"I would not believe a word from your lips though you brought an angel to witness it."
Then he looked down at the little coffin, and a fierce gust of insanity swept over him.
"I will send for some officer of justice."
She caught his arm and held him firmly.
"For Elsie's sake—don't overshadow her life with the shame you hurl on me. Let me go away—you shall never hear of me again—I will never cross your path! I do not ask for mercy, but for your sister's sake, for your own honored name, let me go away and die."
CHAPTER LXIV.
BURIED OUT OF SIGHT.
Lost and guilty as this woman was, there existed still one human virtue in her soul—even in his rage Mellen could feel that she spoke the truth—she was not asking mercy for herself—she was pleading for the innocent girl whose future would be destroyed were it known how vile the creature was with whom she had been the associate.
"Where will you go—what will you do?"