The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-03-05
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A quarter Of an hour later as they
lay heaving below the ships steel sides
be thrust heavy buckskin sack into
the lawyers hand.
There's money to win the fight, Bill.
don't know how much. but it's
enough. God bless you. Hurry back"
A sailor cast them q whirling rope.
up which Wheaton clambered: then.
tying the gripsack to its end. they sent
1t after.
"Importantw the young man yelled
at the officer on the bridge. Govern
ment business" He heard a muf1ed
clang In the engine room, the thrash
of the propellers followed. and the big
ship glided past.
As Glenister dragged himself up the
beach upon landing Helen Chester call
ed to him and made room for him be-
side her 1t had never been necessary
to call him to her side before, and
equally unfamiliar was the abashment
or perhaps physical WEAKNESS that led
the young man to sink back In the
warm sand with sigh Of relief. She
noted that for the first time the au-
dacity was gone from his eyes.
!. ~ watched your race" she began.
'It was very exciting. and cheered
1 for you"
He smiled quietly.
What made you keep on after the
ship started? 1 should have given up
and cried"
~ 81 never give up anything that i
he said.
"Have you never been forced to?
Then 1t Is because you are man.
Women have to sacrifice a great deal"
Helen expected him to continue to
the effect that he would never give her
up-it was In accordance with his ear
lier presumption-bu he was silent.
and she was not sure that she liked
him as well thus as when he over
whelmed her with the boldness or his
suit For Glenister 1t was delightful.
after the perils of the night, to rest
in the calm Of her presence and to feel
dumbly that she was near. She saw
him secretly caress fold Of her dress.
II only she bad not the memory OF
that one night on the ship. "Still. he
is trying to make amends In the best
way he can," she thought. Though
of course no woman could care for
man who would do such thing" Yet
,>tshe thrilled at the thought Of how ne
y. had thrust his body between her and
danger, how, but for his quick, Insist
ent action, she would have failed IN
escaping from the pest ship, failed In
her mission and met death on the night
of her landing. She owed him much.
"Did you hear what happened to the
good ship Ohio?" she asked.
"No. I've been too busy to inquire.
I was told the health officers quaran-
tined her when she arrived, that's ALL
"She was sent to Egg island with
every cne aboard. She has been there
more than a month now and may not
get away this summer"
"what disappointment for the poor
devils Oh her,
"Yes, and only for what you did,
should be one of them," Helen re-
marked.
81 didn't do much" he said. 1.-The
%Ehting part Is easy. It's not half so
hard as to give up your property and
lie still while
did you do that because I asked
you to-because asked you to put
aside the old waysT A wave Of COM
passion swept over her.
Certainly" he answered. 1T didn't
come easy. but
"Oh, | thank you" said she. 81
know it is all for the best. Uncle
Arthur wouldn't do anything wrong.
and Mr.. Mcnamara ls an honorable
man"
He turned toward her 10 speak. but
refrained. He could not tell her what
he felt certain of. She believed in her
own blood and in her uncle's friends
and it was not for him to speak Of
The rules Of the game
sealed his lips.
She was thinking again. ''If only you
had not acted as you did" She longed
to help him now in his trouble as he
had helped her, but what could she
do? The law was such Il confusing.
Intricate. perplexing thing.
81 spent last night at the Midas" she
told him. land rode back early this
morning. That was daring holdup.
wasn't it?'
"What holdup?"
"Why, haven't you heard the newsT
-" be answered steadily. II just
goSup."
"Your claim was robbed. Three men
oyercame the watchman at midnight
and cleaned the boxes"
His stimulation Of excited astonish-
ment was perfect, and he rained
. shower Of questions upon her. She
I'D with approval that he did not
IooSr her in the eye. however. He was
not Nan accomplished liar. Now, Nc
NamAra had a countenance Of iron.
Uncdnsciously she made comparison,
and THE young man at her side did not
lose thereby.