The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-07

enc Kept Her Face A~ersed.
trating gage Disconnected her; her an
ger rang unconvtncing even to her
eed. 1T was an accident" she I'm
ished lamely. "One Of tho servants
angered hina-they are Chinese and
stuuid--and IN his blindness he mis-
took me for the man and caught my
arm.
1T must have hurt" said Coast, try.
Ing to believe her.
She was silent. facing him with a
trace Of bravado. He bowed.
II beg your parSon; It was. as you
suggest, none of my affair. merely
happened tc notice, and II startled me.
VIII you be good enough to tell mo
the way to the beach ?"
Silently the woman Indicated q path
leading away from the gate,
Stfu he fingered letting his eyes
drink their III OF her; and knew, in
& swift fash of gertrude, that never
had SIZE been more dear to him than
In this moment OF remuneration, that
never would his hearts allegiance
WAIVER from her, whatever her mood
or circumstance. Whether she suf-
fered him or as now sedulousIy dis
eoGaSenaneed him, his queen could do
no wrong.
With a sigh, insudibIe, he went to
the gate.
There's nothing can serve you IN,
Katherine?"
"Nothing-only go away"
"Then gcod-by," He shrugged
slightly. lifted his cap and Put himself
outside the dooryard.
But, Garrett"
He stopped. She moved down to
the fence.
Garrett" she begged, breathless
with the anxiety reused by an unsus-
pected latent fear, promise me some
thing
He looked down into her sweet face,
plaintive with appeal. Name It" said
he.
eff by any chance you should meet
htm-DouglRs--I not sure where he
fs-don't please"
IN be careful" he assured her,
Don't worry; shant let him know
who am. II possible, I'll keep out OF
his way"
Her eyes were eloquent Of mex
pressible relief, Thank you" she tal-
tered. keenly alive TO the trite mad
equacy Of the words. And, Garrett
you're noe-not angry with me2"
Angry? With you'll"
| She was twisting her hands togeth-
or. 81 can't seem to forget" she said
/ In q tremor. i've tried only wish
/ might-but can't, can't. Remem'
Der that, II seen unkind."
"You haven't been unkind to the
man who shot Van Tuyl," he said, IN
Bp1te of himself.
She did not seem to hear, or. II she
/ heard, to read the riddle In hts enig'
/ matte answer. 1T isn't that alone,
che protested: that, perhaps, could
| forget in time, You weren't yourself:
Douglas has always insisted you were
not, But, o Garrett, Garrett; It was
unmaniy, It was unworthy OF you &c
try to shield yourself by accusing
him! That / can't forget, that IN
afraid / shall never learn to forgive
Why, Garrett, why did you permit
that man Warburton to DO ~"
He heard her out In pitiful patience
too deeply moved for anger or resent
meat to have any place IN the conflict
Of his thoughts.
"As to that" he said, his tone col
orless, 81 would ask you to suspend
Judgment Il you hadn't already pro
nounced ii, But I leave you this x
consideri che Of two men only could
have killed Van TuyI Dundas we ex
oept by mutual consent; Blackstocl
admits and admit he didn't do il
There remain BlackEtock and myself
neither Of whom could have been con
vtcted ON the others unsupported evil
denoe."
you are cowardly TO say this 20 ne
when he's not hers!"
But he had level and emotiOnlesl
look with which TO mset the tu1psa
Stoned socrn she showed hra,
Perhaps; but don't forget I askeC
only the opportunity to say as much K
him, Has 1t ever occurred 4
you that Dundas, not your husband
sent me 70 Sing sipg-that, had Dun
das been IN my pay, BlackstocE would
now he occupying the cell I occupied ?
He had himself well IN hand. Other
wise she must have seen how deeplJ
moved he was. Simply 70 watch bel