The Washington times., 1910-02-28
CHAPTER VII. Continued.


T was Genevieve who was trying to
stimulate her chum to a live inter
est in the subject. BY reasoning,
or by that instinct of intuition that
so often stands a woman in better stead
than reason. she knew that the greatest
balm for EliZabeth.S well-nigh broken
heart would be the conviction that wal
lace had not deserted her for want Of
love.
II there is one thing a man cannot
bear TO do il is to injure IN any way the
woman he lCVes-tO-' Genevieve start
ed, then hesitated.
And what greater injury could he in
hiCt than TO f1Out me at the very altar
after what I had said before you all IN
the vestry rOom-after having begun an
elopement-Oh, heavens, Gen, don't talk
about H."
The other paid no attention to this re
quest. She was silent, however, for
little, planning q new mode Of attack.
L wonder, Bess, if you realized how
tremendously YOU dominated things
there in the Vestry room 1 believe II
you had told any Of Us 10 climb the
tower and dive of. we would have done
Elizabeth did not seem 20 catch the in
tent OF the words and remained In ST.
lence. Genevieve began again.
And If any Of US was IN mood 70 be
Green. He was as thUnderstruck as any
Of US by the announcement his father
had made. He looked as though the
earth had been pulled from under his
feet"
She paused once more. not TO await
reply, but 10 let the memory OF Wal
lace's face say more than her own words
could say.
And you. with that awful hypnotic
power you were Using-you said, Come
u 4 Ersa a q a
is. Ned Barton and !. We could hardly
have helped ourselves, any more than
your father could help sitting still and
watching us GO
Elizabeth smiled mirth!essly.
He had more than half an hour 70
get back his self-control," she replied
as the smile died away from her lips.
But Genevieve was battling more
for a restoration Of the girls health
mentally than for any regard she may
have felt for the mans side OF the
case.
Half an hour" she achoed, with
a brain fairly reeling from the blow ne
had just suffered, what was half an
hour? I wonder ne came 70 himself as
quickly as he did
He was sufficiently balanced for
the attempt 10 elOpe with me"
'T think, Bessie, anyone who judged
the circumstances imparually would
testify that il. was you who elope1
Win MN. NrEAENLtNe was wise CALDlA---
TO know that laugh might be as
useful as tears for her purpose.
But, Bess-there was one thing you
did not see. When YOU tainted there
at the reCtOry. I felt for an instant as
YOU say YOU feel I said-weN, I'm
sorry I said II. I saw the look in his
eyes at that moment"
And how did he lOOk?'' Elizabeth
asked suddenly, with more show OF
| interest than at any previous moment
| in the conversation.
/ GenevieVe's voice seemed 10 drop IN
pitch. Her usually mirthful lips
| dropped TREMENDOUSLY as she spoke.
There is one man-you know I'd
| be willing 10 suffer a thousand deaths
! to have that one man look at me the
way Wallace Greene looked When YOU
tainted in his arms
Elizabeth strained her eyes IN the
dim dusk 10 detect the intense feeling
/ the others face betrayed. Then she
| looked far of toward the main road
where the electric lights began tC
| twinkle in feeble rivalry with the moon
| Suddenly she arose. Genevieye saw
with joy that the old alacrity was II
| the quick move.
going to him." the Tilted girl spoke
/ If the other felt any surprise at the
! sudden change in her companion, she
| did not express Il. Silently they
walked out Of the gate and turned dowr
! the neatly laid concrete sidewalk. NJ
/ word passed between them as they made
/ their wav by a detour 10 avoid the LITTLE
| business center Of the village.
| AT last they mounted the steps Of tht
new house with which Hepburn Greer
! had replaced the home Of his farmins
/ davs. They were a little startled a
/ seeing the old gentleman rise YEARLY
from a chair in the dark corner OF tn
He did not wait for them 10 speak
| As soon as he saw who were the visit
ors. he replied TO the unuttered question
He's gone" he groaned IN tone o.
Great main God help us-he's gone
and I'm afeard he'll never come back