The Tupelo journal., 1912-08-23
(Copyrisht. 1870. b. Lepis Joseph vaaesJ

Adppcncu " uOIIC0, anu u ctoA tiO0 DAN
Will you be good enough to tell me
THE way to the beach,"
Silently the woman indicated q path
beading away from the gate.
Still he fingered, letting his eyes
drink their fill of her; and knew, In
a swift fash OF gertrude, that never
had she been more deal to him han
in this moment of renunciation, that
never would his hearts allegiance
waver from her, whatever her mood
or circumstance. Whether she suf-
fered him or as Aow sedulously dis
c~ountenanced him, his queen could do
no wrong.
With a sigh, ~inaudible. he went to
the gate.
There's nothing I can serve you in,
Katherine?"
"Nothing-only go away"
Then ~good-by." He shrugged
slightly, lifted his cap and put himself
outside the d~ooryard.
but, Garrett"
He stopped. She moved down to
the fence.
Garrett" she begged, breathless
with the anxiety reused by an unsus-
pected latent fear. promise me some
thing :"
He looked down into her sweet face,
plaintive with appeal. Name it." said
he.
"If by any chance you should meet
htm-Douglas-I'm not sure where he
is-don't please"
I'll be careful" he assured her.
Don't worry; l shant let him know
who I am. If possible, I'll keep out of
his way"
Her eyes were eloquent of mex
pressible relief. Thank you" she fall
tered, keenly alive to the trite mad
equacy of the words. "And, Garrett,
you're not-not angry with me-"
Angry? With you!"
She was twisting her hands togeth-
er. 81 can't seem to forget" she said
In a tremor. i've tried-I only wish
I might-but l can't, I can't. Remem-
Der that, If l seen unkind."
"You haven't been unkind to the
man who shot Van Tuyl," he said, in
spite of himself.
She did not seem to hear, or, II she
heard, to read the riddle In his enig-
matte answer. 1T isn't that alone"
she protested; that, perhaps, l could
forget in time. You weren't yourself:
Douglas has always insisted you were
I not. But, o Garrett, Garrett; 1t was
Gnmanly, 1t was unworthy of you to
try to shield yourself by accusing
him! That l can't forget, that I'm
afraid I shall never learn to forgive.
Why, Garrett, why did o permit
that man Warburton to do iii"
He heard her out In pitiful patience,
too deeply moved for anger or resent
ment to have any place in the conflict
of his thoughts.
"As to that" he said, his tone col
orless, Il would ask you to suspend
Judgment If you hadn't already pro-
nounced it But / leave you this to
consider: one Of two men only could
have killed Van Tuyl. Dundas we ex-
cept by mutual consent; Blackstock
admits and | admit he didn't do 1t.
There remain Blackstock and myself,
neither of whom could have been con-
victed on the others unsupported evil
dence."
you are cowardly to say this to me,
when he's not here!"
But he had a level and ~emotionless
look with which to meet the impas-
stoned scorn she showed him.
Perhaps; but don't forget l asked
only the opportunity to say as much to
him. Has 1t ever occurred to
you that Dundas, not YOU husband,
sent me to Sing Sing-that, had Dun
das been in my pay, Blackstock would
now be occupying the cell occupied"
He had himself we'll in hand. Other
wise she must have seen how deeply
moved he was. Simply to watch her
and not give way was almost more
than he could endure. His eyes
kindled and his face blazed. and his
heart ached-with his love for her,
the longing that he must voice.
But she did not see.
She was answering him; her words
came In a torrent, stumbling over
one another: her voice vibrant with
unutterable contempt sounded In his
hearing like the hymning Of angels.
"Oh," she cried in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
able!" And the desire to catch her
In his arms and stop her lips with
kisses was like a pain. Il neve,
dreamed that man could be SO low, so
vile!" she said; and he wished him
self beneath the foot she stamped. Il
hate you'll" she told him; and beneath
his breath he whispered over and
over: II love you. l love you"
IT ask nothing" he said, when she
had to stop, as much for lack of words
as breath, more than that you think
1t over. You've told me what you
think of me-and l daresay you're
somewhat justified. But think it over;
you owe me and 0 " yourself
that. Weigh the worst you knew OF
me before Van Tuyl was shot against