The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-05-17
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BY CLARA AUGUSTA

my hand. Her sweet face charmed me.
| set myself to find u if she cared for
the man she was to marry. 1t had all
been arranged by her father years be-
fore, l understood, and l felt that her
heart was not interested.
After learning that. nothing could
have saved Paul Linmere. His fare
was decided. Twice 1 waylaid him in
the streets, and showed him my pale
face, which was not unlike the face of
he dead. And as he believed that l
was drowned, the sight of me filled him
with the most AFFECT terror. How I
enjoyed the poor wrelch's cowardIy
horror!
The night that he was TO be married.
l lay in wait for him at the place
where the brook crossed the highway.
| had learned thai he was to walk up
alone from the depot to the house of
mis- eXpectant bride. and there ! re
solved to avenge my wrongs. | stepped
before him as he came, laid my cold
hand on his arm and babe him follow
me. He obeyed, in the most abtect sub
mission. He seemed to have no will of
his own, but yielded himself entirely
TO me. He shook like one with the
ague, and his footsteps faltered so that
at lime | had to drag him alc.lg. l
took him to the lonely graveyard,
where sleep the Harrison dead, and"
She covered her face with her hands
n lapsed into silence.
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trani, fearfully absorbed in the strange
narrative.
Il dropped the hood from my face
and confronted him. | had no pity.
My heart was like stone. | remem-
bered all my wrongs; l caid to myself
this was the man who had made my
life a shipwreck. and had Sent my soul
to perd1tion. He stood still, frozen to
the spot. gazing into my face with eyes
that cleaned through the gloom like
lurid fire. Il am Arabel We're. whom
you thought you murderedr Kissed
in his ear. The river could not hold
my secret! And thus | ayenge myself
for all my wrongs!'
Il struck one blow: he fell to the
ground with a gurgling moan. knew
that l had killed him, and I felt no re-
morse at the thought. 1t seemed a very
pleasant thing to contemplate. 1
stopped over him to assure myself he
was dead. and touched his forehead.
1t was growing cold. 1t stuck me
through and through with a chill of
unutterable horror. fled. like one
mad, from the place. I entered a train
of cars which were just going down to
the city, and in the morning | left New
York and came here. I fell sick. The
terrible excitement had been too much
for me, and for weeks l lay in a stupor
which was the twin-sister of death.
But a strong constitution %triumphed,
and l came slowly back to health. I
had some money on my person at the
time was takenill. and happening to
fall into the hands of a kind-hearted
Irish woman, at whose door | had
asked for a glass of water, l was nursed
with the care that saved my life.
But | have never seen a moment
Of happiness ince. Remorse has
proved on me like a worm, and once be-
fore this | LAY been brought face to
face with death. Now l am going
where l sent him. God be merciful!"
Amen responded Louis %fervently.
1t was very still in the room. Cas-
trani sat by the bedside, waiting for
her to speak. She was silent SO long
he thought she slept, and stopped over
to ascertain. Yes, she did sleep. In
this world she would never waken
more.