Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-26

AOT support 1 saw IT all. In an In
slant, / saw 1t ALI
Nonsense! Not at all!" he broke in
testify. 1T was Harriet Kingdom"
CHAPTER XXI.
LIGHT AT LAST!
I sank back into my chair, overcome
BY such a flood of relief aid thankful
ness that I could not speak. But DR..
schuyler laboured under no such dis.
ability.
Il cannot understand" he said, and
saw by his flushed face that he was
genuinely angry, how you could have
got the preposterous idea. that Marcia
Lawrence was connected In any way
with this affair. Any sane ma would
nave seen the utter absurdity Of such
q theory"
Il see It now" I asscnted hoarsely.
Why. Marcia Lawrence could no
more he concerned In a thing like that"
ne went on holly, .than-than a babe
UNBORN. She could not be concerned
IN anything wrong. or mean. or GRIM
!nal want you to understand, Mr..
Lester. that she's absolutely spotless.
II you knew her, l shouldn't need to
tell you." ~
Tive always believed it," 1 protested.
IN my heart OF hearts. I've always be-
.!ieved 1t. We've been fools-we've
peen trying 10 make W. things fit
which didn't fit. We imagined they
together. see now that 1t was merely
{ coincidence, and I'm glad from the
very bottom of my heart.,'
q believed, than, that Miss Law
renee was really concerned in this muir
We thought her the active party in
The active party! But nm what
grounds" what
We thought the lead man was her
adventurer who'd lured
ner INTO a marriage while she was
THIS theory to you the other night"
Yes. and I told you at the time how
~dicul I thought It,"
I've never wholly believed It," I re-
peated: 1T wasn't mine. But It
seemed to At the facts so perfectIv and
when YOU intimated this afternoon as
thought, that Miss Lawrence was sub
!ect TO spells Of insanity. I imagined
that I understood. the whole story"
40 q Tor q momenty silent, regard
in6 me from half closed eyes: / saw
49, ~. ne was considering whether he
u hope this mistake has gone M
Iartner." he said, at last.
Mo.. answered. and genuinely
S1ankfui I was that I could say 40.
Kept At absolutely to myself"
lie breathed q sigh Of relief.
Then no harm has been done ~,
SAC that. ! e that you're glad.
Yes" I said: Il am-more clad thar
n. .And now that you understand the
see = IN g different light?'
y different light ?'
~ least. you'll. hardly advise nou,
that ! keep silent! u ~"
~ no means" I asserted hearti,v
e, tnink y = clearly your duty to tell
s.l @ know. You will ahsoive Har.
ftst Kingdom from responsibilitv -,
ner act-es you said, change Ioathine
TO pity. Besides, if the dead man ~
served death. let the world know Il :
don't know that he did" cor
se1. W. companion: II know moth
But you ,suspecty' l prompted.
Ferhaps I do" he admitted, "but
suspicion uttered 10 such q deadiv
tnine! What LIDO know came to me
.n tne way % many things come to q
s mi / = va esked 9 advice
IA stopped and pondered for 4 mo.
4 cams very lear telling you night
oofore last" he continued. when you
Wete asking me about the KINGDOM
gould Without violating that q
@deaeo.s But on second thought. I did
pot - that any good would come n
~ AM - kept silent. Now. circum.
etAnceo ab00Avo me from any obliea-
kioa q .eecrooy ana I can speak freely
~ you he other evening that
John aulhngdon had died In 80 asylum
por TIE @fnsens. and that his family
had hard struggle for exastence
A3eor the m0eheesa DEATH they had nc