Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
SEVEN

Il saw you-at the station" She
said suddenly. "You-you were In a
hurry 20 go l did not say anything.
and after n pause she drew a long
breath Men are queer. aren't they7'r
she said, and fell to whistling again
After awhile she sat up as IL she
had made a resolution. Il am going
20 confess something" she announced
suddenly You said, you know. that
voo had ordered al this for something
you-you wanted to say 10 me. But
the fact is. I fixed It all-came here.
| mean. because knew you would
come. and had something TO tell
You. u was such a miserable thing I
nee ded the accessories to help me
out"
Il don't want 10 hear anything that
distresses YOU 70 tell" 7 assured her
Il didn't come here 10 force your con
fidence. Alison. l came because <
couldn't help IT," She did not object
TO my use of her name
Have you found the-your pa
pers?' she asked. looking directly at
me for almost the first time
Not yet. We hope TO-"
INV Ni't nave not intertered
with ycu?"
They haven't had any opportunity.
Z eQuivoCaJed You needn't distress
yourself about that, anyhow"
"But l do 7 wonder why you stin
believe in me? Nobody else does"
Il wonder repeated. Why / do,'
IF You produce Harry Sullivan"
she was saying partly TO herself, and
If you could connect him with-Mr.
Bronson. and set full account of
why he was on the train. and all that
tit would help. wouldn't it?'
] acknowledged that it would Now
that The whole truth was almost in
my possession. I was stricken with
the old Cowardice did not want TO
know what she might tell me- The
yellow line on the horizon, where the
moon was coming up. was a broken
bit Of golden chain. my heel IN the
sand was again pressed on a WON
ans yielding fingers; I pulled myself
together with a jerk
In order that what you tell me
may help me. IL u will" I said con
STRANGELY. ii would De- necessary
perhaps. that YOU tell ii 20 the police
Since they have found the end OF the
necklace"
The end of the necklace" she re-
peated slowly. What about the end
Of the neCklace?"
stared al her Don't YOU remem-
ber'-I leaned forva -d-"the end OF
the cameo necklace. the part that was
broken or. and wa found in the
l.
with blood?"
Blood" she said duly You mean
that you found the broken end? And
then-you had my good pocket-book.
and you saw the necklace Ia il. and
you-must have thought"
Il didn't think anything" I
fastened 20 assure her. Il tell you.
Alison. ! never thought Of anything
but that you were unhappy. and that
l had no right 20 help you. God
knows. thought you didn't want me
TO help you"
She held out her hand 20 me and
took IL between both OF mine. 40
word OF love had passed between us.
but I felt that she knew and under
stood. II was one OF the moments
that come seldom in a lifetime. and
then only I'm great crises. a moment of
perfect understanding and trust
Then she drew her hand away and
sat, erect and determined. her fingers
laced in her lap. AS she talked the
moon came up slowly and threw it's
bright pathway across the water.
Back OF us. In the trees beyond the
sea wall, a sleepy bird chirruped
drowsily. and a wave. larger and bold
er than its brothers. sped up the sand.
bringing the moons silver 20 our very
feet bent toward the girl
Il am going 10 ask Just one Ques.
ton"
Anything you like" Her voice
was almost dreary.
Was it-because OF anything you
are going TO tell me that you refused
Richey?"
She drew her breath in sharply.
mo" she said. without looking at
me. NO. That was not the reason"
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