The Washington times., 1912-10-26

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Ryisnce arose also.
Il am sorry. mademoiselle, that you
ture Of which have been victim.
am sorry. too, that az 1 am q stranger
not only to you, but to the Island of
orieans, can think Of nothing which
haps You have SUI sustained some loss
that 10 much greater than mine. r."
Turning toward him quickly. she
LOOKED % & a. him vi with .,s,, sssrshirs s. syss; 4,
you know OF thatT'
Ryiance psled slightly, for he fancied
that In her voice he had detected q
ring Of suspicion. ;, ..
explained. "and some Of your subse-
quent exclamations reached my ears. as
sat here. These naturally led me to
ss sSS saS hs Sssn Sad
20 me by my mother" Anne said. In q
broken voice. MY savings are gone
also-the money was to have paid this
don't see how / can save the place now.
unless-unless-
Her voice gave way. and sobbing
quietly. she sank to . chair and pressed
Ryiance took a step toward her. then
stopped. He realized that he was now
too poor even to offer sympathy.
There 10 always some way out" he
murmured. gloomily; but even az he
spoke he knew he lied. His experiences
had taught him that one might enter
certain traps from which there was no
escape. He had found no way TO shieia
MS sister from the poverty that heid
n%er % IN ts glps. ana ne knew tnat shouid
he would fnd no way to prove himself
innocent Of the crimes which were laid
AZ NE uoor.
very quietly, they had reached Anne's
" .s -. 49,.
7 vii not VIA saIa he sa'o' ous
Tim no. tshe axe IL e., .s-,
av ! cannot heip you' tnenr
iouT
han1g ner head' sne look At MIN
"99nMHeIinS 9Mn . .N. ,
not S.lp 'n me. '' w. ''u 'A"
~ me Knew sne spoke the trnth.
,urn.d % = w.n verS sory' ne saio' ~ ne
pr,.nss Tor several moments ,t both were silent:
the circumstances. It would not be bet
| yer Ior MIN 10 leave at once. when he
neard sehicle approaching the house
alons driveway that ascended the cliff
rom nns .he hsana s.ae ~, iarthest % from the town.
hesd quickly, revealed face that was
more more paid than Ryisnce had seen A
eyes aid her hands began to tremble.
exclaimed. 'Ae
Therese, who had been in IN. hail, ,ov
eyes OF the ae sidsr sas Sose Oh ner n mistress Tns
weepinp Sha dtd No, .na.r sea WIN
] ona - e u ~. speak' put, taxing
raised Il % To- hes ,ins ,ismohhs nand'' she
The youne wnr,an ps -
moved slowly "Ssn towand roSe: -. ano dnor a. she
tsme tse eores tns sound Of heavy footsteps on
"A few moments later there was =
TSses,. 1sses Of knocks k,s on the front door
Il will 90. Therese," Anne said and
left the room.
The serving woman, shaking her bssa
diseons,ensedIy. ,se retuyned to the kitchen.
words he used were Enpiish ~, me .he
first time since he had landed on canae e
tongue. " neard his native
The voice was that ~ H. gone
lance had seen With ~ an.,e e man NJ
steps of the town hail hs'e nn ,hs On the
fore-the man who had ,.Ls, 1 nsnt pc
in order that he m,ehf @ SiSket viaGt OF Leeds.
light. Il was Pancnas, ~ oy lamp
''Yes-you know" Anna fa,t.r.d
She, too, was speakina Eng,1aSo.
feet Engiish-now D"shsh-per'
IT had a note from hi,, mi. ,,orr,
All! well. Vol, are " bntta- n,n 'n,s morning:
him, perhaps.' 'ef on Withou'
Much better" Ann. ....,..s
ly. "' '''en'eo' rant
'"What do vou nrono..
." scareeiv Gnaw vopPss & 10 dor
place, Of course. u'' si'e up inc
There MAS n,,.o ..,. o,
spoke again m,ch ., h hen fancoas'
piacency had left bis vo,cs S iormer CON-
"Iive IN ~. Me % vo'Ie.
Nonsense Annet The cass e eneiaimeo \. al, L
bad ar that Im .urn Sase 10 not 80
parlor and lot ~ seir STme ha INTO the
RyIance bear than, lynne %wmne.
on the other side OF the hsi, ans snc r1Om 1osI
| tho door O,ca 80 ~. III nau ana ciose
agitsted eotsrsd se more ore Tdiher,sse' din,' pale and
"Oh. What Will ha The a,a,. ,Som.
ant sobbed. an she wr,,na .ne sery.
distractedly' "s her n"hos
"Wbat has maJsmo,.s,,. :. ,o.
asked A"e'e'e' .nyiahee
What has .be n ,.ar, Ar,
thing Jer 20 athsr ~, ~ AnI everyl
| IOOI. fNuCCaSt mas ruined him-QncOur.