New Ulm review., 1913-02-26

come. hut without prOmise. At last.
the hattie ended. too tired to seek his
bed, be fell asleep In the chair.
CHAPTER XIX.
The Vulnerable Hssl.
&3 n Ohm was awakened By the
m ringing Of q church he'll. :
[eRIS5 Il was clear morning. the
SzlR sun ahiuinR brilliantly. The
peace OF the Sabbath lay over all.
Along Main street moved. With selate
ptride. the weekly prOression of churh:
eoerA Not even the news which they
wouh receive In church. that Warren
Blaks had dro,E.'d dead Of heart fall.
rs-- grim jest!-wouid disturb tbsis
gravity. For the news would b &C.
rompanjed BY assurances from Senatos
Nur.heli and Stephen HamI,den that
the hank would be In nowise affected.
John rose from his seat By the. win.
dow and. obedient to the command OF
habit. made his morning toilet. When
he was dressed he returned to the win,
dow. He was very tired. His will. a.
though worn out BY the sf'eue and
struggle Of the night. could not shake
o0 the heavy mental and physical lassi
tude that oppressed him. Once he tried
to recall the horror he had seen. but
bis inert mind balked.
With sluggish curiosity he watched
the figure Of woman walking dOwl,
the street Not until she turned In at
the gate did he recognize her There
was no gl,a start. On the contrary. a
muttered. Iuerulous protest escapet,
him. He did not wish to see her JUS,
then.
Reluctantly he rose and went down t.
the library. She was standing at q
southern window through which the
sun poured golden food. She heard
him enter and turned. he halted just
within the door. For q moment, silent
they looked at each other across the
sunlit room. .
1t was she who. with the brave di
rectness that bad always been hers
uESC CIOke Tue Slle0ce. ..... 81. &,
II have heard what-what happened
last night. And have come to ask
you to do nothing that will harm my
father"
Unconsclously bis face darkened. IL
was not because Of her request. but
because Of the picture she recalled
II suppose 1t was for that. You
have He would have said. mo need
to ask" Bat she misunderstood and
interrupted quickly.
Il have no right to ask this-or any
thing Of you? know that. more
clearly than you can tell me. put
you In the way Of unhappiness ana
then chose against you for things-for
things Of NO value. It may give you
some satlsfactlon to know that they
are gone-though you can hardly be
lieve that the taste for them wen,
0rs&. G- AS9a
"I-my father and Senator MurcbelI.
the men who will profit BY your
silence, deserve nothing at your hands.
at anybody's. can't pretend that
they would show mercy to you. But
my father. at least, is q broken man
Last night took away his courage. Hp
believes that he Is responsible for War
rem Blake's~-.
"No!' She saw him shudder and
draw back. mo! I. with my rash
ness. am to blame for that"
"Ah! you mustn't say that" She
took step forward. eager 10 his de
fense II know what you've been
through and how 1t must have given
you the horrors, But you mustn't say
that. Nobody could think It. You
only did your duty. But I'm afraid
for him. He is half crazed from fear
and shock. think-I couldn't endure
many more nights like last night I'm
afraid. II it ali comes out. he'll take
Warren Blake's way OUT F..
"Don'tr he cried roughly. rs II ID
pain. ''1've gone over II ALL"
I'm not trying to frighten you. And
didn't want TOTO come to you The
was ieaving her. She
thought she saw In his lack OF re-
'ponse a hostile determination. II
have no right to ask. a man-such "a
rou are--to sacrifice himself. his con
science for such man. l can offer
1o-no adequate return. But he ls my
tather and it is not--it can not be 80
very wrong to err on the side Of
mercy. And once you safd-you
1T was true. 1t has always been true!
What will do will not be because
you ask it, but because it is for you
And not for price And-you haven't
hought it out very clearly. have you?
what YOU mean is imposstbIe In any