The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-12

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Attle you know her. II You think that"
Arthur's pale lips grew visibly paler.
re had been unprepared for attack In
ms direction, and for the moment he
qualled before IT,
NO, he whispered. hoarsely. lit is not
! mat Would TO God IL werer'
But almost instantly he had mastered
hlnsei, and from that moment through
2ut the interview not even the mention Of
Daisy's name had power 10 stir him.
And Philip, annoyed with his own i'm
pulsiVeness, stiffened again.
GU are determined not TO reveal your
secret, he began, but want 10 come TO
| an understanding with you on one point
II guess II, II i put my finger on IL. will
| YOU give me the satisfaction OF owning
| mat have done so2"
Lingard hesitated.
Yes" he said, 4 will do so on one con-
ultlon-yOur word OF honor, your OATH
never to tell it TO any human being"
Not to-her-Daisy?"
Least of all"
Philip groaned. This did not look very
| promising for the meeting with Daisy
winch at the bottom of his heart he believ-
| ed in as his last-his trump card
Sttll, he had gained nothing.
4hen, my first question seems, in the
| lace Of that almost a mockery / was go
ing to ask you" and he half gasped-''it
Is Notwithstanding about her that is at
the root OF this misery? NO fancy"
| again the gasp, "that-that she doesn't
care Tor you, or love you enough? No
I'-.9CHHE duoul your not nelng suited 10
each other, or that you couldn't make a
glri or her sensitive, high-strung nature
happy?"
No" said Arthur. and the word seem
| ed 10 ring through the room. mo, ]
Know she loves me as l love her. Oh, no,
not quite that, l trust" and his voice was
hrm through all the tragedy of the last
sentence. And I believe 1 could have
made her happy. Leave her name out
OF 1t now Phil, once for ALL 1t has moth
ing 10 DO personally with the woman who
IS ana always will be. to me my perfect
ldeal OF sweetness and excellence and
! truth and beauty"
Then Il has to do with yourself" muir
! INJURED helr. Come, the radius is mar
| rowing. l flew out at poor Trevannion
When ne suggested it, but all the same.
II nothing in your past you're ashamed
or that come to light, is It? The best
1e!lows in the world make fools of them
serves sometimes, you know. Don't mind
Il don't mind" said Arthur. YEARLY
put its no use. No, it's nothing like
tnat, have done nothing l am aSham-
ca OF. am not secretly married, nor
nave l committed forgery, with very
gnastly attempt at a smile.
Ihen,' said Philip, lis it something
ABOUT your family. Have you found out
mat theres a strain of insanity in the
Lingards perhaps? People exagperate
that kind Of thing now-a-davs' Tbere's
toucn or It In us all, 1 take IT,"
NO. said Arthur. again, my family's
ali flSnt. I've no very near relations ex-
cept my sister, but you know her ana
you know all about US. We're not adven-
| turers IN any sense of the word
~ ar from It, agreed Philip, warmly
Inen Tor moment or two he relapsed
into silence. docs your sister-does r.
! dy West know about-about this rnx,sto-
rlous anairY' he asked abruptly. after
some pioneering.
Nothing whatever. I, of course. was
pound by every consideration not TO tell
her-to tell no one anything iii IL vas
understood blythe Trevannions And 7
mad no reason for consulting her or-snv
TREND, Arthur replied.
He spoke jerkly and with effort. as If
ne We're putting force on himself to en-
| dure what yet he was convinced was alb
solutely useless torture
But his words gave Kerr a new omen
ing, which he was quick to seize
That's just it," he exclaimed eagerly
Ihats just where ii strikes me you've
gone wrong. You should have consulted
some one-not myself, not your sister
| even; don't say whom but someone sen
siDle and trustworthy. I believe your
mind has got warped. You've been think
ing over this trouble whateveY- N is tiil
you can't see 1t rightly. You've exagger-
ated i out of all proportion, and YOU
ment."
Lingard did not answer. He stood mo-
tionless, his eyes fixed upon the ground
For an instant wild hope dashed through
| Philip that al last he had made some
impression. But as Arthur slowly raised
his dim, worn eyes, and looked him in
the face, ii faded again, even before the
young man spoke.
ITO satisfy you, I will tell you this much
/ have consulted one PERSONA man whom
! you would allow was trust worthy and
wise and good. From him l have hidden
nothing whatever and he agrees with me
| that l have no choice-that duty points
Enthusiastically to the course am pursu-
ing"
Again a flash of suggestion struck his
| hearer.
zone persona man." he repeated. Ar
thur is 1t some priest? Have they been
converting or perVerttng you, my boy?
Are you going over to Rome, fancying
yourself called to be a trapp,st. or "a
you remember"
For the second time during the inter
view. Arthur smiled, and his smile was a
trifle less CHASTITY this time.
No, again." he said. You're quite on a
wrong tack 1 have not the slightest in
clination that way. II wish 1 had No
my adviser is no priest. But he's one of
the best Of men. all the same, and one CT
You won't tell me who he is?"
Il cannot"
"And"-Philip was reluctant to try his
last hope, and felt conscious that he
would do 1t clumsily-"Arthur," he burst
out you will see her-Daisy-once more?
She H. right to It; You are putting
enough upon her without wi refusing this
He stood up as he spoke He himself
had grown strangely pale, and seeing this
| as he glanced at him, Lingard's own face
became ashen.
He shook his head.
Good Godr" he said, "I think this
might have been spared me- No, / win
not see her again. The only thing / can
do for her is to refuse this last request.
Tell her so, Philip-tell her what / say
And now leave me. Don't shake hands
with me. don't wish it. and dare saw
you don't If-lf we never meet again.
you and land who knows?-if this is
our good-by, thank you, old fellow, thank
you for all you have tried to do Per-
haps know the cost Of it to you better
than you imagine. Good-by, Philr'
Kerr turned toward the door, But he
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