Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-03

.t. .,.r-ail that time
ou -.. Hoa- Bruce she laltored De-
tee,a rer C. z didn't know 6lt
/ t.er a.4d tui sou o1t ! could Only
va.t ana t.re-ard pray"
. sas lu uo danger. dear Didn't
F. tle -.r. o.. 500 vas 90 take The
+ p..re 0, O. Lau Slosson was exp, GO
/ ing. He never doubted that ! was
] that man until a usht-a signal %
must have been-oE the shore az the
/ head oi the bayou betrayed me
Where are We going now. Bruce
| Not the way they went" ana Betty
glanced ogt into the black void where
tae kse. boat had merged ia,o tae
] gloom.
No. no-but We can't g.. The at
beck upstream against the current,
80 The best thing ls 20 land az tie
Bates plantation below here; tlc1 ls
soon as you are able We can return to
Belle Plain. said Darlington.
There was an interval broken cn'y
BY the occasional sweep OF the great
steering oar as Cayendish coaNed The
raft ont toward the channel Tie
thought OF Charley Norton murder
rested on Darlington Ike pa.L
Scarcely week had elapsed since ne
quilted ThlCSet Point, and in that
week the hand OF death had dealt
with them impartially. and to what
end? Then the miles he had trayersed
In his hopeless Journey up-giyer trans
lated themselves into a division OF
time as well as space. They were
Just as much further removed from
the past with IT, blight OF tragic te-.
ror. He turned and glanced al Retty.
ie saw that her eyes held their steady
look Of Wistiul pity that was for the
dead man; yet IN spite OF this. and IN
bpltc OF the bounds beyond which he
would not let his Imagination carry
HIN, the future. enriched with sudden
promise. unio'dd i'ce!f The deep
sense OF recovered hope stirred with.
IA him. lie knew there must come a
day when he would dare 10 speak OF
his love. and she would listen.
ITS best We should land al Bates
place-we can Ct teams there" b
went on to explain. And. Betty,
wherever We go veil 20 together.
dear Cayondi b doesn't look as II he
had any very urgent business of his
own, and ! reckon the same is true
OF laucy. so ! am going 20 keep them
with us There are some points 10 be
cleared up when We reach Belle pain
ONE folks who'll have lot to ex
plain OF else cult this part OF the |
siate' And : intend 10 see that YOU
are not lc.f alone uutil-until ! have |
the right 20 take care 4 YOU fer good |
and all-tha'- what sou want me 10
do one OF these days. isn't It. dar.
lIngs' and his eyes, glowing and In.
fni'o'y tender, dwelt on her upturned
face.
But Betty snrank from him in in.
voluntary agitation
Oh, not now, BruCe-uot now-we
speak ~ that-its wrong
rs vickei--you mustn't make me
forget hint" she cried brokenly. IN
protest.
Forgive me, Betty. ri not speak
oi II again. he said
Wait. Bruce. and some time-Oh.
iont make me SAY H." she gasped.
or ! shall hate myself" for IN his
presence she was feeling the horror
d her past experience grow strangely
'e.aote, only the dun ache OF her
memories remained. and to these she
lung They were silent for a mo-
nout then Carrin-'on said.
After I'm sure you'll be safe here
'Crheps I'm 90 sogth into the Choctaw
Purchase. I've been thinking OF that
cccEtly, but IN find my way back
.ere-dont misunderstood NELL
lot come too soon for oven you. Het.
y. | loved Norton he was one O..
~ best friends, too be- continued
emily But you kuow-and know
dear tho day viii come when no
natter whore you are ! shall rud yol
rd not lose You"
Ertty made no answer In words.
700 @ soft and a'1lucrt ntf!c naui
VAS slipped into ais and allowed 10
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