The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
CHAPTER vH.-(contlnued)

poTB and q magazine and took them t
her compartment. II feel strongl,
tempted to go all the way with you,
he said impulsively.
why? ~
TO take care Of YOU"
Out In my country girls are laugh
20 TAX care OF themselves"
But you are SO young and friend
less"
am gradually getting better o
the nrst disability" she said, smilinf
pathetically; land as for the other,
must take my chance"
He was strongly tempted to kis,
ner hand when he said good-by, bu,
refrafned. He remembered the night
OF the wreck, when he and the butte,
carried her upstairs and her cheek
came close to his. He had not quite
got over he sensation yet, and there.
Tore argued that the prudent course
would be the safe course.
She waved her hand and smiled
when the train glided out of the sta.
ton. He fancied he saw tears in her
eyes. but he was not quite sure. He
stood for some time staring across
the viaduct where the train had dis
appeared; then with a half smothered
sigh. he turned away and wandered
slowly down into the city. The rain
2 ceased and the s~hopkeepers were
beginning to display their goods out
side their doors.
He had nothing particular to do
md no business OF any importance to
transact. He called on a young solic-
itor OF his acquaintance and spent an
hour In his ONCE. talking chiefly about
the weather. Then he went out and
strolled about the town till lunch
ome. Then an acquaintance took him
"a to his club, and he chatted and
read the papers until tea time. After
- 1t was time for him 10 make his
way back to the station.
II was I o'clock when he reached
4awgan Chase, and the rain was
coming down in drifts again. He was
glad to e the lights in his own win
dows, but he was painfully conscious
OF 2 sense Of oppression-not to say
detection. He had been fighting
against the feeling all day. He was
annoyed that anybody-particularly a
woman-had the power to cheer him
y deprsss him. He knew IL Marion
West had been in the house he would
have thrown open the door with q
much more buoyant spirit. He was
quite sure that he would find the
evening intolerably dull.
Esther met him in the hall with a
telegram In her hand. This came an
hour after you left this morning" she
explained. do you think we ought
10 open it,"
He took it and read: "West, Nav
gan Chase. st. Chloe"
It's . bit awkward" he remarked,
Knitting his brows. at may require
m immediate answer"
Il did not like to open it on my own
responsibility" Esther said, land
mother refused to advise me one way
or another"
And, Of course, the post is gomez"
"Oh, yes, an hour ago"
s0SACi O pity tHdt l WEnl Ou
Truro. OF course. 1t is too late now
do anything"
You might get q telegram through
you make haste"
He looked at his watch and shook
AT any rate" he said, ell
risk opening the telegram. It must
~ the right thing to do under the cir
cunlstances," and he inserted his FORE
onger and tore open the envelope.
Gather watched him narrowly as he
nnf0lded the f1imsy, and was quick to
note the troubled look that swept over
wen. elem. What |. ii about, she
lnQuired.
~ bit OF bad news for Miss West"
~ said. without raising his eyes.
MI. Mayhem Ii dead"
sDead?,
M handed her the telegram, which
-: .Don't come. Mayhem dead.
Litter following. -Pinder."
what ! pity ahs did not write
boner!~
srhas y ~ faui.." !. answered
Inarply.
-No. =, ~ I'D not want to write
. Ill
s'Hnt III had advised her to write !
week 80 she would have done 1t. i
wender where rho II now? II harm
,sfalls her ! sha1l blame myself"
noh. that T. nonsense. Glenn. We
III "a that strangers could be ex-
III lOc11e1 ~ her for ! moment in
ileHcG. Th0 the first dinner gong
|otinded ana Ae hurried upstairs to
u own roasa.
CHAPTER Viii.
- Anxlous Day.
Clement quite expected that the
'ost next morning would bring ! let
- frpsn Marion, ana that possibly tho
leternpon would . her back again
lfSAANgaa Chase. He reasoned that
- Wo@Ad reach ErAfor fairly early