The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-06

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.! $Sise accused
II believed 1t myself" he retorted.
But what basis had you for u
pectang me- OF the crtms? 80 cried Aedg.
wick. turning to Marjorie Blair.
She flushed to her temples. "l-l-
-sbs1ehty: ssthst 50 ~
might have known, Of our acQuaint
ance and have miJealpstDusd; 3thaE .h&
t9il14s rae sbps>te aAspt you and at
tackled you and that you killed him
In self defense. I mean"
.ssNThahk Yen; fsf that last ut Ieast.'
sa.t> SaSEwek ,Imataep' bitterly: then
as he Aswshsr ~j1ee. i'Fprgiye me:'
he added in a low tone. But to be
suspected by yoa. even though you
we're 'nisled"- He stopped, catching
| KAntss. ftou ming glance. g.. I" .,
,rrWho discovered that the burial was
\ false one" she asked after a pause.
rPrpfaseer Kent said Blair. He
asdI Mt. Ssdg wick exhumed the cot
tn, .
THAT was the night Her eyes
Questioned Sedgwick.
THAT I found you ut Hedgerow
house. Yes" no said gently.
''Whatevct Wilfrid mny ..,ve BEEN
she continued after II rn"ment's ID.
lence. 'he was my husband. | beat
his name, and t" leave him in II name
less grave Is t" 'iS!i n"r nt hin
alone. but myself"
You would claim the bmly?" crie<
Alexander Blair.
What else is there for Us to do?
she cOuntered.
"And bring down upon us unavOida
bly, the publicity which we have es
capped at, 50 bitter a price!'' cried tn
elder Blair. Have We not suffered
enough from the scandal Of his lif
that we should be further involved Il
the scandal OF his death?"
Hes right. miss. 1t wont d." sal,
the sheriff kindly.
The tension vas broken by 4 tremen
d0us sigh. All eyes turned to PrestoI
JaK, who had risen and was leanin,
against the wall. his chin jerking gal
vanically.
stWo oil ~ s0ij Il out
"What are you going to do with me? ?
"You? Oh, you go back to Irene
said Kent. with his half smile. That
your sentence II Mrs. Blair approves.
The a%strOlOger drew a quick breath
! The light of a great relief softened hi
hard little eyes. A startled look wild
ened them as Marjorie Blair, her owl
trouble forgotten for the moment, ros
and went over to him, the reflection o
another's happiness shining in her fac
and making it doubly lovely. A rim
glinted in her outstretched hand.
Take this" she said softly, ''for you
Irene. May you be very. very happ
tOgether!"
"Wh-wh-whutll l say? Whut'll
do to thank you. ma'am? I-I-Ill jes
tell you this: It's me for the straigh
and NARROW from now on. And If eve
you or Professor Kent or any Of 70
want All Al. special charted. extra &C
lestial star reading for self or friends
you-you-you c-c-c-come'- He mad
a rush for the hallway, and the doc
banged a period to his emotion.
Il think" said Chester Kent gravely
that lesson will last"
As Marjorie Blair stood smiling, sof
eyed. at the door whence the overcom,
starmaster had l sappeared, Sedgwicl
started to pass. With quick and unex
pected tact, Alexander Blair drew tn,
sheriff and the lawyer aside, giving {,
the young people their moment. Sh,
looked up at Sedgwick with lifted eye
brows.
Are you not going to speak to me?'
she said sOrrOwfully.
"What is there to say. except on,
thing-and that l may not say now"
mo, MOI" she whispered, in alright
But say you forgive me-"
You! For what?"
For having believed, even for a
instant. what Father Blair said. tina
you we're the murderer"
Sedgwick smiled bravely. THAT i
all past"
"And you'll think Of me at leas
kindly"
I'll think Of you with every beat o
my heart" he said passionately.
Across her face passed the look o
fairy usefulness that was all her own
, NO. she said. 1T would be better-fo
both of us-that you should forget, 70
the time"
He leaned Over her:
What shall assuage the unforgotte
pain
And teach the unforgetful to forget?"
he quoted very low.
And yet" she persisted, 1T woul,
be easier. now that l am going away.
"Going away! For long,"
She nodded with compressed lips
Sedgwick turned very white.
"Ob. don't look like that" she fal
tered. Il can't bear it! Can't you Sc,
that after what has happened l mus
co. muSt have timo IN foruot