The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-12-08

very yacht from which she had es-
capped Undoubtedly 1t bore the man
from whom she had fled. He had
come to claim her. OF all the TEEN.
ing millions which the world held this
was he whom she would fain have
avoided. Rather anyone and every
one had come to her than he! What
would happen when these men met?
The story that she would have told
MIN to-day in her own way had the
snip not appeared, the story that she
would have told him on her decks.
mad that ship been other than 1t was
ne must now learn by the brutal force
or circumstances, through some COM
pelling necessity which she could not
In any way influence or alter. She
loathed the man who was coming to
aid her. Her Christianity trembled in
the balance. She would fain have
called invectives down upon his head,
and for the moment she swept the
whole sex together in one unreasoning
hatred and resentment in which the
man of the island participated. What
sorry Jest had blind fate played upon
| her?
She moved farther away from her
companion under the constraint of
these thoughts, and when he would
nave approached her nearer, she
fiamed upon him in sudden anger that
left him appalled,. But under the in
fiuence of it he kept his distance. She
saw the way of the yacht checked. She
saw the boat dropped from the davits
and manned by the men. She saw
hgure, too far off to recognize, but
which she OWNED must be his, de-
scend the battens from the gangway.
She saw the little boat headed toward
the shore. Then she turned to the
man. He was standing with folded
arms, his brow black as midnight,
staring out to sea. He knew nothing,
understood nothing, comprehended
nothing, suspected nothing. His only
realization was that she, his gentle
goddess, whom he had loved, was
angry with him, so far as he was con-
cerned, without rhyme or reason or
cause.
The stoppage of the ship, the lower
ing of the boat, its approach to the
island were now matters of indiffer-
ence to him. She was angry. He
could think of nothing else and there
was bewilderment in his dismay.
Nothing had given him power to solve
the enigma of her conduct. Where she
gazed with serious intentness, he
looked listlessly. Her heart smote
her again. The sense of justice upon
which she prided herself came to her
rescue. She stepped close to him and
laid her hand upon his arm.
Forgive mel" she murmured and
her heart leaped within her bosom to
meet the great flush of pleasure in his
face as he responded instantly to her
caress and her appeal.
You said you knew men," the man
asked as they threaded their way
through the trees and won the hill
along the familiar path, do you know
anyone on that ship, do you Think"
The question was an absurd one un-
der almost any other circumstances
than that. Yet chance had shown him
the one point in her armor and his
innocent and casual question had
driven into her soul a stab. Evasion
should have been easy. Indeed, his
trust in her was so great that deceit
would have been simple. But she had
always told him the truth and she
could not begin now.
YES" she said, 81 think do
He stopped abruptly, illumination
and anguish, the light of pain in his
soul.
WAS it because you know that man
that you suffered so on the hill?"
YES" she said, again forcing her.
self to speak.
lie he one of those who loved your"
"He said so, but"
"And you, did you love him."
81 hate him."
"Why?" asked the man sternly.
Had he injured you in some way?"
"In the greatest way" she answered
with deepening gravity. And here her
sense of justice pricked her. But 1t
was partly my fault"
And have you forgiven him." he
asked with little softening of his
voice.
To him forgiveness was as natural
and inevitable as breathing. In his
ethics there was no other course. He
had never had anything to forgive, be
it remembered She was not so true
to her standards as the man she had
taught The pupil was more devoted
than the master.
There are some things" she re
piled bitterly, that woman cannot
forgive, never forgives."
What things?" he persisted, won
dering ignorantly as to her meaning
Don't ask me-" she answered, i'm
patiently. 81 told you | would tell you
the story to-day and you will have to
wait until then"
"But that comment of the world?'
"You will hear it from that mans
| lips, If | mistake not said the WON
an, YEARLY, but you must press me