The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-29

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must choose for herself in the man
ner which shaI; dictate
Again he paused. But this time
the mask was lifted. He hal al.
mos: come to the limits of endur-
ance. Ills rigid face was scared with
lines which spoke of the passion at
work within. Something of his con
dition was slowly dan ming upon the
shalower mind OF his companion,
whose uneasiness increased in con
! sequence.
You have "a solution to offer
he asked. speaking for the first time.
| He spoke in low voice. utterly I'M
like his own. and his pipe lolled in
hi. mouth. 1t hal gone out
Elwood nodded.
Such as it is he replied As
II said my greatest desire In the
world at this moment is for Mary's
happiness. Make no mistake; | au
| thlnEing solely OF her in what
/ have to say-nOt of you II by mar
rying you she attains thar happi
ness am prepared tn stand aside.
You deserted her once, but | give
you the credit of believing that
| your reasons hal nothing 10 do with
waning affection. Appearances just
now are IN your favor. This being
So II must have been financial mat
ters that kept YOU apart. Now, II I
were out of the way those reasons
would be removed"
Guy caught her breath. What did
he mean? Did he contemplate sui
Cideo But he remained silent: the
compelling voice held him.
Here Is the solution I offer YOU:
Mary shall he the arbiter between
Us. For twelve months I shall not
prevent you seeing her. For twelve
months ! shall strive 10 win her love
or myself II, at the end OF mat
time. the present position remains
unchanged. shall die by my own
hand in such a way as 10 cast no
shadow ON her life. On the other
hand, should I win her from YOU.
| YOU will die by your own hand also In
such a way as to leave her undis
turbed.'
Just for o second the speaker
eyes flashed. II was the only sign
he gave. The next moment he went
on In the same even tones.
See. | have the DETAILS well
thought out. The Wondergat is III
teen miles from here. and about the
same distance from Mafekng. The
Boers say II is bottomless. know
better. At certain depth an un
dsrground river flows through H.
This is the first of August. on the
first ot August next year body
falling into the water will at first
sink. II will he caught in the tide
and, before decomposition can set
IN and the gases. generating, cause
II To rise again, II win be swept
into an underground channel. The
next opening above ground is a
B'ikfontein, forty miles south OF
here The body will rise there, an
so the necessary proofs Of death
by misadventure will he forthcoming
The thing Win he simple and sur,
and unobtr1isive. You will accept
~"
Guys pipe dropped from his mont,
as he opened his lips to speak. HI
stopped, and the hand that pickeC
1t up was shaking.
and the aiternative?"
Tn spite OF himself there was {
horrified expression In his darl
ewes He did not like the other
The contemplation OF t.e harsh de
tails fiue' him with nausea Re
FORE EiwOod rep5ied ne thrust @
hand into his coat pocket and drew
out revolver, winch ne lalu upoI
his knees holding the butt in q
hand which clutched 1t ronvulsively
You viii not see the light Of an
other day"
The man was revealed The las'
, shred of restraint was torn from
him as he felt the smooth butt Of
the weapon against the palm OF his
=, hand All his pent-up love for hi:
young wife was aflame. His hear
: cried out TO his brain TO urge the
finger So lightly touching the trig
ger His words were uttered witt
all the fierce hatred OF passion
ate. jealous fury. and their force
came upon their hearer with over