Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-09

! man who had dragged her anc nef
| rescuer from the water. who mao
made fire and a bed for them. who
/ had got milk for sustenance, had been
almost the last person her conscious
| eyes had seen in that harbour OF
terror on the hillside. Her next
memory. after an untold interval, was
the rocking of the ship, an old woman
who treated her obsequiously, man
who was her servile attendant ana
vet her jailer-but then, suddenly, as
she knelt there, mind and body re-
fused their service She crumpled
down on the soft sand. buryfng nef
head in her arms.
| Hand came nearer and bent aWk'
wardly over her, as If to coax her COD
/ fdence.
tits all right now. Mademofselle.
Whatever you think of me, yoa can
trust me now
"Oh. I'm not afraid of you gov,
Agatha moaned in munteo voice.
Only I'm SO puzzled by 1t alamo
so tired!"
"'Twas fearful strain. Mademca-
selle. But can make you bed mere
so you can sleep"
Agatha shook her head. I can
sleep on the sand, just as well.
81 think, Mademoiselle, I'd better
be going above and look for neip
from the village; as soon as I've sup
piled the fire. IN leave these Few
matches, too, in case you Heeo
them"
Eyes. you'd better go, Hand; and
wait minute, until think 1t ouS'
Agatha sat up and pressed her pam
to her forehead, straining to put heF
mind upon the problem at hand! GO
for a DOCTOR first, Hand; then, IL you
can, get some food-bread and meat;
and, for PHYS sake, a. cloak or long
coat of some kind Then find Gut
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; 1t will serve fer
little while. Please spend it for me;
L
get to q telegraph station Il can get
more. Get the things, as 1 have said;
and then arrange, if you can, for
carriage and another man, besides
yourself and the DOCTOR to come
down as near this point as possible:
You two, can carry him''--sfie looked
wistfully at James-"to the carriage;
wherever 1t is able to meet us. But
you will need to spend money to get
all these things; especially II you get
them tonight, as. hope you may"
II will try, Mademoiselle." The
ex-chauffeur stood hesitating, how
ever. At last, II hate to- leave you
here alone, with only a 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.
It came back to her again, moreover,
how this man and another had made
her prisoner In motor-car, and at
the moment she felt foolish in trust
ing to him for further help. 1t came
into her mind that he was only seek
ing an excuse to run away, in fear
of being arrested later. A second
time she looked up into his eyes with
her serious, questioning gaze.
81 don't know why you were, in the
plot to do as you did-last Monday
afternoon" she said slowly: "but
whatever it was, it was unworthy of
you. You are not by nature a Grim
inal and stealer of women; l know.
And you have been kind and brave
today; shall never forget that. Do
you really mean now to stay By met"
Hands gaze was no less earnest
than her own; and though he dinched
at Criminal" his eyes met hers
steadily.
"As- long ss can help you, Made
moiselle, will do So
At his words, spoken with SINGER
ity, Agatha'ss spirit, tired and over
wrought as it was, rose for an In
slant to its, old-time buoyancy. She
smiled at him.
You mean it?" she asked Hon
est true, cross your hearth
Hands businesslike features re
Taxed little. Honest true, cross
nay hearth" he repeated
@An right" said Agatha, almost
cheerfully. "And now you must go,
before it 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; anf
remember, trust you'll Good-by."
CTO BE CONTTNUED.)