Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-22

CHAPTER X.
What the Dawn Brought

"U0t XOO Dawn Oo1U
The man rose from his seat 1t the
foot Of the bunk and, with restless
strides, began pacing back and forth
In the narrow limits Of the little hut.
The girl lay still. but her Eyes follow
cd him. Her thoughts were keeping
step with his.
There's not much faith in the
world, that's true" she said presently.
And yet, that's not exactly tho
worlds fault. When people haven't
anything else TO walk by. they have
to walk by sight, she hesitated q
little there. feeling for the words she
wanted. 1T was 30 easy" she went
on 1t last. TO clear you of the thing
they thought you did yesterday.
Couldn't you give them a chance to
believe the truth about the other
thug too? There must be something
you could reveal about that old charge
that would wash out the stain Of it
something that would make Tom see
the falsity OF 1t ~ clearly as / do"
NO. he said; that was never pos
sible. It's less possible than ever
now"
That involuntary admission told her
much. II the thing she suggested
were less possible now than It had been
before. then, somehow Or other. the
v%indication must have rested in Perry
Hunters hands. But the finality Of
Ms voice and the dumb agony she saw
In his face, as he paced back and
forth beside her. prevented her from
following up the admission, OF urging
him any further.
He pulled himself up sharply and
looked at his watch. 1T will be dap
light in two hours now" he said.
when 1t comes ven signal to the
yacht and they'll send for you ana
take you away-you and this precious
ind you've made. In the meantime.
you must 60 70 slesp. You hardly
silent at all while I was reading"
x hardly dare 60 TO slesp-aot
really deep sslssp. Il l did Pm afraid
you'4 tarn out to b I'll . dream, and
"a mi myself back In my stateroom
"a &hs yacht" She wa spsakng halt
IN mockery. bit tAsrs Va On under.
toos Of ssv1oususss II her voice.
~Thtnk how a1likely IL y that I'll this
can have haDpened," she went On.
lyon saSa this morning you wefo 60
ing to Leave Us. snd I watched yos
igo-How can it be anything but .
dream that you were hanging aloft
there In the Sly. above the fog. ready
to come plungt1E down when I cried
out for hslp?"
Il told you once" he sald not ury
steadily. That M Of US might be
dreaming. bat that ono was not you"
You wnl promise. thsn." she asked.
that II ] 30 to sleep. I'll wake up
here and not on the yacht an1 that
you won't have diAppeared"
II PROMISE" hs satd ssr1ously.
He seated himself onos more ct hes
feet switched on The fading light
from the %bull's-eye and drew the
sleeves Of her eoa& acrpDs his shout
:dsrs. Good night" he said.
She answered drowsily.
Warmed . little. and oppressed By
'oomDlete exhaust1on, he TN AelseD
himself. He knew. ct least, that b
must have done %. when. rousns
with . start and springing 70 his isst
he saw . ray Of sunshine spaashsd
golden upon the opposite wan of the
hut. II must have been light fos
hours.
Very silently. vsry cautiously he un
barred the door and pulled II opea. Be-
fore opening the outsr door. he drew
his revolver and spun it, cylinder unr
'derneath his thumb-nail. II the r.
pulsed party from the Walrus were
..camped near b.. Il would be well to
DO cautious before accommodating.
He pulled the outer Aoor . little way
open and glance slantwtss up the
beach. The brilliant light dazzled him
and made II hard TO see: but appar
emily there wa nc a there. Step
ping outside. he turned his gaze In
land. along the foot Of the cli6. His
mind was entirely preoccuDied with
the danger Of . sudden rush Of enc
mics from near at hand.
That 10 how It happened that. fos
quite q minute after he opened the
door ana stepped outside. he did not
cast . sinsle glance seward. He
did not look In that direction, until
he saw that Jeanne. awakened by the
daylight in the hut, vas standing II
the doorway. Her own eyes. puzzled
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