Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-29

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 ing ride and rescue mysterious change had been wrought in her.
 In the past days her soul had been possessed by painful agitation which she did not attempt to analyze. At moments the ingralned batred of Hugh's act. the resentment that had been the result of that year of pain. had risen to battle for the inherent justice of things. At such times she was restless and sat much alone. pug sllng David Stires by meaningless re- sponses.
 She could not tell him that the SJn whose name be never took upon his lips was so near: that he whose crime his fathers pride Of name had hidden through all the months since then had gone down with the current. shunned by honest folk. adding to his one dis maj act the weight of persistent repe- titiou. She could not tell him this. even though that son now lived with. out memory of the evil he had done. though he struggled under cloud of hatred. reaching out to clean deed and high resolve.
 Now. however. all distrust md trepi- dalton had vanished. Strangely and suddenly the complex warfare in her mind had stilIed. Standing with Mrs. Halloran. she had listened to the com. ment with shining eyes. Not that she distinguished any sudden change Of opinion to turn persecution to'populart. ty and make the reprobate O! today tho favorite of tomorrow. but in It's very reserve she instinctively felt a new tension 0. respect. Suspicion and dislike aside. there was none there ! who would again hinder the man who had made that race with death. ! For her own part. she only Enew thN she had no longer fear Of soul or sense | of irreyocabe loss or suffering. The Hugh she now loved was not the Hugh who had slnned.
 He must some time learn the facts of his past Was 1t not better to know Y the very worst It contained now. to put all behind him and face future that held no hidden menace? She alone could tel, him what had clouded his career. the thing whose sign and symbol was the forged draft She car ried the slip of paper in the bosom of her dress. and every day she took 1t out and looked at it as at some maIen- cept relic. It was token of the old buried misery that. its final purpose accomplished. should be forgotten for ever How to convey the truth with as little pain ns might be. this was the problem. and she had found the solu. ton. She would lenve the draft secret iy in the cabin. where he must gee 1t. It bore his own name. and the deadly word David Stires' crampcd hst had written across 1t told its significant story. How it got there Hugh would not question It would be to him only a Getaii of his forgotten life there.
 She was glad when late the next aft erpoon Dr Brent came for his chat with David Stires. and the latter sent her out for walk.
 , All was quiet. No wisp of smoks crrled from the cnbin chimney. no
 work was forward. for Harry had climbed far up the mountain. alone with his thoughts. It was favorable opportunity.
 Jessica had the fateful draft in heI hand as sbe ran quickly down the trail and across the cleared space to the cabin door. It was wids open
 peering warily, she saw tna- both rooms were empty. and. with guilty last glance about her. she entered. A nail in the wall held an old violin. and beneath 1t was e shelf of books. She
 took one from the meager row and opened 1t curiously. It was David Copperfield." ard she saw with kin ding interest that heavy lines were oHwn along certain of the pages, sht looked about her Where should she prt the draft2 He had left a market In the book He would open 1t a9air 10 doubt. She laid the draft between the printed leaves, beyond the marker Then, replacing the volume on tn
 shelf. she ran from the door and has tened back up the steep trail to tn XIgss;.