Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-10-01

It was two now-it was thru.
morning. 1t began to grow Ii,sa Q.
was daylight when the Soma ~.
automobile wasSheard. II stow %
fore the house and Austin ro rpsu
Daisy up to the door.
Robert stood on the thresbo,.
ing them. u
Daisy sprang toward him ANA
coiied from the look on his faoa
You did not expect me till tn.
row." he said grimly. N
Robert, dear. there was On
dent" sec
Where are the rest?"
I'VE saw them home by eleven
were on the way back when tbo -.
dent"
'TIl talk to you, Clark" said ,.
ert. What have you to saw
thief, you"
Listen. Robert; you are mis,,,.
The car broke down, and"
You lie! You planned this ~,
ing 1 would not be home. l have raa
letter to my wife, you curl" ivy
Whatever you have to saw cn
said when we are alone, not
of your wife"
Daisy stared, horror-stricken =, q
pair. Had Robert no reason left ~
ran to him again, she tried to sDs.s
She ciasped her arms about him =
flung her, staggering, away.
I'm ready to meet you when a.,
where you will, but 1 will not helm "
to humiliate your wife" cried Anss'
Meanwhile I'll take the car bach :
the garage"
I'll be ready for you when Won y
tuTn," cried Robert wildly.
Daisy saw Austin driving ava,
She shrank from her husband in (
creasing fear, clutching the crvh,
child. Would he never believe? !,
was pacing the porch like a madmm
oblivious of her presence. She trs
to enter the house. The door M
been locked by Susan, ensconced grn
ly behind the curtains, her thin Inn
dropping at the corners, set in a s,s
donic smile.
Presently the sound of footsteps VA
heard. It was Austin returning. h
the sight Of him Robert seemed b
stiffen into a statue.
Austin came toward them.
See here" he began more easI,
'if you'll only let me explain. It wa
an"
With an inarticulate cry Robs
pulled a revolver from his pocket AMI
fired. Austin staggered and druppd
The ball had pierced his heart.
For an instant Daisy stared speea
1essly at the murderer; the next IN
snatched up the child and ran WHd
along the road into the marshes
She ran, gasping and Sobbing, I'd
she had left the village far beha
her. And day came up, lurd All
scorching, and the sun beat down
her. She ran till she could go
farther The child, which had cesal
to cry. had become a dead weight d
her arms.
At last, looking about her, she sT
only the marsh and forest, and fmt
the distance, a little blur against a
sea, Seabury.
And she realized that all this h
been prepared for her, and that
was part of the same evil thing wha
had entered her life that afternOa
when she wrenched her foot in h
elevator Nothing remained noW-s
cept death.
She sank down by the rOadsa
Vaguely she was aware that the sA
curtain of trees across the way COZ
ceRled a little cottage. The pre-
ence Of humanity impelled her Qua
more to rise. She would go down
the sea and end their two lives then
far from all eyes. She rose.
A man was coming out of the @
tage. He was approaching her
stood before her and placed his hand
on her shoulders. She looked intoa
face of William Wright.
a.
At a glance he understood that
same Nemesis had followed Do
There was no need for question:
He had seen Austin pass in his mon
car the day before, and he had rA
Daisy's and Roberts names ana
those of the newly arrived
Come with me- My mother SVD
ing to welcome you" he said.
He led her into the cottage