Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

sion and fervor as he had -arsly
known.
She chung 10 him thus until she re-
covered her self.command.
"Time's nearly up" said the police
sergeant at this moment, and without
turning his head TO look round.
This served TO quicken the girls
thoughts.
'"There are some questions must
ask, she said 1--WE must try 10 keep
calm. How came you TO place small
steel bar behind the books in your par
lor2 found II on the Sunday after
you had gone away"
"a small steel bar" he said.
"There's not such thing In the house
that know Of Where do yon pearp'
She told him all, except that she had
found blood stains on II; he repeated his
denial Of any knowledge Of the thing,
and was full Of surprise at what she
said.
"Did you ever get hold Of the papers
relating 20 that money affair?" she
asked him. zone 4 them was around
the bar"
81 never saw them except in MIR.
Goodies hands or Friday afternoon.
Certainly | never took them"
ut Is strange, very strange" replied
Mary. Another thing | told YOU
that witness swears you were close
to tho mill on Friday night. You
were seen breaking IN somewhere
about ten o'clock, and that hondlSer-
chief of yours was found cl 1s9 by the
very spot. Car you suggest anything
70 show where this mistake can be
cleared up?"
"Certainly, can. Savannah herself
will prove that was not near tho rill.
| did not leave her on the plesburr
road until past ten and thcr. Ia six
miles TO walk back TO Walden Bridge
That Is clear enough"
And the neckerchief?"
81 gave IL 20 her" he said, 81 rave II
% her some days before one nigh,
when we were walking togetbcr"-he
made the confession shame'ac, dly and
reluctGntly-"and she hal not re-
turned It,"
lyon gave II &c Savannah" cried
MLry, somewhat excissGly. "Bu, II
You gave II tu Savannah now came II
In tbs mil thaC nightP" she asked.
~ IL rsck oled az proof OF yor7 hav.
ing been there &C n wrong time on a
wrong errard. VIVA. a6crt Savi.o nal ."
Tom looked ut his cnmranicr, end
his face was pale.
81 have he sn asking myself that cues
tion ever siLce you toli me yesterday
ar Manchester about the scarf hevin2
reen found" he said.
T'm sorry o. Interrupt you two"
sail the pcllns sergeant, forming aid
coming to them; "5us times more than
u"
"GcoG-by, Tom, them" cried the
Ri"l, throwing heT arips arovnd his
- * AMI kissing him pass'oIately and
hastily. Keep heart, dear, and we'll
soGl have things all cleared. Go bless
you, sweetheart" and with a smile Of
LOVING confidence she hdrried away.
The chief thought In her mind wac
that Mt last all fear of Savannahs In.
auence was ut o. end, ana being
woman that assurance gave her iniip-
II" pleasure.
Then uhe puzzled over whet could
r-ssio,y bs the meaning OF that neolt-
erchiei being fovnd where Il was II
Il meant a.. ything seriols % Savannah,
shs Toul1 De surs 10 dsns that Tom
mil ever given II t. her. The sar,e
reasolinR;applie6 t. her evidence about
their having been together In the
evening aud until sc late; Grd Mary
pJndsrcd .alP and nnxiously ever the
best way Of approaching the girl with
the view of getting from her tbs
truth.
She resolved 20 see Savannah with
out p.1ment's delay. and for this pur-
rose went TO the lattsr's cottage. She
was at tho mill, and Mary went and
waited where she knew Savannah
woulf pass.
The latter was in Al ,r,F % BILE and
angry mood.
you lack mighty deleful there,
Mary" began Savannah. core We, ID
think you'd been oIt begging and Asl
had Il precious bad day"
"Wel, obey would be right as 10 the
iatver thought" answered the girl. at
mas oeen Il bad day for me. ala IA
Ir.eN Gus trouble, Savannah"
IA dOout a nan, too, WAC Just
plays last ard loose with you, ehp Give
a'Ah up ibFoi SANt
Mays cneek crlinsohed with anger
~ ,ne sneer, but she kept her temper
nnier control and made no answer.
"Oh, Guv ~ oar flare up scarlet. TO
be sure, when anybody gives us bit
OF good advice which we don't want to
sake," said Savannah again, with
foiced, bo,s'erous laugh. "Ah, he's Ii
bad 'un, Mary; n regular bad 'un," aud
she laughed again.
May walked OF by the others side
without rotorting, though her heart
burned Within her till she almost felt
Us II she could have struck Savannah.
ITS poor work jesting when one is
In sore strai.S," sne said, quietly.
Savannahs eepIy to this was anosher
laugh.
"Whers's the good Of fretting and
worrying, should like to know? ALI
the tears in the world can't stop the
making of GOOD hemp rope. bah,
I've Ii" patience with your sicltly senti-
mental weep, weep, weep. Take the
wolld as IL goes, say |, AMI leave II
wnen Che time comes, but don't 60
about Gretting ana footing and crying"
When they reached the door Of Sa-
vannah's cottage she turned and faced
her cOInpaDi-n.
DON'T come in II you can't look
bit more cheerful I've nc mind to-
night to be worried with a lot Of cry
ing"
mo BE CoNTINUEp'
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