Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-03


you hoped all your sins lay buried
there. But how can you have had any:''
Hagar turned, and with q sudden,
fierce gesture snatched Mamie to her
arms. The soft, yielding little body
trembled and sickeEel through and
through ct o thought it had been held
last against Trelawny's breast.
Mamie, said her friend tenderly
and laying her cheek against the fair,
curly head, cant you trust me? Only
love me. and such thoughts will be i'm
possible to you. Will Cassilis returns to-
night. No one can come between you.
1t Is Blake Trelawny and I, like my
namesake. who will go ont into the
| desert and suffer-
II am a little beast" said Mamie,
feeling great stone rolled away from
her heart. "but have got 90 nervous
| waiting for Willie-and that summer
house. Oh, Inever, never can face him %
she added, despair rushing back upon
her
Forget it," said Hagar resolutely.
lyon did no wrong, and you must new
or toll Will"
Mamie drew herself out Of Hagar's
arms, her brown eyes shining.
II must. can't go to Will on false
pretonses.
| do you want murder done?" cried
Hagar. There is bad enough blood be-
tween the two men now, and to rouse
Trelawny's passions is TO create an in
ferno, in which Will, not himself, will
be sacrificed. You have no earthly thing
with which to reproach yourself, and if
your lover has remembered you with
the scrupulous faithfulness you have
shown him there won't be happier
pair of lovers OH earth than you at this
time tomorrow night.
"f"' said Mamie gravely, her
thoughts going off ON Il new track. "Of
course women must like him, he is SO
lovable, and I think he is very hand
some, don't You, Hagar:" she added,
blushing.
He is straight aud tall and strong,
and he has nice ways with women"
said Hagar slowly. land that's enough.
IL men only knew how thoroughly We
women appreciated them when they are
nice. they would never be nasty"
BLAKE isn't nasty said Mamie,
"but he is not Will" She put her hand
suddenly to her head.
1T aches" she said.
Let me send you TO sleep for half
IN hour" said HaSar. II will talk to
yoIf father when he comes in
She leaned over and smoothed the
lgirls lids for a few moments, and al
most Immediately Mamie sank back OH
the pillows asleep.
For awhile Hagar watched her; then,
with n sudden gathering together of all
her forces and an upward lifting of her
body, she concentrated her whole atten-
ltion on Mamie, who presently stirred
land murmured in her sleep
| Hagar listened, breathless. Then she
fmiled, for the girl had said, Tire
lawny," not willie"
|
"Sir William has arrived at the cas-
tie, my lord, the old butler announced
to his master as the latter sat over his
wine alone in the sealing wax red din
ing room that evening.
THANK Godr' cried his master fer
vently and from his soul, for he had
long ago regretted sending Will On his
travels and felt disagleeable qualms at
Blake Trelawny's persistent pursuit of
Mamie, but he could not forbid his
neighbor the house, and now Will was
. here to protect his own, and matters
wero going to turn out all right after all.
I'VE must wake up, Bell, he said
briskly as he walked. in his citation, up
and down the room. There's Miss
Nannie's coming ont ball, and my Lady
Lirriper arriving, and presently, sup
pose, there will be a wedding, Bell
he went on, almost intoxicated by his
intense sense of relief, land there will
be all the falals TO buy, and the old
place turned topsy turvy."
The s:ocky little figure went out Of
the room almost dancing, and Bell
smiled as be turned to remove the wine.
Bless 'em! he said warmly.
they II make a pretty pair, and that
black devils nose will be fairly put out
, OF joint. Flesh and blool's dirt to him.
cept when he wants it, as he wants our
, young lady. So my Lady Lirriper s com
, ing. Lord. She II make us sit up! She II
. be making my two numskulls drop the
. dishes they re carrying by her stories,
ana wonder low she and Miss Gre.
. gorlas Will hit it. Both too clever By
. half and bound to fall out, say l."
D CHAPTER MI.
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