The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-13

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pa Tog d911 know WHAT Euu E-e
taking about Eoa haven't TIA slight
81 i6sz - TIA Circumstances
Now Gsa1 % me- must hurry
hare CONE hare % release you Z
everything = Al right mean. z We
czl satisfy Ia LE1 ] al warranted =
freeing Eo1-Tou cz- 60 O-ns-E1sa
! u1st leave Eou Is ZOE are and Il
don't EEaI - % thai
And ] doaz want Fcu 70. oalsrf
us,~ h-sEned Ton tsrTsuLE- Ara
vou the Etrl WHO asked ID ny 1aDs
o0wns-ar
Yes
= WAIT - hear you VOICE again
But more than anything slss. rsI, %
Sea Fuur face II rou'rs Ehs same CIR.
II agree % Euy1hEnE-sEsa 70 remain
Ing hare. like this. % de"
Tits rash declaration was slared-
VIII Fou tai ne you name oow
asked -hs girl
Tom Ph1meT- that romE gentle
MAI replied simply 7 shnI ask
yours-oot Just Il E-esecf-oul mean
70 know II soma Gay mean 70 havs
ron 70 ryself some tine. 50 that ! cEa
look Il you 10 uy hearts content !
know EoG ara beautiful
The response 10 this, whisper though
= vas, revealed z fash q spirit
Much Epod Il would do 10 yo1 20
ask L ron don't remain quiet shall
lsaTs Eou 81 once~
- ET1z-zrsa u+z- Erz
II she conId not complain @ 1hs IL
-e1sIfy # that which Immediately 81
sued i remained SO long uzbrokea
! that The girls fort1rade failed her.
I Well The reualozs whisper coz
Teye6 distinct impression 70 Tom
! she was afraid Ara .ou going 70
stop talking So silly
Bu1 n did In speak indeed, be WAS
/ o1ce more holding lis breath
/ Altar another pause
Are you asleep" the girl whispered
Have vou-havs you-tai1tad~
MOI sound from Ton
Presently he felt = little hand touch
his breast. rs lightly as z feather and
Z waTD glow flowed through him that
4 effectively ba1zshed 1h- chill Of his
damp clothing Then ina hand Huf-
tered - his face and In the darkness.
rested moment upon his mouth
Afterwards Tom sIoa1ly asserted
that what he did was MOLLY ina6Te-1-
en-, citing as valid co-roboratira eFi-
I dence Lhe fact That h. had had 10 time
20 viii the act; and al Ihe same time
he co-tsn6ed that because the aca was
iaa6FerecI- il was sincere and there
fore 10 pe coodpoad
Anyhow. he kissed the sofIest and
sweetest palm II al the world
The immediate result, however
nearly spelled disaster for this mid
night enterprise The hand was with
drawn as # Il had touched Z live coal.
and the girl rose 10 her feet, utterly
doing SO.
Tom could hear hey painting: II in
aginz1ioa he eoul6 see hey standing
white and rigid with terror, and ne
! was promptly eonUits-
You are frightened he said. alb
5ectly Apologize
oh. am am she noaaed- Il
you knew what this meant for NE yor
wouldn't be So foolish Al nv life
long ] have been afraid Of the dark
not just shivery afraid, but frightened
clear ont Of NY wits And yo9-you
Tom caught sob-~you make il 50
much worse ] didn't know what had
happened"
What do you think Of me- he
groaned
i think you are = cheeky young
man | must have been insane ever &C
have thought Of aiding you 10 ss
cape"
Don't say that" he muttsred Il
hoarss CONSERVATION Forgive ne
please DO shan't take back anything
I've said Or done. but III promise &c
be good-to do exactly what you say.
There fell another pause Then
VIII you promise that?" whispered
the girl
= hare promised" Tom whispered
back
On your word OF honor"
On my word O. hoar as a gentle
man
He heard long sigh Of relief, and
the girl cautiously resumed her for
r ner position 81 lis side.
Here Is ny plan she said, -ans
! you must be obedienI II every lt-ls