The Jasper news., 1908-12-03

your bride Owing to the suddenness 0f
my own marriage At must ye,fnin secret
for time. but If you absurdly doubt my
word, j refer you to the Reverend Doctor
Allen, who performed the ceremony
When the minister HAD gone and the
strangely united couple were 1eft in the
library 1t was the woman who first spoke.
q suppose you know" she said, .that
it is possible Tor you to give me freedom
without the sacrifice of your life I would
rather be divorced woman than have
your blood on my hands, as would be the
case If allowed yoii to die as you pro-
posed. You can go TO some far Western
State and there take such steps as are
necessary Promise me that yod Will do
as say, that you will not commit the
crime of self-destruction. and that you will
come to say goodbye before you 60"
The promise was made and Tyler again
for few days had been 50 strangely
bound up with his. He found him II,
state of wild excitement and happiness.
''You have wori YOU have wont" he
shouted. I'VE both are going to five I
have letter from Catherine, and what do
you thinki What DO you Think She is
married! Don't know who the lucky chap
is; can't imagined Anyway, I am now
conscience clear and little ashamed of
IUySSlt--NlidLS atiil lNCW Wtidt lCdIl ! flD
for you? Want to 90 into business?
Want any sum? Name It'll can't do for
YOU what you have done for me. but / can
start you IN any inorey-rnaking business
you choose to name, and all the old lbank
rierkships in the country may go to
thnnder!'
Il motid like" said Tyler. after proper
congratulations on Brewster's new frame
of mind, ito undertake goid-seeking in
"A H. Ior. n
I win, you win also. IT lose. YOU can
stand it, and the prize is werth the risk"
go ahead. my boy I'll back YOU in
anything you undertake !!
Brewster was insstent that Tyler should
witness his wedding, bit the latter per-
sisted in his desire to arrange matters for
anearly departure and the business details
were soon arranged sss
Tyler then went to say the words of
farewell to the woman who, for the time,
was legally his wife.
He toid her Of his arrangement with
al studied mining when I was in cot
iegc," he said. II believe that I shall be
successful, and perhaps in few years
may be q rich man. Meantime, win
faithfully carry out your wish in the
matter of giving You freedom. But 1t.
after few. years. have won such a
fortune that YOU will know yours Is no
Temptation to me I will ;returii and, unless
you forbid, will offer you courtship with
the hope of proving myself worthy of your
love"
@But il yon do not care for the Torture
which have, why should | care tor the
one you are going to get?'
i don't think you wetfld. 1 do not
mean thai"
"Yon mean that you would try BY court
ship to get me to care for YOURSELF"
THAT is what / mean"
"Thcn why not save time by undertake
ing your courtship ut ONCE. without going
to Alaskan Alaska is a dreadfnlly song
way of.
but 4 promised to give You freedom"
"You promised to do as wished in that
matter. ] do not want my freedom. I
believe ia you and trust you absolutely.
: am your wife. Are ypu going TO desert
me ?"
Up to this time Catherine had had \
very distant and stzr-worshipping sort of
|, lover. hut in an inEtznt chat Was past, md
she was answered BY 4 whirlwand Of hss
and kisses that woitld have convinced her
had She needed convincing that II was her
, self and not her money that her husband
loved. 3
Brewster was both surprised and pleasea
. when Tyler informed him Of his intcntiDn
, to wait until after The wedding. and was
somewhat mystifed little liter to iears
that the Alaska business was off and that
Tyler wanted no financial assistance what
: soeyrr. But everything was cleared UP
+ when, on the evening of his wedding.
; Catherine begged to introduce her hus-
!. band to the newly welded pair.
J "You were Tor sending latn on m
Alaska, TO be eaten up by poiar bears.'
, she said "bttf I have oerstiaded him "a