San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-14

nnn, me- s.lu 10 nlrnseH. ana surned
sharply on his heel, and plunged back
into the surrounding wood.
Meg was standing with her back to the
window, and saw nothing of the sudden
face there, but Morris did, and sprang to
| his feet.
WINSTON
"oh, is papa there2" cried Meg
When they came out to him he was
standing at the entrance of the wood, con-
fronting them, haggard and wild eyed,
like some savage creature of the forest
brought to bay.
Gould you not have spared me this
thing, Godfrey Morris, to thrust yourself
in here between me and my child? All
things else have given up to you; could
you not have spared me her? For, after
all, that is all you came to do to me, to
take her from me. We are in the state
of Maine, and swindling fsnot covered by
the extradition treaty"
"Winstonl"
"Papa!"
The girl had gone straight to him, link
ing her arm in his, although he would
have put her from him, with that pas
sionate gesture of repulsion.
Papa, if he means you any harm-1
don't think he means you any harm-you
know nothing, nothing can take me from
you"
Stay, Meg. Not the knowledge that
if this foot of ground on which stand
were just over the border in Canada, in
stead of here in Maine, Godfrey Morris
could haul me away to prison for embez-
zling the funds of his bank, for which !
was cashier"
Father, should never believe you a
thief, unless you told me so. And | know
you will not tell me So"
But If every one else tells you so,
Neg? Has not Godfrey Morris done.so |
already"
Meg, without loosing her hold of her
father, glanced over her shoulder at
Morris.
81 understand it now, she cried you
have teen keeping all this wicked suspi
cion from my knowledge, hiding me away
from all news of it, here in the woods.
You need not have troubled, papa;
should never have believed it, And Mr..
Morris does not believe it, either" she
said, suddenly turning round upon him.
He came forward, thus challenged.
That never did, he said. my col
leagues may, l never did. And for the
asst month they have not, either How
nave you buried yourself, Mr.. Winston,
hat for the last month you have seen
lone of the firms advertisements for you?
Poor old Dupre is dead, Winston, but not
'efore confessing that it was he who
obbed the bank. But ask you to be-
ieve / knew that you were innocent, at
lrst. If you cannot believe that, then
efuSe to take nv hand"
He had stretched it out frankly
Meg, glancing from the one to the other,
rev the two softly together. her own
and nesting in them both
u am glad" she said, looking straight
pEto Geoffrey's face. Il could never ,,
ave forgiven yyaa had yop doubted him
tut am glad We Can pe friends,
Have we not smoked the PIPE of peace J
ogetheEtt" said he' lightly
But already it had flashed through /
eoffrey Morris mind-well, perhaps not I
is mind, but his heart-that one might I
e glad to be something more than friend g
18th Meg Winston. And somehow or
Their he must have succeeded. though i
MS summer, now that he is planning an ]
Their fishing trip to the lakes that wind t
l and out from Canada into Maine, it is /
OF Meg Winston, but Meg Morris, who c
promising to go a-fshing with him
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