The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-28
CHAPTER Nv.-(continued.)

what thls man. Wno had never feared
death, still clung TO life. 1t was in
stjnce.
II replied tina certainly he might,
and I even said that he would surely
recover. but-with what g~rievous re-
pursuance did / approach the subject
! asked him If, experiencing the general
Ieeiing OF ease and comfort which err
Naoed his being. he would not be even
more comfortable and happy il he
hought of he ought to do for tina
child of whom he had spoken and for
whose future he wished To provide.
And since thou art feeling better,
my dear Revere. il is perhaps the op-
por;unity to put everything in order in
That life which thou art about to re-
cover, and which VIII be a new life
III looked fixedls at me with his
beautiful eyes. 1t was a profund re
gard, n / saw that he OWNED my
thought.
Thou art right he said firmly.
No weakness
Then. gathering all mis- forces, he
arose, stood upright. refusing even the
arm which | held out to him. and in
his dressing gown, which hung about
hIi4. he seemed to ME taller. thinner.
even bandsorner. He took two or three
STEPS, at first a little unsteady; then,
STRENGTHENING up, he walked directly To
his safe. turned the letters and opened
1t. after having smiled and said:
baG iofSpltcfI ti{c NbEu-8tfSF.
letters. 1t is. however, q little thing.
NY head is empty
Then. safe opened. he took out pa
ncrs-of value. without doubt-papers
which he took back 10 his lounge,
spread out on a table near at hand.
and said:
Let us see. h which / am going
TO give thee is FOR her. a wil-yes. I
could make a viii. but it would create
! it would be asked what 1 had
done. n would be searched out, dug
out Of the past, 1t would open a tomb.
l cannot. What / have shall be hers
Ifaon wilt give il TO her-thon'-
And his large. laaggard eyes search
ed through the papers.
All, here, he said-.here gre some
bonds--Egyptian-of a certain value to
the holder, at 3 per cent. / hid that.
Where did ] put it,,
He picked up the papers, turned
them over and over, became alarmed.
turned pale.
But / said to him, is 1t not
among those papersg'
lie shrugged his shoulders and dis
played with an ironicai smile the en-
sr.1Sed papers.
Some certificates of decorations
the of a consular life.'
Then with renewed energy he again
went TO the safe. opened the till, pulled /
II out and searched again and again.
overcome with fright, he ex-
Claimed, 1t is not. there!'
why Is it not there
Aid he gave ME another look-hag-.
gard, terrible. His lace was fearfuily
contracted. He c!aspcd his read with
both hands and stanIniered as if COM
5nI5s Out Or a dream.
1t is true. | remember have hid
den II. Yes, ! hid 1t I do no know
wherein some book. In which one?'
.fio looked around him with wild
eyes. The cerebral anaemia which had
made him fear robbery again seized
him and poor Revere. my old friend,
plainly showed that he was enduring
the sgony of a man who Is drowning
and yho does not know where TO cling
In order to save himself.
lie was still standing, but as he
turned around he staggered.
He repeated in a ioarse, frightened
Voice. Where where have / hidden
that2 Fool. The afe did not seem
,Isput IL?
sssadk was tEen, nonsieur-yes, at that
rssT1leat-that the concierge entered
and saw us standing face to face be-
tore those papers Of which she has
spoken. I must have looked greatly
embarrassed, Very. pale, showing the
v.olent emotion which seized me by
the throat said to her rather
roughly, What are you here for?' and
sent her away with a gesture. Nine.
io1AilslE a. uau AlIilG LIZ see the open L.
safe and the papers spread out, which
supposed We're valuable. / under
stand how she deceived herself, and
when I think of it, accuse myself.
There was something tragic taking
place between ISovere and me. This
Woman could not Know What it was
but she felt 1t.
And what Wasalnore terrible, a hum ,
5red times moro terrible. when she had !
disappeared. There seemed to be a
5attia raging In Rovere's brain, as be-
5wGen hts Will his weakness. Stand :
upright, striving not TO give way, :
struggling to concentrate all Iii brain
in his effort to remember, to find !
some trace Of the hidden place where !
Ind faosishly put this fortune be-
aoyere called Violently, ardently, to his ]
his last remnant OF strength to- !.
soI1lbot against this anaemia which, ]
g away the meI1orr ofSwhat he had !
lone He rolled his eyes desperately, {
'ound nothing. remembered nothing. )
IT was awful. this combat against )
s1sIIlory which mad disappeared, He'd; !
his aspect Of a painting beast, a hunted /,
which seemed to seize this man. !
ma 4 slivcred when, with a rage i !
g forget, the dying man ]
Two steps to the table, bent : :
With his thin hands, crnmpled them up .
ore them IN two and threwsthem under {
lis feet, With an almost maniacaH J
augh, saying IN strident tones: ,
AM Decorations! Breyets.. Bau- ]
siess Childish foolishIiess. What good n
re they they give her a liv- /
And ne keptSon laughing. He exctt- 5
.ds shirnsG1 oyer the papers. which ha
'talared under hts feet untlfs re- hail !
completely exhausted himself. Hei1
Iaasped, q stitless and he half felIsover !
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