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CHAPTER Xxx.
A Sisters Story.

II she hesitated outside the room to
summon the courage to face the man
who would demand so much of her,
there was nothing In her manner now
to indicate that such had been the
case. She approached him without a
symptom Of nervousness or irresolu-
ton. Her dark eyes met his without
wavering and there was purpose In
them.
She devoted single glance of sur
prise to the uncurtained window on en-
tering the door and an instant later
scrutinized the floor with unmistakable
interest as II expecting to find some
thing there to account for his motive
in admitting The glare of lght-some-
thing to confound and accuse her. But
there was no fear or apprehensiveness
in the look She was not afraid.
Brood remained standing, a little be-
yond the bread ray of light, expecting
her to advance into its full, revealing
glare. She stopped, however, in the
shadow opposite. 1t was he who moved
forward into the light, and there was a
deep searching look in his eyes. In an
instant 1t was gone; he had satisfied
himself. The curious experience of the
morning had been a phantasm, an II.
fusion, mockery There was moth.
ing in this woman's smoldering ewes
to suggest the soft, luminous lowell.
ness of Matildes. He drew a long.
deep breath of relief.
She had put on rather plain white
blouse, open at the neck. The cuffs
were rolled up nearly to The elbows.
evidence that she had been using her
hands in some active employment and
had either forgotten or neglected IN 70.
store the sleeves to their proper posi.
ton A chic black walking-skirt lent
to her trim, erect figure suggestion
of girlishness.
Her arms hung straight down at her
sides. Imply it would have seemed at
first glance. but in reality they were
rigid.
Il have come, as said would" she
said, after long, tense silence. Her
voice was low, huskier than ever, but
without tremor of excitement. you
did not say you would wait for me
here, but knew you would do so The
hour of reckoning has come. We
must pay, both of us am not fright
ened by YOUR silence. James. nor am |
afraid of what you may say or do
First of all, it is expected that Frederic
will die. Doctor Holder has proclaimed
It. He is a great surgeon He ought
ta kaAu- LII Ia dnesAA't Ganw-AA HAn
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serpent in his masters house, but the
serpent change before his eye and he
become the slave. She speak to him
on the voice of the wind and he obey.
1t is the law. Kismet! His master
have of wives two. Two, sahib-the
living and the dead. They speak with
Ranjab today and he obey"
There was dead silence in the room
for many minutes after the remarkable
utterances of the mystic. The two
men, master and man, looked into each
others eyes and spoke no more, yet
something passed between them.
"The sahibah has sent Roberts for
priest" said the Hindu at last.
"A priest? But | am not Catholic
nor Frederic"
Madam is. The servants are say
Ing that the priest will be here too
late. They are wondering why you
have not already killed me, sahib."
"Killed you too?"
They are now saying that the last
stroke Of the gong, sahib, was the
death sentence for Ranjab. 1t called
me here to be slain by you. l have
told them all that fired the"
60 down at once, my friend" said
Brood, laying his hand on the mans
shoulder. Let them SCI that do not
blame you, even though we permit
them to believe this lie of ours. Go,
my friend!"
The man bent his head and turned
away. Near the door he stopped stock
still and listened intently.
"The sahibah comes"
"Ay, she said she would come to me
here" said Brood, and his jaw hard
ened. Holder sent for me, Ranjab, an
hour ago, but-he was conscious then.
His eyes we're open. IL could not
look into them. There would have |
been hatred in them-hatred for me |
and II could not go. was a coward. |
Yes, a coward after all. She would |
have been there to watch me as | |
cringed. was afraid of what l might |
do to her then"
He is not conscious now, sahib,"
said the Hindu slowly.
STILL" said the other, COMPRISING
his lips, 81 am afraid am afraid.
God, Ranjab, you do not know what it
means to be coward! YOU"
And yet, sahib, you are brave
enough to stand on the spot where he
his blood flowed-and that
Is not what coward would do"
The door opened and closed swiftly
and he was gone. Brood allowed his
dull, wondering gaze to sink to his
feet. He was standing on the spot
where Frederic had fallen. There was
no blood there now. The rug had been
renewed and before his own eyes, the
sSift-moving Hindu had washed the
floor and table and put the room in or
der. All this seemed ages ago. Since
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aearr He does not know. ! shan not

