Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-14

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x0Sn6f. Stood out 1iKe 'Ne&1- u6on her
delicate skin, whore the flesh hsd
been bruised BY the cruel pressure Of
. mans strong fingers.
At his touch she recoiled with a
half.stifed cry, her face t'asing.
"Dont'-don't-!" she sasped, trying
with faltering fingers to pull down
the sleeve. But realizing that it was
too late, that he had already seen. she
recovered, sullenly leaving the sleeve
az it ives.
"l'm sorry" said Coast soberly: Il
didn't mean to touch you. didn't
think-had forgotten what-what I
may not expect you to forget. Only
that Is his mark. Katherine"
We'll" she flashed defiantly. "and
what If 1t is? Is he. or am I, answer.
able to you? Can he not touch me {.
4. :" But his undertaking and pene.
trating gaze disco1certed her: her an.
ger rang unconvincing even to her.
self. 1T was an accident" she I'm.
ished lamely. "One Of the servants
angered him-they are Chinese and
stupid-and in his blindness he mis-
took me for the man aud caught my
arm.
1T must have hurt" said Coast, try.
ing to believe her.
She YVES silent, facing him with q
trace of bravado. He bowed.
81 beg your pardon; It was. as you
suggest none Of my affair. merely
happened to notice, and 1t startled me.
VIII you be good enough to tell me
the way to the beach?"
Silently the woman indicated q path
leading away from the gate.
Still he fingered, letting his eyes
drink their MI Of her; and knew. In
swift flash Of gertrude, that never
had she been more dear to him than
In this moment OF remuneration, that
| never would his hearts allegiance
| waver from her. whatever her mood
| or circumstance. Whether she SUI
| fered him or as now sedulously dis
countenanced him, his queen could DO
/! no wrong.
With . sigh, inaudible, he went to
| the gate
There's nothing can serve you in.
Katherine?"
'"Nothing-only go away"
Then good-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 IN unsus'
pected latent fear. promise me some.
| thing
He looked down into her sweet face.
plaintiye with appeal Name IT," said
he.
IF By any chance you should meet
! hin-Douslas-Fna not sure where he
is-don't please"
I'll b 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 fal-
tered, keenly alive to the trite mad.
| equacy Of the words. And, Garrett,
you're not-not angry with me-"
angry? With you!"
She was twisting her hands togeth.
er. Il can't seem to forget" she said
in . tremor. i've tried-I only wish
I might-but can't, can't. Remem.
her that, II seen unkind."
| "You haven't been unkind to the
man who shot Van Tuyl." he said, in
spite Of himself.
She did not seem to hear. or, If she
heard, to read the riddle in his entg-
matte answer. 1T isn't that alone, "
SIZE protested; chat, perhaps. could
forget In time. You weren't yourself:
Douglas has always insisted you were
not. But, o Garrett, Garrett; it was
humanity, It was unworthy Of you to
try to shield yourself by accusing
him! That can't forget. that I'm
afraid I shall never learn to forgive.
Why, Garrett, why did you permit
that man Warburton to do it,"
He heard her out in pitiful patience.
too deeply moved for anger or resent
ment to have any place in the conflict
| Of his thoughts.
"As to that" he said, his tone col.
orless, Il would ask you to suspend
judgment If you hadn't already pro-
nounced 1t. But I leave you this to
consider: one Of two men only could
have killed Van Tuyl. Dundas we ex-
cept by mutual consent: Blackstock
admits and I admit he didn't do It.
There remain Blackstock and myself.
neither Of whom could have been con-
victed on the others unsupported evil
denoe."
you are cowardly to say this to mo.
when he's not here!"
But he had level and emotionless
look with which to meet the impas-
stoned scorn she showed him.
Perhaps; but don't forget asked
only the opportunity to cay - much to
him. Has 1t ever occurred to
you that Dundas. not your husband.
sent me to Sing S;ns-:Ass, had Dun.
dos been in my pay. Blackstock would
now be occupying the cell I occupied ?"