The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-12
HEXTI WEWB0EZ

| go oHpuiu stay behind?'
| 1 thought perhaps you might think
better of it,"
DO I generally threaten what I do
| not mean to carry out?" she retorted.
10 this he made no answer, and his
silence suggested. as 1t was intended
| 10 90, that 1t was now rather late in
the day for the fulhllment of this par
| tlcular threat.
DO you not see," she went on, into
what position your foolish obstinacy
has entrapped me?"
Il am very sorry" murmured the
! colonel
III Is infamous of you she cried.
Here we are, with our enterprise al
ready launched; for me to turn back
now would be to forfeit my share in
the glory OF success; to send him away
would be to ruin 1t ALL"
m AFRAID 1t would" said the colonel,
IN tone of discouragement; and he
looked about him frownng as If per-
picked at the difficulty of the dilemma.
Camillas Indignation was by this
ume beginning to exhaust itself To
manner so abject an opponent was
merely beating the air, and of that the
strongest fighter soon wearies.
What am l to do?" she cried in de-
spair.
Couldn't you go on as you are do
ing?' he suggested.
What! live for a fortnight cooped
up mere with a man whom I've insulted
to his face?"
Its not your fault" he replied; "he
brought it on himself"
NO, no! he did not" she answered
hotly. 1T was your doing from the
beginning"
Il asked him to come. ! admit" said
the colonel; 'hut he shouldn't have ac-
cepted."
How can YOU" she exclaimed. chow
dare you, compare his share in it with
your own? You We're the tempter, you
We're the suggester of evil His con-
duct in yielding may seem strange TO
us, but we can not tell what good rea-
sons he may have had for taking a less
severe view of his duty in this instance.
lie belongs to a party which has long
favored the Emperor's release; he was
no longer actually employed in the Eng
fish government, which has treated him
with ingratitude; he was chvalrously
devoted to us, his friends, and there
may have been other reasons. / could
wish that he had acted differently, but
l will not hear you blame him"
The colonel Rugged himself in secret
1t was an exquisite pleasure to hear his
own sophistries arrayrl against him
ana to see them work < out his own
purpose after all. Some CLEAN of salts
faction must have twinkled from a
crevice In his assumed stolidty, for
Camilla stopped, as If partly conscious
or something inconsistent in her argu-
ment.
Don't misunderstood me-" she cried;
Il do not take back anything of what
l said He interrupted her.
"Of course not" he said; IT was
waiting to remind you that as we are
to touch at Ascension, you have still
a free choice; we could easily land YOU
there for fortnight, and take you off
again on our return from St. Helena.
You would lose none of the credit of the
undertaking, and you would share the
Emperor's trumphal return to Europe"
Il will consider that" she replied,
before we reach Ascension; but il was
not what l was thinking of. What !
meant to tell you was that in any case
l refuse to have Captain Estcourt
forced upon me as a colleague. | de-
cline to recognize him in that position,
and you may tell him that IL he and
aic W meet, IL must De on Otnef
ground. and expressly on condition
that the object of this voyage is never
mentioned"
The colonel sighed; not, as she sup
posed, with resignation, but with relief
and perfect satisfaction.
II will go to him at once" he said.
and left the cabin. still detected and
submissive in appearance.
AS he climbed the comma n IA d6ar
however, his demeanor underwent a
complete change, and 1t was with a
beaming face that he emerged up the
deck, where Estcourt was anxiously
awaiting his return.
ut is all right he said, cordially;
II knew it would be. She has quite
got the better of her disappointment
and Is sorry for having hurt your feel
ings just now. Her Indignation 1t ap-
pears, was not directed at you but me-
whom she blames severely for having
been the original cause for all this trou-
BILE. l confess 1t, but / assure YOU |
was far from intending to estrange you
from u.s."
Don't say another word!" cried Dick,
selling his hand and shaking II in a
fervor of gratitude. I'm your debtor
for the rest of my life. But now let me
go to her at once"
stay a moment" said the colonel
holding him by the sleeve: "let me give
you one last hint before you go. No
wise man expects an apology from
woman under any circumstances"
Apology Dick broke in impatiently.
"Of course mott!
Every well. then" continued his COM
panion, that being so, it will prevent
any possible awkwardness If you ignore
the latA resrettable incident altogether
And / may add that know you would
be consulting her own wishes If you
RETAINED from mentioning the object
of our voyage at all. The subject is
not one with pleasant associations as
between herself and you"
Dick thought the colonel a model of
judgment and kindness, He thanked
him again hastily, and went below with
beating heart Camilla was in the
saloon by himself; she flushed when he
entered, but greeted him naturally. and
without any reference to what had