The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-10
CHAPTER xV.-(Continued).

we know your daddy better than to
take any notice Of his foolish words?
Ye're payin' a price. an. faith, it's too
heavy, aw, Wis, sure"
By this time Joe Drawn had his
daughter clasped tightly in his arms,
and tears of JOY were streaming down
his rugged face.
Yes, | am paying a price, daddy,
but it is not too heavy if it ave a
! good woman from the hands OF Jasper
Garlick."
But, Mary Brent, where is she?"
asked West.
| Many miles away from here by this
time with her good friend Miss Daun-
cey, and safe from Garlick, or Winton,
as | believe he is called, and his con-
federates."
But you-why did you do it,"
Perhaps it was caprice, perhaps re-
venge, or-or. perhaps. I love him.
Maybe it was the JOY of forcing him to
keep a promise that he repudiated
years ago. Let it be all or any Of
these, but the fact remains that I am
Jasper Garlick's wife"
While she was speaking Winton was
gazing at her in indescribable fury,
c%lenching his hands until the nails en-
tered the palms.
ut was a trick-a trick; you are no
wife of mine.'
Il am as much a wife as I ever in
tend to be. You thought to make a
rich marriage, and then, when you
succeeded to your inheritance, to feed
your paltrv estates with your wife's
money. | have saved some Door girl
the misery of bearing your name and
the lifelong regret Of your d~ispicable
companionship. | have suffered years
of remorse since | left my fathers
house, but my heart is now filled with
joy that I am now bound up in your
life as long as it may last. l have car
ried out my intention, and for the
present you may go-you are to me as
less than nothing. But there is a
time coming when your title will give
spur to your ambition; you will seek
the applause of the world and the COM
panionship of better men: you will try
to rid yourself of the past and all it
contains; and then-then ~only-will /
force you and all the world to &C
knowledge Judith Ballard, the dancer,
as your wife, Lady Audrey Loremuir."
AS Nosey Hammond. from his coign
of vantage. gazed upon the face of Joe
Brawn's daughter. a ~perceptihle shiver
passed through his frame.
Il told Twist as | was a-skeered o.
this Ballard 'ooman," he murmured;
ian l was right-she's a fair terror,
an no herror. Monty's 'avin' a bad
find it amoosin'; but l must git Win
tor out somehow. 'Ere's Joe Drawn
goin' ter take a and"
Faith, an your dad'll stand by ye
there, aw. yis, sure, and he'll see as
there amt no hanky-panky; but see
here. Mr.. Garlick, or Winton, before
we part company just yet there's a lit
tie matter O. business to settle be-
tween us concerning a diamont called
the Empires Dream faith. aye"
The Empires Dream!' know
nothing about it,"
Faith, but that's a lie, aye, sure.
Ye tried to steal it once and failed,
| but we know that the second time was
more successful-aw, yis."
"You had better ask Godfrey West
about the jewel; the last time l saw 1t.
it was in his pocket"
aye; placed there by you for the
purpose of deceiving Mary Brent. The
poor girl told me all the story of your
cruel deception in the house at Hook
er's Alley"
Then this is one Of the scoundrels
who dragged me out of my motor car"
exclaimed West, springing forward.
Stand back, West, l warn you"
AYE; stand back, Godfrey, me lad:
this is Joe Brawn's job: yesre not quite
strong enough yet. I'll just turn this
scoundrel upside down an'see II I can
shake the Empires Dream out Of
him. faith, aye"
He thrust Godfrey on one side and
sprang forward, but Judith Ballard in
terposed.
mo, no, dad: I know you when you
look like that, and. scoundrol as the
man Is, ne IL not WOIl0 6C0AuAu6 yOuA
soul with murder for"
Snarling like some wild animal at
bay Winton turned upon her and, rails.
ing his fist, struck her senseless at
her fathers feet. He wal just about
to make a dash for freedom when
Nosey Hammond, stretching out an
arm, seized him by the collar and
dragged him into the vestry, immedi.
ately locking the door in the faces OF
the astonished group.
Run, run for the moty-car. quick.
for your life!"
Quickly realizing the situation, Win
ton dashed down the path, followed by
Hammond. In another instant they
were in the car and moving on just as
Joe Drawn and Godfrey West came
rushing out Of the chapel.
To chase a motor car on foot seem
ed hopeless, and they both realized the
fact, but Toby Bailey Immediately
sprang to the front.
AFTER them; come along, Mr..
Drawn. They can't 60 far. rye cut the