Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-27

at you again"
II know II. but II must be done.
must take my chances.
"And your chances mean this alter
native-elther that my girls reputation
shall be ruined all over the country
al through the army. where she Is
known and loyed-or else that her
heart must be broken. This Is what
II means. Mr. Cowles. This Is what
you. have brought to my family.
yes. said to him slowly. this IS
what / have brought"
.srhen which do you choose. sirY' he
demanded Of me-
ct choose to break her heart ] an
swered. because that is the truth. and
that Is right only know one way To
ride. and that Is straight
lie smiled at me co!dly In his frosty
beard. THAT sounds well from your
he said bitterly. Ellen he raised his
voice. "EIlen. ] say. come here at
once"
She came before US slowly. hating,
leaning on her erutch. A soft flush
shone through the brown upon her
cheeks. I shall not forget In all my
life the picture OF, her as she stood.
Then, loyable In her rags. beautiful In
her savagery. the gentleness Of genera
tIons OF culture in'alI her mien In spite
of her rude surroundings. she stepped
up and laid her hand upon her fathers
shoulder. one finger half pointing nj
the ragged scroll OF hide which lay
upon the ground before us. loved her
--ah, how loved her then.
81 signed that. father" she said gen
tly. Il was going TO sign 1t little by
little. letter each week. We were
engaged. nothing more. But here or
anywhere some time intend to marry
Mr.. cowles This have promised o.
my own free will. He has been both
man and gentleman. father. love
him"
! heard the gronn which came from
his throat. 6tp sprang back.
"Whatr' she cried. You object?
Listen. will sign my name now. /
will finish 1t. Give me-giye me-
She sought about on the ground fol
something which would leave a mark
Il say l have not been his. but will be,
father. as I IKE. when like, now, this
very night IL choose. forever. He has
done everything for me. l trust him.
I know be is man Of honor; tthat
he''- Her voice broke as she looked al
my face.
''But what-what is it?" she demand
ed brokenly.
..Ellen. child, Mr.. Cowles has some
thing to tell you"
Then some one In voice which
sounded like mine, but was not mine.
told her-told her the truth. which
sounded so like a lie. Some one. my
self. yet not myself. went on cruelty
blackening all the sweet blue sky for
her. Some one-I suppose it was my
self. late free-felt the clamp Of an
iron yoke upon his neck.
saw her knees sink beneath her,
but she shrank back when would
have reached out an arm to her as Of
old.
Il hate that woman she blazed.
Suppose she does lore you. Do not
love you more? Let her lose-some
one must lose" But the next moment
saw her face change.
1T is not that you loved another
girl" she whispered. ''but that you
have deceived me-here. when was
in your power. Oh. 1t was not right.
How could You? Oh. how could you.
John Cowles?"
Then once more she changed. The
fame Of her thoroughbred soul came
back to her. Her courage saved her
from shame. Her face flushed: she
stood straight. 4 hate you.', she cried
to me. Go. I viii never see ron any
more"
Still the bright sun shone on. A lit
tie bird trilled In the = at near.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Yoke.
81 YHEN we started to the south
A on the following morning
wv rode far at the rsr under
~ guard. recall little Of our
journey toward Laramie save that aft
er day or two We swung out from
the foothills into a short grass country /.
and so finally struck the steady up
ward sweep OF a valley along which
lay the great transcontinental trail.
do not know whether We travelled two
days or three or four. since all the days
night to me and all the nights
were uniform In torture. Finally we
drove down into dusty plain and so
came to the old frontier fort. Here.
then. was civilization-the stagecoach.
the new telegraph wire. men and wo-
men. weekly or daily touch with the
world. that prying curiosity regarding
the affairs OF others which we call
news. To me 1t seemed tawdry. sor-
did. worthless. after that which had
left. The noise seemed insupportable.