Putnam patriot., 1909-10-29
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 -No doubt you consider me . COW ard he said ruefully.
 -You know that I do net- she pro tested II can't understand your motive: that is all"
 -You forget that am the represent stive of these very men am the trusted agent of Sir John Bredaey. who las resXScG 10 SGppiant me with another. can't very well represent Sir John and st the sa ne time niske prisoners or corpses of bis clients. even though I ana being shielded by their legal fees I'll not have von Rlitz saying. even te himself. that have not only stolen bis wives. but have also cast hlm into the hands of hts Fhilistines. It may sound duixetic to you. but think that Lerd Deppins ham and MT. Browne will understand my attitude"
 But yon Blits has sworn to kill you. she expostuiated. with some heat You are wasting your integrity, l must say. MT. Chase"
 Would you have me shoot him from ambush r he demanded.
 Not at all. You could have taken him captive and held him safe until the time comes for you to leave the isiand''
 He would not have been my cap tive in any event l could do no more than deliver him into the hands of his enemies Would that be fairy"
 But he Is s fhtefr'
 No more % than Tasweil Skaggs and John wyckhoime who unquestion ably cheated the natives out of the very treasure we have seen carried away. am not . constable nor thief catchev. am soldier of the defense. not an officer of the crown. af this stage of the game. Today | shall contriv~ e sead word to Rasula that von Biitx hes stolen the treasure chests. Mr. von Bhtx viii have q sad time explaining this little defectien to hie friends We mnst not overlook the fact that Lsdy Dspp4nsham and Rob ert Browne arc quite willing to take everything from the islanders. Every thing that Tasweli Skaggs and John Wyckhoime possessed in this Island belongs to them under the terms of the will"
 They were st the top of the second flight of stairs by this time and quite c distance from the treasure cha mter His coolness the absence of any sign of returning sentiment. was puzzling her soreiy. Half an hour before she had been carried away. rendered help less. by the passion that swaNed hum Now be spoke and locked as If he had forgotten the result of hls starming Strangely enough she was pianed
 When they came Into the well light ed upper corridor he proceeded ruth i.-ssly to upset All of her harsh calcu- latiens He stopped suddenly. step ping directly iu front of her AS she drew up In surprise he reached down and took both of her hands In his For the moment she was too amazed to appose this sudden action. She looked up Into hts face. many emo lions in her owu-fepraof. wonder. dis may. haufeur. joy
 Walt" he said gently. They were quite alone She saw the most won derful light in his gray eyes Her lips parted in quick. humorous confusion. "l love you i nm sorry for what id down there. couldn't heip it. nor could you Yet took a cruel ad- vantage Of you know what you've been thinking too Ton have been saving to yourself that l wanted to see how far l could 20 Don't speak know, You are wrong. I've absolute. y worshiped you since those first days Tn Thorberg. wildly, hopelessly. day and night was afraid of you afraid of you because you are q prin. cess But I've got over all that. Ges nevra. You are woman. living. real woman. with the blood and the heart and the lips that were made for meu to crave. l want 10 tell you this here fin the light Of day. not in the darkness that bid all the truth in me except that which you might have felt in my Kiss"
 Please please don't" she said once more. her lip trembling. her eyes fuli of the softness that the woman who loves cannot ufle. bu tudti uot ke on, IL Is wrongr'
 "It Is not wrongf' he cried hotly. My love is not wrong 1 want you to understand and 10 believe. l can't hope that you will be my wife. ifs too wildly improbable You are not for such as l. You are pledged to a man of your own world, your own ex. alted world But listen Genevra. See. my eyes call you darling even though my lips dare not GeDevra. I'd give my soul to bear you say that you will be my wife You do understand how il Is with meY'
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