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I'VE shall see" returned the wo.
man looking boldly at him. The clash
of wills almost struck fire within the
eyes of the two who thus crossed
swords. Meanwhile" she turned to
Langford, "if you will leave the Is
land and go back to your ship, shall
be very glad. There is nothing you
can do here. You have nothing to
gain by remaining"
Kate" he cried. zone last appeal"
ut is as unavailing as the first"
She looked at him steadily. He saw
that within her face and bearing
which convinced him that what she
said was true.
AT least" he said with the dignity
of sorrow and disappointment, IF |
have played the part of the fool. |
have done my best to play the man"
He turned slowly away. In step
the woman was by his side.
"You have" she said. whoever
else has failed me In this hour, 1t has
not been you. / am sorry that | do
not love you. that never did love you
anu lndl L tdnDol lONt yuu. one
reached her hand out. "Good-by."
"Good-by," he said, IF you think of
me. remember that | did my best to
make amends and If you ever
change"
81 shall not change" said the wo-
man. "Good-by."
He moved off down the strand,
called his sailors to him, got into his
boat, showed off and was rowed over
the blue lagoon and through the open
ing in the barrier toward the yacht
tossing slowly upon the long swells of
the Pacific.
"As for you. sir" said the woman,
after she had watched Langford lit
tie while In silence, will you go back
and bring some officers ashore to hear
my story"
AT your wish, Miss Brenton." said
the lieutenant-commande gravely.
The woman turned to her compan-
ion.
VIII you go with them?"
And leave you here alone?" cried
the man.
II shall be here when you come
back, | give you my word upon It,
do not break my word. You know
whatever else you may have against
me, | have always told you the truth
If you will remember, said but yes
terday that I was not worthy of you
She smiled bitterly.
And In that, madam" said Whitta
ker, give me leave to say that you
broke your record for veracity."
"'ris good of you to say So" she re-
turned. Believe me / have taken
more comfort from your words and ac
lions in this dreadful hour than | had
dreamed it possible for men to give
Now if you will all go away and leave
me and not come back until evening
shall be so glad and thankful"
Come, SIR said the lieutenant-com
mander, not unkindly. touching the
man upon the shoulder "As a gentle
man you cannot do less than accede
to the lady's request"
Suffering himself thus to be per
suaded, the man followed the officer
into the boat, in which the whole par
ty embarked and was rowed ava,
from the island. His first touch with
the world had separated him from
the woman he loved and who loved
him. Nay, his own frightful folly, his
own blindness, his own criminal and
heartless decision had done that. AnG
the world upon which humanity loves
| to load the blame of its transgres
sions. and with which 1t would fair
share the consequences of it's OWL
follies. had nothing whatever to dc
with 1t. In fact, 1t was because he
was so ignorant of the world. so utter
ly unable to see things in their rela
tive values-and in relation we ascer
tain truth-that he had taken the
tone that he had used and entered
upon the course which he had fol
| lowed.
He could only see one thing, tina
this woman who he supposed belonged
so completely and entirely and abso
lutely to him. who was as fresh ant
unspotted from the world as he was
who had been his own as he had be
| AOA6NN Nh'iiSiy anu dDSO
lutely to her, was--different! Tha
the difference was more in his owl
imagination than anywhere els,
brought him no comfort He still
loved her, he still wanted to MARI,
her. but he loved her in spite of he
shame. A greater, a wiser man woul,
have loved her because of 1t. Ant
some day this fact which he himsel
was inherently large enough to realize
or would be after a time, would caus,
him grief so great that the anguish
that he suffered now would be moth
ing.
Whitaker was a man of great tao
and shrewdness and one with a wild
knowledge of the world. He realize,
something of what was in the man
mind. He saw in some measure hoy
the proposition presented itself to hin
and he felt deep kindness and pit
toward his unhappy fellow passenger
CHAPTER XVIII.