The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-10-20


own daughter. She Is q bit rough.
maybe. but q ~big-hearted woman. and
despises Hawley. She nursed me
once through a touch Of typhoid-yes.
by Jove," glancing about in sudden
recognition. and In this very room.
too"
The girls glance wandered over the
plain, neat furnishings. and the rather
pathetic attempts at decoration, yet
with apparently NO thought for them.
"You-you have not told me where
you were going"
He laughed, a little uneasily, as
though he preferred to make light of
the whole matter.
Really. have hardly decided. the
world is SO wide. and | had no reason
to suppose you interested"
;. But l am interested" resenting his
tone Of assumed Indifference. II
would not want to feel that our &C.
auaintance was to wholly end now"
do yon really mean that?"
/ why should I not? You have been
a real friend to me: l shall remember
: you always with q gratitude beyond
words. want you to know this. and
' that-that | shall ever wish to retain
that friendship"
Keith struggled with himself. doubt
full Of what he had best say. swayed
4 by unfamiliar emotions.
K You may be sure I shall lever for
q get" he blurted forth. desperately.
"and. If you really wish It. I'll certain.
ly see you again."
Q 81 do" earnestly.
Then. I'll surely find a way. | don't
I know now which direction we will
ride, but I'm not going very far until
| clear up that murder out yonder on
the trail; that is my particular job
Just now"
i Before she could answer, Mrs. Muir
ply re-entered and forced her to drink
y the connection prepared. the girl &C
u cepting with smiling protest. The land
lady. empty glass in hand. swept bel
eyes about the room.
"Bedad. but the place looks betthel
than liver Ord behaved. wild the gyur
Olive got tindin' to it. She's tina
lazy she goes ter Shape swapin' thu
lure. Jack. would We moind hilpin
~ me move the bid; shure. it's rale ma
u hogany. an SO heavy 1t breaks M
z back intoirely to push it round"
He took hold willingly enough. an
the two together ran the heavy col
trivance across the o to the pos
ton selected. Once a leg caught
the rag carpet. and Keith lifted 1t GU
. bending low to get a f1rmer grip. The
n he held out his hand to the girl.
I'd ut is not going to be goodbye the
Miss Hope: I'll find you"
Jul -~She smiled up into his eyes, mue
- Of the WEAKNESS gone from her fac
H. Il am going to believe that" she a
swered. gladly. because | want to-
Mrs. Murphy fingered until his stel
sounded on the stairs. as he slow
lH felt his way down through the dar
ness.
HE do be a moighty foine bye, Ja'
Keith" she said. apparently addres
ing the side wall. "Oi wish Ord
Gin knowed him whin OF was a gyur
shure, it's not Murphy me noime'd
now, Dim tinkin'."
Left alone, the girl bowed her he
on her hands, a hot tear stealing do'
through her fingers. AS she glanc
up again. something that glittered
the fool beside the bed caught D
N eyes. She stopped and picked 1t
holding the trinket to the light. ST.
ing at it as though fascinated. It "
~ the locket Keith had taken from I
II neck of the LEAF man at Cimmar
@L Crossing. Her nerveless fingers pre-
ed the spring. and the painted ff
within looked up into her own, a
still clasping 1t within her hand,
sank upon her knees. burying her II
she on the bed.
lark where did he get that?" her
the kept repeating. Where did ne e
ace get that?"