The Southern herald., 1915-10-22

IVA. Z was two now-it wa A..
lrosnlnS. Wes 5aE,,u5. It began to grow oViis l.l
sans automobile mob was heard. t t0a1a stal. 4
lore Dat,.t the house and Austin ',oapsd osg D
DAISY up to the door 1 c0aduclsd
ing them. threshold, "a.
Daisy sprang toward H..
colled from the look on b,u L and n
-, You { did not expect ms ~ u, la's
dent" '-''e was an sce,
wv Where are the rest~
We saw them home bv 49,.
were on the way back back VS.s w eleven Y and
dent" A "uen the accI
III talk to you, Clark
& ert. What have you r. SAD sao Rob
thief, you" " say, you
The car broro s, you are mistaken
You lie! You planned ~.
ing ! would not be home. 'ris' 5as1 'llnt
letter to my wife, you curlp 1@'s your
Whatever you have 70 So,
SAID when we are alone, not y Oal .l y
OF your wife" ' u lont
Daisy stared, horror.strictor !. !,
pair Had Robert no reason i la,t : y "
ran Gs to him again, she tried to- d .ns.s w
flung her, staggering, away, 4'il' %
I'm ready to meet you vbor 4,
wnere you will, but l will not bsln S..l S,'u
to humiliate your wife," cried Ip'v aV..,N yea
=, meanwhile I'll take the car baes l, =
the garage" OaVA %
I'll be ready for you when vor :.
turn" cried Robert wildly.
Daisy saw Austin driv,n. .
She shrank from her husbans = ny i,
creasing fear, clutching tbe a-,,.. y y,
child Would he never believer M ~
was pacing the porch like maan.. i
Of her presence. shs t-I.s
to enter the house. The door w
been locked by Susan, ensconced orlm N
ly behind the curtains, her thin @ n.
dropping at the corners, set n 4 az
donic smile. '@''
Presently the sound Of footsteOs ~.
heard, 1t was Austin returning A
the sight of him Robert seemed 4
stitfen into a statue.
Austin came toward them.
See here" he began more sav,lv
IT you'll only let me explain. Il vs'
an"
With an inarticulate cry Robert
pulled a revolver from his pocket ana
fired. Austin staggered and droOped
The ball had pierced his heart
For an instant Daisy stared sueech
lessly at the murderer; the next che
snatched up the child and ran wildly
along the road into the marshes
She ran, gasping and sobbinE, TN
she had left the village far behind
her. And day came up, lurid and
'corching, and the sun beat down on
her. She ran till she could 70 10
farther. The child, which had ceased
70 cry, had become a dead weight IN
ler arms.
AT last, looking about her, she saw
'nly the marsh and forest, and, far IL
he distance, a little blur against the
sea, Seabury
And she realized that all this had
'een prepared for her, and that Il
vas part of the same evil thing which
lad entered her life that afternoon
when she wrenched her foot IN tho
elevator. Nothing remained mower.
'ept death.
She sank down by the roadside
1aguely she was aware that the leaty
curtain Of trees across the way con-
,ealed a little cottage. The pres
'nce of humanity impelled her once
more to rise. She would go down 70
he sea and end their two lives there
ar from all eyes. She rose.
A man was coming out Of the cot
age. He was approaching her. He
TODD before her and placed his hands
N her shoulders. She looked into the
ace Of William Wright.
At a glance he understood that the
anne Nemesis had followed her
here was no need for questioning
le had seen Austin pass in his motor
ar the day before, and he had reaa
)aisy's and Roberts names among
hose of the newly arrived.
Come with me. My mother Is walt
ng to welcome you" he said.
He led her into the cottage,