The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-01-14
By GEORGE BARR
M'CUTChEON
[coNT1NUED.]
Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead
q Co.

rushed up from the sea dur.
~ ing the night.
Chase, after a sleepless night, came
down and, without waiting for his
breakfast, hurried out upon the gal
lery overlooking the harbor. Genevra
was there before him, pale, wistful,
heavy eyed, standing in the shelter of
a huge plaster.
"Hollingsworth," she said drearily,
"do you believe he will come today?'
"He?" he asked, puzzled.
"My uncle. The yacht was to call for
me not later than today"
II remember" he said slowly. at
may come, Genevra. The day is
young"
She clasped his hand convulsively, a
desperate revolt in her soul.
Il almost hope that it may not come
for mep' she said, her voice shaking
with suppressed emotion. ut will not
come. l feel it in my heart. We shall
die here together, Hollingsworth All,
in that way l may escape the other
life. No, no! What am saying? OF
course l want to leave this dreadful
u
full. happy island. Am not too sily?"
She was speaking rapidly, almost hys-
terically, nervous, Pickering smile on
her face.
Dear one," he said gently, "the
yacht will come If it should not come
today my cruisers will forestall it's mis-
sion. AS sure as there is a sea those
INT
his eyes intently, as if afraid of some
thing there. 'Oh, I'm not mad" he
laughed. You brought cruiser to
me one day. I'll bring one to you in
return. Wen be quits"
'Quits:" she murmured, hurt by the
word.
Forgive me-" he said, humbled.
"Hollingsworth." she said after a
long, tense scrutiny Of the sea, chow
long will you remain on this island?"
Perhaps until die-if death should
come soon. If not, then God knows
how long"
Listen to me-" she said intensely.
"For my sake you will not stay long.
You will come away before they kill
you. You will! Promise me. You will
come-to Paris? Some day, dear heart ?
Promise.
ITO PARISH" he said, shaking his
head sadly. "No. dearest one. Not
now. Listen: I have in my bag up
stairs an offer from a great American
corporation. My headquarters would be
in Paris. My duties would begin as
soon as my contract with Sir John
Brodney expires. The position is a lu-
crative one; it presents unlimited op-
portunities. am comparatively poor
man. The letter was forwarded to me
by Sir John. l have year in which
to decide"
"And you-you will decline?" she
asked.
eyes. 1 shall go back to America,
where there are no princesses of royal
blood. Paris is no place for the dis
appointed, CASTOR lover. 1 can't go
there. l love you too madly. I'd go on
loving you, and you, good as you are,
would go on loving me. There is no
telling what would come Of it. 1t will
be hard for me toto stay away from
Paris-desperately hard. Sometimes l
feel that will not be strong enough
to do it, Genevra."
'But Paris is huge, Hollingsworth,"
she argued insistently, an eager, i'm
pelling light in her eyes. Eve would
be as far apart as if the ocean were
between u.s."
"Ah, but would we?" he demanded.
ut is almost unhear6 Of for an
American to gain entree to our-to the
set in which-well, you understand"
she said, blushing painfully in the
consciousness that she was touching
his pride. He smiled sadly.
my dear you will do me the honor
to remember that l am not trying to
get into your set. am trying to in
duce you to come into mine. You won't
be tempted, so that's the end Of It,
Beastly day. isn't it," He uttered the
trite commonplace as II no other
thought than that of the weather had
been in his mind. by the way" he
''for some queer. unmasculine reason l
took it into my head last night to
worry about the brides trousseau.
How are you going to manage Vt II
you are unable to leave the island un.
ttlwell, say June?"
She returned his smile with one as
sweetly detached as his had been,
catching his spirit. $50 good Of you to
worry" she said. a defiant red in her
cheeks. "You forget that have a post
poned trousseau ut home. A few stitch
es here and there. an alteration or two,
some smart summer gowns and hats
oh. 1t will be so simple! What is it!
What do you see?'
He was looking eagerly. tntently to-