The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-11-17

brave TOO.
1T has come to duel" said |.
"a due?" she repeated "A duel,
Henry and
And the master" said l. Things
have been borne so long, things of
which you know nothing, which You
would not believe if | should tell. But
tonight it went too far, and when he
insulted you"
Stop said she He? Who?v
"Oh, madam cried |, my bitter
ness breaking forth, do you ask me
such a question? Indeed then | may
go elsewhere for help; there is none
herel"
Il do not know in what | have Of
tended you said she. Forgive me;
put me out of this suspense"
But | dared not tell her yet; | felt
not sure of her; and at the doubt,
and under the sense of impotence it
brought with it, turned on the poor
woman with something near to anger.
Madam" said I, I'VE are speaking
of two men; one of them ipsulted
you, and you ask me which. will
help you to the answer With one of
these men you have spent Oil your
hours; has the other reproached you?
To one, you have been always kind;
to the other, as God sees me and
judges between us two, | think not
always; has his love ever failed you? |
Tonight one of these two men told |
the other, in my hearing-the hearing /
of hired stranger-that you were in
love with him. Before say one word. /
you shall answer your own question:
Which was it? Nay, madam, you shall
answer me another: If it has come
to this dreadful end whose fault is
t?v
She tsared at me like one dazzled.
Good God" she said once, in a kind
If bursting exclamation and then
second time, in whisper to herself,
Great God In the name of mercy
lackellar, what is wrong?" she cried.
/ am made up; | can hear ALL"
You are not fit to hear" said |
Whatever it was, you shall say first s
was your fault I
OH she cried, with a gesture of t
ringing her hands, this man will
rive me mad Can you not put me Il
ut of your thoughts" y
Il think not once of you | cried. i.
think of none but my dear I'M e
Apply master" =
All she cried, with her hand to s.
sr heart, lis Henry dead?" q
Lower your voice." said |. "The h
her" al
| saw her sway like something
ricken by the wind, and I know not in
neither in cowardice or misery,
rned aside and looked upon the &C
'or. These are dreadful tidings." w
Id l at length, when her silence be- tn
n to put me in some fear; land You DC
d | behoove to be the more bold if
g house is to be saved Still she on
swered nothing There is Miss ia
ltharine BESIDES" | added: unless in
bring this matter through, her in m,
ritance is like to be of shame tia
do not know il it was the thought cir
her child or the naked word shame ra
It gave her deliverance; at least | LET
no sooner spoken than sound he
ssed her lips, the like of it | never SIN
ard; it was as though she had lain ba
ried under hill and sought to KIN
We that burden. And the next mo- if
mt she had found sort of voice. abb
1T was fight" she whispered. 1T du,
5 not and she paused upon the inc
rd M,
1t was a fair fight on my dear mas ME
S part, said l. "As for the other.
was slain in the very act of foul thr
ike" N O
Not now!' she cried. "
Madam said |, hatred of that ter
giows IN my bosom like burn har
fire; ay, even now he is dead. :.
knows, | would have stopped the he
ting had i dared 1t is my shame "
ID not. But when | saw him fall, YOU
could have spared one thought unf
n plying of my master, it had :"
n to exult in that deliverance." ono
do not know if she marked; but mel
next words were: my lord p A
That shall be my part said |. don
You will not speak to him as you All
e to me?" she asked has
Madam said l, have you not nan
e one else to think Of? Leave my was