Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-06-30

In your eyes, / uare say; but II y0C
will permit me to see you tomorrow
at IL o'clock, l shall be able to prove
that l am not quite so black as you
have painted me-"
Il never want to set eyes on you
again." said Jen, bluntly
Nor will you-after midday to-
morrow. But you will regret if you dc
not grant me this interview II you
are wise you will arrange to let me
come here tomorrow at H. and meet
Mrs. Dallas and her daughter"
Both of them will refuse to meet
you. You saw Mrs. Dallas to-day, how
she behaved"
Like the fool she is" said the doc
tor, putting on his hat. We'll, | ain
going, Will you see me tomorrow
morning."
Yes. l don't know what possible
things you can find to say to me after
this interview but, as you make such
point of it, I'll see you"
And ask Mrs. Dallas and her daugh-
ter to be present"
Yes. I'll try and get them to come
Later on in the day Jen sent letter
to THE Wigwam." asking Mrs. Dallas
to come with her daughter the next
morning at IL o'clock. He did not ex-
plain that Dr. Etwald would be pres
ent, as he knew the temper of Mrs
Dallas. Whatever might be at stake
even if it were to her own interest, she
would refuse to meet the men towards
whom she bore so strong a hatred
Therefore Jen decided to be diplomat
ic, and keep silent as to the visit OF
Etwald. During the afternoon a note
was brought to Jen, in which Mrs. Dali
las promised to come and to bring Isa-
bella.
At II o'clock next morning Mrs Dali
las arrived with Isabella, the latter
looking wan and i'll. Even had the
Major not promised to be silent, he
could not have brought himself to tell
the poor girl the truth at that moment.
After all, she was perfectly innocent,
and had committed the crime unwit-
tingly. Dido was the culprit, not Isa-
bella; and the Major felt a profound
pity for the miserable girl, who had
been made a tool of by the unscrupu-
lous negress and the evil-minded Et-
wald
We'll, Major" said Mrs Dallas, after
the first greetings were over what did
that wicked man say to you yester-
day?"
He explained how my poor Maurice
was killed"
"Ahl" said Isabella, clasping her
hands, Il am sure that it was that ter
rible man who made David kill Maui
rio hoI MIX
that night, l might have prevented the
quarrel"
Did you meet Maurice my dear?"
"Of course not" replied Isabella, in
the most truthful manner "I did not
leave the house, and Dido was with
me all the time. I expect Maurice was
waiting for me, and that David saw
him. No doubt they quarreled, and
then the death took place. I had
nervous headache and Dido hypnotized
me. When l woke up it was too late
to see Maurice"
The Major had learned all that he
wished to know, and, not wishing to
pursue the subject, turned the conver-
sation by explaining that Etwald was
coming in few minutes. Mrs. Dallas
rose up in a cold fury
Did you ask me here to insult me,
Major?" 49,
Il asked you here at the particular
request of Dr. Etwald."
why? What can he have to say o
my mother?" cried Isabella, in sur
prise.
Miss Dallas, I know no more than
you do; but he evidently desires to
make a clean breast of this whole mis-
cradle business"
Il have heard quite enough about it."
said Mrs, Dallas, marching towards tha
door, "and l refuse to meet that mon,
ster of iniquity!"
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