Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-08-16
CHAPTER xXIv.

IksS
She Hes in thu churchyard at Eccles-
ham. On the erone over her grave is one
word. "Psychet-no more. Her loss was
a terrible blow to all who had known
her. Even my grandfather followed up
to the grave rs we left II, and dropped
Ia the flowers lie had gathered for that
purpose but Che one most Frustrated was
Sir Henry Duncan. He looked like a
man who never slcp.. Morally and ply
~sicaIly he seemed unable to hold up his
bead. and looked as II he had risen from
a bed OF sickness against his will. His
condition pcrnlcyed Ethel, as much as 1t
alarmed her.
.He has always suffered from occa-
sionai fits Of detection" Ethel said to me,
and hitherto I have been able to give
him relief. But now my efforts fail:
ii seems as If NE did no- hear my voice.
wish yon coald persuade him to have
medical advice"
Finding him alone in the park that
evening / told him what she had said.
Eyes," he said, sit Is time I did some
thing. + cant go on like this, blighting
the happiness Of all I love. You will be
over early to-morrow morning tell her
II have gone to consult the best physician
I know, and shall act on his advice, no
matter what It il. / can't tell her my
self; she'd nsk questions, and / have
ncyer told her a lie"
He was absent tie next day, and I
told Ethel what he had promised to do;
hut l knew that he had gone NO farther
than the rocks where Psyche persisted,
and that Conscience was the only physi-
can whose guidance he sought and In
tended to follow. We met him in the
evening az he was coming home, his hands
behind him, his chin almost on his breast.
five seer him. love-" he said, taking
Ethel's hand with more tenderness than
he had lately displayed. Says l need a
change. Tells me I must 90 away as
eoon as possible"
II thought he would advise that"
Ethel said. Where shall we GOT"
II shall so alone" he said firmly. and
then with an abrupt change "Vhe shall
you be marriei7"
sit ID almost too early to think of
that" she replied, looking down at the
crepe on her dress.
81 suppoes conventional considerations
Oust be studied even in q quiet wedding.
Il should have liked to wait until you
were married, dear bat . don't think I
must delay this-thia journey want
~.asoid angling like q ps-t;ns. he
continued, after a pause. My sister is
coming down with her youngsters next
,w~eek--perhaps shall so then. perhaps
before, as ! can't stand children. Any
how, / shall not Say goodbye to you."
Ono night at the ned of the week, after
II had parted from Ethel, l found Sir
Henry In the drive, where he waited pur-
posely for me.
Il want to talk to you,'' he said. LET
al 70 on to rle downs. This path is the
most direct."
We turned from the drive, and walk
"a in silence through the shade.
DO you believe In expiation, Thorne3
she cried suddenly.
III you mean PREPARATION for injury
lone-- I began. He interrupted me
tmpetiently.
ssThere are some injuries that can new
~ be repaired. DO you believe that .
man may get his soul out sf torment BY
net OF self-sacrifce-that ID what !
smeanyr
tNa-Ta iatsre oneself fer having In
sfnred another doubles the s6ense."
lf a man may cry quits with society
when he has served his tsrn in gaol for
sbrealsing societ5's laws. why should not
III Han y GVnSJACnJS rROoSS WNS 49,
inflicted upon himself the punishment
ia deserves? How else is he to ret his
soul out Sc that torment when the vul-
tire Of reproach tears 1t 1t night and
dry There Is no other wal BY which
&c may hope Is meet those he loves here
81 fol. that fear Of something after
he continued in q lower tone,
f[E = :. - -f..-zt - kIcs. 1xNr~ aII~nAa-E
me, ..the fear of facing one pale
haired. sweet-faced child, and but for the
Of meeting my dear daushter-es-
cape from this pursatory would be easy
md quick enough
The park was bounded by Z deep ditch
-. leapt it; but on the other side Sir
Fr.rrv stopped as if il had recalled some
fhipr to his mind and instead of strik-
over the downs, AZ had seemed his
irtention, he followed the edge Of the
fitch till It .an into ! deep cleft in the
whence the drainage was carried
~.
The cleft Was deep, but not more than
~ - eiRht fest wide at the surface, and
n rev deeper ~ IL went down to the
..tist - the Ahore. Following the cleft
aome twenty PAGES, Sir Henry stop
49, e ! point where the turf showed
80 ! load of lime had bsen thrown
lAefe.
~ Ma lime shet In Ne said, "becauss
kRefo u aomafhlng dad and putrtd down
5Sere.@ putorS BMmish y down tAers.
1et hln.tArocsk he head that night-1
son rsuembsr !.
.fss thAt the crime you are going 10 =
1ptafets I cried.
~ laughed hoarsely. Crime r. he *
eiaimed. " think no more OF shooting
aAat villain shroush the head than IL
HAD been ! mud dog
ne kicked I clod down the cleft, and
~ It fell with I sthud on the lime that
covered old Peter. he said:
..Fancy: a thing like that-a vile. ignor-
ant rufhAn, ninety and odd, keeping me
his thumb Tor q dozen years, hold
hog me Il his mercy, threatening my
.aeusfter with lifelong disgrace. With 4
uittle more Wit he might have taken ev-
ery penny Of my if-gotren fortune from
ne o mus tho by this time that
ii An the ma Who gave him that chest
~ atnk out ut -. Every meeting We
had vas IN the darn. and under ! dis
enise- believed he could moi recognise
GlxEbut he lid. He was used to the
nighk: Eit w. art Of his old business to
SnGtfate dtxguioea, and know Whist sort
sGeANanheshadAto al@with-&H fcld me
4oW fhey Nd discovered her and brought
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