Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-12
The Redemption
Of David Corson
BY .Goss
copyriub+ 1900 by The Bowen.Mcrrn Company All Rights Reserved
CHAPTER XI.-tContinued.)

CHAPTER XI.-(Continued.)
It occurred to him that if he left the
body where it was and it should be
eventually discovered, it would afford
the gravest suspicious of foul play;
but that If he dragged it back again
to the road and laid it with it's face
IN the dust, against the rock with
which the deed was done, it might
pass for an accident.
Once more that hideous smile or
cunning lit up the face which in these
few moments had undergone a mystic
rious deterioration. He hastily renoV-
ed the heap OF rubbish. ~shuddered as
he saw the loathsome thing once Hore
exposed to view, but seized 1t, dragged
1t back. and placed it with consum-
mate art in the position which ms
criminal prescience had suggested.
AS 1t lay there in the road nothing
could have seemed more natural than
that 1t had fallen from the horse; he
felt another momentary relief from
terror. in which he cunningly concelV-
ed q still more sagacious plan, on no
ticing Romeo. They were the best or
friends; 1t was easy to catch him. He
did SO, removed the saddle, broke the
girth placed it nea the PROSTATE
figure of the quack. Nothing could
have more perfectly resembled an ac-
cident. An adept in crime could not
have performed this task with finer
skill, and he was free now to turn to
the rest Of the work h a he must DO
to conceal this CHASTITY deed.
Approaching the buggy, he found to
his immense relief that Pepeeta was
still unconscious With swift and ST.
lent movements he freed the mare, led
her out into the road and drove hur-
riedly away.
As he emerged from the wood they
came to another brook, so similar to
the one by the side of which the strus-
gle had occurred, that he conceived the
idea Of stopping by it's side and awak-
ening Pepeeta from her stupor there.
"She will not notice the difference"
ne said to himself; land II she did not
witness the fatal blow I can persuade
her that I o~verpowered the doctor and
forced him to return while she YVES in
her swoon
Stopping the horse, he lifted her In
animate form from the carriage, bore
1t to the side Of the brook. laid it gen
thy upon the bank and dashed a hand
full Of the cold water into her white
face. She gasped. opened her eyes,
and. sitting up. looked about her with
an expression of terror.
"Where am II" she asked.
DO you not remember? You are
here in the wood where the doctor
overlook u.s." he replied.
And where is he?"
He has returned"
But I saw you clench with each
Sther, and 1t was awful! What hap
pened then? - must have tainted. Do
you mean that he has gone back with
out me? How did 0 persuade him
to do that? :"
II persuaded him with my fists. You
| should have seen me. Pepeeta!"
Did he acknowledge that he had
| deceived me?"
"IIe did indeed. Yes. he has gone,
! never to return. He made his confess
| sion md relinauished his claim. And
so we have nothing to do but forget
! him and be happy. Are you feeling
! better now"
Yes. I am better: but I am no,
! we'll; I cannot shake it off. 1t seems
| too dreadful to hav been real. And
! yet how much better 1t is thar II one
| of you had been killed.! Oh! I wish
| could stop seeing it. Yet us go! Let
US leave this gloomy wood. Let us
| get out into the sunshine. See! It is
getting dark. We must not stay here
| any longer"
ayes. let US go" he said, rising, lift
Ing her gently from h ground and
leading her back to the buggy, in
which they took their seats n drove
rapidly forward.
Pepeeta's thought were full of glad
! ness; and David's full of agony-they
| rushed unanimously back and forth
through his mind like contrary winds
| through q forest.
WAS it not enough that I should be
an Adam. and fall? Must I also be-
! come a Cain and go forth with the
brand Of a murderer on my ~forehead?"
he kept saying to himself.