The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-29


cab he drove to the jail, and after little delay he
was taken to the prison nfrmary, where a bed
IN corner a little distance the others, lay
Beatrice Shenstone- At the bedside nurse was sit
ting watching her patient who at the sound of foot
steps opened her eyes and seeing Paul. they bright
You have come" she said in satisfied tone.
Did you doubt that I should?" he answered, as
the moved away.
NO knew you'd come for Margaret's sake. Do
you know, Paul, that when I heard your footsteps
Iney carried me back to the time when was girl.
You are a Shenstone," she said, speaking the last
words sharply and with decision
He leaned forward and spoke in low
You are right. am the son Of Julia Jarret, as
Il knew, I felt certain but the only thing in which
you resemble the Shenstones is your foOtstep. You
walk like the Paul shenstone / knew long ago, and
loved, to his undOing she added almost in whisper
Paul did not speak; he was certain she had some
thing important to say and he waited
sleeping, and heard him to the nurse:
Poor woman, she won't last long She'll cheat
the law, ana I'm glad That last night, and
this morning I asked them send for you. I believe
nurse thinks I'm going to confess, but never killed
my husband. All the same, I have something to con-
fess, and you the one who ought to hear: there
is only one other who has better right, and if he
was here he would strike me dead" and her zoiee
who is the man you have wronged 50 terribly"
She pointed 10 a glass containing stimuIant that
the nurse had left on table close at hand and when
Paul had given her a drink, she spoke with renewed
strength:
Your father"
There was silence; he was thinking that his
fathers suspicious had not been misplaced. The
woman-with that wan face and restless eyes-that
had always seemed to him the index of a soul that
knew no Deace-had ruined his fathers life
She watched him for moment then she said:
you are not surprised; wonder how much Of
the past you know?'
uncIes murder-that years Of his life spent in
prison"
she said quietly, but it was evident that the words
cost her effort.
who did it?" Paul asked in whisper.
Tom Jakes, poacher."
Paul started and looked at her unbelievingly.
who did you think had done it?" she asked, read
ing his doubts
Never mind; you say a poacher killed him"
Yes" She paused, and then added with an effort:
Il held my tongue and did my best to get the murder
laid my cousin, Paul shenstone-your father" He
nodded words failed him. it too terrible to hear
Margarets mother own that she had ruined his
fathers life. She went
He was convicted. and spent years in penal servi-
tude Did he live long after he was released?" she
asked. looking at Paul
Some years" he replied trying to speak naturally
He must have been successful, you would not
be rich wonder how he or that man Clifford, who
was his friend discovered you and persuaded you TO
join him in Australia He very clever; it was
said when he disappeared that he had gone to South
America, and after all it Australia. Do you know
I have often felt tempted force that Clifford
to see me, and question him about your father"
Paul had to stihe exclamation It had dawned
on him that she really believed his father had died
in Australia and that Clifford had known him. and
he knew he must be careful 1t would never do to
reveal the fact that his father and Clifford were one
why did you try TO throw the mSrGer my
father?" he asked and his voice was stern.
Because loved him madly, and he cared nothing
about me- though he knew it understood that
should marry. All would have gone well and three
lives would not have been ruined, if I had not been
foolish enough to ask your mother to pay visit
I knew she beautiful, but believed her heart
was buried in her lovers grave and I don't believe
she would have married your father, only she hated
being dependent her aunt, who was poor, and
Jarret Thompson would never look at her after his
died-Kyle Thompson was on his way to your
mother, who was visiting friends when he was killed
Her home had been at JaTret ThOmpson's. but he
never let her enter the house again: he seemed to
associate with the death of the whom he had
idozed"
They would have been happy but for YOU" said
Paul, speaking on impulse
$50 your father had told you all? Yet you wOced
Margaret and 1 know you will be good 70 her They