Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-27
By Julie Opp Faversham.
Adapted from the play by Edwin Milton Royle

the bitter knowledge was forced upor
them that they could no longer, ever
to themselves, play part. Theil
months of unconscious self-deceptior
had that night been slain; each knew
that love triumphant that come into
his own
From the camp in the park beyond
came the sound of the bugle calling
the men to their early morning duties
1t reused Jim and Diana to the con
seriousness of the workday world
Diana was the first to move; she slip
ped her hands away from his should
ers, while she still had the strength tc
90 so. Jim silently started towards
her, his eyes showing the surrender Of
his love- She could read all that they
asked; her name broke from his lips
in tender reiteration.
"Di, dear-dear Dip
But this time the out-stretched
hands waved him back.
"No, not" she cried, and down the
long copse she fed from him.
Alone, Jim realized that they had
been on the edge Of a great precipice
Gradually 1t came upon him that there
was only one way to save himself-tc
save Diana; he must go away. When
how-it all mattered little-later he
would decide that. He managed tc
reach his room unobserved How
could he face the days responsibilities
he asked himself, as he heard rising
from below the sounds of life Of the
house, and knew tkat the duties of the
camp were awaiting him.
Towards noon in his tent a letter
was brought to him. It was from
Diana. Trembling he tore it open and
read:
Dear Jim,-Our meeting this morn
ing has revealed me to myself. If you
can find it in your interest, l hope you
will leave England. cannot trust
myself to say anything more but good
bye. Diana"
Revealed me to myself" he repeat.
ed. ooh, Diana, DIANA" he whispered
Yes, he must CO.
CHAPTER XII.
| when Mr.. Petrie comes, show him
to me here" Henry gave orders to
Bates.
| 1t was late In the afternoon and he
was alone tn the rose enclosure-thc
library had proved too stirling. He
had managed to attend the afternoon &
drill, and discharge without comment
the duties required of him by his
guests. The Bishop and great NUN.
Der of visitors were still in the park
Diana, on the plea of illness, had re.
NAMED In her room but had sent word
that she would be down at tea.time.
Absorbed In his own reflections Henry
hardly observed that Jim was pass.
ing the entire day in camp with the
troops. That the farce OF the days
pleasure was nearly over, was his
most comforting thought; few hours
more and the house-party would dis
perse. If only Petrie would come.
mo news, good news" over and
over he tried to comfort himself with
the old saw.
Lady Elizabeth, II she had remem.
bered. would have warned him Of the
intended presentation, but the night
with its torturing memories had made
her forget utterly the surprise arrang.
ed by the Bishop and Sir John.
Henry looked at his watch-it was
past four. Would Petrie never come
He cursed the hour in which he had
listened to the tempting voice that
urged him to speculate In a mine con
trolled by Hobbies. He remembered
the night he had finally agreed to en-.
ter into the game, and-then, loss
here and an unexpected blow there
had disastrously crippled his resources
Money had been necessary to pro-
tect the already invested fortune. The
Fund was under his control Why
not use 1t temporarily? He used the
word borrow" to his mother, and he
had tried for weeks to ease his mind
with the same word, but he knew that
the world had an ugly name for such
borrowing" Wherever he turned he
could see five blazing letters-the
flaming sigma was beginning to burn
in his brain. Was there no way of pro.
tecting himself a little longer He
closed his eyes and tried to think.
No, it would be impossible to evade
the request of the committee. To
elude the young curate, Chiswick, had
not been difficult On the plea Of his
devotion to the cause, he had succeed,
ed in controlling all the papers and
accounts for the past week, but now
a cold perspiration began to ooze over
his body; it was followed by hot
flashes that tormented him like the
five fantastic little demons ever before
his vision, as they. twisted, contorted.
shaped and reshaped themselves into
one hideous imputation An hour be-
fore, he had promised to give to his
secretary the keys Of his desk; to put
off the auditing any longer would have
aroused suspicion. His only hope now
was that perhaps the absorbing inter.
est in the last day Of the manoeuvres
would give him another twenty-four
hours leeway. If Petrie brought re-
assuring news he might be able to
realize the necessary amount and pre-
vent discovery. He poured himself
some brandy. Just as he raised the
glass, Bates announced:
"Mr. Petrie, my lord"
The glass slipped to the ground:
Bates stopped to remove the frag-
ments. Johnston Petrie advanced
with perfect composure and shook
Henry's trembling hand.
Your lordship," he said. Then both
men waited until Bates disappeared
towards his quarters. To Henry the
moment seemed an eternity.
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