Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-10

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shake her head slowly. hoard he"
lips answer slowly No" she said
Could you:"
| looked tu Grace Sheraton f"r h""
answer. AMI n~ hooked I SAW
strange and rhn>tlr change .-nu,r ov,f
her face. MY Gn,!"' <hr rxrlIim"'
rrarhin" out her hIrd against trrr
trunk 10 steady hrr~pf "N0nr lraI
in@~: No But what is - l.-,'',ne AZ
me-
."You wish hi,n?" ASKED Ellen. You
are entirety free Rut now il yuu
please | $50. II" reason whv | Sh,rIIc
trnuh!r YEN both Please. how. | shat
60"
Rut Gra"t SHERATON >Whug tn her
side * she tCrn &. | was amazed ~
Der look. |, WIS "n'r'Htr on her fa,r
rot anger. she he'd ,ut her E1nGS &
Ellen. hp7 t:.tr <,rr"~"Ir Distorted
Ind then saw Ellen's face
hansr She put out her hand III TIA.
There she said. time nieu!S 1"
much. Let us hope Then u =,
her throat work oddly, and her wet
sop.
No man may know the speech wi,
which women exchange thought,
saw the two pass q few PAGES APART
saw Grace Sheraton stoop and wits
per something.
1t was her last desperate resource,
1t won, as courage should. or at least
as much as lie may win at any time.
for 1t was bitter. daring. desperate.
shaming lie she whispered to Ellen.
AS Ellen's face turned toward me
again saw a slow, deep seorn invade
it. If were free" she said to NE.
IF you were the last man on earth, !
would not look at you again. You de-
ceived me. but that was only broken
word and not broken life! This girl
indeed she may ask what will be-
come Of her!"
liam tired Of all these riddles" I
broke out, my own anger now arising
and myself not caring to be made thus
sport of petticoatS.
Your duty Is clear" went on my
new accuser. flashing out at me- IF
you have trace Of manhood left. then
let the marriage he at once-tomOrrow.
How dare you delay SO longT She
choked in her own anger. humiliation.
scorn-I know not what. blushed In her
own shame.
Orme was right. have always been
a stupid ass. It took me moments to
grasp the amazing truth. to understand
the daring stroke by which Grace Sher-
atom had won her game. 1t had cost
her much. saw her standing there
trembling. fearful. suffering. her eyes
wet. She turned to me. waiting for
me to save her or leave her damned.
l could not declare against the wo-
man who had thus sworn against me.
With horror I saw what grotesque in
justice was done to me. / broke out
into horrible laughter.
had said that had come for my
punishment. and here it was for me to
take. had told Orme that one day
would pay him for my life Here. now,
was Orme's price to be paid! Ii this
girl had not sinned with me she had
done so by reason, Of me. 1t was my
fault, and a gentleman pays for his
fault IN one way or another. There
seemed to me. I say. but one way in
which could pay, being ever simple
and slow Of wit. /, John Cowles. with
out thinking so far as the swift couse-
quences. must now act as the shield Of
the girl who stood there trembling. the
girl who had confessed to her rival her
own bitter sin. but who had lied as to
her accomplice in her sin.
ut is true" l said. turning to Ellen.
II am guilty. told you l deserved
no mercy. and l ask none. have not
asked Miss Sheraton to release me
from my engagement. l shall feel
honored If she will now accept my
hand. l shall be glad If she will set
the date early as may be-"
Night was now coming swiftly from
the hills.
Ellen turned to pass back toward
the door. Your pardon" I exclaimed
to Grace Sheraton. and sprang after
Ellen.
''Goodby." l said. and held out my
hand to her. Let US end all these
beroics and do our best. Where Is
your husband? l want to congratu-
late him"
my husbandr' she said In wonder.
What do you Hean?'
"Belknap"- began.
"Ah." she said bitterly. 'fYou rate
me low. as low as / do you"
Put your father told me himself
you two were to be married!' l broke
out. surprise. wonder. dread. rebellion.
now in every fiber Of my body and
soul.
My father loves me dearly" she re-
piled slowly But he cannot marry
me until wish. No. I am not mar
RED. and never will be. GOOdby!'
did not see Colonel Meriwether.
He passed on through to his seat in