The Glenwood post., 1905-06-24


your strength, my dear; better build
one-you will never see Quentin Wa
ters-your lover-again. l think that
you will not care to go unloved, no,
not unloved, you could never be that,
but unloving to the grave. Moreover,
have your maid prepare your clothes;
tomorrow | am going to take you
away with me. / have left you too
long to your own devices; and your
lovers
You have called Quentin Waters
my lover l replied. I am more than
happy to introduce him to you as
such When a father CANDLES away
his daughters hand in room crowd
ed with gamesters, holding her name
as light as thistle down-oh, hate
the thought of it!-he should thank
hei if she meet him in any spirit
whatsoever. But If she acquiesces in
what he has done, something more
than thanks, are, think, her DUE OF
course he told you that?' he said.
Hi. aplomb was admirable. And you
believed him?'
"'Of course-he did not tell me that"
l retorted He only lately became
aware of the fact that Lady Mary Fell
ton and Rosemary Allyn, whom he
had seen at Castle Drout, were the
same person. l saw-and possessed
the paper the day he won it-I recog-
nized my fathers writing He WINGED
now, and the blood came 10 the sur
face of his face. Then to make as
surance doubly sure, | asked one who
had witnessed the proceedings that
night at the Lodge, and from him
learned the facts of the case. You
and Cousin Raoul need not have been
so anxious about the paper, since it
has been in my possession all the
time. Quentin Waters is not the man
to force an unwelcome bride
"Im afraid he'll have to take a
bride in heaven he said harshly;
he'll get no earthly one
"'Then will l be that bride I re-
turned. Seeing there would be no
end to the argument he left me, after
requesting my presence at home on
the morrow
"'He had hardly gotten out of the
door before Raoul Dwight put in an
appearance. l had undergone my
limit that night; patience not being
a cardinal virtue with me, and l had
no words for him. l was passing to
my room, when he barred my way
| "A moment, sweet COZ, would have g
word with you,' he said 4 pray you
grant me pardon for what happened
! at the ball tonight. l wished to know
what that locket contained; l have
| found out At that I cried, You dared
make a tool of me for your base
deeds?' Everything is excusahle in
love and war; he answered. Again
crave your pardon-it seems there
was no need of such rough measures
for am confident that Quentin Wa
ters is dead
"1f he is dead violently cried
| you have killed him!' He answered
4 would have killed him joyfuIly in {
| duel, face to face, but / am no knav,
to stab man in the back 'No?'
tauntingly questioned; but perhap:
hire men (and there are plenty abou
TOWN. WHO ASK HD Delter way W COll
money! to do your delicate work fo
you He retorted. 4 think you would
not care to know, if such was thu
case, the name of the man in whose
brain the plan was created
"I looked scornfully at him ant
cried: Coward! You not only max,
light of a woman before an assembly
but strike in the dark the character
of one older than yourself-better no
tell him your suspicions-coward :;
Peace, cousin. peace he said.
have proof that Quentin Waters wa:
struck from his horse, and then mys
teriously disappeared. At first
thought his man, Gil-the ape-hat
taken care of his body. But he ha!
been hanging about the Dukes the
ater, obviously as much at sea as tht
rest of us as to the destiny of hi!
master l firmly believe that he II
dead. Sweet coz, turn your thought!
from dead man to me. quick one
who has loved you for years-am
never to be rewarded for my fidelity?
Ito be continued)
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