The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-25


her throat and asked him question.
WHO was that you came up the
street with?'
He never looked at her as he answer
ed He was doing something to his pipe.
"Oh chap who asked the way;
that was all.
The way TO where2'
~ directed him to Roathlyn. He is
half way there by this time, Come. let
rs 30 down and get our breakfast
She felt that the risk was immense.
she wondered what Edward Conway
WAS doing in that part Of Cornwall. She
had never heard him speak of having
been in Cornwall: she had never heard
Of his having any connection with any
o:,r in Cornwall or with Cornish people,
ana then she reminded herself, half Bit
tcyly. tiiat she had known very little of
him at all Eat what was he doing here
in 81 .A@ncsg 1t was no use Sinking
the situation She must CARE and risk
all at this jpncturc. Nothing would be
gained ny Cowardive And, after all, he
c5u!l never force her to go back to him.
He couil only at the very worst expose
her. and in her case exposure would
mean the worlds pity. never its scorn.
She drew her breath sharp between
her teeth. took her handkerchief Oft the
dressing table and turned and went out
Of the room ana down the stairs, Alan
! Stacey following And in the best par.
| lor their Ereal;fast was laid, and in two
| minutes the delicate fried fish and gold.
| en- fresh eggs wero brought in.
'.Fi.h or eggs and bacon, sweet
+la chppls-
| ed maid lifted the covers of the two
! dishes
"Eg.:s and bacon thank you, Alan.
she ycHl!cd.
S;ne lad never il her life felt less like
eatin: but it would not 90 to arouse
suspicion hy refusing TO try t. do so.
! Sh, Iour4d nut The coffee and listened
with :, smile that WAS not very real
! while Man told her of his farewell to
! the oll buatman.
At LAST he stretched out his Land to
! her aIloss the table.
.-wcothcnrt, he said, lyon are
quite sad at going away. Would you
-atlvr stay hrrcE'
She answered kim all in hurry:
"Oh. 10 Alan; no, no. l am ali packed
ami ready Don suggest such thing.
| What shnUid make you give lie such =
, Lot p wife character rs that: l much
| prefer I" Ge 2JinG away. We have been
| her" quitc lCnG enough. 1t is q dear lit
tie place. ana You know I always want
t. stay in n new place forever; it is one
OF NY characteristics. but think get
tired Of them. l think l use them mp. l
dun'r believe shall want to come to
ST. Agnes again.
Not cvcH 10 have the cottage?"
NO. " trying hard TO repress shud-
der; "uu. Evg even II have the cottage.
Alan. After all l think you are right.
There i no place like London. We will
stay at home 4 fow days before we so
on What DO you think:'
Just as you please. don't see why
we shouldn't"
''Nor I, said She, for the thought
10, M '-,;-. -c. ic: h'.ttSSas4 tSas41 ( G9n "a.
yourself hiGtcn - easily rs in London
10" W"uid it l"' c:sv 10 find hcr, for
she had not a single fvicnd or aCqraint-
ancc y ho had known her at the time
Of Captain Conway's supposed death.
At the time Of her second marriage she
would have written to Mr.. Lawson to
whom she had only few weeks before
repaid the last installmcnt Of the elOO,
at what pinchinS effort she alone knew,
but Ii" had Just died, and with the 9th
er officials OF the Red River line she
| had no acquaintance. So long as she
did not walk abroad there was hut very
! httl" chance of her stumbling against
! her purSucr. Here. on the contrary, it
was almost impossible to keep ont of
the way Of any one whom You did not
want II see. Presently she would have
to drive three miles To tho station, not,
m"rcitul!y, along the road to Roathlyn,
| but III til" opposite direction. Still, it
wa" rns>ihl" that he might have
changed his mind. ana in any case she
would rot feel absolutely secure until
she WAS out Of the nciGhborhood, until
she WAS ont Of this dcsolation of woods
and folds and into the safe shelter Of
/ the great ciIy.
/ For one wild moment She wished
| with all her heart she had told Alan
! when til" n"ws nf Edward Conway $
rr-cu" first reached her. Brt now that
: she i!Iu come fac" TO face with the ter
| li'}' "nH Hwfn! tragedy which would
! end, ca alone knew how, she did not
dare tp :I"uk. As she sat there, trying
! t. fore" tn ".,; ana the delicate strips
! Of bacon bit - Bit down her throat,
/ sh" recalled til" very first time that she
had cTrr S""n him -hoW he had refused
. with absolute aCuTN 10 inquire into her
I character, how he had told her that
honesty WAS the dominant note of her
life; HAT she had many times given
l. .rr-.lf uN,uv l.. l.i,J too I,Do-+ I,-