The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-22
"Wfn9A these leur vais." said -
and his face was very white.
rs that your sentence ?"

Call II that II you like, Therese"
put foot outside OF these premises?"
she asked. wide-eyed He nodded HE
head. My Keepers Who are they
to be? The old men OF the sea"
Your keeper will be the thing You
call Love" said he.
DO you expect me to submit TO
this"
lie held up his hand. Il expect you
to remain here until return. Thcrese.
I did not intend 10 impose this Condi,
ton upon you by word OF mouth |
was going away without word, but
you would have received from Mr..
Dawes sealed envelope as soon as
the ship sailed. It contains this yer
diet in writing He will hand 1t to you
OF course, but now that you know the
contents il will not be necessary to"
And when you do come back am
to hope for something more than
your pardon and release ?' she cried,
with fine irony in her voice
Il will not promise anything" said
he. slowly.
She drew long breath and there
was the light of triumph Ia her eyes
LAYING her slim hand on his arm, she
said: Il am content, James. am sure
OF you now. You viii find me here
when you choose to come back, be 1t
in one year or twenty. Now 30. my
man, They are waiting for YOU. he
kind TO them. poor souls, and tell them
all that YOU have just told me. II VIII
make them happy. They love me. you
sec"
Yes. they do love you" said he, put
ting his hands upon her shouIders
They smiled into each others eyes
Good, by. Therese, will return"
Good by. James. No, do not kiss
me. II would be mockery. Good luck
| and-God speed you home again
! Their hands met in a warm, firm clasp
Il will go with YOU as far as the door
| Of my prison"
From the open door she smiled out
upon the young people in the motor
! and waved her handkerchief in gay
/ farewell Then she closed the doni
and walked slowly down the hallway
to the big library. She vas alone II
| the house save for the servants. The
! old men had preceded the voyagers Il
the pier. Standing in the center o
the room, she surveyed this particular
! cell In her prison with sort OF cain
disdain.
"Ie has taken the only way TO con
quer himself" she mused. half aloud
"Ile Is wise mana very wise man
might have expected this OF him.
She pulled the bell cord. and Jones
who had just re-entered the house
came at once to the room.
Yes. madam"
When Mr.. Dawes aud Mr., Riggs re
turn from the ship, tell them that
shall expect them to have luncheon
with me. That's all, thank you
Yes. madam"
by the way. Jones. YOU may Away
set the table for three"
Jones bIInked. II was most III
usual vi itb. jit iitti b-''i ~ ; liS =
screw up his courage to inquire wha
his mlstreas' plans were for the in
mediate future-Whethcr she intende
TO travel, should he dismiss the seTN
ants. would she spend the heated tern
in the mountains, etc, etc. lie, "A
well as the rest Of the servants, wor
dered why the masters wife had bee
left behind Her instructions, there
fore, TO lay three places at the tabl
took him completely by surprise
Knocked the breath out OF him" a
he expressed IL to the cook a few min
utes later She had never been know
to take a meal with the garrulOus ol
men They bored her 10 distraction
according to Celeste, And now he wa
to lay places for them always!
was most cxtr'ordernary!
|
A cold, blustery night in January
six months after the beginning q
Yvonne's voluntary servitude in th
prison TO which her husband had con
mitted her. In the big library. befor
roaring UTe sat tDe TWO biu HNel
very much as they had sat on the Ds
cember night that heralded the nj
proach Of the new mistress Of III
house Of Brood. except that on thi
occasion they were eminently sober
On the corner OF the table lay a lont
yellow enyelope-a cablegram az
dressed to Mrs. James Brood
ITS been here for two hours On
she don't even think OF opening 1t t
see what's inside" complained Nj
Riggs, but entirely without reproact
IT'S her business. joe" said Nj
Dawes, pulling hard at his cigar.
Maybe some ones dead" said MI
Riggs, dolorously.
Like as not" said his friend, "bu
what of it?"
What of it, you infernal-but, o,
cuse me, Danbury, won't say It. It
| ,u.tre, tho rules Cod hIpss 'prn RIl