The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-12-15
acknowledgements

not entered into his mind the faintest
possibility that she could ever be or
ever have been other than what she
seemed, a daughter of the gods in
truth, In sweetness and In purity. And
THIS strange man had come from out
the world and proclaimed her his mis-.
tress, his CASTOR, abandoned mistress.
Once the clew was given he found
more hideous depths of infamy in that
word than would have appeared had |
his been a wiser and more expert |
enced vision. Indeed. so clear and |
pure was the soul of this woman that |
man of the world would have known |
instantly that there was an explana-
| ton, which the child of nature could
not see forthcoming He wanted to
be away from her and alone, and he
turned as If to plunge into the depths
of the forest, but with gentle force she
restrained him.
you are a man, with mans pow
er and a mans soul and mans heart,
you cannot fly now. You must stay
and face the problem The question
must be pursued to the bitter end. My
life and your life depends upon what
we do now, perhaps his life, too"
20, Cod" cried the man, recurring
again to that bitter thought, II had
him in my hands and spared him!"
But you spared him for my sake"
said the woman; think of that"
For your sake" declared the man,
pointedly. Il would and should have
killed him"
Thou shalt not kill" said the wom
an, softly.
IAN eye for an eye, and tooth
for TOOTH" returned the man. He
and you between you slew my heart.
His death would be no murder, but
retribution."
But it was in part my fault" re-
turned the woman, bravely making her
confession.
Il will never believe it. 1t cannot
= be-"
: and yet it was, but you shall have
the whole wretched story today, and
= YOU shall Judge. This much | viii
a say, that though all that he said was
a true. yet | hold myself blameless ant
q innocent. The world judges me
l. harshly, and it may be that you viii
$ find its judgment just Yet | do no
II hold myself as on trial at this moment
L but you
S II do not understand"
1t There are many things that you d
NV friend "
r, 81 would that | had been left in ie
g norance'
Is Nay, that is not a mans wish, bu
s. child's.'
Is "Of one thing am certain"
n and what is that?'
e. "That | should have killed HIM"
e. NAY" said the woman, again. "ths
At is not a child's wish, but a brutes
II. You said yourself he flashed
her. that there were some things
lie woman could not forgive, and tn
In is one that a man puts in the SAN
'e class"
H. The woman sighed. There occurre
IT, to her at the moment no answer whl'
Ill was adequate to the stark realism
Id tbisfact The conversation had reacht
n an impasse beyond which 1t could n
to progress without the full and col
IN plete explanation which now there w
neither time nor opportunity to CIV
I'm for the boat from the man-of-war W
ne approaching the shore. me wom'
stepped resolutely down the strand
on meet it. and the man, after SIG
en- hesitation, followed her,
he So soon as the boats keel grated
Is the bottom in the shallow water
lot middle-aged officer rose from the ste
LIST sheets and stepped ashore follow
he by a younger companion in the u
lis form of a sergeant of marines.
ne little squad of privates in the DO
to landed and fell in line with mart
OIL CELEBRITY and precision. The officer
he charge, who wore the white tropic u
he form of a lieutenant commander, n
ad faced the people on the island "
is had instinctively divided into t
groups, one on either side of h
Is To the right stood the man and
hind him the woman, to the left La
rst ford. back of him his crew. 1t
to the latter that the officer first
ro- dressed himself.
Sir" he began, 81 am the exc
,rp tive officer of the United Sta
I'VE cruiser Cheyenne, detached on spe
q &" service. We raised this island
elf morning, ran it down. circled 1t,
mt the yacht yonder-'
18th He paused.
ow 1T Is my yacht, sir, the South
hat Cross" answered the other
try name is Langford."
I Glad to meet you, Mr. Langf
Gin. Mine is Whitaker"
hon The lieutenant commander touc
, his cap as he spoke. Langford Ii
,ean his. and the two shook hands.
rse- 1--WE saw" continued the lieutel
had commander, what appeared to
some sort of fracas with the nat
ot,v and fired a gun to attract atten
Con and Capt. Ashby sent this boat +
nass ashore under my charge to do v
hole ever was necessary. Perhaps you
lred explain how you came to be
= 7 broiled with the natives"
"a or sir" said the woman. And
II In Ia q