The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-11-15

degrading halter.
Then she waited in intense and
! eager curiosity as to what he should
do next. The iron in his situation had
eaten into his soul. He had been mas
tered by force. He could not under
stand it. He did not love the mastery.
Still, without the knowledge of his
own powers, there occurred to him no
way to resent the ignominy to which
he had been subjected. He turned and
walked away from her She stood
amazed, staring after him. 1t was the
first time he had withdrawn himself
from her presence. Where was he
going? Was this a declaration of war?
Was there to be enmity between
them? In vague terror. moved by a
sudden impulse again, she called him
Mani" she said.
He stopped, hesitated, looked back,
turned and went on again. He was
deeply hurt She could not see him
go. 1t was unthinkable that he should
go. He was dangerous away from her.
BY her side she could control him.
ouC again.
But this time he did not heed. An
idea sprang to her brain, working
quickly under the pressure. She lifted
up her voice, for he was far from her
now and plodding steadily. doggedly
toward the trees.
joint" she cried. John Revell
Charnock!"
And at that sound the man stopped.
He turned and looked at her again.
"John!" she repeated. joint"
She approached him. AS she did so
and when she could get near enough
to him. she observed that wrinkling
Of the brow, that look of amazement
which she had noticed before. It was
as If some latent memory, some recol-
lection of the past, were struggling
against the obscurity of years, as if
something were endeavoring to thrust
itself through a sea of oblivion and
forgetfulness that overwhelmed his
mind, as if she were a voice which
brought back things he could neither
understand nor utter, and yet which
meant something to him.
john" she cried again, coming
nearer to him
She thrust out her hand; she touch
ed him. Again she noticed that strange
emotion consequent upon her touch
She laid her hand upon his shoulder
There was amity, confidence. reas-
surance. She patted him as she might
a dog.
john" she said, and then she
turned away and walked toward the
shore.
obediently he followed her. She
thrust the knife between her waist
and the rope which she had rapidly
twisted about her middle and walked
on in triumph If he had learned
so had she. Some one else
had called this man John in days gone
by. The sound was not unfamiliar to
him. He answered to his name That !
was he, John Revell Charnockl She
Ielt as if she were entering upon the !
solution of the mystery of his pres
snce. Perhaps the morrow would tell. |
She would examine that boat and |
hose decaying evidences of humanity |
IN the farther shore.
She felt elated that night ere she I
vent to sleep in the cave. The clew
20 the mystery she fancied was in her |
land She had such occupation before
her as she had never hoped to come
lpon in a desert island, at least. The
'ope added to her security. By piling
zones before the entrance to the cave |
Ind reinforcing them with the boards
rom the wreck of the boat and some
allen tree branches on the shore, she
made a sort of barrier to it, not !
barrier that would have kept out of
he cave any one who desired to enter,
tut one which would have to be re-
moved before one could enter. And
he so arranged matters, tying the end
# the rope to her wrist, that any at.
empt to remove it would Immediately
gaken her. That night she slept Sc
,ure and unmolested.