Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-14

of comprehension from one to The
other. He saw with horror that the
girl at least suspected the true situa-
ton. A moment later he arose abrupt
ly and announced that he would run
up to see her mother before settling
down to some important work In his
den.
"Graydon is coming over tonight"
she said. "Well be very quiet and try
not to disturb you. Don't work too
hard. daddy dear"
Upstairs Frances Cable was battling
with herself in supreme despair. Con-
fession was on her lips a dozen times,
but courage failed her. When she
heard his footsteps in the hallway she
was ready to cry out the truth to him
and end the suspense. AS he opened
the door to enter the spirit of fairness
turned frail and fed before the appeal
Of procrastination. "Wait, wait, waltz
cried the powerful weakness In her
heart. and 1t conquered. She could not
tell him then. Tomorrow-the next
day, yes, hut not then. It was too
MUCK to demand of herself, after all.
He came in, but left few minutes
later. She was strangely unresponsive
to his tender inquiries. Her thoughts
were OF another was his quick conclu-
sion as he fed from her presence be-
fore the harsh accusations could break
from his eyes.
In his den once more, with the door
closed, he gave himself up completely
to black thoughts. He recalled his
words to her, uttered years ago, half in
jest and half in earnest. He had hor-
rifed her beyond expression by telling
her how he would punish a wife If he
were the husband she deceived With
a grim, lurid smile he remembered the
penalty. He had said he would not
kill; he would dlsfigure the woman
frightfully and permit her to live as
moral example to other wives. He
now felt less brutal. He might Kill,
but he would not disfgure. For an
hour he sat and wondered what had
been the feelings of his old friend
George Driscoll just before he DELHI
erately slew his faithless wife. He
remembered saying to other friends at
the time that Driscoll had "done
right"
This night of black shadows-he did
not sleep at all-was really the begin
ming OF the end. He forgot the presi-
dency that was to be handed out to
him. He forgot everything but the
horrid canker that gnawed into his
heart and brain.
Day and night he writhed in silent
agony, prey to the savage jealousy
that grew and grew until II absorbed
all other emotions. Scandal, divorce,
dishonor. murder. swept before the
mind of this man who had been Of the
people and who could not condone.
The people kill.
For q week he waited and watched
and suffered. What he knew Of men
told him that they do not devote them
selves to the wives of others with hon
orsble motives behind them. He con-
WINGED himself that he knew the world;
he had seen 20 much Of II. The man
aged years In that single week Of
jealousy and suspense. His face went
haggard; his eyes took on q strange
CLEAN; his manner was that of a man
In grave trouble.
Day after day this piteous, frenxied
man who swayed thousands with his
hand stopped to deal with the smallest
movements OF one man and one wo-
man. Despite his most intense desire
to drive himself into other and higher
channels, he found himself skulking
and spying and conniving with but one
low end In view.
He employed every acute sense IN
the effort to justify his suspicious.
Time and again he went home at IN
usual hours, fearing all the while that
he might incur the pain Of finding Ban.
semer there. He even yiaited the maR
In bis once. always rejoicing In the
tact that be found him there At the
time. He watched the mall In the
morning; he planned 70 - out Of
nights and then hurried home dsiib-
eratsiy. bit Unexpectedly. rhroueh II
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