The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1916-03-23

forts Of all, when she had encountered
Arthur face to face at the costume ball.
Arthur had reluctantly concluded
Blair and Vivian had meant well, but
it began to dawn upon him that Du-
rand was responsible for the drug ad
diction that now mastered him.
He had better have let me die"
Arthur confessed to Blair. IL shall get
ride Of him and his creature, De Vaux,
and you and Vivian will help me cure
myself. won't you, Blair? want to 90
back to Esther clean and whole. will
divide all have with you and Vivian
IL you will only help me. Say you
will!' And Arthur clung to Blair and
pleaded, and Blair glibly promised.
Handsomely paid for his services,
good and bad, Durand affected to philO-
sophically accept his dismissal. He
proposed lone good night of it, before
he left with De Vaux for the east. and
the one good night took the form Of a
poker game in the Powell library.
In RlcnmOnQ, at the hlVerVleW Saul-
tarium, Hagar had almost wholly re-
covered The clot upon her brain
caused by the cruel blow Blair had
struck her had been absorbed. Her
memory came back to her. But the
death, after stroke of paralysis, Of
Blair's mother and meditation during
her convalescence had brOadened Ha-
gar's gypsy nature to a disposition Of
forgiveness.
The sorrow she had undergone in the
disappointment Arthur, her prOtiigate
son, had been to her also chastened
Hagar's proud spirit.
Through Esther's letters she now
knew that Arthur In all his wealth
and luxury had surrounded himself
with evil company and that Blair and
the adventures. Vivian MarstOn, were
among his familiars and parasites.
But one thing she did not know, and
that was Arthur had fallen into the
clutches Of the drug habit. Reunited
at the sanitarium. Hagar and Esther
embraced and wept when they spoke
Of Arthur.
1T is greed that has changed him."
said Hagar softly. Money greed
that was his fathers curse"
And Hagars mind reverted to that
dreadful night Of physical and mental
anguish when Arthur had been born
to her, and his unnatural father. the
dead Matt Harding, had sold his new
born child to Colonel Stanley to fur
ther the family ambitions and family
hatreds Of the Stanleys.
1T was money greed that led poor
Luke Lowell 70 revolt and evil courses"
continued Hagar. II am happy to
know that Luke is contrite Of heart in
all save his present desire for ven-
geance on Arthur and his associates,
who have betrayed and imprisoned
him ungenerously, as he thinks"
HE Is very hitter to them." muir
INJURED Esther. HE asks your forgive
uess. mother dear, and longs to return
and serve you faithfully again. But
he will not be stirred from his deter
mination to have vengeance"
Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord;
[ will repay" said Hagar softly as
her hands subconsciously closed upon
the Bible she was holding In her lap.
I'VE will return home. to your home.
my dear child. to Stanley hall" whis-
pered Hagar when Nhe regained her
composure There we will discuss
the plans I have long meditated upon
since my recovery ANIL in your abb
sence.
Perhaps this good friend will 60
with us and give us the benefit of his
able counsel" And she turned to the
sympathetic. eccentric Nnglhh lawyer.
who had accompanied Esther from
the west. and again thanked him
brokenly for his kindness to and his
protection of Esther
~ s.'.s
On a prison roof In faRaway Cali
fornia Quabba. burning his fingers with
plumbers furnace. was receiving q
verbal castigation from Cesare. the
italian contractor.
"you . nns bunA reofsrr' the con.