Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-29


law TO mo7 What riEht have your
Captain Framley Is not flt for you
acquaintance. Edlth." said Peter Tha
was an that he said. but somehow
"a Edith knew that he had witnessed thu
ID scene BY the window
VI And suppose he isnt?" she asked
y What right have you to tell me sog'
ei Il have Tie right said Peter. "be
d cause there is nobody else to claim
4 it,
II How much do you earn. Peter?'
3 asked Edith. quietly twenty-five
dollars week. liant it?"
No. thirty, answered Peter They
7 raised nae FIVE LAST month Why"
, Because answered Edith, you
don't seem to me to have made such
a success Of your own life that you
can afford to take charge OF mine"
! Peter went away. but he came back
q ain Edith stormed and Knocked
and ieered at him. But Peter was not
to be thwarted He was resolved 70
save Edith from herself. for he knew,
that she had the bit between her
teeth and was running away, just as
his father had foretold
lie learned about Mrs. Framley
quite by accident. An ill-wisher OF
tic captain told him. and when Peter
learned Of it ne was very thoughtful.
He knew that It would do Edith no
good IL he we're to burt out the fact
TO her in lis simple fashion. Loyalty
was Edith's strongest quality; she
would have refused to believe him.
ould have asked Framley, and
would have believed his denial Peter
resolved TO go to Framley himself
He would save Edith, even if it meant
bis own death SO he unbuckled his
fathers old army holster. took out his
pistol and slipped a single cartridge
inside. Then he went to Framley's
quarters. He had not been there be-
fore, and it was two weeks since he
had seen Edith.
"Cap'n Framley. sir?' inquired the
colored attendant in surprise "Cap'n
Framley's done resigned, sir, and go
ing west. He'll never come back no
more, sir
Thanks" said Peter. when is
he going? And from where?"
Il don't exactly know, sir" answer.
ed the man, but done heard say he's
gone to New York first, sir"
That was all Peter could learn. So,
having no other course in mind, he |
went to Edith's house. AS he walked |
up the garden path he noticed that the |
shades were drawn, and a dreadful |
fear assailed him.
Miss Edith's gone away, Mr.. Ca
rev" said the maid. "She left for |
New York yesterday, sir. She left a
letter for you, Mr.. Carew, in case you
called"
She brought it to him, and presently |
Peter was reading it.
MY dear. dear Peter" it ran.
When you read this / shall be far
| away and never to come back / am
| going with the man love. You
thought me happy and wilful, but
was only wanting to be loved. as
| every woman wants, and he loves me
as no one else could do. Yes, you
know who he is, Peter, and you may
know more, but though he has no
right to make me his wife | love him
none the less o, Peter, if you had
not been so slow! If you had made
me love you instead of letting me
send you away! Goodby. and forget
me, Peter"
There was much more, half inco-
herent, and half unintelligible, and
the letter was blurred as though by
tears.
Peter first tore the letter into tiny
pieces and let them fly away one by
one. Then he took train for New
York. He knew that there were three
or four lines leading west, and his
chance of intercepting them was at
the minimum. But the simple have
luck, they say, and so it came that
Peter met Captain Framley Tuning
and fretting in the Occidental waiting
room half an hour before the train
started. They saw each other stimuli |
taneously and the captain got out his
question just in time to stop Peters
mouth.
Where is Miss Tarrish?" he asked. |
Peters heart gave a great bound then.
for he knew that they had not met
since each left Longville alone.
IF you have kept Miss Tarrish
from me" said Captain Framley IF |
you have gone TO her with any lying
tales, will beat you like a cur" The
captain raised the 1.-THE Malacca cane
which he carried and advanced threat
eningly, his face distorted with pas
sion
Captain Framley," said Peter mild.
ly, while he fumbled with what lay IN |
his coat pocket, you will 20 home
and never see Miss Tarrish again. /
don't want TO harm one of your kind; /
you are following your own nature,
but here's where you stop. Face about
and quick march,"
why, you unutterable simpleton," 1
sneered the other, Edith knows all