The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-03-27
Johnston

til then. You. Mr.. Crandall. will take
Miss Farrish homo. and you. Dodds.
a. soon as it's daylight. had bstter 90
look for Rouser's body"
Il don't have to look for IT," said
the constable with . shudder. II know
Just where II 10. It's . long ways
round by the road. though"
Take the blackboard" said Davis.
and when you reach the body 20
through all the pockets carefully and
bring mo everything you hnd. You'd
better not take the body back to Ard
way yet. 10 there some plaos else yos
can take TT"
Sure" said Dobbs, II can take Il
over to Millsrvale. It's Just about %
far In the other direction. But what
in the lanA's sake I'll tell about It.
gets me-"
That's easy" said the inspector.
You can explain that you were driv.
ing over there and a. you came By
you saw the body lying on the road.
You can explain that he must have
fallen over the cliff in the dark. BY
the time they get through talking
about 1t and having an inquest over
in Millsrvale We will have had .
chance to finish any more investigat-
ing We want to do You can start
about dawn"
"All right" said the constable. but
what will do with them warrants?"
Leave them with me. After you
have disposed Of Rouser's body you
can stop on your way back and we'll
take this one in with us. Come ON
outside. Dodds. and you. too. Crandsll.
l want to ask you some questions
about our friend over there. You,
Kent. stay here with Miss Parrish"
The three Of them went out. leaving
Louise and me alone together. q cir.
cumstance that I couldn't doubt that
Davis had planned. realizing that there
was much We would say to each other.
Hardly were they out of the door be-
fore Louise turned to me. with sup
plant arms. and cried out. with . sob
in her voice: Harding. forgive me for
having deceived you"
1T is you." l cried. you. who must
forgive me for having disobeyed your
wish, for having come out here after
you had asked me not to. for having
almost put a bullet through your dear
heart"
You didn't know-you couldn't
know that l was here" she sobbed.
But how can you ever pardon the lies
! told your"
Lies" protested. Dear girl, you
never lied to me. Whatever these dear
lips have said, knew, I always knew
your heart was true"
Katharine asked It and I had to
promise her"
You mean about Hugh Crandall."
YES" she breathed. 81 don't know
yet what 1t is that is between them.
It's something about-about my ia
ther. Crandall knew 1t and Katharine
found 1t out. Whatever 1t is, they de-
termined to keep 1t secret between
them. Katharine made me promise
that l would tell no one, not even you.
She swore me not to reveal to anyone
that had even seen Hugh Crandall.
had to promise her. you understand.
don't your"
My answer was q kiss full on her
lips. while my arms went about her
and held her tight to me-
"Of course. dear GIRL" breathed, II
understand. understood an the
while"
Il was so afraid" she murmured.
afraid you would think was deceiv.
ing you. that didn't love you"
As our lips met in long. sweet kiss,
a wave of Joy swept over me that all
but obliterated thoughts Of the dread
full yellow letter. forgot for the mo
ment the drug sodden creature lying
in the corner, not twenty feet away
from us.
The spell was broken by q slight
twitching Of the man across the room
We came to ourselves with a start a.
from a dream. went over to bis side
and looked at him. He was still dead
to all around him.
You understand. Harding, dear
don't you?" said Louise. as resumed
my place beside her. why asked you
to drop your search? As soon al
Katharine became conscious and told
her that you were on the trail Of the
yellow letter. she became greatly ex
cited. She insisted that should make
you withdraw at once. She was deter
mined to know all about what you had
done. and l told her Of your being here
in Ardway. She. weak and Ill a. she
was, made mo swear that I would 10
call you BY telephone. She wantst
mo to telephone to Hugh Crandall, too
but did not know how to reach him
had to promise her everything sh1
asked"
"Of course you did," said. But
dear, loved you 20 that I could MOI
rest while this terrible mystery thai
hung over your dear ones was un
solved. felt that 1t was my duty t.
disregard your wish. realised that
you were being compelled by some in
husnce you could not Withstand to 40
- you did. You are not angry with
~ns, A>ap~atSN