The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-03-24

AAg az I WfOMAn4 ! re-
turned. seeking 70 speaE cat1lg With
ont any real hope thai yo1 uoal1 ~
hege. Yet ] want yOu 10 II. Ir ts
al bad enough as f. Stands. Witholf
eueeavoring 70 make i apDezr EorBs
She leaned slightly forward Gezrly
Impressed 70 some aEts1t ~ TIE grzTL
y q ny manner.
Then prove IT.
How
by steaming directly back % Val
paraiso and delivering W his Hc-s1
vessel TO is lawful UvnerE
Thar sounds simple enough. bat
DO you realize what our probable fais
would be-
she eiasped her hands tightly. press
ing them against her breast
What do I care, the contempt ~
her voice grown bitter. Vou hare
done the evil. by your own confession.
nov you should pay the p1ce Yoa
rescued NE once from Insult. A-d J
hold The remembrance a thar act IN
your favor. Prove yourself worldly q
wOman'z respect b. making cue-ts
Tor this wrong Take the Sea Q1ee1
back nov. before Or Is forever TOO I1-e
and al ] al Go. OF thar Ely husband
can accomplish. shah be done 20 save
y0l from punishment Prove 10 ne
that your vords are rot false
I heEitafed. doubt and suspicion
rendering me totally Incapable o. clHzr
thinking before her insiE-ert demand
Her face grew whittier as she marked
my silence.
50 you-you lied. then,- the c-ue.
words fsltered from between her lrs
almost unconsciously
No. ] spoke the truth / answered
gripping myself ster1ly. hat ! gue
ton my power.
Your powers WAY. you Just in
formed me you were 10 command
] advanced . step forward. my nan
ner respectful enough. yet she half
sdrsnk back from my appro4ch ard
brought the protection o. the chair be-
tween as
Perhaps ! may never succeed 10
making you clearly comprehend nv
present position I said. soberiy. yet
I intend 90 Try. because IN truth. I
a-5 yoar assistAncs as greatly as you
need mine. Twenty minutes ago
Lady Darlington. e wa true ! De
ueved myself 20 be % absolute com
mand o. this vessel Now I gEavely
suspect whether may not be a mere
pgppeS helpless 10 the hands o. 9th
crs As have already e1teAvored 70
explain. q vas comparatively easy Ter
ne 10 mistake this yacht for the Es
me-aida They are very much alike.
and had sltoyet no opportunity Tor
closely observing either. But IL Is iu
possible for me 10 conceive how the
others % my party could have iHno
Gently made such an error. What
project they may have had In mind
cannot even guess. but I believe ucw
the Sea Queen was deliberately cap
tu-cd. and that ! have been decoye1
into the ~ieadeuhip o. an act % piracy.
u so. then : Am Only ona uan plrtea
against 20 What { mas accomplish
! have az present DO means % know
ing ! must see the others. cu3sAvor
20 discover their secret purpose. Rud
learn whether or not ] possess any
real authority on board Lady naFing
toa do you AZ least comprehend uhai
I mCant no I make U clear To you
that ! am 10 a position scarcely les
reulUus thzu yuaf ouu
With lips parted aad hands cIeacscd
over her heAylng tucast sbr s,lu1
Silent apparently deeply sroasi ty
my earnest appeal yct totally unable
10 rposo plu ooandvacg H ur Yey
her vvTg htsltzucy uGs 10 ne IA ca
cganEtmCaL
Yea certaia,g have gvegy uc&sna 10
tpght mc as prssag. madam 1
urstG. n4ll acrgased Cclttglcc So,
! UgAG So grove EyseE worldly yuar
trust by terls E,Ayr dian works
Wan yuu cgase-t 90 DO as wish az
lrasJ Coz the louent.
she l1 Iay appear 90 Er5w Na1t
she had better g Cr SAY, hty gaEce
WandC~ug ig 1-osEtAllg fou uy
face TO che lega.as eygs % ire
w2.t Tie taIgeg leaned forward UIth
some e1sgrue
Suutiy X Is test o. say 0uL mas
awc re ~aa has re aeCk honorable
her bands -ecstc1lAunS despair An
go - Who'll sap stgv vas no ouu else
30 hyjG Us
AS ycg Say. Celeste Uvre Is 40
choicg ana lady u4E1ns,Cus sray
eyes aSsia a1gsht ni1e rclectartV
Z ~srcCrtl &estgv tR rgqose coup,t,e
o-oaa1Caco a yoa. % oetbc,v y1l
worthy WeAS is 81 soa ~ah -
90 aas
Mcgcly 20 vcEala vbere yoa ara
bssca4 the ohsepsgioa 81 otheu. autil
! b ascSr.sig th0 exact truth % oar
Aiuatioa - sQou as { icaru lAla
shah rryuru win Jhe Information wM
YVp sCccto 10 taisr
she lowered Der head sllyhtg. Ia
Alcat a-cQulssceace and sin faciuR
them hotA. h4rked oag % taa roem
and closed The door
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