hearT He does not know. ! shall moi
let him die"
"One moment, II you please" said
her husband coldly. "You may spare
me the Theatres. Moreover, we will
not discuss Frederic. What we have
to say to each other has little to do
with that poor wretch downstairs. This
Is your hour of reckoning, not his.
Bear that"
You are very much mistaken" she
interrupted, her gaze growing more
fixed than before. HE is part of our
reckoning. He is the one great char
acter in this miserable, unlooked-for
tragedy. Will you be so kind as to
draw those curtains? And do me the
honor to allow me to sit in your pres
ence." There was infinite scorn in her
voice. 81 am very tired. l have not
been idle. Every minute Of my waking
hours belongs to your son, James
Brood-but owe this half-hour to YOU
You shall know the truth about me, as
l know 1t about you. l did not count
on this hour ever being a part of my
life, but 1t has to be, and l shall face
1t without weeping over what might
have been. Will you draw the cur
tains?"
He hesitated moment and then
1erked the curtains together, shutting
out the pitiless glare.
"Will you be seated-there?" he
said quietly, pointing to chair at the
end of the table.
She switched on the light in the big
lamp but instead of taking the chair
indicated, sank into one on the oppo-
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that time he had barred his soul to the
smirking Buddha and, receiving no
consolation from the SNUG image, had
violently cursed the thing. Since then
he had waited-he had waited for
many things to happen. He knew all
that took place below stairs. He knew
when Lydia came and he denied him.
self to her The coming of the police,
the nurses and the anesthetician. and
later on, Mrs. John Desmond and the
reporters-all this he had known. for
he had listened at crack in the open
door. And he had heard his wife's
calm, authoritative voice in the hall be-
low, giving directions. Now for the
first time he looked about him and felt
himself attended by ghosts. In that
instant he came to hate this once-loved
room, this cherished retreat, and all
that 1t contained, He would never set
his foot inside of its four walls again.
1t was filled with ghosts!
On the corner of the table Law a
great heap of manuscript-the story of
his life up to the escape from Lhasa,
The sheets of paper had been scat
tered over the fooI by the ruthless
hand of the surgeon. but now they
were back in perfect order, replaced
oy another hand He thought of the
maj chapter that would have TO be
written II he went on with the journal.
u would have to be written. for It was
'he tue story OF bis 'ua An asaASa
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site side of the table, with the mellow
light full upon her lovely, serious face.
sit there" she said, signifying the
chair he had requested her to take.
please sit down." she went on impa.
tiently, as he continued to regard her
forbiddingly from his position near the
window.
Il shall be better able to say what l
have to say standing" he said signif-
cantly.
do you expect me to plead with you
for forgiveness" she inquired, with an
unmistakable look of surprise.
you may save yourself the humilia.
ton of such"
But you are very gravely mistaken"
she interrupted. 81 shall ask nothing
of you"
Then we need not prolong the"
u have come to explain, not to
plead" she went on resolutely. 81 want
to tell you why married you. You
will not find it a pleasant story, nor
will you be proud of your conquest. 1t
will not be necessary for you to turn
me out Of your house. l entered 1t
with the determination to leave 1t in
my own good time. think you would
better sit down."
He looked at her fixedly for a mo-
ment, as If striving to materialize a
thought that lay somewhere in the
back Of his mind. He was vaguely
conscious of an impression that he
could unravel all this seeming mystery
without suggestion from her II given
the time to concentrate his mind on
the vague, hazy suggestion that tor
mented his memory.
He sat down opposite her, and rest
ed his arms on the table. The lines
about his mouth were rigid, uncompro-
missing, but there was look of wonder
in his eyes.
She leaned forward in her chair, the
better to watch the changing express
sion in his eyes as she progressed with
her story. Her hands were clenched
tightly under the tables edge.
