The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1908-10-28

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HE processes to love his son, but his
is the love an animal gives the of
spring it would destroy. And yet
Graydon worships him."
Are you quite sure that Graydon Is
as unsuspecting as you think"
"In regard to his fatherP
"In regard to Jane"
ooh, I'm sure of 1t. He Is not a
party to his fathers schemes. If
James Bansemer has not already told
Graydon, he never will. 1t is not his
plan to do so. His only object has
been to browbeat me into submission.
David, 1t will all come out right In the
end, won't it, You'll forgive meT'
eyes, dear. but this man" and David
Gable shook with emotion as he spoke,
will have to answer to me. There
will be no more to fear" he said reas-
suringly. 'I'll crush him as l would
a snake"
David, you must not
Don't worry" he broke in. "Pn at
tend to him and see that no harm
comes to any one else. That man has
no business among honest people"
"But, David, / was not honest with
you" she confessed.
"That was a long time ago, and
she's as much mine as she is yours.
So, what's the odds now? It's facer,
I'll admit, but it can't be helped 1t
was thus that the man whose anger
only a few hours before had led him
almost to crime now readily absolved
her of any blame.
poor child, poor childP' she moaned.
/ ct will break her heart She is so
proud and so happy
Eyes, she's proud. There is good
blood in her. don't wonder now that
/ used to think she was such a marvel.
She's-she's not just the same sort Of
stock that we are, take it as you
will"
"She never must know the truth,
David"
"She's bound to find it out, dear.
We'd better tell her. 1t will be easier
for her Ransemer's fangs must be
made harmless forever He shan't
bother her. She'd better hear the story
from US and not from him"
But Graydon? She'll lose him. Da-
vid."
I'm not so sure Of 1t. She's worthy
of any mans love, and we must know
that Graydon loves her. I'll trust to
that But, first of all, we must put it
beyond the power Of James Bansemer
to injure her in any shape or form.
Then, when l go after him-GraydOn
or no Graydon-he'll know that there
is such a place as hell"
"Be rational, David. Let us take our
time and think well, dear | can't
bear the thought OF the story that will
20 out concerning mellow l deceived
you about Jane for years and years.
What will people think Of me? What
will they say?" she almost walled.
Frances" said he, his voice tense
and earnest. that is between you and
me- l intend to say to the world. II
occasion demands, that have known
from the first that Jane was not our
child. That will be-
ooh. David. you can't say that" she
cried joyously.
81 shall say Il, dear old partner
shall say that you took her from the
asylum with my consent. There Is
only James Bansemer to call me a
liar, and he will not dare!
THAT old man broom, David-his
clerk. The man who saved me-he
knows"
HE is in the boat with his master.
He did save you, though. I'll spare
him much for that. And have more
to fear from him than you think.
Frances, l am sure he saw me night
before last down there at the sea
wall He knows, l am morally GER
tain, that you were not attacked by
robber."
"But. David, l was robbed. Ny
rings and my pendant were taken by
some one. If broom was the first man
at my side-after you-then he must
lave taken them"
II can't charge him with the theft"
groaned Cable. "He saved your life
and he might ruin mine. would give
anything l have to know just how
much he saw of the affair. can't &C
count for his presence there. 1t seems
like fate"
at is impossible for him to accuse
you, David"
at is not impossible, I'm afraid.
He may have seen me plainly"
"But 1 have described my assailant
to the police. You do not answer the
description In any particular"
In the next ten minutes the nurse
came In twice to caution him against
overtaxing her nerves, politely limiting
that he should depart at once. There
was no medicine, no nursing, no care
that could have done her so much
good as this hour with her husband.
"It hurt me more than 1 can tell
you, David, when 1 saw that you were
jealous of him. 1 could see it growing
in you day after day, and yet l could
not find the courage to make every
thing clear to you. Oh, how could you