The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-02-23

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his voice. obadiah told Marion that
help might come to us through you
and Marion brought the word to me
at the jail last night-after she had
seen you at the window. The old
councillor kept his world You have
saved heri"
Saved heri" gasped Nathaniel.
From what7 HowH" A hundred ques
lions seemed leaping from his hear
to his lips.
From Strang. Good God, don't you
understand tell you that am going
to kill Strangi"
Neil stood as though appalled, by
his companions incomprehcnsion. "A
am going to kill Strang. | tell youi"
he cried again. the fire burning deeper
through the sweat of his cheeks.
Nathaniers bewilderment still shone
In his face.
"She is not Strang's WIFE," he spoke
softly. as II to himself. And she Is
not" His face flushed as he nearly
spoke the words. obadiah lied!" He
looked squarely into Neil's eyes. NO.
don't understand you. Tho councillor
said that she-that Marion was
Strang's wife. He told me nothing
more than that nothing Of her trou-
BILE, nothing about you. Until this
moment have been completely mys-
titled. Only her eyes led me to do
what did at the jail"
Neil gazed at him in astonIshment.
obadiah old-you-nothing?" he
asked incredulously.
Not a word about you or Marion
except that Marion was the king's
seventh wife. But he limited at many
things and kept me on tns trail, al
ways expecting, always watching, and
yet every hour was one of mystery.
am In the darkest Of It at this N
slant What does II all mean? Why
are you going to kill Strang1 Why"
Neil interrupted him with a cry SO
poignant in its wretchedness that the
last question died upon his lips.
Il thought that the councillor had
told you ALL" he said. Il thought you
knew" The disappointment in his
voice was almost despair "Then-it
was only accidentally-you helped
us?'
only accidentally that helped 700
yes! But Marion" Nathaniel
crushed Neirs hand In both his own
and his eyes betrayed more than he
would have said. i've got an armed
ship and a dozen men out there and
IL can help Marion by blowing up
ST. James-I'n DO I'll"
For a time only the tense breathing
OF the two broke the silence OF their
lips. They looked into each others
face. Nathaniel with all the eagerness
OF the passion with which Marion had
stirred his soul, Neil half doubling.
as II he we're trying to find In this
mans eyes the friendship which b.
had not questioned q few minutes be
fore.
obadiah told you nothing!" he
asked again, as II still unbelieving.
Nothing"
And you have not seen Marion-to
talk with herr
NO"
Nathaniel had dropped his compan,
ions hand, and now Nell walked to
the log and sat down with his face
turned in the direction from which
their pursuers must come II they en-
tered the swamp.
Suddenly the memory Of obadiah's
note shot into Nathaniel's head. the
councillors admonition. his allusion to
a visitor. With this memory there
required to him Obadiah's woods at
the temple, IF you had remained at
the cabin. Nat. you would have known
that was your friend. She would
have come to you, but now-it Is I'm
possible" For the first time the truth
began to dawn upon him. He went
and sat down beside Neil
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