you are looking into my eyes-as
you have looked a hundred times" she
said after moment There is some.
thing in them that has puzzled you
since the night when you looked into
them across that great ballroom in
London. You have always felt that
they we're not new to you, that you
have had them constantly in front of
you for ages. Do you remember when
you first saw me, James Brood?"
He stared, and his eyes widened. 81
never saw you in my life until that
night in London, /"
Look closely. Isn't there something
more than doubt in your mind as you
look into them now?"
81 confess that have always been
puzzled by-by something cannot I'M
derstand in But all this leads to
he broke off harshly. I'VE
are not here to mystify- each other but
to"
ITO explain mysteries, that's It, Of
course. You are looking What do
you see? Are you not sure that you
looked into my eyes long, long ago?
Are there not moments when my voice
is familiar to you, when II speaks TO |
you out Of"
He sat up. rigid as block of stone
Yes, by heaven. have felt it all |
alonE TOdE. | was cnnElnGA6 tAst !
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swiftly TO the table in another IN
slant the work of many months would
have been torn to bits OF waste paper.
But his hand was stayed Someone
had stopped outside his door. He could
not hear sound and yet he knew that
hand was on the heavy latch. He sud
denly recalled his remark to the old
men, He would have to write the final
chapter after all.
He waited. He knew that she was
| out there. collecting all of her strength
for the coming interview. She was
fortifying herself against the crisis
that was so near at hand. To his own
surprise and distress Of mind, he found
himself trembling and suddenly de-
prived of the fierce energy that he had
stored up for the encounter. He won
dered whether he would command the
situation after all, Notwithstanding his
righteous charge against her. She had
wantonly sought to entlce Frederic
che had planned to dishonor her hus-
band-she had proved herself unwhole-
some and false and her heart was evil!
And yet he wondered whether he
would be able to stand his ground
against her.
So far she had ruled. At the outset
he had attempted to assert his au-
thority as the master Of the house in
this trying, heart-breaking hour, and
she had calmly waved him aside His
first thought had been to take his
proper place at the bedside of his vic
tim and there to remain until the end,
but she had said: you are not to go
in. You have done enough for one day.
If he must die, let 1t be in peace and
not in fear. You are not to go in,"
and he had crept away to hide! He re-
her words later on when |
Holder sent for him to come down.
Not in fear" she had said.
On the edge OF the table, where 1t |
had reposed since Doctor Holder
dropped 1t there, was the small photo
graph Of Matilde. He had not touched
It, but he had bent over 1t for many
minutes at time, studying the sweet,
never-to-be-forgotten, and yet curiously
unfamiliar features Of that long-ago
loved one. He looked,at 1t now as he
waited for the door to open, and his
thoughts leaped back to the last
glimpse he had ever had Of that ador-
ible face. Then II was white with de-
'pair and misery-here 1t looked up at
him with smiling eyes and the languor
If unbroken tranquility.
He clenched his strong, lean hands
o keep them from shaking. A new
Wonder filled him as he allowed HIS
yes to measure the distance to the
loor and to sweep the strong, powerful
rame that trembled and was cold. He
vas a giant in strength and yet he
rembled at the approach of this slen-,
Ter, frail creature who paused at his
rates to gather courage for the attack!
lie was sorely afraid and he could not
his fear With one of his
inewy hands he could crush the life
tut of her slim, white throat-and yet
lie was afraid of her-physically afraid
# her.
Suddenly he realized that the room
vas quite dark. He dashed to the win
low and threw aside the broad, thick
A stream of afternoon sun
hine rushed into the room. He would
ave light this time; he would not be
deceived by the darkness, as he had
'een once before. This time he would
zee her face plainly. There should be
10 sickenlng illusion. He Strengthened
lis tall figure and waited for the door
o open.
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Notice of Sheriffs Sale.

