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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 aud ran aground in the fog
last night came ashore to try to
find out where we were"
Then you have escaped" She
went directly 90 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" IL
was plain enough to him that he had
escaped the fate 10 which he had been
sentenced. To what else could she
refer? But you-he-that dog Black
stpck--I want 80 know"
Garrett" she cried sharply: and
he fell silent beneath the challenge
Of her eyes. Mr. Blackstock is my
more gently, don't forget that"
'Ts it likely?" he sneered But
where Is heg What made him leave
you hcre?"
Garrett"
Her tone would have warned him,
but he was able to see but one thing,
the conclusion to which his reason,
epurred by his inclination TO credit
the worst 20 the man, had jumped the
moment he realized her existence in
surroundings SO foreign TO her kind:
that Blackstock, true 20 type, having
persuaded Katherine 60 their clandes-
tine marriage and gained his end, the
control OF her little fortune, had aban-
doned her even as be had abandoned
Dundas, even as he would have dis
carded an old shoe or anything that
had served his purpose and worn out
its usefulness to him, leaving her TO
languish in this forlorn and desolate
spot, out OF his way and out of the
worlds way. He hesitated TO
collect his wits. then pursued logged
ly:
Tell NE where 20 find him." ne
said, his voice shaking-"giv me the
least hint 10 go by, Katherine, and
i1l-rll hunt him down, wherever he
may be. I'll bring him back, III"
In his agitation he verged on incoher-
ence.
Quietly but effectively the woman
brought him TO his senses. II shall
have 20 ask you not 90 continue in
that tone" she said with disconcerung
dignity. You must not misconstrue
matters arbitrarily TO suit your pre-
judice My husband has not left me,
as you insist; there is no need for you
to contemplate hunting him down.
He is here"
Here" Involuntarily Coasts
glance veered 10 the house. suspicious
and alert
ON this island. she affirmed.
What island - h. demanded turn
ing back to her.
No Mans Land"
He accepted this conformation OF
his conjecture with an ~nconclusive,
"Oh?"
"Yon didn't know" she asked. in
credulous.
How should J know? -
she watched him. distrustful You
didn't come here on purpose ?"
1t was chance" he asserted. None
the less an Uniformed Suspicion invo!v-
ing Appleyard crossed his mind. lie
considered. rejected and forgot IL all
in a breath
We bought the island last
spring
Yes" be said ltstlessly
Her nervousness drove her on IN
rambling. inconsecutiye and unneces- /
sary explanation: After we returned
from Germany, on account Of Doug
las eyes He is quite blind.
You know. and the shock OF losing his
sight almost prostrated him. lie is
permitted no excitement, no social
life-iust peace and such mental en-
ployment as his work affords. So we
heard OF this place looked II up and (
boughs N rha STANDARD Wfre1ees peo-