Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18

made into mere convention and be gov
erned by code, he said that he had
learned how TO forget; but a pale Young
figure lose before him with the simple
reproach of JalschCod, and lie knew that
he should always remember.
She stool before him now. Maybe
some premonition-some such smother
at the heart as Hamlet knew-ca,ne to
him then. made him almost statuelike
! III his quiet and filled his face with q
kind Of tragical beauty Hagar saw it
and was struck by it. If he had known
Jack Gladney and how he worshiped
this man, he would have understood the
cause Of the inspiration. It was all the
matter Of a moment. Then Mark Tel.
ford stepped down, still uncovered, and
came to them. He did not offer his hand,
but bowed gravcly and said, II hardly
expected to meet you here, Mrs. Detlor,
but am very glad
He then bowed to Hagar.
Mrs. Detlor bowed as gravely and re-
piled in an enigmatical tone, Zone is
usually glad to meet ones countrymen
IN strange land.
Quite so. he said, land it is far
from Tcllavic."
1T is not so far as it was yesterday,
she added
At that they began to walk toward
the garden leading to the cloisters.
llaSar wondered whether Mrs Detlor
wished to be left alone with Telford
AS If divining his thoughts. she looked
! up at him ard answered his mute ques-
tion. following il with another of in.
caiculable gentlcncss.
Raising his hat. he said conventional
ly enough: odd friends should have
much to say TO each other. Will you
excuse mc:''
Mrs. Dctlor instantly replied in as
conventional a tone: But you will not
desert me: l shall be hereabout. and
you will take me back to the coach?'
The assurance was given, and the
men bowed to each other. Hagar saw a
smile play ironically on Telford's face
saw it followed by stcellike fierce
ness i'll the eye He replied to both in
like fashion. but one would have said
the advantage was with TclfOrd-he
had the moro remarkable personality.
The two were left alone. They passed
through the cloisters without q word.
Iiagar saw the figures disappear down
the long vista Of groincd arches. II
wish TO heaven ] could see how this
Will all end" he mtIttered. Then he
Joined Baron ard Mildred Margravc.
Tclfdri and Mrs. Detlor passed out
upon little bridge spanning the stream,
still not speaking. AS if by mutual con-
SEM, they made their way up the bank
and the hillside to the top of q pretty
terrace, where was rustic seat among
the trees. When they reached it, he
moti"ncd to hsr TO sit. She shook her
head, however, and remained standing
close to q tree.
what you wish to say-for I sup.
pose you do wish TO say something
will be brief, of course?"
He looked at her almost curiously.
''Iiave you nothing kind to say to
me, after all these years?' he asked
quietly.
What is there to say now more than
them
Il cannot prompt you if you have 70
impulse. Have you nonc?"
VI
; blood we are, we southerners. We do
not change
lyon changed" He knew he ought
not to- have said that, for he understood
what she meant.
mo. did not change Is it possible
you do not understand? Or did you
cease To- be Il southerncr when You be-
| camc'-
when I became a villain?" He
smiled ironically. Excuse me. Go on,
please"
Twas n girl. a happy girl. Yen kill.
, cd me. did not change. Death is diff
ferent : But why have you come
| to speak Of this to me: II was ages ago.
Resurr, ctioDs are mistake, believe
me-. She was composed and deliberate
now. Her nerve had all come back.
There had been one swift wave of the
feeling that once flooded her girls
heart. 1t had passed and left her with
the remembrance Of her wrongs and the
| thought Of unhappy years-through all
which she had smiled, ut what cost be-
fore the world. Come what would, he
| should never know that. even now, the
IMAM nv 'ii'' WIS f'llldlliefl is tnc men,
. DRY of beautiful dead tiing-not this
man come TO her like q ghost
II always believed you," he answer.
ed quietly. land see no reason to
! change
In tina. case we need say no more"
she said. opening her red parasol and
stepping slightly forward into the sun.
shine rs il 10 GO.
| There ran into his face sudden flush.
She was harder. more cruel. than he
had thought were possible to any won.
an. Wait" lie said angrily, and put
out his hand as if to stop her. by
heaven, you shallv'
| "You are sudden and fierce" she re-
joined coldly. what do you wish me
to say: What I did not finish-that
southcrners love altogether Ornate al.
together
His face became like stone. At last.
scarce above 4 whisper. he said: Am I
To understand that you hate me. that
nothing can wine il out-no repentance
aud no rvmorsc: You never gave me a