Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-13
Face to face sotth oru4lsy Grav.

Face to face sotth Osutley Gray.
and, at the very moment, several
heavy, half suppressed voices broke in
to eager talk overhead.
The white hand that held the candle
wavered, and the shadows glided in q
huge, grotesque dance. Twice she es-
sayed to speak before she could do SO,
at the same moment motioning him
back, for he had made a vague gesture
toward her.
Il am not faint. Do you mean, away
from up there?" She pointed to the
cupola stairs.
"Yes."
"Have-haye you seen my father7"
The question came out of such a
depth of incredulousness that it was
more an articulation Of the lips than
a sound, but he caught it, and, with 1t,
not hope, but the shadow of shadow
Of hope, hand waving from the far
shore to the swimmer who has been
down twice. Did she fear for his
sake"
''No-I have not seen him." He was
cropping blindly.
"You did not come from that roomT
'No."
''How did you enter the house?"
The draft through the hall was blow
Ing upon him; the double doors upon
the veranda had been left open for cool
ness. "There," he said. pointing to
them.
"But-I heard you come from the
other direction"
He was breathing quickly. he saw
his chance-if Jefferson Bareaud did
not come now
'You did not hear me come down the
stairs" He leaned toward her, risking
it all on that.
mo"
"Ah" A sigh too like a gasp burst
from Crailey. His head lifted little,
and his eyes were luminous with an
eagerness that was almost anguish.
He set his utmost will at work to col
lect himself and to think hard and fast
II came here resolved to take man
away, come what would" he said. II
found the door open, went to the foot
of that stairway, then stopped. re-
membered something. I turned and
was going away when you opened the
door"
''You remembered whatr'
The flicker Of hope In his breast IN
creased prodigiously, and the rush Of It
took the breath from his throat and
choked him. Good Godi Was she
going to believe him?
II remembered-you!"
"What?" she said wonderingiy.
Art returned with a splendid bound,
full pinioned. his beautiful and treach-
erous familiar who had deserted him
at the crucial instant, but she made up
for 1t now, folding him in protective
wings and breathing through his spirit.
In rapid and vehement whispers he
poured out the words upon the girl in
the doorway.
II have a friend, and I would lay
down my life to make him what he
could be. He has always thrown ev-
erything away, his life, his talents, all
his money and all of mine, for the sake
of-throwing them away! Some other
must tell you about that room, but it
has ruined my friend Tonight 1 dis
covered that he had been summoned
here, and made up my mind to come
and take him away. Your father has
sworn to shoot me If 1 set foot in his
house or on ground of his. Well, my
duty was clear, and came to do it.
And yet stopped at the foot Of the
stair because-hecause remembered
that you were Robert Carewe's daugh-
ter. What of you If 1 went up and
harm came to me from your father?
For swear would not have touched
him. You asked me not to speak Of
personal things, and I have obeyed
you, but you see | must tell you one
thing now. l have cared for this friend
Of mine more than for all else under
heaven, but turned and left him to
his ruin and would thousand times
rather than bring trouble upon you!
"A thousand times?' All, swear it
ououlo NC IuolESuuu LILIES luOu-
sand!
He had paraded in one speech from
the prisoners dock to Capulet's gar
den, and her eyes were shining into
his like great light when he finished.
go quicklyv" she whispered. go
quickly! Go quicklyY'
"But do you understand"
mot yet, but / SHALL Will you go?
They might come my father might
come-at any moment"
But
do you want to drive me quite
mad? Please go!" She laid a trem-
bling, urgent hand upon his sleeve.
Never, until you tell me that you
understand" replied Crailey firmly, lis
tening keenly for the slightest sound
from overhead. "Neyer-until then!'
when do I shall tell you: now
Snly know that you must 20"