Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-07

Think can't 4hink-tlat he WIN mxe
1t sc seriously Is She does. He will
look at 1t from q mans point of view:
he won't shrink. from 1t as she did; be-
sides, he'll see that it is no fault in her.
that she's just as she always was,
will take it less seriously when she has
time to think 1t over"
Yes" agreed, striving to conceal
from her the fact that l did not in the
least understand. mo doubt of that.
The first shock when she read the let
The letter." she broke in. Which
letter."
But l thought you knew!"
II know nothing of amy letter." she
said, her face suddenly white.
Yesterday morning" l said, Just as
Miss Lawrence was going upstairs after
looking at the decorations. a boy came
to the door with a special delivery let
ter from New York. 1t was addressed
to her-marked Important. read at
once She took 1t and came into this
room, and it was here she learned this
Secret-"
But Mrs. Lawrence was no longer
listening. She was sitting there. star
ing straight before her, her face livid.
"A letter." she repeated hoarsely. "A
letter! I don't understand. 1 thought
she had been told thought that wom-
an had told her-I was sure of it, Yes
that must have been i'll cannot be
m~istaken-the letter had nothing to do
with II. 1t was that woman. She had
waited all these years. and them"
There was a step at the door. and
Lucy Kingdoms dark face appeared.
She was going past. but at the sight of
us. she hesitated, and then stoppe or.
the threshold.
Did YOU call. ma'am"" she asked,
shooting lmeNat the same tune a glance
so venomouS that I recoiled a little.
NO! said Mrs. Lawrence. N it
seemed to me that there was abhor-
renee in the look she turned upon the
other Yet stay" she added
quickly. Go to your sister. Tell her
l wish to see her-here-at once"
saw the girls start of SURPRISE; she
half opened her lips to speak. Their
glanced at me again and closed them.
Very we'll, ma'am," she said. and left
the DOM.
Mrs. Lawrence turned to me, still
breathing quickly i'd the stress of
the emotion which shook her.
You must cave me to solve this
mystery. MIR. Lester" she said rapidly.
by myself and in my own way. /
must find who 1t is that has dared to
NEEDLE in my family affairs. / was pre-
pared to forgive-but there are some
things which car never be forgiven
however deeply n may pity"
She checked herself; perhaps she
saw h intentness of my interest.
But h a is no concern of yours
she went on more calmly. and I could
not but admit the justice OF the rebuke.
You're seeking Marcia. In that /
would help you. II I could. but 1 don't
know where h Is. AS soon as l do
know. l will summon Mr.. Curtiss;
promise o that. Perhaps you will
find her without my help. II you do,
tell Mr.. Curtiss to go to her and de-
rnand an explanations; it is due him,
and she has my full permission to tell
him everything. Then let him decide
whether h shall BE his wife. We will
both bow to his decision"
But you've heard from her?" 1 per
sisted.
"Only this" she answered, and thrust
a crumpled piece of paper into my
hand, then turned and left the room.
I smoothed it out and read the mes
sage at a glance. noting tina it was
dated from New York:
Il am safe. Do not worry. viii
write. Marcia"