Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31

lille Tolls Oh she Will surely WOuQCl'
with me, why should he grow strong
to commit further yiIlainies and
fresh horrors? What is the use Of
it? Where is the moral of it all?"
''You have no right to judge, say
again"
81 judged and condemned him,
notwithstanding The poisons were
handy, in an Oh medicine-chest of
my fathers, who had once thought
he would be doctor, too. And l had
condemned myself as we'll 1 was to
die for this. That was my sentence
--expiation, if you like to cali it SO;
life for a life!"
81 do not understand you"
81 had read your friends book;
she went on; 81 had become con-
me, not cure me-if l were cunning
enough to deceive him by my state
ment-and I should have been very
glad to die. One more out of Delia's
way, and leaving life clear before
her. I should have died naturally
successful operation-and she would
have never guessed at the truth. But
my scheme was a failure. | was to
be spared aleng with him a little
longer"
She pointed at the sick man again
as she Kissed forth these words, and
he broke into a fresh shivering fit
and closed his eyes to hide her from
him.
Your friend was clear-sighted,
she added, sorrowfully; Il could not
deceive him. There was no cure for
me, he insisted, and he would not in
his mercy take my life away, as
had hoped he would"
Nov that he 10 to be saved, do
you mean?"
Eyes"
She thought for o moment, with
her fingers tapping the crutch-head
of her stick.
II am glad to be Of use to Delia-a
protection-now that he is likely to
live; but I should not have survived
him had he died." she answered.
There was more Of the drug left
among my fathers effects. That was
my last resource. 1t would have
saved me long journey to take it
yesterday, but II did not want De-
liza to know"
what do you purpose doing?" I
asked. why do you come to me
with this revelationT"
II wished you to know ALTO
think the worst of me and the best OF
her; to tell you the whole truth, and
leave you to act as you think fit. !
am at your orders, Mr.. Lissamer."
~ have no orders to give"
''My plans have failed. % - - -
''Mercifully failed"
II have committed q great crime
in the eye of the law"
sion"
with your high sense Of honor
and justice" she aid, calmly survey
ing me, "you cs rot allow SO dan
gerous a person an I am to go scot
free"
l.
stopped your committing the sin;
that is sufficient for me-"
"And you leave me time to re-
pent.?
IT trust So"
"I shall never in all my life repent
of this she said, with her old inten-
sity apparent. IT shall be always
deeply grieved it did not happen as I
had arranged"
"You will have better thoughts in
time
I'm Gods own time-beyond here,
then" she said.
con earth, I hope"
ooh, no." she said, rising. "This
was mad dog, as have said before,
not a man.; and it was necessary to
put him out of the Way-a compul-
soryact. YOU may mink so, too, De-
fore you have done with him.
Della and l will remain at 80
Dark street for a while-for good
perhaps; and / warn this man-for
the last time-not to approach us
when he is well and strong. 1t will
not be safe for him."
II am sorry" she said at last, and
with a new earnestness, apparent,
ito have brought this care upon you,
Mr.. Lissamer. I did not think Of
your being dragged into fresh trou-
BILE through two poor women.
should have been very glad to the
last-and very grateful-for the
good thoughts you might have had of
me, not knowing what I was"
(To Be Continued)