The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-08
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A GREAT SERIAL STORY By WY
MARTHA BELLINGlIER r A

she knelt there. mind and body re-
FUSED their service. She crumpled
down on the soft sand, burying her
head In her arms.
Hand came nearer and bent awk-
wardly over her, as II TO coax her con-
fidence.
It's all right now. Mademoiselle.
Whatever you think OF me, you can
trust me TO do my best for you now"
"Oh, I'm not afraid or you now
Agatha moaned in a muffied voice.
only I'm so puzzled by II all-and so
tired"
Twas a fearful strain, Mademol
sele. But | can make you bed
here. so you can sleep
Agatha shook her head. Il can
sleep on the sand. just as WE'LL
Il think, Mademoiselle, I'd better
be going above and look for help from
the village, as soon as I've supplied
the fire. III leave these few matches.
| too, in case you need them
Yes, you'd better go. Hand; and
wait a minute. until | think IL out.
| Agatha sat up and pressed her palm
TO her forehead. straining TO put her
mind upon the problem at hand. Go
I can, get some food--bread and meat;
and for PHYS sake, cloak or long
| coat OF some kind Then find out
where we are. what the nearest town
! is, and If a telegraph station Is near"
And stay: have you any money!
"A little Mademoiselle; between
nine and ten dollars"
| THAT is good: II will serve for
q IN
! | will pay You AS soon as We can
! GET 10 telegraph station | can get
more Get the things, as | have SAID
and then arrange, II you can, lot
carriage and another man, besides
/ Yourself and the doctor, TO come down
as near this point as possible lou
two can carry him she looked wist'
! fully at James-"to the carriage
| wherever il is able TO meet us. But
you will need 10 spend money 10 set
all these things; especially II you get
| them tonight, as hope you may
! ~ will Try. Mademoiselle.' The ex'
! chauffeur stood hesitating, however
Al last. Il hate 10 leave you here
| alone, With only SICK man, and night
| coming on he said.
! "You need not be afraid for me,
replied Agatha coldly. Her nerves
had given way. now that the need for
active exertion was past. and were
almost at the breaking point. Ii came
| back 10 her again, moreover, how TINS
man and another had made her
prisoner in the motor car, and at the
| moment she eflt foolish in trusting TO
! him for further help. II came into
her mind that he was only seeking an
| excuse 10 run away, In fear OF being
arrested later. A second time she
| looked up into his eyes with ner
serious, questioning gaze.
Il don't know why you were In the
| plot TO do as you did-last Monday
| afternoon, she said slowly; put
| whatever il was, 1t was unworthy OF
YOU. You are not by nature GRIM
! inal and stealer OF women, | know.
And YOU have been kind and brave
teaaY.=lH shall HeYeffefset thatEDo
YOU really mean now TO stay by me-
Hands gaze was no less earnest
| than her own; and though he flinched
at criminal" his eyes met hers
| steadily.
LAS long as acn help you, Madem'
oiselle, | will do so"
AT his words, spoken with sincerity,
Agathas spirit, tired and overwrought
as il was, rose for an instant TO It's
old-time buoyancy. She smiled al
| him.
You mean it?" she asked. Hon
| est true. cross your heart?
Hands businesslike features relax
| ed a little. Honest true, cross my
heart." he repeated.
"Al right" said Agatha. almost
! cheerfully. And now you must go,
before il gets any darker. Don't Try
TO return in the night, at the risk OF
losing your way. But come as soon
as YOU can after daylight; and re-
member trust TO you, Good.by."
Hand already, earlier in the day.
| had made a path for himself up the
steep bank through the underbrush,
and now Agatha went with him to the
edge OF the thicket. She watched
and listened until the faint rustlinS
of his footsteps ceased, then turned
back TO the camp on the beach. She
went TO the fire and stirred up its
Goals once more before returning to
James. He was sleeping, but his
flushed face and unnatural breathing
were signs OF Ill. Now and then he
moved restlessly, or seemed TO try
10 speak. but no coherent words
| came. She sat down to watch Dy
him.
ITO BE contInued.)