The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-24
THE HEART OF A WOMAN
BY BARONESS ORGY.
Author of "The Scarlet PimperneL" "Pettooas Rule" Etc
BY BARONESS ORGY

befall any man. Do you understand
me?"
Again no reply. But the great eye.
-sunken and glassy-slowly fell from
the picture to her face.
Luke" she repeated, dwelling on tn,
Word. Il u speak to YOU abour
Luke"
And the lips, stir and cold, opened
slightly II from between them es.
OF n dying man:
Luke"
H is In grave danger. Lord Rad
clyffe," she said slowly, ii LANCER OF
death"
And this time the faded lips framed
the word distinctly:
"Luke-in danger of DEATH"
The hands which had lain on the
quit up to now, still and waxen as
those OF a ~lifeless image, began TO
tremble visibly, and the eyes-those
great, hollow eyes-had a searching,
anxious expression in them now.
Philip de Mountford has been muir
dered.' said Louisa. You knew that.
did you not?"
The sick man nodded. Life and con-
sciousness We're slowly returning and
"'Nb kA1tLIl UNDERSTANDING ana the ca =
pacfty for suffering.
The trembling of the hands ceased.
With a quick. jerky movement they
were drawn back against the figure.
then used as a leverage. With a sud-
den accession of strength, the sick man
slowly but steadily drew himself up,
away from the pillows, until he was all
most sitting up in bed. There was un-
outstanding in the eyes now, under
standing and an awful look of horror.
IT Is not true!" he mumured.
1t is true" she said. Luke was
known to have quarrelled with Philip
de Mountford, and the dagger stick
was found in the park-stoi ned with
olood-the dagger stick which belonged
to Luke"
Luke didn't do IT," murmured the
Il know that he didn't" she replied
rrhiy; .but he pleads guilty. He owns
that the stick was his, n will give no
denial, no explanation. He is taking
upon himself the crime of another"
II is Tot truei" once more muir
INJURED the sick man.
Then he fell back exhausted against
the pillows.
There he lay once more, with that
awful stiffness Of death; the hands
rested on the quilt as if folded in wax.
Inc eyes were closed and from be-
tween the pale, parted lips not the
ialntest breath seemed to escape. Help.
iess and anxious, Louisa looked around
ner. on a table close by stood an ar
ing to read the labels, wondering If
mere was anything there that was a
powerful restorative. She found a
small bottle labelled brandy" and took
II up IN her hand. but as she looked
up agaln, n saw Doctor Newington
ssandlhg IN the doorway of the boudoir.
one OF the nurses was with him and
ne was armed with his most pompous
aila most professional manner.
What are you doing here?" he asked
sternly. '
I think she replied, trying to mas
yer her excitement, that Lord Rad
to d." N"" what
I should think not, indeed he said. |
and why did you not ring for the
and why are you here?"
l wished to see Lord Radcliffe my
self h replied.
Without my permission?"
You would have refused it,"
Certainly 1 should. And / must re-
once" W" a.
Baffled and miserable, she stood for
d moment hesitating, vaguely wonder
ing II she could rebel. Indeed. she had |
no option but to obey. The doctor was
Wen within his rights: she. utterly in |
the wrong. $1,000 40
She turned toward the door ready
70 go, put In order to reach it from |
where she stood, she had to go pass the
foot of the bad. N H
me nurse was busy administering
.es.ordtlVes, and Doctor New1ngton
rau .aken up the attitude dear to every
his stand upon the hearth |
his hands buried In the pock-
ets or his trousers. He was treating
LOUISA like a disobedient child, and she |
mad no one to appeal to In this moment
or complete helplessness.
-, yne only did she debate
with herself. The nurse Just. then had |
gone to a side table to fetch some
brandy. The patient, so Louisa heard |
her tell h doctor, had not fainted
ne was merely ma state of exhaustion.
swift and f~urtive, like some small !
anr ! IN danger OF its life, Louisa
bed, and before the doctor or nnrss
could prevent her, she had bent right |
over the sick man and Whispered close |
to his ear:
lord Radcliffe. unless you make an
e,lors now, tomorrow Luke win be
sealuihg IN the dock-branded as a
teion. Make an effort for Luke's sake"
And the spirit which had gone wan
dering in the land OF ado came
name. ~ one
.Luke!" he whispered. Luke. nv
boy. am strong. I can help you"
MISS STARTS interposed the doc
But h sick mans words had mt
new strength into her. She was ready |
70 fight the doctor now. The conven.
tional woman of the world was trans i
formed into Just a mere woman fight |
ing for the thing she loved-child |
lover. or husband. it is all the same
that womanly instinct OF combat
Doctor Newington would have had 70
take Louisa Harris by the shoulders
now II he meant to eject her: for M
to remain.
Doctor" she quietly said. you have
anotner duty to perform than that Of
Watching over your patient. An inno-
GEM man is accused OF a terrible crime
LORD Radclyffe. though very veal
IS Iuliy conscious. If he can save his
nephew by a word that word must he
spoken tonight" 20
Send for Tom Ryder murrn,,rad
the sick man, hell understand -
m words came in gasps. but other-
wise fairly distinctly. Doctor Newinp-
ton, IN all his professional experience
lad been placed In S,,oh $500