The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-03-23
CHAPTER XIV-continued.

TIe reached out and found her hand,
and she did not withdraw it from his
clasp.
"The rascal has locked US in," he
said. I'm afraid we shall have long
wait"
''Will It do any good to shout?"
mo one could hear us through these
walls. No, there's nothing to do but
remain quiet. But you needn't stand,
Girl"
He led her to the wall, Removing
his coat, he folded 1t and placed 1t ON
the floor for cushion, and she seated
herself upon it. He remained standing
near by.
"The papers," he said, "are N thai
coat you are sitting on"
He laughed, with consciousness Of
the grim and terrible humor Of tkeir
situation-which he hoped she had not
realized. Here they were, the hard
sought papers in their possession, yet
they were helpless even to save their
own lives.
Il wish you would shout" she said.
very WELL" he said, and going over
to the door, he called out several
times with the full power OF his lungs
The sound, pent in that narrow room,
fairly crashed in their ears, but there
was no answer from without.
Don't do it again" she said at last
Then she sighed. "Oh, the irony of it,"
she exclaimed.
''I know" He laughed. But don't
give up, Girl Well deliver those pa
pers yet"
81 will not give up" she said, grave
Iy. But tell me, how did you get the
papers?"
Orme began the story of the after
mons adventures.
"Why don't you sit DOWN." she
asked
"Why"-he stammered-"I-"
He had been SO conscious Of his
feeling toward her, so conscious of
the fact that the one woman in all the
world was locked in here alone with
him, that since he arranged her seat
he had not trusted himself to be near
her. And she Gid not seem to under
stand.
She wished him to sit beside her, not
knowing that he Felt the almost over
powering impulse to take her in his
arms and crush her close to him. That
desire would have been more easily
controlled, had he not begun to believe
that she in some degree returned his
feeling for her. II they escaped from
this black prison, he would rest happy
in the faith that her affection for him,
now. as he supposed SO largely friend
iy. would ripen into glorious and
compelling love. But !. would not be
right fer him to presume-to take ad.
vantage Of moment in which she
might think that she cared for him more
than she actually did. Then, too. he
already foresaw vaguely the possible
necessity for an act which would make
it best that she should not hold him
too dear. SO long he stood silent that
she spoke again.
DO sit down." she said. Il will
give you part OF your coat"
There was a tremulous note in her
laugh, but as he seated himself, she
spoke with great seriousness. When
two persons understand each other as
we'll as you and l." she said. "and are
as near death as you and l. they need
net be embarrassed by conventions
I'VE never have been very con
ventional with each other" he replied
shalily Her shoulder was against
his, He could hear her breathing.
Nov tell me the rest Of the story
First | must change your MOTTO:
that we are near death"
He could feel that she was iookipI
at hsA Us the blackress. Don't yo,
think know?" she whispered "TheI
will not find US until tomorrow. Ther'
isn't afr enough to last. ! have know
It from the first
TSome one will open the door" h
replied we ma5 have to stay heT'
quite while. bui-"
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