Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-19

garding him, she covered MS past with
asmantle Of silence, in effect some
what resembling the soft powdering of
freshly fallen snow upon the mire of
the streets.
LET us not talk about him." she
once said gently, when we were dis
GUESSING the subject. "He is dead Per
haps he was tempted beyond his
strengtk-who knows?
She spent much time with us at the
cottage, and although the strain We all
felt more or less was apparent in the
| pallor of her cheeks and the black
circles about her eyes, her quiet cheer
| fulness never failed, and she was al
ways ready to respond to any appeal
for advice or assistance. We grew to
depend greatly upon her, and felt as
Though we had known her always.
Not so Lord Wilfrid. A card left
| formally at Mrs. Graham's door Was
the only indication he gave Of any
knowledge OF the deplorable event
which had shaken our little communi-
ty to its foundations, and not even
| his sister could induce him to do any
| thing more.
! Hang it alt" he said roughly, oEe
evening when she had urged upon him
! the necessity OF At least Offering to be
Of any assistance IN his power, why
should l mix myself UP in it? The
man is dead, and. fiGal all accounts,
it seems a good riddaaGe.
But, Wilfrid, dear, remember We
knew them before we met item here.
It does not seem kind"
She paused, for he interrupted, with
& Gisagrcoable laugh:
We knew theI!-yes, Sc We id.
Why should I forget it? I have c nc
all I ever mean TO do for. him. And
| oon't ask. me to 50 near that 5cDso
, where he lies da&j.-I1is Wife lock-: and
! locks ii you with her big solemn eyes,
reading .vour very seal. There TIC
some things even you cannot make ne
Dc. and
"}HllIrId."
lie stepped abruptly, ard viii .
n'utte-aG apology lafs the vec2uGa He
sister &:s3~I i little as She turned t.
Gabrielle, Who s2o next her.
"Poot N'ilGriG!" she said "Cniy-se8
bow aer.ops he is. Ee always Lad
this strange aycvaicu to death, ard ha
did net like E[r. GTahaIa-7nen t;I:oEE-
men fr9-. Ia = nor % ctro~e~ &C
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which, a;vos hin, fra+ oraar aroa,,ic7,
ioolr"
..poor J,od,- T7difh,., ea-- CT no.
lieye she has troubles Of bcl. own with
him"
And how hraye!v she hides tt1e7a:'
added Gabrielle. thoughtfuIly. We'll.
it onlv gees to prove what I have
said all along: Blood will tell"
But if Lord V.,iIfrid failed in the
ordinary courtecies of humanity Cor
don Rennett did All and more than
corld have haan exnected Of him ard
T SOON forgot his scarf-nin with the
Snbinx,s head and also tho fart that
7 had seen him irving to force an en-
trance into our boathouse, which e,.-
traordinary proceeding was still unex-
plained.
So the days passed, and we slowly
resumed our ordinary routine, recov.
ering from the shock with the elas-
ITCHY OF youth and health, and quite
willing to put the dreadful episode
away from us.
There was a ball at the hotel one
night, and we all went, glad OF the
diversion afforded by the lights ara
music, and pleasantly conscious that
our gowns were all that could be d.
sired. )
i Gordon Bennett and Mr.. Blake, IS
we'll as many other cottagers, salled
over to participate, and as the hooT
was good, the music excellent, and
men plentiful, we enjoyed ourselves;
very much indeed.
Mr.. Blake danced once with me, but,
I noticed that his eyes continually fol-
lowed Lady Edith's graceful figure,
again attired in the black gown which
afforded such an effective background
for her golden hair and white Shout
ders.
"ls. she not lovely?" I inquired, IS