Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-10-29

| forgiveness.
A lovely April twilight was setting
about us. and in its shadows turned
1 to her
Can You do me the injustice to be-
lieve that have anything but friend
liness for you. dear7" asked Il am
poor Whispering thing to trouble
you like this now--to let you see.
We had reached the steps OF her
house. and as we mounted them she
| slipped her hand through my arm
with a little pressure. then quickly
withdrew It.
NO. no, you are not that" she pro-
tested warmly; you are all that IL
considerable and kind and good,
and r."
III ] were yielding you to any one
else" | Numbered
DON'T" she cried "you have your
own little shrine in the temple of my
heart. and don't want you to de.
throne yourself at the last This is---
is the last. you know. Good-by /
cant ask you In, and we shall not
meet again before 20"
Yet ! think" said !. that win
not say good-by."
She looked at me qsestioningly.
do you think leaving out good
by makes a separation seem less
realg" she smiled.
This one would set the seal upon
too many things" replied.
She regarded me curiously there In
the dim light of the old doorway,
then bent her head distrnctingly until
| could see only her lips and her
rounded chin. That the lips trembied
n little ! could have sworn. but her
voice was steady. although II was so
low | could scarcely hear 1t,
THE seal was set long ago" she
said And for Just an instant we stood.
her fingers in mine: then she With
drew them and went in and left me.
| hailed cab and went at once to
Henrietta Winstanley. found her
going over her charity accounts In her
brothers study. looking miserable and
down-spirited
Have you heard7r demanded at
once.
Nothing. Not word, What is
there to hears she cried, with kind
ling excitement
she sent you note. too, ! sup
pose 1t must have been delayed.
who sent me note? Do try to be
little lucid won't you? What has
happened? n
Nothing yet. II all happens to
morrow Ankony ia to marry Bar
bara at noon and sail with her by
the Deutschland In the afternoon.
have just seen her. How Is Mrs
Dimes? Dare we hope"
She caught me by the arm and
shook It In her agitation.
Dean has warned him. Don't you
see? told Hannah that he was
Ankony's friend before he became her
agent. That's exactly what he has
done You see, she sent for him yes
terday and made him bring a packet
of papers that she went over with
him. Those papers incriminate Ank-
ony. And Dean has warned him. II
he marries Barbara, he knows that
Mrs. Dimes will not prosecute him
He'll be safe forever MS Barbara's
husband And so he has the double
motive in carrying her on; he wants
her, and he wants to stop Hannah.
But we'll see whether he can do 1t or
not Well see. Walt for me.
must tell her at once
She ran from the room and battered
up the stairs I heard the excited
babble OF their voices from room
above. and her brisk steps as she
paced the floor over my head
was as excited as she and impa-
tient OF any delay. but they did not
keep me waiting long and when she
came again her cheeks were burning
like girls.
She'll stop him. she declared. In
high-pitched voice that trembled In Its
own elation. She says she can do IT,
You leave 1t to her. She'll attend
to it,
@But is she able? Isn't she abedg"
She laughed out sharply.
MY dear. II she were dead she'd
send her spirit back to outwit him.
That's what she'd do"
What has she come armed WITH"
unused
She shook her head. smiling.
Something that will do the work,
she declared. you may rely ON that
And she put her hands in mine and
smiled flashing smile up at me.
With her assurance ringing in my
ears and all my nerves throbbing.
left her and went home and tried to
dine, and then to sleep. but could do
neither.