The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-17

No. raid the woman, q respect
syud too much for that 81.
Respect mes' "
Yea, sfou have shown me what
YOU are BIZ what you have. done all
SbntS THIS Kmad action Oh IN moment
since and CAP understand that. nv,
friend, for too love. and III seems to
me that; j would brook anyt thing. ey.
esrythiug, for, one moment like that
you fainS would have enjoyed. hut: We
are not childFen,; neither are We say,
ages tosact like beasts Of prey. i for
give you, a trust you. She y came
close to him and laid her hand upon Il,
syou.s !; 5
erythlng, n said the man. i+-blti
love mt. +, d .liilt & a.
Everything but that {. asseated the.
woman quietly. IS \, i.5 2,'5
~ shan't offend again. returned
the man Neither by, force NOT per-
srasion can effect anything. Kate.
he said after another pause; come
beck to the United statesI or 10 some,
civilized land The world is before
you. 4 wtil land you where you please.
and give you or 4 lend You, money
enough 70 enable,yousto get where you
Ike. Youishali be- on The yacht 10 me
as my4sister.'ii .,..t a.
ut cant be. said the woman Don't
you see that I can accept no fayor-ss
from you?rr l1l'.5S1
5utSno one need ever Know viii
discharge the crew of the yacht In
some South American port. They;
Will scatter--;'' .i i'.,
God would know and Z / / would
KNOW and when ! see him again. l,
would have to tell him. 1t would make
III harder for me. And / dom want
70 to SO back. ! will wait here for him."
Kate said the mar; impulsively,
~ was ungenerous of e:not to have
told you before. They took him away
from the Islands senseless, raying with
brain fever. He COLLAPSED stricken az
u dead on the sand by thatlittle heap.
Of clothes and the Bible. which bore.
your message. He thought you dead.
He left the ship In the early morning
to seekSyou. The, shock was too much
for him. rs q 80 ~ 2
He loved me. then" said the
woman. no ;@Illi ~
Yes said Langford, wringIng the
admission from his lips, "he loved
you enough almost to die for, you."p,
but he is not dead. He vas not
when you left.the crulser?" sI a
mo, they signaled me at noontime
In answer to my inquiry that the doc.
tor thought he would, finally pull,
through. although It would be long,
terrible siege; but II, he dies, Kate,
~ got back and found that he Is
dead and come here" as
Don't come back" said the woman.
Don't tell anyone that am here.
Let no one ever come back unless the
promptlngs Of his heart and the lead.
( Ing of God should bring him to- me-
Is this your final. absolute de,
cision o. ID It,..i,, N, q; a,
MY final and absolute decision.
Nothing can alter It, nothing. abso.
lntely nothihgrs 1ilH61 .lr3% "a
20 Kate!" ;s
3"Don't,"said the woman. 1T Is use.
less and only breaks your heart and
Z wsErings mine. Now, you must go. No
tone has seen you from the s yacht.
This cave Is sheltered from where she
lies. No one need know that you have
found me. Indeed IIwant you to give
me your word OF honor, to swear 1t BY,
all that you hold sacred that you
will nevert tell anyone, much less him,
that You came back and found me
alive" M
you set me q hard task" faltered
the man. ,..E- ~ s (. ~, r.
But ] am sure continued the
woman. ut is not too hard for you to
accomplish. Come. you have said you
wanted to make amends. That Is all
past now, forgotten and forgiven, but
II you really would make me happy,
you will promise what say"
And what Is that again?"
+ "On your word Of honor as a gen.
tleman. by all that you hold sacred,
you will never mention. to human
,eoul that you found me here alive
+ G"on my word, by all that do hold
sacred. by my love for you, Kate, i
Will not speak unless in some way you
give me leave" ia 4
so help you God!"' said the woman
solemnly. n
$50 help me Cod" replied the man
with equal gravity. t55 s s
And now you must go" +.
~ have one request to make OF
you. Kate, before Tigo." said jLangford.
IF ! can grant 1t, you may be as.
sured ILwill."
1T is very easy. Will you stay IN
this cave for two hours?" !a
II have no watch" said the woman
but l will guess the. time as best
can"
Then" said the man, go down to
the beach. The yacht will be gone"
Valentine" said the woman, you
DIDN'T moou IN ctov hare -, A.