The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-06

Almost" sh" eaid, in solemn ur
d"rtou" thou persuadcst me to be a
Christian"
Had anyone but Mrs. Gregory been
singing that hymn, had anyone but
Fran been the one to intrudo upon the
library scene, Grace must have been
/ Overwhelmed, As Il was, she stood
quite untouched resolving to stay in
order to prove herself. and to show
/ Gregory that they must sacrifice their
/ i"'" for conscience sake.
Gregory however, was deeply
. touched by Frans ycarnng arms lie
rose and stood before her. Fran.
/ chlId $50 promise that what you saw
shall mover happen again But you
/ mustn't tell about H. know you won't
. TELL ] can't send Grace away, because
/ ] need her She viii not 20 because
/ she knows herself To be strong. We
are going 10 hide our souls. And you
cant tell what you've seen, on ac-
count OF her" He pointed in the dl.
rrction Of hts wife.
Fran knew very well what he meant.
/ If she told the secret. IL would dis.
grace Mrs Gregory. The revelation
might drive Grace away. though Fran
did not think SO, but certainly whether
Grace went, or stayed. II would break
the heart of the ono she Ioved h,sr In
that home Gregory was right; Fran
could mover bo'ray him.
She turned hlindy upon Grace.
Then have Won no coincidence van
are ulRavs talking abo,,i ono Docs ma
sense of danger warn Won ovavo can't
Won feel any shame 81"
Grace did not smile coptcmptuouqly
She weighed these words of rbajr mi
value and gob,rIy ipfor,,r,t,d b.r
self NO" SHE declared vim 5aIih.
Grafton. Of Zeal no erusn az danger no.
cau.. w,an ro rmard nvsolr ogt,r
this And NV COINCIDENCE hIda mo
stay. No. show that hayo NOT rn,IIv
done ANYTHING" nut she could not
dpny tnn rrarfur Of shame for tbo
burning of her rbcrRs provcc tho
recollection OF hot ldsgrs
"Tut supporn I tell what havo
seen
well " said Gr,cr flashing ort dc.
family. rand sup3o.o Won do,o
Grrrnrv multnrrd. "yybo would no
lIcyc youo'
Fran looked af him "Tbon sbo
said. tho coward smoke " she 9dded
OF guess tho only WAY ts for Won IN
make her leave. There's nothing in
her for mo 10 nppcul IN"
4 viii never tell her to 60" he os.
sur.d bor dpHoptIv
while. ON the contrary" said
Grace. 81 fancy Won will be mt to afpbt
in thrrr or four days"
Fran threw hack her haod and
laughed silently while thcv starad nj
her in blank pcrplcxity
Fr,r racoinod comnosrr, 20 s,r
coolly, q was Just laughing" Then
she stepped to her fathers chair and
handed him the sheet she had drawn
from the typewriter The upper part
was an unfinished letter to tho Chica-
30 mission, Just as Grace had left It
In her haste to get rid OF Fran. At
odd variance with its phlanthropic
message were the words Fran had
pounded out for the deception OF Mrs.
Gregory.
Hamilton Gregory glared at them
at first uncomprehondlngly then in
growing amazemcnt. They read
ASK her why she sent Bob Clinton
to Springfield"
He started up. What 10 thls?" he
exclaimed wildly, extending the paper
toward Grace.
She read 1t and smiled coldly. YES"
she said, the little spy has even fer.
reted that out, has she! Very well, |
she won't be so cool when Mr.. Clinton |
returns from Springfield"
From Springfield" echoed Gregory |
aghast.
From Springfield Mr.. Gregory, ! |
have made the discovery that this |
Fran. whom you imagined only about |
sixteen years old. and the daughter OF