The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-13
CHAPTER XII.

pale, haggard oma paced ceascless
ly to and fro. Lines OF suffering
marked her face and a deep scar
glowed crimson under the transparent
skin of her left temple. Amy n who
had known her when she was a hap.
by woman at Lechmere House school
would hardly have recognized this
g~rief-haunted creature as Kate
Dauncey.
Seated in a ~nonchalant manner,
with hands clasped round his knee
Inc a cigarette tip-tilted in his mouth,
Montagu Winton eyed her with a faint
smile of amusement.
my dear Kate, pray don't exhaust
yourself with that lion-cage walk; you
remind me OF a tragedy queen at a
fourth rate theater."
You may mock; l am used to your
gibes and sneers, and they will avail
nothing. | am determined to go no
farther with you in this matter, and
I will do all | can to undo the mischief
! have already wrought
Il am afraid that knock on the head
has been more serious than we
thought, as it appears to have touch
ed your brain a little. To what mis-
chief do You refer?'
Il led Mary Brent to think that the
Empires Dream was stolen by God
frey West"
Listen TO Me, Kate. When You told
Mary Brent that. you never spoke
truer words IN your life. TO You think
the girl would consent to marry me
of her own free will unless she was
absolutely convinced of Vests guilt?'
Her own free will. Has any wo-
man that falls into your hands any
free will, when you set her about with
snares and pitfalls, lure her on VITA
and kind words. and then cast
her off without pity Oh remorse when
she has served your ends?"
When | tell you that Mary Brent
has consented to become my wife. /
am speaking nothing but the truth.
and when you told her That Godfrey
West was the guilty man you were
speaking the truth also, although o
did not know it,
/. Il cannot believe you
Il do not ask you to, my dear Kate:
have known each other so long
that mutual suspicion is only natural.
presume, however, that you would
the word OF Mary Brent her
Il do not know"
my dear girl, don't be foolish, and
must ask you to carry out my in
tructions without any nonsense. I
m going to London to-day for the
of obtaining a special license,
n order that we may be married with
nut delay. As the prospective Lord
4oremuir this will be a matter of no
[ificulty. You will take Mary Brent
n your charge and follow me as soon
ain place in accordance with direc-
ions which | will give you. Garry
out successfully, and, as | have
promised you. I will never
roubie you again."
"Your p~romises!"
well, perhaps they have been
of the pie-crust order in the
asst, but l am going to settle down
ow, Kate. and become a model mar
led man. My uncle Is an old man.
nd l may inherit any day, so l can't
ford to run any risks" I.
You take good care OF that. In al
lost all your transactions, honest or
sherwise. you are always somewhere
the shadowy background"
well, never mind that; you are go
lg to see me through this?" i
Il will see Mary Brent first, and il G
le can convince me of Godfrey t
guilt II will do what l can;
1T even if her lover is the scoundrel
Jul make him out, l cannot reconcile
Or intention to marry you of her own
will"
my dear girl, there is such a thing i
!, catching love on the rebound t
IN assure you that she is SO disgust
| with Godfrey West that I am a per- T
ct hero by comparison"
How low he must have fallen," d
WELL. enough of this. I will send b
to you and then you can con. $
nee each other. Before | go, howev. t
I, l will give you your instructions as
where to meet me. ! have chosen v
le spot, my dear Kate, because it is
Of days when we were T
,unger and full of tender follies with
hich happy lovers beguiIe idyllic G
1urs. You remember the smiling
1ls and dales. the fiower-strewn path,
ID the gorgeous sunsets as we stroll
across the heath, the"
ssCease your taunts, unless you wish
drive me mad. When you remind G
) or the years l have lost-years v
&c might have been h%appy--you O
nse such a fury in me that l could :
Il you where you stand" ).
'sBravo! That was very good, my !
lgedy queen. All! what the stage p
\ Iosti" v