The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-06-06
CHAPTER IN.-lcontinuedN

She shook her head sadly. wistful
~. How do know How can | tell?
Surely. dear, no two people were ever
happier than wc-yct within a year
from our wedding you you left
me, ran away from me Why
We'll yc know why dearest and
well yc know twas love Of ye alone
that drove me from ye Could let
II be said ye had husband who was
Incapable Of supporting yc? Could
let It be said that your husband lived
like n iccCh upon your fortunes
Faith, didn't | have to go for your
sakC?"
No" she dlsscntcd with second
weary shake OF her pretty head Il
think II was love Of yourself a little,
Tereuce-that and your pride.
Why should any OF our world
have guessed you were not the rich
man you fanclcd yourself when we
were married? Who would have told
lhcm that your landed heritage in
ireland had turned out proiltlcss? Not
!. my dear"
Il know that" he contcnded stub.
bornly, but know, too. sooner or
later 1t would have come out and
they would have said; There she
goes with her fortune hunter. the ad-
ventur"r who married her for her
money"
And If so? What earthly differ
once could It make to us. sweetheart?
What can gossip matter to us--if you
Goye me?"
IF 80 he cried. almost angrily. II!
An, but no, darling, It's your.
self knows there is no n about It. that
I'm sick with love Of yc this very
minute-sick and mad for ye :"
Then" she pleaded. with a dcspcr.
ate little break in her incompatible
voice; and again held out her arms
to him-"thcn have pity on me. oh. my
dearest one have pity on me II only
for n little while"
And suddenly he had caught her 10
him, and she lay in his arms. her
young strong body nodded to his, her
dips to his, her eyes half-veiled, the
sweet fragrance of her-too well re-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES him: lay su.
pine In his embrace. yet held him
strongly TO her. and trembled In sym.
pathy with the deep. hurried pounding
OF hts heart
In the south the horizon famed
liyid to the zenith. revealing a great.
black wall of cloud that had stolen
up out OF Africa; beneath 1t the sea
shone momentarIly with a sickly silk.
en- luster, Then the dense blackness
OF the night reigncd again, as pro.
found as though impcHctrable. eternal.
Later a dull growl of thunder rolled
in across the waste With It came tho
first htiul warnings of the impending
wind storm.
Twas ye who sang to me. dear.
rest?"
Who else, you great silly boy?
And when you followed me to
the door, making as much noise as a
young elephant Terence--l was mind.
cd to punish you little. n very little,
shy dear SO ! merely opened mine
and closed II sharply"
There was a woman In the hall"
u saw her, dear and laughed. think.
Ing how puzzled you would be.
Was ! cruel, my heart? But | did not
mean to be, Id planned this surprise,
you know, from the minute found
our rooms adjoined."
And this letter"--O'Rourke fumbled
In his pocket and got II out--"ye
brought 1t TO me?"
1T came to me In London. dear, two
weeks ago: We were together-Ciara
Plinllmmon and lat the Carlton,
waiting for her yacht to be put into
commission. Meanwhile she was max.
ing up the party for this Meditcr.
ranean trip. | had no idea
where TO send you the letter. Have
you read III"
Have | had time. sweetheart OF
nline?''
There was an interlude.
In the distance the thunder rolled
and rumDied
Resoiutely the young woman dis
engaged herself and withdrew to q ut
lJa distance