Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-21
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Stood glaring at her.

CHAPTER Xxx:
] stood glaring at her.
You were a blind bat, or you would
have found It out for yourself" she
continued s~cornfully. "a babe would
have guessed 1t. knowing as much of
your father as you did"
Does he know himself?"I muttered
hoarsely, looking anywhere but at her
now. The shock had left me dull and
confused. I did not doubt her word,
rather / wondered with her that I had
not found this out myself. But the pos
sibility of meeting my father In that
wide world into which / had plunged
TO escape from the knowledge OF his
existence had never occurre to me.
Had / thought of Ii. Ii would have
seemed too unlikely, and though l
might nave seen in Gardiner a link be-
tween us. and so have identified him
the greatness of the chancellor's tram
sactions. and certain things about Clar-
ence which had seemed or would have
seemed had ] even taken the point into
consideration, at variance with my
Ideas OF my father, had prevented me
getting upon the track.
Does he know hat you are his son,
do you mean" she said. mo; he does
not
Have you not told him?
No she answered with a slight
SILVER.
! understood. / comprehended that
even TO her the eagerness with which,
being father n son, we had sought
one another's lives during those DAYS
on the Rhine had seemed SO dreadful
that she a concealed the truth from
him.
When did you learn it?" / asked,
trembling too.
II knew his right name before / ever
saw You" she answered. Yours |
learned ON the day i left you at SAN
ton. Looking back. / remembered the
strange horror, then inexplicable, which
she had betrayed, and / understood it.
So 1t was that knowledge which had
driven her from us! What will YOU
do now" she said. You will save him?
You must save him! He is your IA
ther .
Save him? / s~huddered at the thought
that ! had destroyed him; that I. his
son, had denounced him. Save him.
The p~erspiration sprang out in beads
on my forehead. III / could not save
him. / should live pltied by my friends
and loathed by my enemies!
IF 1t be possible" / muttered, II
will save him.
you swear it?" she cried. Before
/ could answer she seized my arm and
dragged me up the dim aisle until we
stood together before the. figure and
The cross. The chimes above US rang
III. A shaft of cold sunshine pierced a
dusty window and, full of dancing
notes, shot athwart the pillars.
swear" she repeated, with trembling
e~agerness. turning her eyes on min
and raising her hand solemnly toward
the figure. Swear by the cross!"
II swear" / said.
She dropped her hand. Her form
seemed to shrink and grow less. Max
ing a sign to me to go, she fell on her
knees on the step and drew her hood
over her face. I walked away on tiptoe
down the aisle: but. glancing back from
the door of the church, / saw the small.
solitary figure still kneeling In prayer.
The sunshine had died away. The
dusty window was colorless. Only the
red lamp glowed duly above her head.
| seemed to see What the end would be.
Then I pushed aside the curtain and
slipped out into the keen air. II was
hers to pray. II was mine to act.
l lost no time, but or my return /
could not find Master BERTHE either in
the public room or In the inn yard. so
/ sought him In his bedroom, where /
found him piacidly reading a book, his
patient waiting IN striking contrast
with the feyerish anxiety which had
taken held OF me. What is it. d ~
he said. closing the volume and lay
ing it down on my entrance. You look
disturbed"
Il have seen Mistress Anne. an
swcred. He whistled softly, staring at
me without q word. She knows an"
/ continued.
How much is ail?" he asked after
a pause.
'Our . ames-all our names-penrud-
docke's, K~ingston's, the others-our
meeting place. and that we hold Clar-
u nra. . f,rtuonar Che wa thaf o1l x.x~~.
i an whom we saw at the Gatehouse tav-
ern last night"
He nodded. appearing neither greatly
surprised nor greatly alarmed. Does
she intend to use her knowledge? 2" he
said. II suppose she does
Unless we let him go safe and I'M
hurt before sunset
They will never consent to f." he
answered. shaking his head.
Then they viii hang," I cried.
He Looked hard at me a moment. dis
corning something strange In the bit
t~ersess OF my last words. Come, lad.
he said. you have not told me all.
What else have you iearned?"
How can i tell YOU" I cried wildly,
waving him on and going to the lattice
that my face might be hidden from
him. Heaven has cursed met" / added.
my voice breaking.
He came ana laid his hand on my
shoulder. Heaven curses no one he
Said. Mos OF our curses we make for
ourselves. What Is II. lad?"
I covered my face with my hands
"He--he 81 my father" 1 muttered. sDc
you understand? Do you see what j
have done2 He Is my fathert"
Hat" Master BERTHE uttered thai
one exclamation III intense astonish.
l Baent. Then he said no more. But che
; pressure OF his hand told me that M
understpods that he felt with me,
that he would help me, Ant
that rilent comprehension. that nilenI
ao6or6nce, 9pve the Sn&eetent comfort