The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-03-11

He answered her with = smile OF
bravado.
1T has been Q long time since this
thing happened to which ! refer, Mr..
Ankony,r she went on quickly: sbut
the sense Of injury is not short lived
may seem to have forgotten. NJ did
my husband, no doubt But he re-
n1embered. and 10 do /. Shall / 90
further"
We must speak In private he
said.
Miss Winstaniey and arose at
once. but Mrs. Dimes motioned us to
remain.
Miss winstanley Is equally inter.
ested with me in the establishment of
Justice" she said to him. and Mr..
Twininx may be required to distin.
guish for you between the illegal and
the merely d~ishonnrable. They mus,
both remain. | should have been glad
TO spare you this. as ] think my con
tinued inacsion In the matter must
prove TO you Rus you have forced me
to act. You hare violated all sense
OF honor r. right. and you have
brought uron your head precisely the
thing yoa would most eagerly have
ayerted. II you thought / would stand
by and Q you marry Barbara Hem.
ingray. knowing you To be the sort OF
man you are. you greatly misjudge
me. Tut | am inclined TO believe that
o did not think me to be my hus.
bands e~onadan;e, and that you felt
yourself secure. your ignominy buried
with him"
Ankony arose and held open the
door into the inner Office.
II MUS; insist upon discussing this
matter In private" he protested hotly,
in . voice that cuavered.
Mrs. Dimes sat still. an imperative
hand held out detainingly to us. The
time 10 past for that" she told him;
IF you had sought me out long ago
IL might have been very different
But understand that | mean TO make
no public disclosures IL you accede
10 my demand II remain with you
10 decide whether or not the very un.
pleasant facts go forth"
He continued TO stand across the
roo from her. his hand still upon
the door He did not reply. and |
could feel. rather than see. that he
was terribly shaken. Mrs. Dimes
turned her chair Till she faced him.
That We may come TO an under.
standing at once, | think | should tell
you in the beginning that | know b
~ her rasa sgn~a ,~x. .xk. ~~u.
some a g you hypothecated Sc
cGriises that were his-not yours.
You we're hard pushed then. and he
knew IL TO be the crucial period OF
your whole business career: SO he
waited. believing tha. his confidence
IN you had not been entirely misplaced
and that ahen you could you would
make good the amount you had
stolen But rot did not. And after
two years. when you had become am
ply able TO do so. and did not, he real
ICED that you had grown secure in the
belief that o u peculation was not
discovered. and that you were without
ever the semblance of honor. He ad.
naiiied this with singular reluctance,
Dir Ankony. for ! think you know that
be trusted you as not many men trus,
their fellows"
She paused. her eyes on his face.
His mutiered reply was not coherent.
and she wen on at once.
When he saw you at last an you
really were. he determined to prose
cute you. but there came his last long
illness and his death, and asterward
my heart had sOftened a little to you
and ] bad not the mind beside to put
shame and sorrow upon your mother,
SO ] did nothing Bnt when | heard
the amazing news that you bad pro.
posed TO marry a girl like Barbara
Hemingway. | came back TO America
TO tell you that you must give her UP
or the delayed prosecution will begin
at once"
Then be spoke. You understand
what this Is you ask OF me-" be said
thlckly.
Perfectly" she nodded. and her
tone was less unkindly. III I did nc.
know just how sweet and lovely ar.
full Of grace and innocence she is. I
might perhaps have stayed away and
left you To your wooing."
There ~as a long silence.
You demand large interest. Mrs.
Dimes" be- said
Accumulated interest In always
large, she retOrfed. Put I dc not
wish TO hnmiIia,e you any more than
h necessary, You must. of course.
bring to an immediate end this unfor-
tunaie -engagenent--f believe you
were to have been married At noon.
were you not" She glanced at the
clock You have no. much time.
Some BART OF the truth Miss Hem
sngrsy must know. But you may make
your " explanation aside from that
] only a. that she shall be made To
understand hat whatever sense Of
obligation she may have entertained
for yo1 In disstpsied
Ahkony eolored painfully and made
no reply.
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