The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-10-28


who my parents were"
Good heaven. you-you don't mean
you Were waif?"
"a waif without n name. Lieutenant
Bray. This is not self abasement; 1t
Is not the parading of misfortune. 1t
Is because you have made the mistake
of loving me. If you care less for me
now than you did before you will
spread this information throughout the
army"
believe me, I am not that Sort
THANK you. Knowing what you
now do. could you ask me to be your
| wife"
"Don't put 1t just that way" he
stanmered.
"Ah, l see. II was cruel question.
And yet it proves that you do not love
as Graydon Bansemer loves"
| "Some day you may find out all
about your parents and be happy. You
may have been abducted and he
was saying, his face white and set.
Somehow he felt that he was chasten-
| Ing himself.
| tIuuDS, BIC Suiu iuiSps'
might not have told you this had not
the story been printed in every news
paper in the States just before l left
You see, did not know 1t until just a
few months ago. thought you might
have read Of me. IL am so notori-
GUS"
"Jane, dear Jane, you must not feel
that wayv' he cried as she started
quickly away. 'Its"- But she turned
and motioned for him to cease. There
were tears In her eyes. He stood stock
still. "She's wonderful" he said to
himself as she walked away. Even
now l believe l could Pshaw. 1t
ought not to make any difference! II
1t wasn't for. my family What's in
name anyway? A name He started
to answer his own question, but halt
ed abruptly. squared his shoulders and
then, with true southern. military
bearing, strobe away, murmuring:
"A name is something; yes. family Is
everything"
Jane went at once to Graydon. His
great gray eyes smiled n glad well
come. She took his hand in hers and
sat upon the ground beside him.
watching his face until they were
ready to resume the journey.
"Would 1t not be better II he were to
dep she found herself wondering,
with strange Inconsistency to her pur-
pose. "Why could 1t not have been !
instead of he? How hard it will be for
us to live after this! Dear, dear Gray
don. if.-if l only were different from
what l am"
Not a word OF his fathers conduct
toward her, not word Of blame for
the blow his father had struck. She
held him to no account for the base
ness of that father. Only did she hold
herself unfit to be his wife.
Fortune and strength went hand in
hand for the next two days. and the
famished. wornout company came to
the coast. The wounded men were
half dellrious once more for lack of
proper attention and the hardships OF
travel. But the Ill wind had spent Its
force. Bray's instructions were to
place his charges on board ship a,
San Fernando de Union and thel
await further orders in the little coast
town. 1t meant goodby to Jane. and
willing to admit despite all that sht
had said to him. He went to her wher
= the ship was ready to leave port.
"Goodby," he said. "I'm more grlev
ed than l can tell you. because ! be
, lieve you think am cad"
Lieutenant Bray. cad never woult
have helped me as you have helped
me in spite OF yourself. Goodby"
He went out Of her life in that mo
ment
i. There were vexatlous delays, how
ever. before sailing Almost Mt the las
moment Jane was approached by TIE
resa Velasquez, now partly dressed a
a Red Cross nurse. The Spanish cir
was nervous and uneasy. Her darl
eyes held two ever changing lights
one somber the other bright and plerC
ing.
II have decided to wait for the mex
ship" she announced briefly.
"You are not going with us?" erie
Jane in surprise and distress. "Wha
has happenedT
|, ut is impossible. l cannot so VIII
you. Pray do not ask for my reason
Goodby. VIII you say goodby tot
him for me?'
Jane was silent for long tint
studying the eyes of the Spanish girl
81 think | understand" she said q
: last, taking Tcresa's hands In hers
- at Is better that 1t be ended here
said Teresa. 81 have endured 1t as Ion
as | can. You have been good to M
and want to say goodby while thel
Is love for you in my heart al
afraid to stay near you-and hin
Don't you see? cannot go on in tn
way"
"Oh, Teresa
"Yes, yes; | know 1t Is wrong. b.
how can ! help 1t? I've loved him ey'
since | first saw him-saved his life
Jane was astounded. The thrust pier
ed her to the quick.
saved his life?"
Eyes, though he does not know