Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-06-01
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white-faced, through the silent house
hurried on along the narrow gardel
paths, and suddenly slackened hi
pace as he approached the thick shrub
berry beyond. The sound of voice
came to his ear. Creeping forward h
cautiously parted the branches. There
screened from the world about them
Palidori stood gazing down into hi
wifes eyes.
81 cannot give you the key hi
heard her say. my husband still ha.
It,"
"Then what can we do?" asked the
Italian.
Il will give it to you tonight. II
will be safer then" was the quaver
ing answer.
Then you must give me more than
the key" murmured Palidori.
Golden, dropping back, staggered
away like stricken animal and heard
no more. His last hope had withered
out. The worst was known. He re-
entered his home, like a man in a
dream. He sat gray-faced at his desk,
sweat Of agony beading his great
body. Then, after an hour of silent
wrestling with his soul, the natural
belligerency of the fighting man awak-
ened in him. Seeing only one course
before him, he sent CURLY for three
of his retainers, three huge negroes
whom he knew he could trust. To
each Of these he handed out belt and
holster containing revolver Then
he briefly and coldly gave his orders.
This island" he grimly announced,
makes it's own laws!"
And late that night, when the hour
for his intervention drew nearer, he
was almost able to exult in finding
something against which to centralize
all his earlier vague suspicious. He
moved with both calmness and pre-
cision He showed the quick instinct
of the trained hunter In seeking cover
behind the heavy portieres, for the
French window beside him command
ed view of both the library within
and the moonlit garden without. And
along the shrubbery of this garden he
soon detected Palidori stealing, car
rying a traveling-bag in his hand and
a coat over his arm. Through the soft
ly lighted library, minute later, the
figure of Goldens wife slowly ad
vanced. She crept out through the
French windows, which stood open,
stepped down into the garden, and
passed on through the shrubbery to
where Palidori stood waiting in the
shadows.
The watching husband could see the
two come together, he could hear the
of whispering voices, he could
see Palidoris hand go out and clasp
the woman's.
81 will not go alone. 1 love you,
and want you to be happy!"
The woman's answer could not be
heard. But Palidori, stepping sudden
ly forward, clasped her in his arms,
and forced back her head until his
lips smothered the cry that rose to
her own.
1t was then that the planter stamped
On the wooden floor, not with mere
rage, but as a signal to his waiting
He could hear his wife's
,all for help, for already his three
huge negroes had darted through the
pushes and surrounded Palidori.
The Italian, drawing his revolver
rs he wheeled about, found his fire.
Irm suddenly knocked from his hand.
even before Golden could reach him
lie was seized and overpowered and |
leld a prisoner. The master of the |
manor, once his path was plain, was |
lot given to hesitation.
"Tie up that man." was his curt
Command, land take him to the manor
Then Golden turned to his wife.
you will come with mel" he said,
s he pointed towards the open
'rench windows.
1t was not until she reached the
enter Of the lighted room that she
1rned and regarded him with wound
d yet pleading eyes.
you have dishonored my home,
nd my name. That leaves you only
ne thing to do. You will go from
nat home" he cried, with increasing
assion. Il want you to go, and go
ow, and never cross my path again."
Waltz she cried, with her hand
n her heart. Listen to-"
1T is too late for words, l said I'm
l you leave this house, l cannot
reathe in it." M
But did nothing wrong. Oh, God,
I had only known! If L"
Il want you to gol" he repeated.
Golden's hand trembled as she
assed out through the door, but 9TH
wise he gave no sign of the feelings
vaying him.
He took q great breath, strobe
cross the room, passed down the 81
mt hall, and threw open the mas
We oak door that led to the manor
sllars.
These cellars were . series of
oomy chambers, almost dungeonlike
/ the massiveness of their walls, a
,lic of the older slave days when I
yindward island was both distribut- l
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