In the District Court within and for the
city and county OF Denver, state of
Colorado. No. 60282. Division A.
The Biiou Kanch Company, acorpora.
ton, plaintiff, VS.. Ernest g. Miller and
Daniel B. Ellis, defendants.
Under and by virtue OF decree and
order of sale entered in the District
Court within and for The city and coun-
ty of Denver, state of Colorado, on the
oath day OF September. A. ID. 1915, where
in it is decreed that there is due the
above named plaintiff, the Biiou Ranch
Company, from the above named defend
ant, Ernest q. Miller, on certain notes
and mortgage securing the same, the
sum Of thirteen hundred fifty-nine dol
lars and thirty seven cents lsl, ,359.37),
and in and by virtue of said decree and
order Of sale, I, lhe undersigned, Perry
Davis, sheriff of the county Of Gilbert
state of Colorado, am authorized, en-
powered and directed to expose for sale
certain property, hereinafter described
at public auction, after giving notice oi
F! the time and place OF said sale, accord
I ing to the course and practice OF law re
Iating to sales OF real property undei
execution, for the purpose OF realizing
| the amount SO decreed due the plaintiff
as aforesaid. with interest, costs, dis
bursements and commissions on said sale
Now, therefore, under and by virtue
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Rock Butte

Paul Walker went to Denver Sunday
Mr.. Hand is putting a foundation un-
der Geo. Dederick's house.
G. Bentley and sons have completed a
neat new addition to their barn.
Mrs. c. f. Wight, Mrs. Ray Jones
Mrs. Roy McKissick and Miss Coressell
spent Friday with Mrs. Fred Bush.
G. F. Wight has torn down the log
house on the old Jones ranch and re
placed it with garage and granary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mayberry went to
Aurora, Monday. Will Faber is doing
the baching stunt during their absence
Mrs. Ray Jones and son came up from
Parker, Thursday, to visit until Satur.
day afternoon with Mrs. Roy McKissick
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mayberry, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Miller motored to Univer.
sity Park Sunday to visit Mr.. and Mrs
Canfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Jones and childran, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Jones and son spent Sunday
at the Wight home.
Paul and Ralph Jones made trip tc
Elizabeth, Monday, to take Mr.. Hands
house moving outfit to the Jones ranch
but were unable to gel it owing to Mr.
Hand being otherwise engaged.
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Eastonville News

The grain season is on in earnest; seven
car loads being shipped in the last few
days.
Mr.. j. III. Ragsdale has installed gas
oline engine at his pump and now has
running cold water in his hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Parenteau OF Cen
trail City, Colo, visited over Wednesday
and Thursday with their son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.and Mrs. L. A. Parenteau.
We expected severe snow storm yes
terday, but it seemed to pass US up
Our cold north wind is still with US, but
we can stand that IL the SHOW will only
blow by for few weeks.
Mr. Charles Barnett, brother OF Mrs
j. II. Ragsdale, is visiting her and help
ing do the odd jobs around the tore
Charley was raised in this vicinity ano
was glad to get back to the place wller'
he spent his childhood days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. p. Altvste of Cen
trail City, Colo, visited over s. inday ant
Monday with the latter's br other ant
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Pare nteau, c,u
G. & s. station agent. Mr.. A ltvater j
the county treasurer of Gils5n county
The Kinney family left yasi erday to
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BIuebird Cleo Club

The entertainment given by the Blue
bird Glee club, November 5, was a grand
success, everyone having splendid time,
and hope the club will entertain again
in the near future.
A program was given which was duly
applauded, after which all entered in a
"Yarn" contest, Miss Anderson receiving
first prize and George Gibson second.
Ladies names attached to yarn was
auctioned and brought good prices.
The proceeds of this entertainment
will be used to improve the interior of
the "Siam" school house.
We understand the next entertain
ment will be given at the Fondis church,
the proceeds to go toward new church
organ.
1t was announced that the club was
willing to receive more members on con.
dition they pay l0c per member. Come
on, let US join them and spread happi-
ness while we can.
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Cameron Notes.

Howard Richardson was helping Burk
hart and son thresh last Monday.
Miss Nellie Cole was an over Sunday
visitor at the c. E. Brown home.
John Christian has been having some
carpenter work done by F. McCluskey
ID. P. Pottenger and family we're call
ers at Archie Richardson's last Sunday.
@. E. Brown was Denver passenger
last Tuesday, accompanying shipment
OF stock.
Broer Guthals had the misfortune OF
losing several head of yearlings recently
by black leg.
FL. Hoppmann has his new building
nearly completed and expects to give a
dance in same when finished.
Mr.. Weller and son Albert are busy
hauling hay and sheaf oats from the
Georgia ranch north of Cameron.
Archie Richardson last week sold to
Dd Grin twenty four head of cattle and
delivered them in Ebert last Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Christian and the Misses
Paula Rindskopf and Lucille Quinlan
were entertained at the Richardson home
last Sunday.
Charles Litherland bought load of
potatoes OF Adolph .Kunze few days
ago. Adolph raised fine crop of the
tubers this season.
Ernie Jones Of Elizabeth was bust
ness caller at Wm. Clugy's, one day this
week, trying to interest him in and show
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OF said decree and order OF foreclosure
and sale, public notice is hereby given
that !, Perry Davis, sberiff Of the county
OF Ebert. state OF Colorado, will. on
Wednesday, the 10Th day OF December,
A. d. 1915, at the hour OF ten o'clock in
the forenoon Of said day, at the front
door Of the county court house in the
town OF kiowa, county of Elbert and
state OF Colorado, sell and dispose of, at
public auction, to the highest and best
bidder for cash in hand, the following
described property, situate, lying and
being in the county OF Ebert, state OF
Colorado, to-wit; The northwest quar-.
ter tNWlQ OF section twenty five (25)..
township nine t9l south, range sixty 1901,
west of the sixth principcl meridian, or
80 much thereof as may be necessary to
pay and discharge the hereinabove men
toned indebtedness, with interest there
on at per cent per annum from the oath
day Of September, 1915, to the date OF
said sale and costs, expenses and com
missions OF sale.
That upon the making Gf said sale
shall give to the purchaser or purchasers
OF said property certificate OF purchase,
similar In form to that required to be
given by sherltfs in the case OF sales OF
real estate under execution under the
provisions of the laws OF the state OF
Coloradn, showing that unless the said
property so sold shall be redeemed be-
fore the expiration of the period of re-
demption allowed by law, /, or my sue
cesSor in office, shall execute and deliver
to the holder or holders OF said certih-
cate OF purchase good and sufficient
deed OF conveyance to the property so
sold, t.hich deed shall vest in the grantee
or grantees thereof good and sufficient
title in fee simple to the property SO sold,
against the defendants in said cause aud
ench OF them and all persons claiming
hy, through or under them or any OF
them, and upon the execution and de-
livery Of SAID deed the grantee or gran
tees thereof shall be entitled to the i'm
mediate posse session OF said property SO
sold; all in accordance with said decree
and order OF foreclosure and sale.
Dateu at Kiowa, Colorado, this Both
day OF September, A. ID. 1915.
PERRY DAVIS,
Sheriff Of Gilbert county, Colo.
BY GEO A. FAHRIoS, Under Sheriff
First publication, Nov. ~; last publi-
cation Dec. 10, 1915.
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Eondis and Vicinity

