The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-13
20 r Il S S "
BY BRET HARTE.

"IN THE CARQUlNEz WOODS"
''MARUJAM." Ere.
copmiohted 1883 bv the 4uthor.
CHAPTER XIII.
The master awoke the next morning, al
heit after re itless nigh, with that clarity
of conscience and perception which it is to
he feared is more often the consequence Of
vouth and a perfect circulation that Of any
-.,,.eI con viction or integrity He argued
with himself that as the only party really
sqgrieved in the Incident of the previous
night. the right of remedy remained with
him solely. and under the benign influence
of an early breakfast and the fresh morning
air he was inclined to feel less sternly even
toward Seth Davis. In any event, lie must
first carefully weigh the evidence against
him. and examine the scene of the outrage
closely. For this purpose. he had started
for the school house fully an hour before his
uSual time. He was even hght-hearted
enough to recognize the humorous aspect of
Uncle Ben's appeal to him, and his own
ludicrously paradoxical attitude, and as he
Mt last passed from the dreary fiat into the
fringe of upland pines, he was smiling
Well for him, perhaps, that he was no more
affected by any premonition of the day be-
fore him than the lately awakened birds
that lightly cut the still sleeping woods
around in their long flashing saber curves
of flight A yenOw-throat, destined to be-
come the breakfast of a lazy hawk Still
swinging above the river, was especially
moved TO such a Causeles and idi0tic
youlade Of mirth that tho master listening
t. the foolish bird was lain to whistle too
He presently stopped, however. with a
slight embarrassment. For n few PAGES
before him Cressy had unexpectedly ap-
peared.
She had evidently been watching for him.
But not with her usual indoent cOrti-
dence. There was a strained looked of the
muscles of her mouth, as of some past re-
preston, and shaded hollow under her
temples beneath the blonde rings of her
shorter huIr. Her habitually slow, stea ly
eve was troubled, and she cast a furtiye
glance around her before she searched him
with her glance Without knowing why,
ve- vaguely fearing that he did, he became
still more embarrassed, and in the very
eg1t.sm Of akwardness sammeced without
further salutation:
~ disgraceful thing has happened last
night, and I'm up early to find the Uerpe-
trut T. Ny desk was broken into, d.
Il know it," she Interrupted, with half
inpatient half uneasy putting away Of tho
subject with her little "there-dou't
20 all over 1t again. Paw and NAV have
been at me about it all mig lt-ever since
those Harrisons in their auxiousness 20 make
up thei quarrel, rushed over with Jh9 news.
I'm tired Of it!n
For an instant ne was staggered. How
much had she learnedl With the same
awkward indirectnesS, he said vaguely:
"Bnt it might have been your letters, you
InowM
But it wasn't" she said, simply. st
ought to have been. | wish it had" She
stopped, aud again regarded him with
strange expression. ''Wen,' she said,
slowly, what are you going t. do?'
ITO find out JRs scoundrel who has done
this, he said. firmly, land punish him as ne
deserves :"
The almost imperceptible shrug that had
raised her shoulders gave way as she re-
garded him with a look Of wearied compass
sion
No she said, gravely, you caunot
They're too many for you. You must 60
away, at once.
"Never," he said, indignantly. EVEN if
it we're not a cowadice II would be more
a cOnfessionn
Not more than they already know" she
said, YEARLY. But, / tell you, you must
60. l have sneaked out of the house and
run here all the way to warn you. If you
you care for me, Jack-you will GO"
II should DE a traitor to you if | did, p he
said, quickly. II shall stay"
But n-lf-Jack-if-" she drew nearer
him with a now found timidity, and then
suddenly placed her two hands unon his
shoulder, ''if-f-Jack-I were to 20 with
You"
The old rapt, eager look of possession had
come bacl; to her face now; her lips were
rarl- egaA -. 81
De waiting some reply more potent than
that syllabled on the lips of the man before
her.
HowOet that was the only response.
Daring" he said, kissing her, but
wouldn't that justify them
STOP, she said, suddenly. Then putting
her hand over lis mouth, she confined with
with the same half weary express on:
Don let us 80 over all that again either
II Is so tiresome. Listen, dear. You'll DO
one two little thugs for me-won't you
dandy boy! Don't Iinger long at the schoo'
mouse alter lessons Go right home! DON'T
s9oh after these men to-day-to-morrow ~,
saturday, Is your hollday-you know-and
you II nave more time. Keep to yourself to-
Jay as much as you can, dear, for twelve
yurS-ultii-untIl-you hear from me, you
, know 1t will be all right then she added,
hung her eyellds with a sudden odd resein-
80 Aobilcl = lOOh Vi uTONSV pau,
Which which Ford mad never noticed before.
[rolnlSe methat, dear, won't your
WIN mental reservation he promised
IuFrleliy-preoccupied in his wonder WHY
sne seemed to avoid his explana-
Ho4' IN his desire to know what
nad happened, in tue pride that kept
MN from asking more or volunteering
detense and in his still haunting sense of
IaNuS been wronged. Yet he could not
u'iI saving IS ba CAUGHT hold bor
hand. anu i'0iu N'i
/, gu have not doubted me, Cressyl You
nav not allowed this infamous raking up of
feeiiugsm 1-
nHr looked at him abstractly
ir,,. gu 81 think 1t might alter anybody's feel
..mNobody's who really loved another he
o.. DON'T let us talk of it any more" she
I,e ,l' suddenly stretching out her arms,
icing them above her head with a wearied
oSSSure' and then letting them fall clasped
DoipIe her IN her old ha6i5ual fashion. ut
-e1us my head ache: what with paw and
all VI 'uoHi y III SICK OIL IL
sue turned away as Ford drew back cold
I'u leI Der hand fall from his arm. She
~ ,J IA Ie" steps forward. stopped, ran back
mn again, crushed his face aud head in
tC'y'e embrace, and then seemed to din
gone VI "0Aol' anu was
cba Inc master stood for some moments