The Dolores star., 1914-08-21

- IN up6a ~ 49, - eao4sSh.
oM3eo vu11s11a, - D111owias ~ -.
~ gfvea ~. = SsSly - ~ 90.
tioa. passsd up tAs stair and down
the uppsS hall. 70 the room whore lay
Grace Halssy ana hsp child. Tiers.
unknown ~ any % Tie housshoid and
aeosptsd By tAess whose Dsufssslonal
duties took them thithsr. Gle reapalnsd
Tor many Aoars. Halssy snl virginia
Rawn did poe know Of her coming.
Il vas . cold hons-coming, also.
which awaited John Rawn. Bat he
came at last. 70 NEST that which was
Tor him 70 encounter. Il WAS night.
The lights were few and din. None
grsetsd him It his own gats, none
sven Ct his own door. which was left
unguarded. At length he found the
solitary footman.butler. asleep In .
chair. the worse for wine.
Where u shs?" he demanded.
where 10 Mrs. Rawnf"
He turned before he could BE- CO.
hsrsntly answered. and passed down
the hall toward the library. through
whose closed doors ~ saw . faint
Hsnt sieaming.
Something impelled John Rawn to
hesitate. He stood. himself the very
picture Of despair. his face drawn.
niagara. unshavsn. his hair disor.
oered. Ms hands twifchine. He must
nnd ME wife. ne said TO himself: he
must ASK her what success she had
had with their last hope. Yes. yes. 1t
must % true! with Haiseyb aid no
would yer win! u she MAD won-Hal-
sey would YET % on MS side-Haisey
would tell him-Haisey would 80 back
% tns Iactory-
but Jonn Hawn hesitated at this
ooor. he feit. rather than knew. BE-
heved ratner IMAM was advised. that
ms wife was beyond that door He
waited. apprenenaive, but Kept up with
himself the pitifui pretsnss OF self
oecep.ion: An. power. control. com
mano!-tnoss were the great things
OF tne worIo. ne reasoned True. ne
kneW ME- daughter lay deao In her
room ON the moor above-ths paper he
hsid 10 ME nand told him that; for at
'sst tns DOCTOR mao prepared nis state
BY heart failurs'-the rich and all
AKIN 70 mem always die respectfully.
10 house 20 large % 0raystons Hall.
bst u was TOO late to save her. Rawn
Isssohea. Lei the DEAD bury the dead
Inc ieFeef sninss must outweigh the
snau ne ufst must Know what his
we ead zone with Halsey.
Ne tense. strained nerves OF
Sonn nawn tne truth vas now 40 ap'
parent q Il had been to the sensibili-
uss OF al tneee otners. late friends.
Servants. eycopnants. Kuhn was here,
IN ms citsdei' nis castle OF pride. Only
one tninS could save MIN. -. He
nesitateo 81 tne door. held back from
tnat when ne Knew ne was about to
race. But no. ne reasoned. she
was tners aione' ne must see her!
he hung open me foidins DOOR and
STOOD noloing them apart
Hee. So was tnersl Jonn hawns
face orew into ehastiy smile. &C les.
sne mao won! Sne. tine wonderfui
woman. nad triumpned - no had
planned fof ner 70 triumph. Shs had
won!
Iney stooe eefors. MIN. thoss two'
susns laee 70 tace. embraced: their
erms ABOUT each otner even - Ne
hung Woe tne aoor Tney turned 70
MN nov. etapened. 10 weary, 20 over
strsineo' mat tneir arms sun hun&.
embraced. Inc race OF each was
vnite' oesoiste. unhappy: more nope-
sess ana deepefats IMAM terrified. but
nornoie. Iney we're lovers. Thsy
ioved. DIV wat couid love 90 FOR them.
% late! iney mao paid-out what
rigns nad they 70 love. 10 late!
john hawn. the man VINO had
wrouent al tnis' stood and sased.
wiz 'sce. WY 'nen' snouIo she %