Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-29
CHAPTER X.


cKAPTER.lx.
Gratitude Of Miss Marjorie Poole.
Az the man to whom she had been
engaged came into the room, Marjorie
rose 70 meet him.
sssske was not embarrassed; the
hour and occasion were too serious for
! that and she herself was too brok-
On down for any emotions save those
that we're intensely real and came
from I'm anguished heart
She went up to him. all pale and
dropping, and took him by the hand.
Thank you, William, |" she said, in
low voice, and that was all.
But IL her words Gould esbrough re-
allied all that she was powerless to
say. He heard. with an inward thrill
s and leap Of the pulses, an immense re-
spect for him, which. even5in the days
OF their engagement, he had never
/ heard.
Always Marjorie had reverenced
Z his attachments; never had she seem
1. ed to be SO near to him as man as
! now.
9 He looked straight into her eyes, nor
did his own finch from her direct and
sagonized gaze. The frightful power
OF his domineering will, the horrible
strength OF his desire. the Intensity Of
his purpose, enabled him to face her
look without q sign OF tremor.
I He this man with a marvellous in
i teilect ana q soul unutterably stained
BY the most merciless perfdy was
n yet able to look back at her with q
kind, sorrowful, and touching glance
SirssW lillian Gouldesbrough wore no
metal helmet which should make the
hOffJyi lis thoughts and knowledge
plain tor Marjorie to see. The man
1 who had committed crime as foul
and sinister ais ever crime was yet;
the man who was responsible for the
4 pale face Of the girl he loved, the
dropping form, the fearful eyes, yet
smiled back at her with mask Of pa
& tient resignation, defiance and chiv-
airy. sS5
& am 50 glad you've come, VIII
lam, 81 ~ Lady Poole said. And I'm
sure. distressing as all these circum-
& stances are, we cannot thank you
enough Tor what you have done and
I are dom No one else In your posi-
ton would have done SO much. And on
4 Marjorie's behalf and on my own 4
thank YOU with full heart Il
Sir William bowed.
Then Lady Poole, voluble al she
usually was. and unabashed In almost
III every circumstance, hesitated a little.
~ The situation was certainly very deli
4 cate, almost nnparaiiis ied 81 n deed, and
II was certainly quite outside even her
wide experience But her voice he'd a
genuine ring Of thankfulness and
gratitude, and the real woman emery
cd from the veneer 81 worldliness and
B baned ambition 588.
asssfsAssa oInant.
no one Of the three spoke single
WORD. Then Lady Poole, by an intu-
titiOn, said and did exactIy inc right
thing perhaps cid Sir Fredericks
800 lobhby Of tact Had not been vi thout
it, use after all. She sank into q
chair II
There's Y D need for any explana.
ISL tion, can see that, she said. with a
S sigh o. relief. ith any other man it
would have been 90 different. but IT.
sll rtgfit. William can see Il III your
manner and n your presence here.
Then let me Say once sna for all that
8 both Marjorie and 4 feel at last We
have got some one with US who VIII
help ne. We have been terribly alone.
have both telt Il most poignantly.
s Attersa women 90 want a man III q
crisis Yon. deal. Ham, are the
last man We should have thought of
IN asking to help sus, and yet you are the
Ss 1lrst man who haas come to do "a. u
Dear Isasiy Poole souldesb roneh
& aIlsxveTed IA q quiet voice, II think
81: hapss zee q little of what YOU
|S5 mean am not sure, but I think Sdo.
md & regard ~ as the greatest, priyi.;
1ege and honor To come to you WITH Az
iksr of heir and assistance ia your our
& xonble 81 - 800
turned - ths younger ,ady "
sIs Ejorie. !" ne saiSl ]. you un,,at frsat
So ne Ike Il bfot her nov. 81 mist
ss IN that H. passed between IL
lem q, rely On ne. use
sISs! could max me more more
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atile III ofss tke xsoods