The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-12
CHAPTER ix.--(continued.)

only irritated by this persistence In
raising what to him. In his humor OF
the moment. seemed trivial and In.
consequent issues-"my boat. We
got lost and ran aground in the fog
last night came ashore to try to
find out where we were"
Then you have escaped" She
went directly to the sole explanation
OF his presence there that lay within
her understanding.
Escaped" He shook his head. not
in negation but testify. "Yes. OF
course: or | shouldn't be here" II
was plain enough to him that be had
escaped the fate to which he had been
sentenced To what else could she
refer? But you--he-that dog Black
stock--l want to know"
GARRETT" she cried sharply; and
he fell silent beneath the challenge
OF her eyes. "Mr. Blackstock Is my
husband. Please" she continued
more gently. don't forget that"
lis 1t Iikely?" he sneered. But
where Is he? What made him leave
you here?"
Garrett"
Her tone would have warned him
but he was able to see but one thing
the conclusion to which his reason
spurred by his inclination to credit
the worst to the man, had Jumped the
moment he realized her existence In
surroundings SO foreign to her kind:
that Blackstock. true to type. having
persuaded Katherine to their clandes
tine maria &c and gained his end, the
control of her little fortune. had aban
doned her even as he had abandoned
Dundas, even as be would have dis
carded an old shoe or anything tina
had served his purpose and worn ou
| its usefulness to him. leaving her Il
languish In this forlorn and desolatt
spot, out o. his way and Out OF the
worlds way. He hesitated t
collect his wits. then pursued logged
Iy:
Tell ME where II find him." III
said. his voice shaking-"give me thu
least hint to go by. Katherine. ant
.In--rli hunt him down, wherever n'
may be. III bring him back. til
In his agitation he yerged on tncoher
epce
Quietly but effectively the woman
brought him to his senses Il shall
have to ask you not to continue II
that tone" she said with disconcertinl
dignity You must not misconstru
matters arbitrarily TO suit your pre-
JUDGE. My husband has not left me
as you insist; there is no need for vol
to contemplate hunting him down
He Is here"
"Here!" fnvoluntarily Coast
glance veered to the house, suspicion
end alert
"On this island" she affirmed.
What island?" be demanded. turf
ing back to her
mo Mans Land"
He accepted this confirmation {
his conjecture with an inconclusiv,
"Oh?"
You didn't know" she asked. II
credulous.
How should know"
She watched him. distrustful. "Yo
didn't come here on purpose !
III was chance" he asserted. Non
the less an uniformed suspicion inyol
ing Appleyard crossed his mind. n
considered. rejected and forgot 1t a
in a breath
I'VE bought the island la.
spring
YES" he said lstlessly
Her nervousness drove her ON
rambling, inconsecutive and unnece
sary explanation: After we returpe
from Germany. on account OF Dou
las eyes. He is quite bin
you know. and the shock OF losing h
sight almost Frustrated him He
permitted IN excitement, no soci;
liie-just peace and such mental er
ployment as his work affords So "
heard OF this place. looked 1t up an
bought 1t. The Standard Wireless pc
ME Installed on experiment Statlf