The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-05
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"If You die, it'll be a pretty
little case of suicide. All you've
got to do, old chap, is to keep
quiet. And the beauty of my lit
tie continuance is that it will give
you a forctaste Of the few nights
that will prccede your last hour,
when they cut off your head.
From this moment forward you
arc alone with your conscience,
face to face with what you per-
baps call your soul, without any
thing to disturb your silent So
liloquy. It's nice and thoughtful
OF me, isn't itf
"Well, I'll leave you. And re-
member: not a movement, not J.
sigh, not O wink, not a throb {
the heart! And, above all, no
larks If you start larking, you're
in the soup. Mediate: that's the
best thing you can do. Mediate
and wait. Goodbye, for the pres
emit"
And Don Luis, satisfied with
his homily, went off, muttering:
"That's all right. | won't go
so far as Eugene Sue, who says
that criminals should have their
eyes put out. But, all the same,
a little corporal punishment,
nicely seasoned with fear, is right
end proper and good for the
health and morals"
Don Luis walked away and,
taking the brick path round the
ruins, turned down a little road,
which ran along the outer wall
to a clump of fir trees, where he
had brought Florence for shelter.
She was waiting for him, still
aching from the horrible suffer
ing which she had endured, but
already in full possession of her
pluck, mistress of herself, and
apparently rid Of all anxiety as
to the issue Of the fight between
Don Luis and the cripple.
cts finished" he said simply.
Tomorrow l will hand him over
to the police"
She shuddered. But she did
not speak; and he observed her
In silence.
It was the first time they were
alone together since they had
been separated by SO many trag-
edies, and next hurled against
each other like sworn enemies,
Don Luis was so greatly excited
that, in tho end, he could utter
only Insignificant sentences, hav-
ing no connection with the
thoughts that came rushing
through his mind.
eve shall find the motor car
If we follow this wall and then
strike off to the left. Do
you think you can manage to
walk so fart :. . When
we re in the car, Wen go to Allen
con. There's a quiet hotel close
to the chief square. You can
wait there until things take a
more favorable turn for you
and that won't be long, MS the
criminal is caught"
Lets CO." she said.
He dared not offer to help her.
For that matter, she stopped out
firmly and her graceful body
swung from her hips with the
same even rhythia as usual. Don
Luis once again felt all his old
admiration and all his ardent
love for her: And yet had meyer
seemed more remote than at this
moment when lie had saved her
life by untold miracles of energy.
She had not vouchsafed him a
word of thanks nor yet one of
those milder glances which re-
ward an effort made; and she
remained the Same as on the first
day, the mysterious creature
whose secret soul he had never
understood, and upon whom not
even tho storm Of terrible events
had cast the faiutcst light.
What were her tloughtsf What
were her wishesY What aim was
she pursuingi These were OBJ
scure problems which he could
no longer hope to solve. Hence
forth each Of them must go his
own way in life and each Of them
could only remember the other
with feelings OF anger and spite.
MOI he said to himself, as
she took her place in the ia,ou-
sine. "No! The separation shall
not take place like that. The
words that have to be spoken be-
tween lis shalt be spoken; and,
whether she wishes or not, | will
tear the veil that hides her."
Tho journey did not take long.
At Alercon Don Luis entered
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