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from Agapa to Moita and back to Aga
pa, not knowing what TO answer. In
/ the pause. Drake pushed through TO
his sisters side Why don't you an
swer. Juiius?" he said with an ominous
| frown.
This turned the scale what Agapa
says Is the truth" he muttered.
''Then what was the meaning Of the
tale you told me?" cried Molta ansrily.
He started nervously. Well. Beppo
| told me-" N #
whats tbats" burst in nercely.
your silly love onarfeiss'
HE told me you were going to es-
cape from the island with Masita. Bep-
po.' said Molta. "and we found your
boat ready" 1t was evident from this
that in his eagerness to rouse Moita
he had lied In order to appeal to her
jealousy.
Agapa uttered a shrin cry OF rage.
''Oh. Julius. how dared your Did not
you yourself urge me to get the boat?
/ Have you lost your senses that you lie
like this?" and with that she launched
| into another hood OF passionate LAM
guage. the pith of which was that she
would never believe in him again after
this deceit.
At this Drake as much fooled as the
rest by the scene laid his hand on his
knife. and stepped toward Julius. who
backed through the others and bolted
In a panic. Drake started In hot pur-
suit; and Agapa. with cries that there
must be no violence went after them.
| calling to the others to follow her.
Molta stayed. however. She was In
| a very bad temper: and although she
| had not understood the meaning OF
what had passed. her suspicious had
been reused and she meant to Ques-
tion me. In her jealousy she had been
| quito ready TO believe what Julius had
said about my leaving the island; and
she had taken prompt measures to pre-
vent me-
what does all this mean. BeppoT"
| THAT that young fool will be lucky
If he gets through the night without
| trouble. These Greeks are unpleasant
people to fool WITH replied with
smile.
part"
oh. I shan't touch the young jack
ass"
She stamped her foot very impatient
lly Answer me. Did you plan TO
leave the island tonight with Masitar'
| Are you serious, Molta?" asked
! with a note of ineredulity.
Answer me-, she said again, very
sharply.
1
said with a laugh. Il was going 70
| take her across to the mainland ana
| then go with her to the carabfniert IN
order that she might keep her vow
| and accuse me of Vicinos murder.
am just that sort of fool ana just
longing to be imprisoned and con-
victed. On my soul. Molta. / beiieVe
you think am dwelling IDIOT; and
Irolled a cigarette and began to
smoke.
"But julius said you told him as
much"
DO you take his word that have
parted with my wftsT'
"You have not denied IT."
81 shouldn't have thought 1t worth
while But IL Julius said told him
that l was going to leave the island.
he lied. Is that plain enough? nad
not said anything of the sort to him.
only that he was to take Masita.
Face him with me; and let him re-
peat it, IL he dare"
But were you a party to Masita's
escaping?"
/ let loose my temper as II exasper-
ated by the question. In the name
of Heaven. make an end of your ques-
lions, Molta! II you think l am fool
enough to let her go in order that she
may denounce me. think It; or any
other foolishness you please. But
don't plague me with It,"
MY outbreak silenced her for
space; and then she said jealously,
She may have ceased to threaten In
return for your help"
True. The thought does you
credit" / scoffed. And / took that
hers into my confidence to help me
because 1 had neither wit nor courage
| enough of my own for the venture
You are but hiding something from
me, Beppo, and for her sake"
your jealousy has already once led
you to give me the lie, Molta- Are
| you bent on making another Quarrel?'
"You are hiding something" she re-
peated doggedly, and in this suspicious
mood she left me.
/ must have been a miserable churl
of a lover; and that she did not there
| and then turn against me was mex
plicable. I had treated her with such
GOODNESS that even the others had
observed the change in my conduct;
we scarcely met now without pas
sage of words and a display of anger
on my side; and l had purposely en-
deavored to make her realize that /
was not worth a second thought from
her
Women are women. however: and all
her anger now was not caused. by
either words or acts of mine, but
sprang entirely from the Jealous i'm
patience of my association with Masita.
/ believe that II l could have brought
myself to make love to her with some
of the ardour which / must have dis
played in my irresponsible past, she
would even have helped me to get
Masita away her brothers desires
notwithsta nding. AS 1t was, however.
she took a step which checkmated the
scheme altogether.
She sent that night to Beltano, tell
ing him to return instantly; and when
on the following day / was complet-
ing the arrangements for Masita's de-
parture that night. Beltano arrived,
bringing with him the priest.
CONTINUED TOmOrrOw.l
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