The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27

kIOW Gdrllck at all you KNOW HOW
helpless a woman is in his hands, how
he lays his plans days beforehand and
traps you at every point. Mary Brent
knows this man as Montagu Winton
and has been made to believe that her
lover, Godfrey West, is the man who
passed as Jasper Garlick in Australia
But you-you know different; why
did you not enlighten hero
Years ago | loved Garlick, and in
consequence of that love | suffered
ruin, disgrace. and-and imprison-
ment. Yes, you may start, but it is
true. | suffered agonies untold and
mental torture beyond any ones imag-
nation, while he, the evil genius of my
trouble, fed the country and left me
to face the consequences alone.
was but young, then, and in my limo
and love for him | had no
thought Of doing wrong"
"Ah! believe you"
Eyes, they sent me to prison. and
when I had expatiated my folly l set
to work under my present name to
begin a fresh life. | was successful;
the name of Kate Pilrig was forgotten,
while Catherine Dauncey was honored
and respected by many whom l now
call friends. Then he-he found me
again, and ever since my life has beer
| a nightmare Of apprehension
But why? What can he do now?'
II value the respect of my friends
and he threatens to expose me by re-
vealing the story Of Kate Pilrig."
And you put up with it? Well. well.
Jasper Garlick has no such hold over
me. | have something of my fathers
nature in me, and when Jasper aban-
doned me to starvation and misery in
sydney | made a vow that should he
V cross my path again there would
be a bitter reckoning to settle with
Audrey Drawn"
But what can You do? He has told
Mary Brent that Godfrey West stole
the Empires Dream and we have no
evidence to the contrary"
Il have seer Godfrey West. and |
know that he is an innocent man: and
you in your own heart have a similar
conviction. Now tell me this. Why
does this Montagu Winton, as he calls
himself, want to marry Mary Brent,
when he has shown SO little inclina-
| ton to matrimony before?"
Because he believes that John
Brent. Mary's father, Is a very rich
man. and his money will be useful
when he inherits the title Of Lord
Loremuir.'
Lord Loremuir!'
Yes; through a succession of deaths
in the family Winton Unexpectedly be-
| came next in succession. The present
lord, I believe, is an eccentric old man.
and nobody but his lawyer knows
where he is living"
Then Mary Brent, if she macries
this man, will one day become Lady
Loremuir?"
THAT is true: but l am sure she
cape the marriage without doing any
injury to Godfrey West"
And l have Travelled ali this way in
order to help her, and she shall never
marry Jasper Garlick if it is in my
power to prevent it. Where Is he
now?"
He is in London, l believe, arrang.
ing for a special license, and they are
to be married tomorrow"
And after?"
II believe he intends to take her to
Brighton In his motor car. OF course,
| T l0r,< Lnnu. fhn orro nu0rnont :, ho
altered. Montagu Winton does not re.
veal his true plans"
Where is Mary now"
I'VE are lodging not very far away;
we can get there in a few minutes"
Take me to her at once. | have q
plan by which l think I car not only
ave her, but revenge myself upon
Jasper Garlick for the suffering he has
caused us all. He has been very clev.
er in his schemes In the past, but we
shall now see II he can outwit judith
Ballard as he did Audrey Brawn."
In a few minuates they were on
their way to Mary Brent. AS they
! passed the postofice Judith entered
and sent a telegram to Joe Drawn.
They found Mary Brent sitting in an
attitude of dull apathy; outwardly she
was calm, but it was the calmness Of
despair, and only her eyes betrayed
the soul-racking emotion under which
she was laboring. She sprang up with
a glad cry when Judith entered and
chung to her in a conyulsiye embrace.
All! my poor darling, and what fol
did you leave Judith? Didn't | say We
were to be friends? And at the first
sign Of trouble you go off to bear il
alone"
Il did not know, l did not wish tt
bring any unhappiness into your life
and I thought 1t best to leave you"
"And now you are going to ruin your
life by marrying this man Winton; 20,
poor, silly dear, you don't know wha
you are doing"
1T is toto save Godfrey"
ITO a rubbish! Godfrey Yves
doesn't want any saving, and even /
he did it is too great a price for yo,
to pay; no. nc. my dear, you are no
going to marry Montagu Winton."
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