The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-04-19

will atone but death. Paul Ernsclife was
She was breathing hard like one in pain
her eyes, large and dark, were cleaning with
the fire. of fever and delirium. felt great
could have saved It, ~ s -i' .t2f3
Yet feeling of admiration for her heroism
thrilled me and made me bow before her.
cruel sacrifice" j SAID; miss wsrdoaT, YOU
r 9St ss ywSs in uR s HSa 81 s ass
some amelioration for the ofense."
from prson Fss ny poor H Gd ano
cent. Good God! Doctor Dorrance, cannot
you understand and believe me? stephen
forced to suffer for crime one has not com N
mitted is horrible! tell you, 1t must not
shall not be Take me to prison. insist
She fell upon her knees before me- clasp
ing her hands implorlngly, her eyes, full Of
tears, uplifted to my face,
place. and besides, Miss Wardour, 1 do not
believ. that you are guilty. Go back to your
own room give up this mad scheme. Your
The words died upon my lips into silence.
aSsr the Opposite side # the IN
in the corridor. She looked like an angel, in
hair falling loosely over her sSonders
thought of the shining coil which i had taken
from the dead man, and an awful shudder
was safe, locked away in my desk among my
private papers No one should ever know,
no one must even suspect
RUBY" she cried in voice full of
dignified1, alarm. my dear, what is the
She glided swiftly to Ruby's side. and
wound her white arms In their flowing
what brings YOU here At this hourS7E'
she went on, piteously. Il missed you
from. your room and SO came to look for
Miss Lyell." (my voice shook as It
Will you please tell me all you know
Il will, Doctor Dorrance, certainly
Esme's head was held erect, and steely
How j loved her! How .worshiped.
idolized her. And surely, surely she had
And. looking upon her as she stood there
SO brave and fearless, l realized that she
by one. she loved through everything
AS, j. gazed upon her, there was strange
parent pa f' Yet R how D plying yi heaven
cliffe's dead hand, as though it had been
clutched frantically from the graceful head?
tried to .s steady my voice. OF as wa re-
dour's self-accusation, and ended with
request for Esme to tell me all she knew
concerning the girl. The dark eyes met
Il viii. Ruby wardour came to me. at
this hotel last Tuesday. She told me that
broken her heart; and she wished to leave
home and go away to earn her own living;
he hey n 1 needed d'a maid. asked my mother
TO let me retain Ruby. She consented. She
sent a message to her father, telling him
received the message. Tonight 1 mad
vertently betrayed the truth to her. that
her father had been arrested for Mr.. Ems
cliffes murder, and as soon as she thought
me asleep she came to you, believing you
to be interested, as the avenger of your
tary sacrifice. She is innocent, Doctor Dor
rance: surely, you believe it?
What a strange, mesmeric power there
bound. l aroused myself with an effort
;, Il trust she is innocent" made answer;
and a strange cloud passed over Esme's
81 know She isl, she cried, eagerly.
Now. Ruby, come back to your room and
give up this madness. And anyway, moth
Doctor Dorrance. hope you
And Esme Lyell drew the white-faced.
/ heard Its door close and the key turn in
the lock-. Dazed and bewildered,, went
back to my own chamber and locked my
She had hoped would sleep WELL AhI-
me! Ah-mei Would ever sleep again.,
exciting and terrible events and / was
never more wide awake in my life.
mixed myself a dose of choral, and. hav-
ing taken it, threw myself, all dressed.
upon the bed. and was soon in oblivion.
When 1 awoke IL was ten in the morning.
Bathing and dressing myself, rang for
coffee.
The waiter. ever garrulous. was burst
Ing with Importance: a gossip-loving negro.
ba r1lp WA n n
me. II came upon me like a blow. Ruby
Wardour had given herself up to the au-