Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
Betty drew a deep breath.


~ GU know Uncle Sas YOU can I'M
derstand what it was TO him There was
some detestable hanky- panky about the
matter. I've never been able to get quite
at the bottom of that Uncle Silas
thought Toby had done something vile
something he was utterly incapable Of
doing He paid his debts to the last pen
ny-but he drove him out of England
He made a sudden movement that sent
the punt rocking
Uncle Silas acted according to his
rights-but the other. y YOU know, Bet
ty-here's one of lifes little ronies- hut
the same piece of stupendOus luck which
is going to give me the right to claim YOU
for my wife brought within my grasp the
means to break that backyard who
ruined Toby It won't do the boy any
eNbd now. but it will give me the JOY of
my life
He could feel that culver that ran
through the slim body by his side. and
--%-its a sudden conjunction his arm
,losed round her
~ Betty. what a brute have been to
yFlurt all this out to YOU You must not
det it sadden you It's miserable story
but it belongs to the old far off unhappy
things of the past and the future be-
longs to US He would have hated that
any shadow should fall across our path on
this day of days.
But the shadows have fallen across
it, the girl said, almost passionately
Jack I'm afraid [ know it sounds
chldish-Im afraid first of-of this secret
between us And now poor Toby-it
almost seems as though-as though ~
Her voice broke and her eyes we're
clouded with tears Rimmingtons face
pressed close against her own, his lips
moved. whispering all the old words Of
love and assurance that lovers have used
since the beginning of time. She was
little daughter of Eve to be Jealous Of
his secret Their love for each other did
net make their love for the dead any
less
His words, his physical nearness'
soothed her. and she nestled against him;
bur it seemed to them both. for all their
bravery, that a shadow had fallen be
tween them-the shadow of a discredlted
man living dead in that land of tragedy
thousands of miles across the sea.
The Resurrection of the Dead
And this sense of shadow remained
with the girl when their parting over,
she went slowly up the path from the
river Even the echo of Wilmington
laughing farewell the touch of his last
kiss still burning on her lips, did not
serve 10 dispel it.
Poor Toby, She was dreadfully sorry:
they had been great friends and the
tragedy Of his ruined lie had touched
her intimately Yet not even that sad
ness should have marred the exquisite
Joy Of this hour that had given the crown
OF life into her hands
sEhe drew herself together with a little
shiver 1t was because Jack was going
away that she felt Like this. Ii was hate
ful that he had to 60, and the secret
was hateful, too not because it tantalized
her curiosity, bar because It seemed to
Naise barrier between them
~ fsfte secrets she SAID, vindictively
do vouo Most women l know love
them
she raised her eyes with a sudden
start to meet The amused glance Of
man sa unttring down the path to meet
her a very elegant apparition for these
sun fecked woods on the upper reaches
of the river. this slim figure clad in i'm
maculate gray that had something sub
tiy un English in its cut
what a fright YOU gave me. MI
SAKE" Betty said She flushed with veX
alton that he should have overheard her
words She was never entirely at her
ease with Paul SAKE For all his quiet
smooth ways. he filled her with a sense
that was hardly to be called dread, but
was closely akin to II; a suggestion of
some fierce force Gagged behind that suave
exterior. like a savage animal behind iron