The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-02-10
By
HAROLD
MAC GRATH
Copyright. 1908. by the Bebbs-
Merrill Co.

been gambling. if you had been sensi-
BILE and stayed with me-
"Come, now, that won't wash. You
know very well that you urged me to
play"
You would have played without any
urging"
And who is this Italian anyhow
asked Merrihew. And why did he
run after your prima donna?"
THAT is precisely what | wish to
find out" answered Hillard.
Pm afraid that Kitty has fallen
some anarchist business. They are
always plotting the assassination Of
kings owe here, and this mysterious
woman is just the sort to rope in a
confiding girl like Kitty. One thing if
, I come across u friend with the
scar
You will wisely cross to the oppo-
site side Of the street. To find out
what this tangle is it is not necessary
to jump head first into it,"
"a bad lot"
THAT may be, but no anarchists. my
boy"
Hillard was a bit sore at heart. That
lady? Grace Of Mary, that is droll".
The shadow Of disillusion crept into
his bright dream and clouded ito
build so beautiful a castle and to see
1t tumble at a word. The Italian had
spoken with q contempt based on more
than suspicion.
kitty doesn't wish to meet u.s."
Merrihew bitterly observed. So We'll
light out for Venice in the morning
I'm not going to be made a fool Of for
the best oma alive"
In the meantime the lamps In the
casino had been extinguished. In the
harbor the yachts stood out white and
spectral. The tram for Nice shrieked
down the incline toward the promon-
tory. At the foot Of the road which
winds up to the palaces the car was
signaled. and two women boarded
Both were yelled. They maintained a
singular silence. AT Villefranche they
eoN ~ Inv cbbS tOPPNN 49,
the gates Of q villa and rang the por-
ter's bell. Once in the room above,
the silence between the two women
came to an end.
"Safe! l am so tired. What a nightr'
the elder of the two women sighed.
what a night truly. | should like
to know what it has all been about.
To run through dark streets and alleys,
to hide for hours, as if | were a thief
or q fugitive from justice, is neither to
my taste nor to my liking"
kitty" she began sadly, lin this
world no one trusts us wholly. We
must know why. Loyalty must have
You have vowed your love and loyalty
a hundred times. and still when q great
crisis confronts me you question. you
grow angry. you complain, because
my reasons are unknown to you. 1t
was blind terror which made me run.
l counted not the consequences. l
shall tell you why | am lonely, why
the world, bright to you, is dark. |
am proud. but | shall bend my pride"
With a quick movement she lifted her
head high. and her eyes burned into
Kitty's very heart. II am
stop! No. no. ! forbid you!" Kit
ty put her hands over her ears. She
might gain the secret. but she knew
that she would lose the heart of the
womaD 1t concerned. II am wrong.
wrong. l have promised to follow you
loyalty. without question. l will keep
that promise. l am only angry be-
cause you would not let me speak to
Mr.. Hillard. He is very handsome"
Kitty added thoughtfully. HE is
strong too"
Strong and cruel as a tiger. How
l hate him! But thank you. Kitty;
thank you. Sooner or later. If we stay
together. l must tell you. The conf
dence will do me good" Kitty ap-
preached, and La Signorina drew her
close. II have wrought harm to no
one. But on my side they viii tell you
that l have been terribly wronged.
And all l wish Is to be left alone.
alone. 1t was cruel Of me to forbid
you to speak to Mr.. Hillard. But
wish him to recollect Inc pleasantly.
as a whimsical being who came into
his life one night and vanished out of
it in two hours"
But supposing the memory cuts
deeply" ventured Kitty. Men fall
In love with less excuse than this"
NONSENSE" La Signorina opened
the window to air the room. She lin
gered, musing. "You are very good to
me, Kitty"
II can't help being good to you. you
strange. lovely woman, for your sake
as well as for mine. Now I am going
to write q letter"
La Signorina still fingered by the
window.
MerriheW WAS nockefin1 currencx In