The Elbert County tribune., 1909-09-30

and he sbivered uncontrollably ana
threw himself down on the couch.
I'VE can't do anything tonight" I
said. You must go to bed. You're
undone and won't be fit for anything
tomorrow unless you get some rest.
Ill see If I have bed ready"
Don't bother. | can't sleep. hated
to get you out at this time OF night.
but / hoped we might settle upon
something before morning
II wish to the Lord we couIdl- l
fervently calculated
You can't think OF any other way7'
Not now But we must. The trou-
Bile is, there's nothing to appeal to in
Ankony and nothing that | can get
hold of to frighten him into decency.
wouldn't give rap for his morals.
but his discretion is unassailable."
I've heard things hinted. ]" herefiected
but nothing openly suggested. He'd
take precious good care of that. No.
| don't believe we can reach him that
way"
I'm afaid not
I'm not worth all this trouble" he
groaned
Shut up and come along to bed"
Il tell you | can't sleep"
You must Come along"
He followed me patiently.
Have your man wake me at seven,v
he said; II must get home early"
When | had seen him in bed, went
out into the dimly lighted sitting
room and sat down to try once more
to find some way out of the pressing
difficulties
Dan was awake and leaving the
next morning when awoIse and, hear
ing him. looked out on the apartment.
Stay for breakfast. can't you?" l
called
NO. thank you; I've got to get
home. but III come back after I've
seen Barbara, and tell you what's to
be done; but with queer settling
of his face. Il guess there's only one
thing to do"
Don't do 1t till you've seen me-"
said hastily; Il haven't given up
hope yet. Come to me before you 90
to Ankony. I'll turn heaven and earth
to find something"
Don't bother It's no use Honest
iy, believe that But she shan't mar.
ry him.
He went, leaving me to reflect anew
on how much easier 1t is to tangle
things than to untangle them.
! had scarcely reached the office be-
TAr lx.
and uncertain. and. sitting down on
the other side of the table in my priv
ate room, stretched out his arms
across 1t and leaned over to me. "She
says she loves him." he said.
"Of course she says thati" l ex
claimed
Then you don't believe it?"
do your
Il don't know what to believe
didn't think it possible before, and
can't conceive it now; but she
swears she does, and she looks-she
actually looks as II she means it. Do
you think she's pretending SO as to
make 1t easier for me?" B
Don't ask me. Hemingway"
IT'S just what you might expect her
to do isn't it? accused her of 1t.
but she only laughed at me and said
was silly to imagine such thing.
She says she refused him the night
before because she was piqued at
something he did and wanted to make
him suffer. but that she has cared for
him all the time. You can make
what you like out of it,
! drummed on the table. / had
nothing to say. Things were dim and
vague and hateful to me in that acute
moment. ! did not know what be-
lieved-what | wanted to believe.
was remembering all that had passed
between her and me pertaining to her
engagement. trying to make some
thing definite and convincing out of 1t,
but ! decided that much of what | had
deemed convincing had been based
merely on my own conclusions and
not upon anything she had actually
said or conveyed.
She says she'll marry him whether
give myself up or not" he went on;
that it won't make particle of diff
ference except that it will stir up an
unnecessary fuss. Ankony won't do
anything. of course, when she's going
to marry him. and she says she is GO
ing to-"
(To BE CONTINUED)