The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-23

You are coming inst ie, | suppose" he
said, sharply, to Pierre, who still slouched
alongside.
The DUMP man nodded sullenly. Van
deloup smiled blandly and agreed to let
him enter with MIN. There was some
| difficulty with the warder at the door, as
the permission to see the prisoner was
only made out in the name of Nj. Vande-
loup, but after some considerable trouble
| they succeeded in getting in.
my faith ~ observed CASTOR, lightly,
as they went along to the cell, conducted
by a warder, tits almost as hard to get
into gaol as to get out of it."
why have you come here" asked Kit
ty, as he appeared in her presence.
Because l am your friend" he an
swered coolly.
my friend!' size echoed scornfully,
! looking at him with contempt; you ruin
ed my life a year ago, now you have en-
deavOred to fasten the guilt Of murder on
me, and yet you call yourself my friend
good story, truly" with bitter laugh.
Il could not help giving the evidence
l did" replied Castor, coolly, Struggling
his shoulders; IF you are innocent, what
| say will not matter"
IF l am innocent!' she said, looking
at him steadily you villain, you know
1 am innocent :"
She looked vacantly round the cell and
caught sight of Pierre shrinking back into
the shadow.
'Why did you bring your accomplice
with yOu?" she said, looking at CASTOR.
Really, my dear Bebe," he said, lazily,
II don't know why you should call him
my accomplish, as l have committed no
| crime"
Have you not?" she said, rising to her
feet and bending toward him, think
again"
mo, 1 do not think I have" he an
swered, glancing keenly at her; Il sup
pose you want me to be as black as your
self"
you coward.' she said, in a rage,
turning on him, chow dare you taunt me
in this manner? Is it not enough that
you have imperiled my life, without jeer-
ing at me thus?
BAH retorted YandeIoup, cynically,
brushing some dust off his coat, this is
not the point; you insinuate that l COM
mitted crime, perhaps you will tell me
| what KIND or crime!
Murder" she replied, in a whisper.
"Oh, indeed" sneered CASTOR, coolly,
though his lips twitched little, 1.-The same
style of crime as your own? and whose
murder am | guilty Of pray"
Randolph Viliers."
who can prove it?" he asked, con-
temptuously.
Il canw
YOU" with a sneer, "a murderess?"
"WhO can prove l am a murdercss ~
she cried, wildly.
Il can" he answered, with an ugly
look; land l will if you don't keep a
quiet tongue"
Il will keep quiet no longer" boldly
rising and facing VandeIoup with her
hands clenched at her sides II have tried
to shield you faithfully through all your
wickedness, but now that you accuse me
of committing a crime, which accusation
you know is false, l accuse you, CASTOR
Vandeloup, and your accomplice, yonder."
wheeling round and pointing to Pierre,
who shrank away, "of numbering Ran
| dolph Villiers, at the Black Hill, Ballarat,
for the sake of a nugget of gold he car
ried."
you are mad" said Vandeloup, in a
cold voice; this is the raving Of a luna
tic; there is no proof of what you say
it was proven conclusively that myself
| and Pierre were asleep at our hotel while
AIr. ViIliers was with Darty at two
o'clock in the morning."
Il know that it was proved" she re-
torted, land by some jugglery on your
part; but, nevertheless, / saw you and
him." pointing again to Pierre, murder
Villiers
You saw it," echoed Vandeloup, with
disbelieving smile; ''tell me how
"Ah! she cried, taking step forward,
you do not believe me, but / tell you it
Is true-yes, know now who the two
men were following Madame Midas as
she drove away; one was her husband,
who wished to rob her, and the other was
Pierre, who, acting upon your instruc-
tions, was to get the gold from villers
should he succeed in getting it from Mad
ame You left me few minutes after
wards, but /, with my heart full of love
wretched woman that / was-followed
you at a short distance, unwilling to lose
sight of you even for little time. l
climbed down among the rocks and saw
! you seat yourself in narrow part of the
path. Pierre-that wretch that covers
In the corner-came down the path and
you spoke to him in French. What was
said did not know, but guessed enough
to know you meditated some crime. Then
Villiers came down the path with the mug
get in its box under his arm. / recog-
nized the box as the one which Madame
Midas had brought to our house. When
Villiers came opposite you you spoke to
him; he tried to pass on, and then Pierre
1 sprang out from behind the rock and the
two men struggled together, while you
seized the box containing the gold which