Arizona republican., 1898-03-14
(Continued From Yesterday.)

You are the only man upon whose counsel I can depend but even that is denied me, for Harriet has turned colo and unkind. Because l cannot tell her the secrets of others she thinks m. false to our old friendship, and she has changed to me so much that were I al bio to travel l should go at once, only how could we explain? Oh, long to tel you the whole story, but 1 cannot! ] must not and 1 must not do that which might increase her suspicion" But here Grafton began to frown angrily. He read no further, though there were half dozen lines on the following page, but tossed the whole thing into the open fireplace, tramped right up stairs and tapped at the guest room door.
 Can you come to the door a mo- nlent, Mrs. McLane?" he asked.
 There was the sound of sudden rush and rustic within, then her light foot fall, the clack of the doorknob, and her voice, low and sweet.
 You startled me so,' she said, through the inch-wide aperture that
  dreaded that it was another telegram. Oh, I'm not fit to be seen, but"
 T don't WI don't need to see you, Mrs. McLane,'' said he, stoutly. We can converse perfectly well, as An Dette is below stairs. All I wish to say is this: If I can be of service-in send ing off any letters or dispatches to your friends, command me. But really, Mrs. McLane, there is no need of telling me anything about the matter"
 Hut l have to,-Capt. Grafton" and the door opened bit wider. '''I must have your advice. I must do something right away, and you're the only one who can help me-
 Then I'll ask Harriet to come here at once,' said he, and. suiting action to words, started for the stairway
 She rushed out after him. dishevelled, pallid. "Oh, 1 cannot tell Harriet" sine cried.
 Then, Mrs. McLane, you cannot tell me-
 For moment she looked d him in amaze.
 T will wire for your lawyer. MT. Parry" he went on calmly. He can ad- wise what I probably could not.''
 '.He cannot advise as you can, cap tain. It's a matter he knows nothing about. I've got to see MT. Merriam. ard he avoids me even worse than you do, than-in fact, everybody does now that I'm in deep trouble" she walled.
 Il am sure Mir. Merriam will come to f If. I'm said Grafton. gravely. 'I will see him at the stables. and the call is sounding now"
 'Oh, not to-day-not to-day. To- morrow, perhaps, but not to-day. Ireal- ly cannot see him just yet. I'm so un- strung-and he mustn't let her-his wife, know. She'll never rest til she's worried it all out Of him."
 lie will les his wife kIow," said Grafton. calmly, ''and iswise in so doing but she will not be apt to make inquir- ies-" Then he turned and left her.
 There were two restless and unhappy men at Sedgwick now-Surner and trooper-Minturn and Whitaker, and each at his appropriate stable, man aged to intercept the troop commander cn the way to his own, each i'm portunate for tidings of the fair in valid, each resentfui of his indifference and unpitying response. Grafton wa 3 warm friend where he liked, but a. anbeiiever and cynic where he did not and Grafton believed that lie ha6 fathomed Fanny McLane's shallov RatGre and secret purpose. and was ir- tolerant of her to the verge of rudeness He loved his wife. He mOurned tia semi-Geception in which she had iI Gulged in having, against h;s Wishc brought her former friend within he gates. But now he looked upon liar T ct as being quite sufficiently punisheh aad equally willing that Mrs. McLarH should take herself elsewhere. | therefore. Merriam should see her ana handed Of him, Grafton felt that 1t might speed his parting guest and re- Iieye not only his c'vn but his fair wife: shoulders of a heavy load. He was late reaching stables. a fact buriy olG Buxton would De quick to notice anu as quick to reDuk=. Ea had delayed only ii minute or TWO ar, er the sounding Of ] -s
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