Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-13
Novelized by
 Porter Emer-
son Browne
coPYRiGHT. 1910. BY AMI

 tinued. "They were all killed"
 For a moment she was silent, help less in the horror of it all. Then her voice rose shrilly.
 Not Gilbert. An, God. Not Gil- bertr'
 At length she heard, as from great distance, the voice of her father.
 "Gilbert Steele has paid the penalty in death," it said. Another shall pay it in the living. Sister, we go to the chapel to pray for Madeleine, who was De Valettc. There is duty to perform custom of our house. Louise the candles"
 Then she heard her own voice. Scarcely did she know it.
 'oThe candles." it cried. "The chapel, What can 1t all mean? There is no one dead here. Father-Aunt Mar guerite-Louise"-
 The voice of NJ. de Nalette said slow ly:
 'We go to pray for one who was loved, but Is no more"
 The priest came forward. He clasp. ed in his arms the frail. frightened lit- tie body that held the frail, frightened little soul. He cried:
 "Stop! You say you are going to pray. To whomf"
 ITO God" replied De yalette stern- ly.
 You put your belief in a God so warped in your own false traditions that he would help you avenge griev- ance of family pride"'
 The priest was as stern as the mas ter.
 "Remember." he went on, "that the great God is the God of love. Pray, but pray to Mm!''
 Madeleine had turned from hin ere he finished. Ghe spoke swiftly. wildly. . We suspect I.emaitre of having been here" '"rhat is" observed Father O'Mara, "you suspect one member of your household of having a good heart" Ut is question of obedience. Our household obeys my brother"
 Even when he is wrong." There was trace of bitterness in the priests tone.
 She said coldly;
 Tn what touches the honor of his family my brother cannot be wrong." "Is it your heart that speaks" que ried 0'Mara slowly, ''or your head:" The color rose to her cheeks.
 "I cannot listen.r she declared quick ly. And then, | came here to dis cover"--
 You came to find out" he inter rupted, If that old servant of yours had a heart, so that your brother could punish him for it. Well, you shall not go until you have seen what your brothers kind of honor has done to the most honorable of all the De Va lettes."
 'T'l not stay!" she cried.
 "You will!'
 You're wrong to compel me to do this!' she eXpostulated agitatedly. And if what they say of her in the village is true'-
 What is that?"
 That her mind,' she began hesitat- ingly; then, lin afraid"
 'Afraid!' he said slowly. 'It is only a little white butterfly that has broken it's wings"
 He might have said more. But then she came-the little figure that they had tortured the soul from. sShe came slowly into the room, and calmly, and the great emptiness might have been a great peace had one not known.
 Under her breath her aunt cried, My niece" And then, as she came nearer, this slender figure with the empty eyes. she said;
 You know me?'
 Empty eyes turned to her, Empty voice answered:
 Yes; you're Aunt Margueri-e."
 You looked at me as though were stranger. An to think you brought this suffering on yourself"'
 Empty voice said slowly, evenly:
 "SufTerlng?' i
 "She does not suffer" declared O'Mar0. Her very incapacity for pain is her disease If only she could feel. even to suffer, The day that again you see tears in her eyes she will be saved"
 Mile. de valette spoke quickly, se- verely:
 "She ought to feel! She ought to thnkr'
 T do think" said the empty voice. "I think all the time. 1 keep wonder ng-wondering-I wonder why Gil bert died That was curious"
 You ought not to think of him! You ought to shudder at the thoughtr'
 q think-and remember" the emp ty voice continued. "l remember that Raoul said it came to you all at once; 1t absorbed you, so that not fear nor shame nor death could stop you. And remember that it did come to me just as he said. You see how well remember that That was just the way it was then"
 You ought to think of your punish ment"
 Ought I?" Empty eyes were raised. Was that q punishment when I lost my soul? ] don't see how it can be.