Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-12
Continued From Last Week.
CHAPTER Xii.
Aftermath of Tragedy.

- hINliE ~ Stt
made known the accomplishment of
her revenge IN the older mcn by her
~ensnaring of the younger.
Dick had followed the others out Of
her presence at her command. empha-
sized by her leaving him alone when
he would have pleaded further With
her. Since then he had stIiven to OBJ
tain another interview with his bride,
but she had refused him. He was de
MED admission to- tire apartment. Only
the maid answered the ringing of the
telephone. and his notes were seeming
" UNDECIDED
Distraught by this violent int%erjec-
ton Of torment into a life that hither-
to had known no important suffering,
Dick Glider showed what mettle of
man Iay beneath his dchonair appear
auce, And that mettle was of Il kind
worth while. He did not for an i'm
slant believe that she was guilty. of the
crime with which she had Been orig
inally charged and for which she had
served q sentence in prison. For the
rest, be could understand iii some de-
gree how the venom of the wfongtin
ficted on her had poisoned her nature
through the wears. till she had worked
out its evil through the scheme of
which lie was the innocent victim. lie
cared little for the fact that recently
she had devoted herself to devious de-
vices for making money. to ingenious
schemes for egalplunder,
So. in the face of this catastrophe,
where u less love must have been de
stroyed utterly, Dick remained loyal
His passionate regard did not falter
for a moment. 1t nevef even occurred
to him that he might cast her off.
might yield TO his fathers prayers. and
abandon her.
The father suffered with the son. He.
was a proud man. intensely gratified
owe the commanding position to which
he had achieved in the commercial
world. proud of his. business integrity
of his standing in the community as a
leader. proud of his social position.
proud most of all of the son whom he
SO loved. Now. this hideous disaster
threatened his pride at every turn
worse, it threatened the one person in
the world whom he really loved.
He realized that his son loved the
could he wonder much at
that. His keen eyes had perceived
Mary Turner's graces of form, her
loneliness Of face. He had appre-
hended. too, in some measure at least.
the fneness of her mental fiber and
the capacities Of her heart. Deep with
in him. denied any outlet. he knew
here lurked a curious, subtle sympathy
for the girl in her scheme of revenge
against himself.
Glider, in his library this night. vas
pacing i%mpatiently to and fro. eagerly
listening for the sound of his sons re-
turn to the house. He was anxious
for the coming Of Dick. to whom he
would make n nor appeal. Ii that
should faiI-well. he must use the In
fuences at his command to ecure the
forcible parting of the adventures
from his son.
Finally the son entered the DOL
and went ut once to his father. who
was standing waiting, facing the door.
SIN awfully sorry I'm so late. dad"
he said simply.
Where have you been?. the father
demanded gravely. But there was
great affection in the fash of his gray
eyes as he scanned the young mans
face, and the touch of the hand that
he put on Dicks shoulder was very
tender. With that againg"
mo. father. not with her. She won't
see me-
NATURALLY. She's got all she want
ed from you-my name"
SITS mine. too. you know. SIR
Glider looked at his son with o
strange, new respect.
.sDick." he cried-"boy. you are all /
have In the world. You will have to
free yourself from this some
how. You owe me that much.r
II owe something to her. too. dad
what can you owe her? She trick
ed you into the marriage. Why. legal
~ IT'S not even that. There's been
nothing more than a wedding cere-
mony. we must get you out Of the
scrape."
I'm not sure that want TO get out
OF 1t. father
"You want 70 stay married to this
jail BIRD
sim very fond of her.
.Now that you know
NOW that ] know Dick said dis
tinctly. Don't Eou see. father? Why.
abe Is justified in Il way-in her own
mind anyhow. mean. She was inno
rent when she was sent TO prison.
.Donst talk to me about her limo
ce1ces There's only one course open
20 you. my boy. You must give this
girl up. II d don't what iire yen
going 10 do tte day your wifepf Is
thrown inro 4 patrol wagon and car
ried Ii police heldoslarters, for its