The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-07-05

so common a subject that they sus-
pended their conversation as a matter
of course, without exchanging a word of
explanation, until the tramp of the
strange footsteps had died away.
Louis" continued Rose, dropping
her voice to a whisper, after nothing
more was audible, when may ! trust
our secret to my husband"
Not yet" reioined Trudaine earn
estly. Not a word, not a hint of it till
| give o leave. Remember, Rose, you
promised silence from the first. Every
thing depends on your holding that
promise sacred till 1 release you from
it,"
q will hold it sacred; | will, indeed,
at all hazards, under all provocations,"
she answered.
That is quite enough to reassure
me-and now, love, let us change the
subject. Even these walls nay have
ears, and the closed door yonder may
be no protection" He looked towards
1T uneasily while he spoke. "By the
by, l have come round to your way of
thinking, Rose, about that new servant
of mine-there is something false in
his face. I wish l had been as quick
to detect 1t as you We're"
Rose glanced at him affrightedly.
Has he done anything suspicious?
Have you caught him watching you?
Tell me the worst. Louis"
"Hush. hush. my dear, not so loud.
Don't alarm yourself; he has done
nothing suspicious"
Turn him off-prav, pray, turn him
off, before it is too late"'
And be denounced by him, in re-
venge, the first night he goes to his
Section. You forget that servants and
masters are equal now. I am not sup
posed to keep a servant at all. l have
a citizen living with me who lays me
under domestic obligations, for which
| make a pecuniary acknowledgment.
No. no! If do anything, I must try If
l can to entrap him into giving me
warning. But we have got to another
unpleasant subject already-suppose I
change the topic again. You will find
a little book on that table there, in the
corner-tell me what you think of it"
The book was a o p Of Corneille's
cid" prettily bound in blue morocco.
Rose was enthusiastic in her praises.
Il found it in a booksellers shop yes
terday," said her brother. and bought
it as a present for you. Corneille is not
an author to compromise any one. even
In these times. Don't you remember
saying the other day that you felt
ashamed of knowing but little of our
greatest dramatist?" Rose remembered
we'll, and smiled almost as happily as
in the old times over her present.
There are some good e%ngravings at
the beginning of each act" continued
Trudaine. directing her attention rather
earnestly to the illustrations, and then
suddenly leaving her side when he saw
that she became interested in looking
at them.
He went to the window-listened-
then drew aside the curtain, and looked
up and down the street. No living soul
was in sight. 81 must have been mis-
taken" he thought, returning hastily
to his sister; "but | certainly fancied |
was followed in my walk to-day by a
spy"
81 wonder" said Rose, still busy over
her book, 81 wonder. Louis, whether my
husband would let me go with you to
see lie Cid the ext time it is acted?"
mo" cried a voice at the door; mot
if you went on your knees to ask him.
Rose turned round with a scream.
There stood her husband on the TIRES
hold. scowling at her, with his hat on,
and his hands thrust doggedly into his
pockets. Trudaine's servant announced
him, with an insolent smile, during
the pause that followed the discovery.
Observation-Disclosures Danville, to
visit the cheyenne, his wife," said the
fellow, making a mock bow to his mas
ter.
Rose looked at her brother. then adj
vanced a few PAGES towards the door.
"This is a surprise" she said, family:
has anything happened? We've
didn't expect you" Her voice failed
her, as she saw her husband advance
ing, pale to his very lips with sup
pressed anger.
How dare you come here. after what
I told you?" he asked. in quick, low
tones.
She shrank at his voice almost as Il
he had struck her. The blood flew into
her brothers face as he noticed the ac-
ton, but he controlled himself, and. TAX
ing her hand, led her in silence to a
chair.
81 forbid you to sit down in his
house." said Danville, advancing still;
II order you to come back with me! Do
you hear? I order you"
He was approaching nearer to her,
when he caught Trudaine's eye fixed on
him. and stopped. Rose started up,
and placed herself between them.
ooh, Charles! Charles!" she said to
her husband, "be friends with Louis
tonight, and be kind again to mel
have a claim to ask that much of you,
though you many not think it,"
He turned away from her, and
laughed CONTEMPORARY. She tried to
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