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and she knew that he was thinking OF
her.
II have a message for him." he
said, slowly, as if he were guarding
every word Tit is a matter of
business, which l had intended telling
him before they arrested me. WIN
you ask him if he Will be so good as
to come and see me? No! do mott"
he said, suddenly; Il will write. If
if it be possible, do not let him know
thar you have been here Tell me
who knows it already"
There is Bessie-she came with
me; and the coachman and the colo
mel" she replied, listlessly and indif-
ferently.
Good, faithful Bessie" he said,
thoughtfulls 'Wou-you Will keep
her near you. She loves you with all
her heart and soul"
Yes, l will keep her; you sent
her'
He looked at her gratefully
And these are all who know? 1t
may be kept from the scandal mon,
gers, even now. You must go" He
rose quickly, and she stood looking at
him. They need not know that you
have seen me-that You have como in
contamination Of a prison cell. You
may lave come to see Colonel SUM
merford!"
She shook her head.
q care nothing for all this" she
said all the world may know"
NO" he said, "but l care. To
know that your name was being
lightly dealt with, would increase my
unhappiness tenfold Go now. i
have not thanked you for coming. If
I were to try and tell you, l could
not. Ny heart is too full of the
- He stopped. let happen
what may, the remembrance of your
presence in this cell, your gentle,
plying voice will be with me-yes.
even to the end. Oh, hush! Forgive
mel" for she had uttered a little cry,
and wavered as if he had struck her.
mo, | cannot tell you; but some day,
perhaps He stopped, his voice
breaking Go now" anG he took
her hand and gently drew her to the
door
And you?" she said family; ARE
you going to keep silent? Are you GO
ing to let them do what they will with
you? You spoke of the-end! What
is that? Do you mean to let them
kill your"
Her voice died away into a sob, and
she gazed up into his face with dry,
anguished eyes.
God knows!" he said, reverently.
I'VE are all in His hands. If you
knew all-and you will never know,
thank God!-you would understand,
yes, and you would say that if you
had been in my place you would have
done the same"
You say that?" she asked, with an
inscrutable expression in her eyes
that | should take another persons
crime upon my shoulders and suffer
for him."
YES" he said and he met her
gaze steadily, 81 do say that; and you
know that l would not speak untruth-
fully, even to persuade you to do what
want you to do"
What is it," she said with little
pant.
81 want you to forget that such 4
person as Harold Faradeane ever ey-
listed; TO erase from your life all mem
DRY of him, and-his misfortunes
Don't let ME have to reproach my
self with the thought that have cast
shadow over the life of the only
woman | ever"
He stopped.
Her lips quivered. and her gaze fell
for a moment, then she raised her
eyes again.
You ask me to do this?" she SAID
Il do, with all my heart and SOUL"
he responded.
Then l tell you that If were ca
pable OF such baseness, | should be
as vfle-as vile as the man who com
mitted the murder-the man you are
screening! No! You ask too much.
The rest Of the world may take your
silence for guilt, but l will not accept
it! l will not rest until | have dis
covered the truth you are concealrg."
He uttered a cry of alarm, of dread.
"OIivia,''
"Yes!' she repeated, her eyes flash
ing, her lips trembling. Il am only
woman, but | will do what you would
have done in my place-save my
friend even in spite of himself"
He grasped her arm, his face white
and set, his eyes full of a terrible
fear.
III any word Of mine, II any en-
treaty can stop you in this course
Believe me--believe ne-it would
be useless. The evidence is conclu-
sive. No Jury in England could fail