The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-07
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can TAKE II!
Sure" said Dopbs, 81 can take 1t
over to Millervale It's just about as
far in the other direction. But what
in the lands sake I'll tell about it,
gets me-" ...E
That's easy" said the inspector.
You can explain that you were driv-
ing over there and as you came by
you saw the body lying on the road.
You can explain that he must have
fallen over the cliff in the dark. BY
the time they get through talking
about it and having an inquest over
in Millervale we will have had a
chance to finish any more Investigate
ing we want to do. You can start
about dawn"
''All right" said the constable, "but
what will do with them warrants?"
Leave them with me. After you
have disposed of Rouser's body you
can stop on your way back and Wen
take this one In with us. Come on
outside, Dodds, and you, too, Crandall.
want to ask you some questions
about our friend over there. You,
Kent, stay here with Miss Parrish"
The three of them went out, leaving
Louise and me alone together, cir
cumstance that l couldn't doubt that
Davis had planned, realizing that there
was much we would say to each other
Hardly were they out of the door be-
fore Louise turned to me, with sup
plant arms, and cried out, with sob
in her voice: Harding, forgive me for
having deceived YOU"
1T is you," cried, you, who must
forgive me for having disobeyed your
wish, for having come out here after
you had asked me not to, for having
almost put bullet through your dear
heart"
You didn't know-you COULDN'T
know that I was here" she sobbed.
"But how can you ever pardon the lies
l told your"
Lies" l protested. Dear girl, you
never lied to me. Whatever these dear
lips have said, / knew. always knew
your heart was true"
Katharine asked it and l had to
promise her"
You mean about Hugh Crandall."
Yes" she breathed. II don't know
yet what it is that is between them.
It's something about-about my ia
Their. Crandall knew it and Katharine
found it out Whatever it is, they de-
termined to keep it secret between
H. oicn
that would tell no one, not even you.
She swore me not to reveal to anyone
that had even seen Hugh Crandall.
had to promise her, you understand,
don't your
My answer was a kiss full on her
lips, while my arms went about her
and held her tight to me.
"Of course, dear GIRL" breathed, 81
understand. | understood all the
while" q.
Il was so afraid" she murmured,
afraid you would think was deceiy-
ing you, that l didn't love you"
AS our lips met in long, sweet kiss,
a wave of joy swept over me that all
but obliterated thoughts of the dread
full yellow letter. l forgot for the mo-
ment the drug-sodden creature lying
in the corner, not twenty feet away
from us.
The spell was broken by a slight
twitching of the man across the room.
We came to ourselves with a start as
from dream. / went over to his side
- ~ It'll
to all around him.
You understand, Harding, dear,
don't you?" said Louise, as / resumed
my place beside her, why l asked you
to drop your search? AS soon as
Katharine became conscious and told
her that you were on the trail of the
yellow letter, she became greatly ex-
cited. She insisted that / should make
you withdraw at once. She was deter
mined to know all about what you had
done, and told her Of your being here
in Ardway. She, weak and ill as she
call you by telephone. She wanted
me to telephone to Hugh Crandall, too,
but did not know how to reach him.
| had to promise her everything she
asked"
"Of course you did," I said. " But,
rest while this terrible mystery that
hung over your dear ones was un-
solved. l felt that it was my duty to
disregard your wish. l realized that
you were being compelled by some in
fluence you could not withstand to act
as you did. You are not angry with
me, are you, dearest?"
"Of course I'm not" she said with
a wan smile, patting my hand gently.
"But tell me-" | asked, what Of
Hugh Crandall? What is his connec-
ton with this dreadful mystery"
81 don't know" she answered
thoughtfully.
81 have thought all along that he
had something to do with it, and you
saw just now that he admitted know
ing this man here whom the inspector
insists is at the root of everything"
Katharine trusts him, yet I know
my father for some reason forbade
him the house.
I'm sure he is guilty" cried
"Katharine's eyes have been blinded
by love to his real character"
81 think you must be mistaken"
said Louise. HE knows about the ex-
istence of a paper that gave some
man a strange hold on my father
Katharine knew of it, too. He may
have told her She insisted on my &C.
complaining him out here to try to
help recover IT."
Didn't he tell you about it on the
way out?"