The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-19

"Dick viii Tell Me of You.D
ere else, and We will hear of each
Ger; 1 can read in the papers and
TX Will tell lie Of you. II will be
something to be so close, down there
and up here"
Emily"
You are not angry? You will not
be angry? You know I can do moth
I Ing else; please say you know"
He came nearer and took both cold
/ little hands in his clasp, bending to
I her the shining gravity of his regard.
DO you think me such selfish ami
NAL, my dear, that would have kissed
YOU wien I could not claim yCu?" he
asked Did you think could forget
YOU We're Emily French. even BY
moonlight"
Her fair head fell back. her dark
eyes questioned his.
'YOu-mean-"
Il mean that even your uncle can
not deny my inherited quality of gen.
| tleman. | am no millionaire incOgnito.
I nave driven racing cars and managed
/ this factory to earn my living, having
no ether dependence than upon my
/ sell, but my blood IS as old as yours,
! little girl. if that means anything"
Not to me-" she cried, looking up
| into Lis eyes. not 10 me. but 10 him.
/ I cared for YOU"
I He drew her toward him, unresist-
/ ing, their gaze still on each other. As
/ from the first, there was no shyness
| between them, but the strange, ex-
/ quisite understanding now made per-
! feet.
Il vas right to come TO you," he
/ declared, after a time. Right to fear
/ that YOU were troubled. conscientious
/ lady. But | must 50 back, or there
/ will be a fine disturbance at the
/ Beach. And l have shattered my 9TH
/ err plans to Insignificant fragments, or
/ you have. If 1 did not forget by moon
! light that YOU were Emily French,
| certainly forgot everything else"
She looked up at him. her softly
/ tinted face bright as his own. her yell
/ low hair rumpled into flossy tendrils
under the black ribbon binding il.
Everything else?" she echoed. rs
there anything else but this?"
Nothing that counts, to me. You
for my own, and this good world to
, live in-I stand bareheaded before it
all. But yet, told you once that
| had a purpose to accomplish; a pur-
pose now very near completion. In L
few months l meant to leave French
wood"
Emily gave a faint cry.
Yes, for my work would have been
| done. Then / fell in love and upset
everything. When l tell Mr.. French
that want you, will have to leave
at once"
why? You said
How brave are you, Emily?" he
asked. Il said your uncle could not
question my name or birth. but I did
not say he would want to give you to
me. Nor will he; unless I am mis-
taken. Are you going to be brave
/ enough to come to me. knowing he
has no right to complain, since you
and l together have given him Dick?"
He does not know you; how can
YOU tell he does not like you?" she
urged.
do you think he likes Darling Le-
strange of the race cOurse?'
The sudden keen demand discOn-
certed her.
Il hear a little down there" he
0II OF
with your kinsman. No, it is for you
to say whether Ethan Ffrench's unjust
caprice is a bar between US. To me
it is none"
Il thought there was to be no more
trouble" she faltered, distressed.
Lestrange looked down at her stead
lily, his gray eyes darkening to an ex-
preston she had never seen.
Have no right?" was his question
rs there no canceling of a claim, is
there no subsequent freedom? Is It
all no use, Emily?'
Vaguely awed and frightened, her
fingers frightened on his arm in a
panic of surrender.
Il Will come to you, will comet
You know best what is right trust
you to tell me. Forgive me, dear,
wanted to"
He silenced her, all the light fash
ing back to his face.
a promise; hush. oh, shall win
tonight with that singing in my ears.
| have more to say to you, but not
now. must see Bailey, somehow, be-
fore / CO."
"He is at the house; let me send
him here to you"
IF you come back with him."
They laughed together.
Il will Do you know" her color
deepened rosily, they call you
Darling 1 have never heard your
own name"
My name is David" Lestrange said
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