The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-09-16

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this man shall give me q hearing.
You are safe from him. promise
you"
What might have been the result OF
this appeal can never be determined.
for AZ that moment q new factor en-
tered upon the scene. q factor whose
presence was AZ surprising and unex-
peoted a. n was determinative. From
out 10 sea. yet near At hand, came
mufied defamation. the roar Of
heavy gun. Around one Of the head
lands that rose on that side OF the is.
land there swept the white sides Of
another great ship beside which the
yacht, imposing though she was. was
a toy. II was the woman who saw II
first
Look" she cried. "A ship OF war.
a cruiser. See. from her stan the nag
OF the United States This land IL
American. claim II by right Of dis
covery. Lay but a hand upon this
man. and will have you hanged for
murder. Langford They see us there.
Their glasses have searched the shore.
They have seen this encounter That
gun was a warning. A boat puts on
Thank God. we are saved from you"
Things had transpired even az she
said. What the cruiser was doing In
those seas. how happened she TO be
there were things as yet unknown.
but that she was there was apparent.
She had approached the island from
the other side, and had sailed around
a. Her men had observed the encoun-
ter on the shore, which seemed 10
be between natives and persons from
the yacht. which was In plain view a
little farther out 10 sea. and the gun
had been fred TO call attention to the
power OF the United States.
This put an entirely new face on
the whole AFFAIR Matters were taken
out of the hands Of the parties 10 the
quarrel The law had come TO the is'
land. The Islander did not. could no,
know IL, but his bafied antagonist
realized u Immediately. So did the
woman. Al Langfords command. his
men, much bewildered at the scene
they had witnessed. went back &c
their boat. lie himself presently fol
lowed after. and stood upon the
strand awaiting the approach Of the
heavy man of-war cutter which had
been put away from the white cruis
er's side.
Man" she said. softly. this Il
what l had to tell you"
He nodded. A hollow groan bursi
from his lips. 800
His mistress" he muttered. bro
kenly. ls
Il would not have had you learr
In this way. and now that you have
heard 80 much. you must hear more.
she went on, not sparing herself
though she might have Justly resent
ed the word She was dealing with
more serious things than words nov
bitter though they might be. "Tha
ship. which IL the ship OF our country
stands for law as bis for license.
was more sinned against than sin
ming When you have heard all. thei
you shall Judge. This is the test"
Would God that II had never beef
laid upon me- said the man. hoarse
~. Would God that the beacon ha'
not been lighted on the hill"
NAY" returned the woman. gently
that's past praying for. Decision
rests with you. but you must not pas
Il until you have heard the who'll
story. The world holds me stained
polluted. Il may be said. but
am not the sinner that Il thinks me o
he portrays."
"You said Il was true doggedl
cried the man.
Yes. but not all true"
And had him In my hands, an
still he lives
Wont you hear me,- pleaded th
woman.
The man shook her on and turne
away. The very innocence which ha
prevented his understanding at nrs
the charge made II the more hideou
when comprehension came. He ha
loved this woman with a love. tina
passed the love OF man. for there hs
no, entered into his mind the faintes
possibility that she could ever be O
ever have been other than what sh
seemed, a daughter OF the gods I
truth. In sweetness and In purity. An
this strange man had come from OF
the world and proclaimed her his mi
tress. his CASTOR. abandoned mistress
Once the clew was given he foun
more hideous depths Of infamy In tbs
word than would have appeared IA
his been a wiser and more exper
enced vision. Indeed. so clear an
pure was the soul OF this woman thi
a man OF the world would have know
Instantly that there was an explain
ton, which the child of nature coul
not see forthcoming. He wanted
be away from her and alone. and B
turned as II to plunge into the depth
OF the forest. but with gentle force 81
restrained him.
You are a man. with q mans po'
or and a mans soul and q mans hear
you cannot ny now. You must sta
aud face the problem. The auestie
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