in
n rnidss af which / caught a glimpse
OF q farmhouse.
We ran toward 1t, through a gate,
and up The path to the door. 1t was
A4A ~ htal4o IL
man's ns.rsiad voice-a voice
which 4 knsw well. / tried the door;
~ 5seidfas- zslsd we stepped into the hall.
Inc yoans came from the room at the
right Al was no time for hesitation
we sprnIss TO the door N entered.
MartlgIsy mas standing in the middle
Of the 1loor. fairly foaning at he
mouth. sfyTssiing commands and
SnpreGatie1ls Mt two women who cow
cred in Tina farther corner. The elder
n 1 kIssx at q giance-the
my heari 3eaped as ! looked at her
was 1t asiSs Haliaday? No, yet strange
~ like.
Ae szax sheir startled eyes turn asst
MN TO rs. and swung sharply round.
1or IN iaStant he stood poised like a.
OeTEenf Rsssal to strike, then | saw his
eyes fix ss o fsfgatful stare, his face
turn iiviE, mad with a strangled cry he
IeH back Enc down Together we lifted
Aiin TO Lite dow window scat, pursuers
a pursued alike, loosened his collar.
chafed hNs Gaunds. bathed his temples.
Qid everything we could think of do
ing: but he hay there staring at the cell
ing with a2Egscaed teeth. AT last. Royce
bent nnsa hid his ear against his brea at
Ihen ne xzxaae and turned gently to the
woman.
"A Is no usc." he said. "He is dead"
! A0osSrsa 10 see them vince under the
Dlows hsre ahssS did not. The younger
woman uFaf sitwly to the window and
stood There soishing quietly: the Others
race ~ ~ with n positive blaze of joy.
90. SEg exclaimed. in that low. vi
pdant rrkse 1 so well remembered. $50
ne SO iRenas T'tat ~treaehefous. cruel,
heart has hurst at last.'
4eOyce E2xed at her a moment In as
tonishmena- She looked not at him
Duf ~ aie dead mar on the window
1ne. up
'andxrss AK he said at last .von
Know czr e1I,and=-wet must carry it
out"
Ehe bowed her head.
knOW u, monsieur she answered
But fx aim. there would have heen
nc SUCH asrzaads AS 1t is, / will helm
you al 0 nan- cecile." she called to
the wpfaaal Ht the window, ego and
pdan9 gefsr sister tn these gentlemen"
Inc yEEzssser woman dried her ewes
and left Ntse room. We waited in tense
silence. ssxr eyes on the door. We heard
q sof,na OF footsteps on the stair: a
m0rnesf- 1aa she was on the Threshold
She csvsczs IN slowly, iistIessly-it gave
me . zasstassaa,sss the pallor of her face. |
Then SHE Siifnced up and saw Royce
ahefE. silS drew in her breath
with = sSfck. gasp a great wave Of
color xnyIa. over her cheeks and brow |
= Ereat Itghs aprang into her eyes.
Oh. Jaarn.' She cried. and snaved
toward hnsa-
He had Arr In his arms, against his
neart- an0 b glad tears sprang to nv
fyes rs y aDcked at them. I glanced at
NE eldsT ESzrAan. and saw that her eyes
we're slasaIrE and her lips qutvering.
And 4 AAre come to take you away.
i0ve." IA wan saying.
oh. yaS: tnkyN me auavn eha
00bneG. aefaFe As,e other comes
Sst1e EaH4ssd.. her eyes an the window
seal. NEhEsE~ -the other. lay, and the
color RaeE snf of her cheeks again.
k.e. M geaaxt. has paid The penalty,
1aio As0yce. he can trouble you no
more. nsF anxxar
She sxzsx Sshhirsg heipIessly upon his
1h0astsE. AzG as the moments passes
0ne srcxf Ezasfre calm, and at last stood |
Hfxisshs fnasa him. The hi wom-
an had x<nIre back into the room. and
was xs2lfaahats her ~c,;riously. with no
truce q xExaxnlou-
sNssss kst Us ga.- said the girl. we
must zxssc tfse first boat home
But 1nSxsss held back.
aasre hus been a crime COM
Insttod- nc said slowly. We must
see tsnxt M Is punished"
4 caTa1ns~ oh. yes hut / forgive
them. asargS
LIE against yuurseH you may
Forgive aau there was another crime
-~EuHrng
IaisxE Mas no murder burst tn
Cecila AXE. I swear it TO you, nlon-
1tetfT- ~ EsHz: understand. There was
no xsdsr
4 zsH Eas HarLsaay vince at The
others vSsce. and Royce saw it, too,
Il nEstx z1sa her to IN Inn he said.
rIlis rs TRre than she can bear
Z feszr sas sxil break down utterly.
DO Q sag and get the story Lester.
Then veil decide what 1T is best to
d
4Ac Rsus Eer way q Of the house,
ana &sEan b path. not once looking
hacE- 4 NAc1se5 them till the trees hfd
tte@aaa. AMI IhaL urn 70 the women.
saxzs- y Is shall be happy to
hrar ah@ 1t0r j.
AZ ass that b vDndcr who was
thu eaasse ~ Il aii.s said the mother.
clnGSSN2s her hands tightly IN her lapi
kxxyh sxsEa still Flour years ago
Nc Gns 4s0m Paris HERE to spend the
16Ntaze1-lae WHH YER ill---his henri
49, kMA Aesn living happily, my
dnuEtsnrxsud + bat for the one anxiety|
HkosARF a0esHraxYlns.HA met her and|
esRHxENxaAzsrEaage EIe Wal YER good
s4te ssszsssa snus1awxE. ind besides, my
weas tSEentY-Ave ear old,
E-nFxk1 ~ Nxst nAh.H Hat ahe attracted
were marriad. He took
ACsxsx 4sNk ~ EHxsss where he had a. little
sf1isss hall pfstha dAnce-butsh he