The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-08

ycnd; this was failure, completes and
hhal; the very end OF effort Sudden
~ her fathers big nand closed about
the small one which rested in her lap.
You must not give up; | tell you
II vii be all right" he insisted.
lie is avoiding u.s." she cried
chohingly. Oh. what can we do
When he Will not even see us!"
les. he win. We have been unfor-
ltunGte, that is all.
Wretchedly unfortunate" she
moaned.
! - hey had reached their destination,
and this time slowly and uncertainty
lhey assembled the steps. With his
hdLd upon the bell, the general hest
tateu Tor an instant; SO much was at
STAKE! Then a bell sounded in some
! distant part OF the house, and after
a BRIEF interval the door was opened
to them.
am sorry, sir. but the governor
has not returned"
The general thrust a bill into the
mans hand,
The moment he comes in, see that
he gets my card
Again there was delay. General
Herbert, consumed by impotence,
crossed and recrossed the Dom.
Elizabeth stood by the window, one
hand parting the heavy curtains 1t
was already late afternoon. The day
had been wasted, and the hours that
remained to them were perllously few.
But more than the thought of North's
death, the death itself filled her mind
with unspeakable imagings. The
/ IN
lost, and her terrors took her wnere
they would, until North's very death
struggles became binding horror.
Somewhere in the silent house, door
| opened and closed
At last!' said the general, under
his breath.
But 1t was only the governors sec.
| rotary who entered the room. Hs
ha.ted in the doorway and glanced
from father to daughter. There was
no mistaking the look on his face.
How much longer are we TO be
kept in doubt?" asked General Her
bert, In voice that indicated both
his dread and his sense of insult.
The governor deeply regrets that
there should have been this delay"
began the secretary
He is ready to see us now?" Gen.
eral Herbert interrupted
IL regret"
What do you regret? Do you mean
to tell me that he will not see us?'
demanded the general.
The governor has left town"
Tie angry color famed into the old
mans cheeks. His sorely ,ried pa
thence was on the point of giving way
but a cry from the windcw recalled
him.
Where has he gomez"
, He left for the east at o'clock,
faltered the secretary, after a mo
ment OF wretched irresolution.
The generals face became white. a
his anger yielded to a more powerrd
emotion.
"Impossible." he cried
The North matter has been left Il
my hands" said the secretary hall
irgly.
The generals hope revived rs h
heard this. He stepped TO Elizabeth
side and rested his hand protectingl
on her shoulder.
''You have the governors decision +?
ne asked.
Yes" answered the secretary IN
steadily.
There was a moments silence.
What is it, The generals yoic,
was strained and unnatural
He regrets It, but he does not deem
IL proper for him 10 interfere witl
The decision of the court He has hat
the most eminent legal advice in this
case"
4 choking inarticulate cry from
Elizabeth interrupted him.
My God" cried her father. rs
Ehzabeths cropping hands chung 70
him He felt the shudder that wrech-
ed her slim body. BE brave." ne
whispered, slipping his arms about
her
"Oh. father father" she sobbad
We will go home said the gen
eral
/ Me looked up from the bowed head
that rested against his shoulder, eX-
pecting 10 find the secretary still
standing by the door. but that dapper
young man had stolen from the room.
Yes, take me home said Eliza
beth
nc led her from the hodac and the
dCcr closed behind them on their last
koTe Both shared In the bitter con-
-acInnSnnss- of hls-rhcx- Lad been
brought face 10 face with The Inexor-
able demands OF life they had been
fOredoomcd so failure from the very
begihnns
"Tathrr' She gasped
Yves, dear?' He spoke with infinite
tenderness
''lr there nothing more?"
Nothing hut 10 go home
Deeply as he felt for her, he knew
that he realized only an infniteslmal
rert OF her suffering
The governor has refused to inter-
fcrc9'
You heard what he said. dear, he
i answered simply
knd 4 have TO go back and tel
John that after ali our hopes, after
\ all our prayers"
Perhaps You would better not go
back he suggested.
Not go back? No | must see hlrn I.
4 Yen would not deny me this"
II would. deny YOU nothing said
lbcr father fervently
DISMISS the carriage, and We will
Walk 20 the station. there Is timer"
Yes
/ For little while they walked on In
i silence, the girls hands clasped about
her fathers arm.
/ 81 can not understand IL yet" saio
/ Elizabeth at length. speaking i'm q
fearful whisper 1t is incredible
! Oh. can't you save him--cant your
The general did not trust himsel