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

Reuben Gorringc took her hand and
pressed IL TO his lips. and when she did
not seek 10 withdraw IL his heart beat
quick with exultation.
CHAPTER XXI
TOMS STATEMENT
All that night Mary wrestlcd with
the problem which iicuben Gorringc
hal set her. Strong as her faith IN
Toms innocence was, what Gorringe
had said had been sufficient 20 make
her understand the extreme danger II,
which he stood, ana the lire need for
his having n shrewd and clever man ~
defend him She saw. too, what vast
difference IL would make II the cyl
dcncc which Reuben Gorringo alone
possessed were kept secret
Yet, what price was that asked for
silence Could she pay Il? II there
were no altcrnntivc-if no other mems
remained for saving Toms good maine
and honor--shc would do H..
But there was no time IN which that
issue coull lie put To tho test. IL was
the most hopeless feature 4 the whole
plan that she had 10 say nt once what
course she would take II was not to
be n last and desperate course; but she
had 10 Judge for herself what would
h. the probable results of trial in
which the evidence would I've produced,
and tn decide bcfor" Il could he tried
out Of all the cnnfusipa 4 thought
ore determination cnme. She would
sec Tom, get tho whole Of the facts
from him and .hcn try TO Judge of ths
chances
Fairly the next morning she went t.
the police station, and succcc lei IN
making arrangements ~ see hin 70.
fcre the case came o. lcfn'v the rpag-
lstrntcs.
Tc her diSmay, howe ser, she wa not
Permitted 90 SEQ him nl:pc. she 81 ol.c
10 the police sorgcau: wh1 WAS t. he
present, asking LA 90 leave their to-
cothcr.
eve nrn lovers" she said, simply;
and She locked - pitrous that tho man
who himself vas unmarried AID in
lovc-was touched.
81 must carry out nv Instructions.
but--" and here he locked cunri1gly az
her amt got owes IN the bach Of my
head, an! Wh;spo cinr aiu't forbidden"
Thus Mary Rainei ber w7v despite
tie law, and when tho lcTrrs met tLcy
h"G an ea"cr, whispered Corf renee.
She told him What kculcI Grrrirgc
".G said ahur: n '2Nycr. Then she
questioned him.
"Eou must tell ne whrt pIssai on
tlIat Friday night, TEN"
- t-d ynu you'd rather no.,
Mary" he answered.
BRIT my dear, D.',st know. II
mus, al, lie na lc known. Nor VII
nnyc 20 account FOR all Your tine en-
u,nt ri lay might"
TonhaI- Lis head, rs + ashamed :,
speak.
"Houll hatS NC, lass, when yog
know, and may be turn from ne; AL
,han | won't lavo fri.nl left IN tIc
whole Llc,sei world"
"rcro, Ton, dna't cysn hint srcl IL
ching. Who should " your FREUD y
not Z, your pron.iscl wifi? Teli me
all"
81 was wit Savannah al tLat cvor.-
ing"
The words came Oh slowly an. re-
luctnutly, as (. dragged n2a!rst his
will.
with SavanhGhl' cried Mary, in
"Td best tel you the lot, my lass,
and chen you'll see why I've ncco
ashamed 10 merton H.. After yaL aud
/ parted, and ! had f.omised 10 stor
and face out the matter of the mracy,
, meant TO keep my wori | diG. in
decd" Mary lSlssci him 70 let him
feel that she believed and forgive
hin-''l waited biz, and theu started
TO &c % the mill, as | C9ld YOU IwuuiJ,
90 have u talk owe. the matte. with
Mr.. Cooae. was & Ding there when /
met Savannah. ] don't know how II
is, but she has always had sort o. IN
puelce over lac. dJn't know what il
Is. Wien Tn away from her, cane
understand myself; Tut when Tn WITH
her, she can make me Dc pretty much
what she pleases."
"She shah never do thGV again,
Tom" whispered The giri, pressing his
arI
"sre stepped mt going and mste me
20 With her instead. We s:i,yei peal
her cottage tex II e,IGe, aud p.cscutly
we wake. away 1on't .,rcw what
r)a0 lhh-Ny@y 90 sns .JGn, ! sauuld
ti;iT; qho tlst.- wei, ct.t cell vol
LIl thht Cassel. Z ionl r.VArly Know
myself, fGi,.J. but me Did iaca aad
lcngiu,- W fah away came Jver me.
she ii,id she knew a bout tuc ROBBERY 81
Gle .noL,y AMI iEdc ! was di,graceG II
/ stage. Il the place; dhu-well, NY
lass, tG,l .GrC y5L 40 hadr inc say i,
maybe, hnC YOU wanted me u tell tho
trutL-sho mat mt promise TO 20
away with h.r Tor good, AID was
thuC beside r4yself tndt was aot and
,1Soi' Tor her to ca H."
what, then?' psnsd lhe girl, wnv
was trr uLlihg in bread Of what ndd
yet t. come.
-, must have 1een mad, ipss, .tnllk.
An way, I lid 1usO what she v)ld NE,
Gnd asked never Il question. She told
me lc 81 back aI.t gee such Things a.
Jared to have with me, and then &C
walk over 10 meet her ~ Presburn ANA
" go on to Manchestor by tie eafly
IJrning train"
Yes saiG Mary, again IN the SAINT
low, trembling voice
I'VE rartea at u spot close about
lhrec-Qudrters II the way TO PresbmG
II IausL have bean somewhere about
ton O'Clock. was nome this side OF
hhdr 'ght-and I've never seen her
sipt,l"
"Nnrt?" cried Mary, in very after.