J. S. Ghcen bought the Petit place
Of Sol Budy.
Col. McGill went to Ebert Friday for
load Of coal.
wnI. Duffy went to EIbert for load
Of coal last Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Collins made trip to
Ebert Wednesday.
Miss Lucy Corlew attended Grange in
Ebert last Saturday.
Josey Janner is hauling building ma
terial for their house.
Fred Josepeit and Josey tanner killed
two coyotes last Sunday.
DR.. Chandler was called Sunday to see
Mrs. Lawrence Conarroe, who was i'll.
Alfred Maui and family and teacher,
Miss Nelson, autoed to Calhan Saturday.
Mr.. Tanner, who makes his home in
Denver, came out last Thursday to visit
his ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Warner and Jim
Harper and family visited at Geo. Con
arroes last Sunday.
Mrs. W. s. Thompsons nephew, Hollis
Lauphear Of Grand Junction, Colo, is
visiting at the Thompson ranch.
Sergeant and Mrs. Walter G. Reff OF
Fort Logan, Colo, autoed out to visit
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thompson last week
r. w. Olsen, son Rudolph and George
Harlow took corn to Ebert Wednesday
George Conarroe oats, and j. s. Gheen
wheat.
The Ladies Aid, which met with the
Misses Corlew last Thursday, was well
attended. Those present were Mrs
Fickel, Mrss Den Baldwin, Mrs. Sleek
Mrs. Stills, Mrs. Good, Mrs. Gheen and
Mrs. Olsen.
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From District az
(By Persimmons.)


Mesdames Squires, Blakely and Clark
took in the Ebert Ladies' Aid.
We've had cold spell 1t makes us
wonder what became of our summers :
wages.
Ed Clark has gone with his threshing
outfit, intending to stay for the rest Of
the season.
Good many are thru threshing. No
reason why they shouldn't with the
smoke of three machines in sight.
Geo. Gresham is putting in new CO
ment foundation, preparatory for a new
barn which he will build in the near
future.
Mrs. Ed Clark spent the week end in
Elizabeth visiting Mrs. w. I. Potter, and
visiting with a good many old timers
who were at her home to enjoy good
dinner.
Our school is getting ready for Box
Social about Thanksgiving time. Our
entertainment in connection with it will
be burn-dinger. Come and see for
yourself. Bring box and some money.
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their new home in Kansas, with the ex-
ception Of Fred and his family, who will
remain month or two. They took two
car loads OF their fine steers with them
to stock the new farm. Much success,
people.
All the ladies are very much excited
now days. Reason? j. II. Ragsdale Is
giving four votes with each one dollar
purchase of merchandise and eight votes
with one dollar purchase of dry goods
The lady having the most votes on Jan.
uary 81, 1916, will receiver late mode
free sewing machine. The machine is
now on exhibit In his window.