The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-10-11

/ btllluess Will u commonplace feihnTh.
'T presume your people will be
greatly worried by this time over your
mysterious disappearance"
A flush swept her throat and
cheeks, but she did not lift her eyes
from the plate. Yes" she answered
slowly. Frank is doubtless searching
for me long before this
Frank" ! asked. feeling glad OF
! this opportunity to learn more of her
relationships. You forget. possibly.
that your friends are strange to me.
You refer to the gentleman who sx-
pscted to meet you on the roadf"
ITO Major Brennan. yes"
There was nothing about the tone of
her reply that invited me to press the
Inquiry further. One thing. however.
was reasonably certain.-the man she
called Frank" could not be her father.
I longed to ask II he was a brother.
but the restraint Of her whole manner
repealed the suggestion.
DID l understand that you have
nurssd In the Federal hospitals at
Baltimorsf" l questioned. more to con-
unus the conversation than from any
deep interest
Merely a. q volunteer. and when
the regular nurses were especially
busy. Major Brennan was stationed
there for some time when first
visited him. and felt It my duty a.
. loyal woman to aid the poor fsl-
lows"
remained silent. striving vainly
n I'M
which should solve for me the prob
lem OF who and what she was. Sud
denly she spoke softly:
Captain Wayne. feel I owe you
an apology for my unwarrantsd and
unladyliks conduct last night I am
vsTy sure now that you are q gen
tisman. and will appreciate how bit
tsrly I was tried. how deeply I have
ever since regretted IT,"
n hurt her pride to say even this
much. - I could tell By her downoast
eyes and heaving bosom. and
FASTENED TO relieve her smbarrass-
mont.
You have nothing whatever to ask
forgiveness foT." said earnestly.
Rather such . request should come
from me. only trust. Miss Brennan.
that you will excuse my part in this
extremely unfortunate affair"
She sat looking down upon her
plate. her fingers nervously crumbiing
. bit OF corn bread.
you do not even known who am"
she said slowly. 81 am not Miss. but
Mrs. Brennan"
f.I
had been suddenly thrown in my face.
Indeed" l stammered. scarcely
moving what l said. You appear so
young a girl that never once thought
OF you as being a married woman"
Il was married very early: indeed.
before I was seventeen. Ny hus-
band
What she was about to add I could
but conjecture. for a quick change in
the expression of her face startled me.
What is it7" / questioned. half ris-
ing to my feet. and glancing over my
shoulder toward the wall where her
eyes were riveted.
Something resembling hand
pushed aside the coat hanging yon-
der" she explained in low trembling
tone. and l thought saw a face"
Believing It to be merely her over
wrought nerves which were at fault,
/ sought to soothe her. 1T was prob
ably no more than a shadow" I said.
crossing to her side OF the table. to
enable her better to feel the influence
Of my presence. Let US be content
to sit here by the door. for We should
be taking too great a risk of discovery
II We ventured into the OPEN
had barely spoken these words and
placed my fingers on her hand to lead
her forward when the small door
which opened into the shed was
thrown back noisily. and two great
shaggy dogs. the evident mates Of
the dead brute at our feet. leapsd
fisroely in. She shrank toward me
with q sob of terror: but even ~ I
drew revolver from my belt. a man
and a woman appeared almost stimuli
tansously In that same opening.
Down, Douglasl down. Rodericki
Hal There lies Red MURDOCH. stark
and shutdown. you brutss; you'll
be dead yourselves sometime"
The man strobe forward as he
spoke, clubbing the frenzied brutes
with the stock of the long rifle he