The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31

Godfrey had listened with intent eyes
and a quick nod from time to time.
There is only one point lacking" he
said. Did Tremaine know of you in
tention to tell Drysdale the story"
"Yes-he even charged me with that
Intention"
probably"
"He said that Mr.. Drysdale himself
had told him. 1 might add. Mr.. Cod
trey. that I met Mr.. Drysdale n the
officers in the nall hat morning, as
they We're going away, and l fmplored
him to tell them where he had been. He
answered me with such insult and con-
tempt that l thought he must be mad"
"And no wonder! You were playing
at cross-purposes. presume, then.
that 1t was not you who wrote Mr..
Drysdale this note? q and he handed her
h crulnpled sheet OF paper he had
flstned from Drysdale's waste-basket.
She took 1t with trembling hand; al
ready beginning to suspect, perhaps,
What 1t contained.
BE ut the pergola at nine" she
read. IF 1 am late, wait for me. G.
I certainly never wrote any SUCH note
as that. Mr.. Godfrey. Where did 1t
come from?"
as 1t In your handwriting"
why. yes" she answered. looking at
1t more closely. That is. 1t is some
thing like. oh! 1 begin to sect" she
cried. and I saw her seized with a sud-
den c%onvulsive shuddering.
Yes" snid Godfrey. ut was a pretty
plot. This note lured him from he
house, and kept him away until the
storm came up and he was forced TO
abandon the hope Of meeting you. He
concluded that you were playing with
hitn-when he returned to the house.
he found hat you had spent the even
ing with Tremaine-afterwards, in his
room. he did q number of violent INC
eodtsh things. Finally, he determined
to go away: lie started to pack his be-
tonglngs-and then, In the hall, you, as
he thought. added insult to injury by
asking him TO tell--
She stopped him with q wild gesture.
"Oh. ! u see hint" h cried.
.Something must be done-
Something shall be done" Godfrey
assured her. rising. THE real culprit
shall be in custody tonight"
THE real cuiprit?" Tn words arrest
ID her attention.
who but Tremaine?"
'~"Tremaine? Hu he was in the house
-as you know. 1 talked with him for a
tong time"
Sin the same vein?"
She colored n little at the tone.
YES" she answered. You will, per-
maps, IulnkS INC weak, WI. IouAiSS /.
but despite his yillainy, there was a
fascination. q sort OF brutal power.
about the man. which it vas very hard
to resist. And then, I believed that
Mr.. Drysdale had deliberately broken
his engagement with me. Otherwise. l
should not have given Mr.. Tremaine
another opportunity to- to-
she did not attempt to finish the
sentence-there was no need that she
should. I have often wondered. since.
what the end would have been had fate
not interfered-had Tremaine's plan
worried itself out as he intended. Re
membering both Of them-man and
In the end; submitted: gone with him
out into the world to conquer it.
There's no questioning Tremaine's
fascination" agreed Godfrey, nor his
ability: yet I fancy that in spite of his
precautions we've got him fast in the
net. That is all, I think"
Zone thing more. Mr.. Godfrey" she
said; do you think we'd better tell Mi.
Delroy the story?"
Yes answered Godfrey decidedly.
TEL him the whole story. Tha' s all
ways the best way and the safest Re-
ready cost one human life. Your sis
ter has Incurred no guilt; she has COM
rnitted no fault. Her husband will have
pothing to forgive"
And the public?"
"The public? What has the public
10 do with it?"
HRut I thought-you see-you-'
.'Oh, you thought I would write it Vi
In tho Record? I have no such inten-
tion, Miss Croydon-I shall lie,
that first tragedy RESULTS second on
will be e~nough-and, after all. Tire
maine has only n life for the law tt
take"
"Pardon me- she said quickly. hold.
ing out her hand. II see l ave Of
fended you. You must forgive me-"
"Oh. I do" he said. taking her hanc
and smiling into her eyes-allowlns
yellow journalist, Miss Croydon. ha;
his sr%eticences. That's hard to believe
isn't it?"
mo- when one knows ithem." she an
Answered, and opened the door for us.
Thomas was waiting in the hall.
..A.nything else. sir?" he asked.
'.No."Nsaid Godfrey. We've fnishe,
here. Now let u 8 have our trap"
&a.. He stopped a ome in the librar,
90 say goodby to Delroy. He came for
ward eagerly to meet US.
.Well?' he asked Can you clea
Jack"
yes. said Godfrey. I'VE can. What
.Thank God!" and Delroy passed hi
hand across his forehead. This Who'll
thing has been q sort OF terrible night
mare to me-. Mr.. Godfrey. I'm hopin
I that I may even yet wake up and fin
that 1t was all only a dream"
Godfrey smiled. a little bitterly.
I'm afraid you won't do that, M
Delroy," he said: '::but. at least. I be
lieve you'll find that. in the end. 1t wi
SWEEP q great Eunhappiness out of you
life. And4I'm sure that. with Mr.. Les
ter's help. i can clear D%rysdale."
Thomas came to tell us that u ira
was waiting, Inc Delroy went dow
the steps with me.
II hope to have you here some tim
under more favorable circumstances
he said. and shook US both warmly b
& the hand.
Evening hnd come. and the darkne.
deepened rapidly as we o bae
along the road to Babylon.
I'VE can't get a train till 8:42," GO
Godfrey, $50 we'll have Inner at tt
hotel and then so around for a ia.
with our client. I think we have son
news that will cheer him up"
1T seemed to me-" I observed, 9TH
lt was not at all about his arrest tn
he was worrying"
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