Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-16
cHApTER v1-Ccontinued).

AhtA ~ VIVA ti'1 fPS ~
this closet the week before, III order 10
nang therein her Sunday gowns, whose
front breadth was covered with grease
spots, thickIy overlaid with French
chalk. The French chalk had done its
work and removed the grease spots,
and now lay thicl,iy on the floor
OF tho closet, but the imprisoned bride
groom did not know that, and he sat
down quite naturally to rest from his
unusual eXartions. and to reflect on
what could be done next. The immedi-
at.~preaent passed rapidly in review.
lie could not afford more than 10 min
uLes 70 get out Of this hole. He ought
to be on the way to the church at once.
There was no knowing what nonsense
Celia might get into her hcad IL he de-
layed. lie had known her since her
childhood, and she had always scorned
MIN. The hold he had upon her now
WaB like a rope of sand, but only he
knew that. IL he could but knock that
old door down! VI he only hadn't hung
up his coat In the closet! IL the man
who built the house only hadn't put
such a fool catch on the door! When
he got out he would take time to chop
1t off! IL only he had u little more
room. n a little more air! 1t was
sitting! Great beads of perspiration
went rolling down his hot forehead, and
hiH wet collar made IL cool band about
MIS- neck. lie wondered IL he had an
other clean collar Of that particular
style with him. Ii he only could get
out OF this nccursed place! Where were
oil the people? Why vas everything
10 still? Would they never come and
let him out?
He reflected that he had told the jan
lltOr ne would occupy the room with his
pasgage for two or three weeks per-
maps. but he expected to go away on a
trip this very evening. The janitor
would not think 1t strange il he did
moi appear. How would 1t be to stay
here and die? Horrible thought!
He jumped up from the floor and
his howlings and gyrations once
70 be entertained by u panorama of his
past ltfa. which Is always unpleasantly
IN evidence mt such times. Fin and
clear IN the darkness of the closet stood
out the nicely laid scheme of deviltry
by which he had contrived to be at last
Wllhln reach OF a coveted fortune.
occasionally would come the frantic
hough that Just through this little
mishap OF a foolish clothespress catch
nc might even yet lose 1t. The fraud
and tricltery by which he had an heir
ess in his power did not trouble him
e. Y as the thought OF losing her
~ least of losing the fortune. He must
have that fortune. for he was deep in
dept. and--but then he would refuse to
think. and get up to batter at his pris-
on door again.
TOUR hours ms prison wallis enclosed
am, win lnky ~blackness all around
save for q ain glimmer of light, which
marked the well fitted base OF the door
as the night outside drew on. He had
lightcd3t gas when he began dressing,
for the room mad already been filed
Will ana now, II began to
sssli ~ " ina slfeak OF ilickerinfs gas
light was tee only thing that saved him
from losing his mind.
somewhere from out Of the dim shad-
w . 8 evolxea Itself ana gazed at
nm. 2 nasssard tace will piercing hol-
,oW eyes amt despair written upon il.
s'eproacHe MN with a sin he thought
VII plsottea, lie sarank back In hor-
.1r aii p;s VIZ tar ro,a paersplratio stood u
upoh ms io!eLeau, for inc eyes We're
~ eyes % Ine man whose name he
LAu Ioigeu upon a note involving trust
money u Years before: and the man.. a
lunss. hinuly, creature had
su!Isreu t.s penalty IN q prison cell un-
sn., a usa.aa a ~ I'VE years ago..
s.u.itI.ilies = n.snt IN the nrst years
49, ~ ms crime t.sat ,iace haunted
slin. al q intervals when
ne was piottlng some particularly shady
Means O adding 70 MS ncome, until he
sad resoaweu 10 luTn over a new leaf,
ny ac.uuhy saw up or two
y sslsslnss ,as. pelnS unscrupuious to
R,xT 4 iNer sfaa1{rrr - v.~tn.
~ e'us iselsng OF oeinE ~Virtuous, But
: Mas iolg SINGS the race haa come.
-. .aa NV saa.iea !. IN MS mind that the
aasery was merely q patch OF wild
oa.s Mhach ne nag soWn IN his youth.
so.n.a,.s M !. = ~ rssIe.led. ous not too
naaaselt no e grown 70 feel that. 1t
Mas Mure Wy Worlds Iault Tor not Civ
,aS w.aa re Wanted than his own for
ge.hs = nnrll.sss old man IN prison.
~ .i,s :. snaame ~ q Kliied the old
a.an ~ Knew Motning. nor could lave
s uauSssaoou 4, .l me actual punishment
. - was s..i,lsMt apEeaied 70 MIN. He
Was w. oMe tlas nad 70 pc Taught with
s,,,,,a sa y ,,, a. ! & .nsn oniy kept straight
..,t - ~ M ~ q. s,si..
n.rs q TN M ,d tp;c Ma :. very near and Vivid
s'e IN ~ NY ny , l.t 1 it was like
~ at y stths ne . aise., pare, coid. black. .
svtff i themght sss .a ! to pierce MN
y VA. msss W ..s.s =. .mc NV. !. MS Is what you
~ wn.,. f,,rn a,r.,r,ts. - your .urn now. lt
9tI,sv * soa ianlsn. Nealsr ana nearer
thsy ~ 81 Ndn yn'i ista ,h ~ nas own. unit!
iiiiie sinfu IoM son, nhs ana nls, very SOU. his
Daiisdsaf the~siittixness and .Im man nars ap p
WI ii they saw. s.'ilsss = 'ie'1iness OF
shs,ne. To- the eyes read ia sorts - kh Rev