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PICTURE-PLAY WEEKLY
His heart was filled with bitter hatred for Willet, for he held Willet directly responsible for all that had occurred. His own guilty behavior he did not consider, and, though he could not imagine how Willet had learned of his en
counter with Jenny that day, he felt that he had been spied upon.
Jenny, perhaps, might have enlightened him, for Jenny had caught a glimpse of Willet's face in the coach which passed them at the very moment that Jim had broken her hold about his neck and cast her from him. And Jenny
had confessed all to her brother, who found her sobbing her heart out when he came home. Jim's anger against Willet was as a candle to a prairie fire, when compared to Jack Strong's anger against Jim. Brought up with uncompromising
views upon the subject of woman's honor. Jack felt that his sister had not only disgraced herself, but every kinsman, however distant, who bore the name of Strong, and he said as much to Jenny. And so, as Jim swore vengeance on Willet, Jack swore vengeance on Jim.
Willet was not altogether surprised upon reaching his room in the taveri that night, to find a note from Jim :
"You vilified me to Doctor Leigl and I am determined to force you t< fight a duel. James Lawrence."
Willet flipped the note contemptu ously onto his dressing table. Jim wa probably bluffing But there was an el chance that he might mean troubh \\ ill et took out his dueling pistols arloaded them. He carefully examine each one, and, deciding that it woul do no harm to clean them, went down stairs for oil.
When he returned, a few moment i later, he was astonished to find a po( of blood in the middle of the floor, am investigating farther, to find the dea body of Jack Strong stretched out o the floor with a bullet hole in the breas Willet picked up one of the pistols an found it empty. At this moment ihj sheriff entered and placed him unde arrest. Turning to the dressing tab!' Willet looked for the note which 1; had thrown there just before goin downstairs. It was gone.
Governor Lawrence, as was his cu: torn, breakfasted early. His bride, wli had registered a vow in her heart th: she would be more dutiful as a wi' than she had been as a daughter, s; opposite him. The tragic circumstance surrounding their wedding weight heavily upon the minds and spirits < both of them. Helena mourned for hi father, and could hardly speak, wht she thought of what had passed betwet: her father and herself upon the day < his death. And the governor, thorn happy in the possession of the girl 1 loved, missed the doctor, and respecti 1 the silence of his orphaned bride. Til progress of this strangely ceremonioi 1 meal was interrupted by the entran t of an officer attached to the governoi I staff, who saluted, saying : "Your e J cellency, I have to report that Jol I Strong has been murdered, and that rl sister has committed suicide by jumpii 1 over a cliff."
If a bomb had been dropped in I the room, the effect could not have be I greater. With shocked faces, the go I ernor and Helena questioned the offk" I and learned the details of the doul 1 tragedy and of the arrest of Will | charged with the murder of the gir J brother.
"Oh, William," Helena cried as she came into his arms, "does a man never learn to read a woman's heart?"