The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-20

they know you are both here, that
the house is surrounded, and that
Weber, the deputy chief detective,
is on his way"
Sauverand appeared disconcert-
ed by this unexpected threat.
Florence, standing beside him,
had turned liyid. A mad anguish
distorted her features. She STAN
mered:
aOh, it is awful! No, no, /
can t. endure It'll"
And, rushing at Don Luis:
Coward Coward! It's you
who are betraying us; Coward
Oh, / knew that you were capable
Of the meanest treachery! There
you stand like an executioner!
Oh, you villain, you cowardl''
She fell into her chair, ex-
hausted and sobbing, with her
hand to her face.
Don Luis turned away. Strange
to say, he experienced no sense Of
pity; and Florence's tears affect.
ed him no more than her insults
had done, no more than if he had
never loved the girl. He was glad
OF this release. The horror with
which she filled him had killed
his love.
But, when he once more stood
In front Of them after taking a
few steps across the room, he saw
that they were holding each
others hands, like two friends in
distress, trying to give each other
courage; and, again yielding to
q sudden impulse Of hatred, for a
moment beside himself, he
gripped the mans arm:
81 forbid YOU By what
right ---f Is she your wife9
Your mistress9 Then"
His voice became perplexed.
He himself felt the strangeness
Of that fit Of anger which sudden
" revealed, in all It's force and
all it's blindness, a passion which
he thought dead. And he blushed,
for CASTOR Sauverand was look
ing at him in amazement; and he
did not doubt that the enemy had
penetrated his secret.
A long pause followed, during
which he met Florence s eyes, hos
tile eyes, full Of rebellion and dis
dam. Had she, too, guessed9
He dared not speak another
word. He waited for Sauverand,s
explanation. And, while waiting,
he gave not a thought to the COM
ing relations, nor to the tremen-
;dous problems Of which he was at
last about to know the solution,
to the tragic events at hand.
He thought Of one thing only.
thought of it with the feyered
throbbing of his whole being,
thought Of what he was on the
point of learning about Florence,
about the girls affections, about
her past, about her love for
Sauyerand. That alone interested
him.
VERY WELL" said sauverand.
am caught IN a trap. Fate must
take It's course. Nevertheless,
can ! speak to youf It is the only
wish that remains to mt.
Speak" replied Don Luis.
3The door is locked. I shall not
open it until I think fit. Speak. =
- shall be brief said CASTOR
For one thing, what
| can tell you is not much. I do
net ask yee;s. believe Il. II o
to it as il T were possibly
telling the truth, the whole
truth
And he expressedhimself ii the
following words:
neger met Hippolyte and
Marie Fsuville, though I used to
correspond with them-you will
remember that we were all cous-
sins-until five years ago, when
chance brought us together at
Palmero. They were passing the
winter there while their new
on the Boulevard Suchet
was being built.
We spent five months at Pal
nero, seeing one another daily.
and Marie were not on
tho best Of terms. One evening
after they had been quarrelling
more violently than usual I found
her crying. Her tears upset me
and could not longer conceal my
secret. had loved Marie from
the first moment when we met