The Washington times., 1910-01-28

one. II is that am guilty. Believe me-
Il"
Il think" she said slowly, that is
the first downright lie you ever told.
And she added critically, you do It
Thus did she dismiss my perfectly
good falsehOod as unworthy Of further
consideration
'sYcu are shielding some one.'s she
reiterated who IS ftp And why are
you throwing away reputation. position.
career-perhaps even life ftself-by max
ing so mad a sacTifce?
You don't understand began mis-
erabIy. =
But I mean 20 understand she in
sisted with sweet imperiousness- I
am going 20 help you IN spite OF your
No one can help me- I contradicted-
1T Is my own gait and must travel
it-alone.'
But, at most. you cant remain -un-
captured more than q few days lon
ger she protested. and then"
Every day counts" returned
the safety OF some one you are shelter
ing At your own sacrifce2 Yes. that
IS 1T You are TOO wise not 10 know
that one rnau-penniiess, hunted-can-
not hold out--l0ng against the forces
Of the law with every mans hand
against him I ought 20 have known
from the first that you were not fool
fsh enough 10 think YOU could prOlouE
. v-C4rr 7fs6+ iude6nfteIv So. every dav
counts7' NCt for You, sUreS- Fox
I shook ny head IN wretched silence
oh YOU poor, lonely. hunted bOyt'
she burst out. IN an impuIsive wave Of
feeling that went straight 20 my dead
heart You poor, gallant unhappy
boy, You are carrying the weight Of
anOther's crime on your broad. brave
shoulders You are suffering for an
others sin. You are starving. ruined.
hunted Ike q mad dog. And all be
cause your one tauit IS that your neart
is like & Galahad' s.
stop" 7 impIored. my brain awhiri-
You mustn't pity ne cant stand
IL And I'm not worthy of your pity
I Sfgnorina Ferrf and"
s.F41ght'- she reproached. is II fair
10 remind me OF that2 Didn't tell you
! Your note7-- j querIed, bIankIy- Then
remembering, ooh. the note you left
for me AZ the Arlington that night2
They didn't give IL 70 me. because
the name on the envelope was not the
name I had registered under. I can't
-tA1d you've gene all week thinking
+ ne cruel and--or did you have time TO
think Of me al all IN your fight and
Think Of you2' I exclaimed Think
OF yOu2 Hilda was there ever mo-
ment when I didn't
4
the words I must not say
What was r. the note?" asked more
quietly.
1T vas a silly. iHcoherent schoolgirl
/ scTawI.T she made answer, written on
impulse. Im-Tm almost glad YOU
didn't get Il. You see I was very cruel
+ and bitter when you met me there. in
the upper foyer OF the Arlington that
night, Just after siEn0rina-after what
I had seen WSs anEry-angrier than
I had ever been before. II seemed so
horrible that you should be IN love-in
love with that kind OF woman, and
In love with herr he ejacuiate,f.
But 7 told you
F with foolish Indignation 10 listen 70 you
Then when I went 10 my room and
made myself think Il all over-Why.
still couldn't understand what I'd seen
Z somehow YOU were not 70 be blame
Z Call 4 intuition II you like But the
more I IhOugh-the more remembered
I your expression and what you had told
/ me-the more absolutely certain did
become that 7 had miSjUdged you And
/ was 80 ashamed OF myself! I wrote
to you and-huSh-"
She raised warning finger. We both
/ listened Along the road, within ten
wards OF which we were standing. came
/ the sound OF tramping feet
said he saw II drop down among
the trees, right about here. did he2'
a voice was asking We'll, If that s
50, v-eTU find Il quick enough And
yet I'm having the whole patch Of
woods surrounded, and we'll set him
Ike a rat in trap
knew the voice It was Hiram
Biatchford's- He and the men with
lirn were advancing straight upon Us
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