Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-02-16
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Novelized by
VIRGINIA LEILA VENT
CHAPTER VIII.

IL Isn't Miss Dale better yet:
tJ Hasn't she recovered sut1-
c.cnry at least to remember the com
luatlnn Of that safe BY heavens.
woman, She must, There's letter in
there we must get cut and tahe into
town tonight. We've already missed
nothing left for Us but to take that
laundering motorcar If Temples and
drive in Craven spoke irately. He
WAS past the limits OF patience.
I'VE been talking to her" said Mrs
Mason quietly. Il think she is soon
coming down herself"
"Purtans and petticoats' muttered
Craven after Mrs. Mason's retreating
figure. Il bet thcrell be man at
that Typewriter next time" looking
angrily at the empty desk.
Temple came In and looked at 1t too.
Its my fault" he said. Il should
have sense enough to remember the
combination myself Poor Miss Dale,
Shes all tuckcred out We've worked
her too hard"
shes coming down in few min
utes, Mrs. Mason has Just said" OBJ
served Craven, with a slight sheer
And she did come down. The door
on the other side Of the room opened
and Anna Granger entered. She was
white as alabaster. The full terrible
ness of what she had done was tug
ging ut her heart and soul.
"Ah, you have slept? You are bet
teri" cried Temple, rising to greet her.
Then turning to Craven: Would you
mind giving orders to the chauffeur to
have the car ready in about an hour?
Well get there in good enough time"
Got to go in that Internal eighty
horsepower thing. after all. Bet you
anything we strike rock or something
and hear angels wings OH our wayw
was Craven's comment as he left the
room.
"Miss Dale"-Temple fixed her gaze
with whimsical, ineffable smile
1.-THE key to my liberty and my good
name lies in my safe yonder. 1t IS you
only who can give it to me- am glad"
He came step nearer and great
light shonc In his eyes. at is the prin-
cess of my enchanted palace who shall
give 1t to ME. That is good"
With one long sObbins that rent It.
self straight from her torn heart. Anna
stepped back
what IS 1t. dear?" he cried. spring
ing toward her, big, wrapping ten
derness in his voice. You know. don't
you? I am cleared now. That letter
is the proof have been waiting for
bring you honor sweet: the penknife
isn't all now
"Oh. wait, wait. just little minutew
she cried. struggling pitifully for self
mastery.
"Oh. but surely you've guessed 1t,
Anna. love you with n love that
las been waiting a good many years.
l want you to be my wife, dear. won't
you? Won't you" He was holding
her hands now compellingly. fighting
for her answer In serene. answering
fashion as had ever been his manner
Of fighting for all things that he want
cd much.
But she swept back from him with
a gesture. Then the words came with
a rush:
'AIr. Temple. have deceived you.
I have deceived you from the first. I
have been here under false pretenses
am not Miss Dale. I am married
have two children. AMI am
Robert Changers wife!
"Yes." she went on breathlessly, hav-
ing been awed into silence for a second
by the look on Temples face, Robert
Changers wife. Now you begin to see
a little, don't you? came here to dis
cover some evidence that would clear
his name. If spying. shadowing. track
ing could do meant to get it. meant
to vindicate him and to send you to
prison in his place"
0 God. why did be look at her like
that? How could she go on? The
panied amazement, the crushed suf-
fering in his face. they were gnawing
at her vitalS.
"But it was idle" she went on, the
sob in her breath cutting like n sword
"I've failed. know now that Robert
is guilty. know that you are not. l
have found that out"
"Ah, you needed to be toldw He
was speaking more to himself than to
her. 1t was the protest Of his heart
against the blindness Of his hearts
princess.
mo. nobody told me; found it out
myself. IL read that letter you put
therein the safe. l thought it might
be something that would clear my hus.
band
Poor little wife, poor little wife,
was Temples only comment.
land it was just the opposite" she
went on, struggling to finish her con-
fession. "Sun and moon and stars and
all the lights Of heaven and earth they