The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-09-03


Quite cOmposedly the girl took % the
thread OF conversation where It bad
been broken o.
"fts rather hard to keep silence
when you've been 80 good. I don't
want you 70 think me less generous
than yourself; but, truly, can tell yOn
nothing She sighed q trace resent.
fully, or 20 be thought There IL 1T
tie enough IN this-this Wretched az.
fair that understand myself, and that
little ! may not tell. want you to
know that"
Il understand, Miss Calendar"
There's one thing I may say, how
ever. ! have done nothing wrong to-
night, / believe" she added quickly.
eve never for an instant questioned
that" be returned, with a qualm Of
shame. for what he said was not true.
Thank you
The four wheeler swung out OF OK
ford street into Charlng Cross road.
KirkwOod noted the fact with a feel
ing Of some relief that their ride was
10 be 80 short Like many OF his fell
low sufferers from "the artistic tenn
pertinent" he was acutely disconeert-
~ by spoken words Of praise and graf
Rude.
Nor had she fully relieved her mind
nor voiced all that perturbed her.
There's one thing more" she said
prcacntly-'my father. IL hope you
sill think charitably Of him"
Indeed, I've nO-reasOn or right to
link otherwise"
u was afraid - afraid his actions
nhght have seemed peculiar tonight"
There are lots Of things ! don't I'M
derStand. Miss Calendar. Some day
wrhups Il will all clear up-thls trou-
BILE Of yours. At least, one suppOses II
Il trouble Of some sort And then you
will tell me the whole story. Won't
rnuT' Kirkwood insisted
I'm afraid not" she said. with a
smile OF Swallowed sadness. 1--WE are
To say good night In a moment or two,
and-lt will be goOdby as wen. tie
unlikely that we shall ever meet
again"
II refuse positively to take such a
gloomy view Of the case"
She shook her head. laughing with
him. but with shy regret. Its 20,
none the less. We are leaving London
this very night, my father and I-leav-
ing England, for that matter"
Leaving EnglandT be echoed.
you're not by any chance bound for
America. are your
II cant tell you"
"But you can tell me this-are you
booked on the MinneapolIsT
moo. Il h a-qulte another boat"
"of courser' he commented savagely.
at wouldn't Be me to have any sort
OF luckP'
"Rlnce we are to say goodby 70 very
sOOn," suggested KlrkwoOd. may ]
ask q parting favor, Miss CalendRr7"
She regarded him with friendly eyes.
''You have every right" she affirmed
gently.
''Then please 10 tell me frankly are
you going into any further dangerT
"And is that the only boon you crave
"a my hands, Mr.. KirkwoOdr
without impertlnence"--
For q little time. waiting for him 20
conclude his vague phrase. she watch
% him IN an expectant silence. But
the man was dlfldent to a degree. At
length, somewhat unconsciously. II
think not" she answered. mo: there
viii be no danger awaiting me at Mrs.
Hallam'a. You need not fear for me
any more. Thank you"
He lifted hia brOws at the unfamiliar
name. Mrs. Hallam"-
Il am going to her house IN Craven
street"
"Your father Il to meet you thersf'
persistentiy.
"He promised TO-"
"But n he shOuldn'tT
WHY Her eyes clouded. She
pursed her liDs over the eonjectural
annoyance. why, IN that event
suppose n would b very embaFrass-
me-. You zee. ! don't know MA Hal.
lam. I don't know that she expects
me unless my father q already there.
They are old friends. could drive
round Cor awhile and come back,
oappOsa."
"won't you lee ne aak n Ar. Gales
DER - there before you set out, thsni
] don't lIks % bs dismissed" ~ lsush.
e. and. yoU a1oW, you shouldn't 30
Wan1Cfing nUuaf en- alona"