Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-11-24
Chapter N.-tCOntinuc,IL


th:!i." She continued. lightly; and. put
1urucd towards ,h,. drive again. Il
t,l'i Claude "f-ol our engagement,
II" SEEMED Very pleased. and said that
ne SHOULD give Us TWO of the haud>om.
81 saddle horses he could buy for Il
wedding present. You will have L.
-iy" IN" lessons III lior>eman>hip when
VI, are married. Fred
Yes" h" said. pressing her hand
against his side. 1t was the frs, tim,
She had called him hy his Christian
name.
Il hav" not Yet told Elsie: She has
i'a'r1! 50 irritable al day that she has
given me 10 opportunity ! >aal! tel!
A"r when =" hack.
II" sad nothing because he was rc-
i's;irin- 10 himself. di>trHci"lly:
I'll" day after Tomorrow | will join
You At Dover about noon.
Finding Ii" mad" no response. Judith
walked quietly by his side down til"
triyr until th, lamp-lay> no longer
reached them. when She came To q
>Iind>till and said. III Il low >ubdu"tl
Tuics.
Il must wish YOU "t;"ol-nigh,..
\n-not Yet. Wait" he calculated
!urli"dly. and then. after Il pause.
looked up. judith. if You care for
NE. You will do something wish with
on asking any questions. Ry-anl-hy
will tell you everything. | had made
up my mind tonight never to look
upon YOU again as Ion gas lived but
now cannot part with you. What l
am going TO ask YOU may seem unreas-
enable. but you would not think so if
y"n knew all. Don't 60 back to that
iious'. tonight. Let me take you TO
The Clantcary Hotel at Lisborough and
leave YOU there. and tomorrow | will
yet Il special license. so that we can be
married the first thing on the follow
ing morning.
Judith was startled at this totally
unexpected proposal
You don't know What YOU are ask
in: me to do she faltered
II DO. Peopl" will talk about you
But Whit need you care: We will live
il down.
position to incur their scorn:"
True. Why should YOU" he said
with a bitter laugh. and dropped her
hand. "Forget that | proposed any
thing so mad. was a fool to ask it,
Now YOU are unreasonable impa-
1i"n1. she said. SoOthingly. Why
couldn't you answer my question:
II cannot. for many reasons. Why
wont you trust me: | don't ask you
I" do so for your own sake. but for
mine. and for others. If you knew me
as ! know myself. you would rather
trust your reputation to me than your
happiness: l might have the heart to
make you unhappy. but your reputa-
ton | should guard only too jealousy
Put yourself in my care--trust to me
let me have it on my mind all to-mor-
row that you are waiting for me-de-
pendent Oil me. and l shall not fail
You: YOU will not repent
Judith knew that Captain Herbert
feared Elsie's miscellaneous interfer-
nee. She was afraid that. if they met
again. her sister, using the power she
possessed of rOusing his worst fail
ings. would spare no endeavor to turn
him from his allegiance. and she was
resolved that she should not have the
chance. Judith realised that she ran
til" danger Of being fooled by her low
or, and that her name would be lightly
handled by both friends and strangers.
Put that was Of little account in com
parison With what Elsie and Claude
would gain. She felt that there was
10 time for hesi1aton and that. in
such Il crisis half-mcaSurcS would be
tf no avail.
Il will do as you ask. she said. quiz
city.
You trust me, them" he exclaimed.
inyfully. and kissed her fondly. Very
we'll darling: you will not repent.
Listen! We will walk down to the
Red Lion where | left my dog cart.
and J. will drive to LisbOrOugh 1t will
he past eleven when we get there, so
that the last train for Northwold will
have gone. will represent to the
landlady at the 'Clantcary' that we
had been to the thenter and lost the
train. and ] am sure she will make
YOU comfortable. You can remain
there tomorrow. representing to her
that you are waiting for some one to
fetch you. and during the day l will
come. or send word to you how l have
arranged for our marriagc.'
Very well. she replied, seeing that
she must appear wholly 10 trust him.
He hurried Judith out of the Park
and down to the little village inn in
Galley village. leaving her to wait un-
der the shadow Of an Hdjaccnt tree
while ne fetched his dOg-car1: and ten
minutes after she was being driven to
LisbOrOugh. Arrived there, he left his
dog-ca In the station-yard. and took
Judith up to the ClHn1cary." The
house was closed, bu, Captain Her
bert knew that the inmates were al
ways up until twelve. when the night
mail reached LisbOrougl: consequent
~, he found no difficulty in gaining
Hdmittancc, or in interesting the land
Lady in the supposed dilemma his
charge was in.
Miss Hatfield would like to 20 TO
her room ut once, Mrs. Johns" he said
as he prepared to depart; and. as she
has no bonnet. only that cloak she is
wearing. she will have to walt here
until her sister sends for aer Emit
let any outsiders know >." - here if
you can help It,
"All right. sir: and I'll make tn"
Young lady rs comfortable IL | can"
Mrs. Johns replied. Being Il young
widow, She felt she understood Jul
'lith's 1iscomposllrc and til" cnptnin'S
on her account so cOnsidrl1ir-
~ LEFT them for two minutes that they
might take leave OF each other unob-
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