Lower coast gazette., 1913-01-04
CHAPTER XII.

- "as Louise With Hugh Crandal1.
CHAPTER XII.
e Mere discoveries.
( Inc worse the injury the less ,
hurts at the moment. I once saw
t man with both legs cut off lauehin,
ana Joking with the men who nu1,et
! MN from undor a car. THOUGH hx
cied II ten minutes, I doubt If he suf
! ere hall as much as If he hsd
: bumped his head or had run a splinte,
uhaef his t%hunb:lail. It is when Won
are MORALLY hurt and live that tbo
pain becomes SO terribla
IN the Few minutes | had had with
louise had not realized the depth Of
the wound in my heart her conduof
toward me had made. Even when 7
saw her dash away from me in an M.
~.ohaoolie, panied though I was that orr
lltsrVleW should have been cut shor;
still did not comprehend what , tos'
ilDle blow it was that had bera,len
ahe. 1t was the sight as / LETT tho
Terry CT the automobile dashinp Nv
with L~oui2e-the woman | loved,
seated beside Eush Crandall. that
save nc" pofs2aEcy to my pain. that
aaeed to the ftrcs Of jealousy. 49,
maze HE understand to the FIJI ~,
IRE import Of whas hid happe;,d
Louise had lied to ME.
Crandall had been in the house :s,o
nag seen hiGa. She had left m, =,
Join him. Size had even deserted her
helpless sister and her dying fatber
70 go viii Lin. And all the wh:1e her
lips had prctestad that no o.a Nod
beel il the house tut the doctors nd
nurses.
As / pacod tic Platform ard raced
u aaek again, waiting two weary hours
iof1an AId:;ay train, as ] sat Tor tw1
s.seaei-s haU's a.c-c il the long ride
Atoash fscE' 1sr9ey, HE a poisoned
pig, c'.fs;1s NY heart to shTeds ard
the shreGas again, the taought
aeHS coming back to me over and
sHas Sac i.ea to ne"
iiEter q nan alive, povr molten
!: gsai into his eycbal1s, feed him sa1t
aad cut Off water, bury him aIiva
Il .'acihlae, devise what torture you
S7li and double it. the pain and agony
not equal that which comes to q
ran who, believing in and trusting
lnu loving a woman with his whole
cart, is fcrced to admit to himself
size has deceived hin,-shat she
as lled to him. In these awful hours
came to knew the seven bells.
'enr through all Of them.
only one ray Of comfort came to
le' AS | had asked myself "yvhy did
re le!" found myself believing that
hao done SO, not Of her W free
but impelled by ii motive so
1"srful that she could not resist if
it was the influence of Crandal
ceuia no doubt. He had SO preyed
LEI fears for her father and sister.
.I1ans on her fear for me, that he
a induced her to try to persuade mo
s17e w my investigation and had
ace her promise To accompany him
some doubtful secret raission,
1T IS rot my secret"
recalled the pitoous cry nv e,.
,atles had wiring from her Inns. and
IND tie logical explanation Of II in
: having been tsrror:sed by that
IAN, crandall. If could have found
Il &C the moment I could have killed
n With ny nalsed hands.
ret ever Though I was convinced
{ Louise had Lad to ne, I BEGAN to
| 'Aas whatever she had done, what.
Z she was now doing, was in the
lei that she vas acting for the best
her Gear cneg, for me.
dufy to her, my duty to myself.
~saSoned, demanded that ! do nv
'ost to sa!7c the lideoas mystery
ifea iseT from the fear that ! Yves
2 WIS responsible for her. st.arro
ohs. swrng| OFF the tran AZ ard.
SAD l'asteFed to the hota1, eager
-l2Tts What had learned ABOUT
6 oeiae,its Of Hugh Crandan. brt
@a lss there. All Tat I could
7 a.ts hat he lad hired q horse !
saFiy i'll tie moan. and &
v I 81 i he direction taaec 8
taslaa the day before.
aNlag c~isndail's t.a:-.' z
@Se IS just q cay to.
IS was aot aloat.
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