Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-15
CHAPTER TX.



The dgss89r aaa ttsr affiarrs ug tkr
law entered fAe oafeg office. In srdte
u tUe brave words that had been
speksu ny the woman, the iaGn could
only @@e i1ux parting nBd sa UaceE-
tain fyaiurs ne ryaliEed IL the more
when obi Colonel IiiineycY5h entered
ttts. Ftsata Ia the wake af the others
After f.s haa recovered himself he had
hurried Jo ths station Ia tfn5e 80 catch
she near tEHlu epd had cosne to New
Yarg. realizing at once whore his
daughter n4ast have gone
My Gather is dead" said Meade as
yhe aoesor aad Chs officers 0f the law
tsagDtasa. st,e hady of the ODD man.
Tsha sssu had eyes fnr $50 one Snt the
aid eoi5.s,al. .sghe Failure of the bridge
bas broken hts heart: my fRIiure, III
tetssr say"
n understand, said iIlingwurth. '.iIt
rs grrtunatp, NoaEd rather have died
than hag. seen uuy soa 81 mlne
! fereea to confess criminal lneeiupe-
sency Ike yours
fstGeg,~ said the gtri with a reSc-
tuition and tirtnness sinEularly lise his
nwa. Z cant itear sou speak this WY,
gad viii aat
'sI1o yoa go with him or do you not T.
l:thutadesecs the ctssonel.
/ II VIVA Meade whn answered for her.
"shn goes with you. love her and
She saeFs me, bat I won't drag her
down itz my rgIn.''
Il am glad To see honor and deeency
are In VEG still, said the colonel, .eSen
il yoa arg Incompetent"
If yns say another word to hian I
viii ne~sr 10 with you as long as l
I've, J" flashed out Helen IllEngworth
Il deserve all shat ne can say. Your
dayy is with him. Good-by," said
/ S1rade
And L shall see you agalng"
-.t'f cuarse. Nsw you must go with
yoar father"
| Ftssen nltngworth turned TO the colo
mas
| 4 shall 20 with you because he bids
:1te. not because"
! whatever tie reason" said the old
sesssieF. ''you go.T He paused a mo.
NEXT, lisoising from the dead man to
Jlae hYtag one. Meade" he exclaimed
az hast, Il am sorry for your father. ]
ara sorry for yon. Good-by, and !
never want to see gou or hear OF you
again. Come, Helen"
4 The woman stretched out her hand
reward her lever as her father took
ker by the arm. Meade looked s.t her q
moment and then turned away delib
erately as if to mark the final sever
ance.
( With bent head and beating heart
she followed her father ont of tbs
room. There he had to fight off tht
reporters. He denied that his daugh
ter was going to marry yoang Meade
she struge to speak and he stroye Il
4 force her to be quiet. In the end shs
had her way.
.At Mr.. Meade's own request" sh,
said finally, sour engagement has beer
broken off Personally I consider my
self as much bound as ever, but Ii
! difference to his wishes and to my fa
fher's-n
iase suu ssiiu SoouSHi Toareu tht
: colonel, losing all control of himself al
last. No. i viii not be questioned OF
interrupted another minute. Come
He almost dragged the girl from ths
broom.
Within the private Office the ply
stefan said that everything pointed to {
, heart lesion, bat only an autopsy wonlf
. absolutely determine 1t. Meanwhile th,
. law would have to take charge Of tft
body temporarily. 1t was late at nigh
before Bertram Meade and old Shurt
: liff were left alone. Carefully seein;
I that no one was present in the suit
$ u Offices Meade turned to shurtssa.