The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-09-25

kHA / ringing OF cnufcn neil.
&s2s34S It was a clear morning. the
eEzzSs3 sun shining brilliantly. The
peace Of the Sabbath lay over all.
Along Main street moved. with sedate
stride. the weekly procession Of church
goers. Not even the news which they
would receive in church. that Warren
Blake had dropped dead of heart fail
are-grim jest!-would disturb their
gravity. For the news would be ac-
companied by assurances from Senator
MErchell and Stephen Hampden that
the bank would be In nowise affected.
John rose from his seat by the Win
dow and. obedient to the command of
haiit made his morning toilet. When
he was dressed he returned to the win
dow lie was very tired. His will. as
though worn ont by the scene and
struggle Of the night. could not shake
off the heavy mental and physical lassi-
tndc that oppressed him. Once he tried
to recall the horror he had seen. but
his inert mind balked
With sluggish curiosity he watched
the figure Of woman walking down
the street Not until she turned in at
the gate did he recognize her There
was no glad start. On the contrary. a
mutfcred. qner,llous protest escaped
him. He did not wish to sec her Just
then.
Reluctantly he rose and went down to
the library. She was standing at a
southern window through which the
sun poured ~ golden flood She heard
him enter and turned He halted just
within the door For moment. silent.
they looked at each other across the
SllnIit room
1t WAS she who. with the brave di-
| rectness that had always been hers
first broke the silence
II have heard wllat-what happened
last night And ] have come to asl,
You to do nothing that will har,u my
father
Unconsciously his face darkencd. II
was not because Of her request, bnt
because Of the picture she recalled
II suppose it. was for that You
have Tie would have said. mo neeC
to ask But she misunderstood ant
interrupted quickly.
II have no right to ask this-or any
thing Of you? know that. more
clearly than yOn can tell me I pu
yon in tho way Of nnhappin"ss ant
then chose against you for things--fo
things Of no value. It may give 20,
some satisfaction to know that the,
are gone-thongh yon can hardly he
lieve that the taste for them wen
first
'I-my father and Senator M"rchell
the men who will profit Ivy yon
silence. deserve nothing Mt vour hands
at anyhody's. can't pretend tha
they wonld show mercy to yon, RI
my father. at least. is broken man
Last night took away his courage. "
believes that he Is responsible for War
ron Rlake's"--
No" She saw him shnddcr AM
draw hack mo, I. with my rash
ness. am to blame for that
r "Ahi You mustn't say that" Sh
took n step forward. eager i'm his dc
fense II know what you've bee
through and how It must have give
ynu tho horrors. Rnt yon mustn't sa
that. Nobody could think it. Yo
/ only did your duty. Rnt I'm afrai
for him. TIC is half crnzed from fc:l
and shock. I think couldn't endur
many more nights like last night II
afraid. If it all cn,ncs ont, he'll tax
Warren Rlake's way ont
'.n"n'tr' he cried roughly as If
!: pain I've gone over it alt"
/: I'm not trying to friehten you. An
!; | didn't want toto come tn you" Tl
!: stnadincss was Ienving her Sl
!; thought she saw in his lack of RI
!: sponsc hostile determination
! have no right fo ask a man such {;
: you nrp-to sacrifice himself his col
! science for such 2 man ! can off,
no no adequate return. But he is III
father and it is nnt-it can not he $
worry wrong to orr ou the side I
! mercy And omre you said yu
= cared
"lt was true 1t has always been tru
What l will do will not he betau:
Won ask it. hut because. it is for yo
And not for n price And-you haven
thought it ont very clearly. have yo,
what yon mean is iIupossihIe in Al
case If went ON with the inveStig
= tion you conldn't love the man wi
i was prosecuting your father An
right in the case and are what "
are. you couldn't respect aud
couldn't love the man who weakly d
N what was wrong for hinl-cven for 20
. And Just nnw-you are very anxious
save your father"