The Detroit times., 1913-11-25
7cHAprEa xxxvI'l.

sAh. It's fine OF them!' paened
Katherine. IL can imagine the mer
Who knew about that dreadful affair
IA their southern chlvalry. drawing
. Gordon OF silence about the nam
OF that girl with her broken hear
For II she loved one of the two, II
must have been Sassoon--not Valian,
else he would have stayed. How ter.
ribie to see ones lover killed in such
way. II was quickly ended for
him. but the poor woman was left "a
hear il all the years, She may be
lix3pg- yat -hara -naaxhe snme-nne
whom everybody knows. supposa
am imaginative" she added, "but
can't help wondering about her.
fancy she would never wholly get over
Il never be able to forget him,
though she tried"
Shirley made some reply that was
lost in the whirring wheels. Tho
others words seemed almost an echo
of what she herself had been think
ing.
Maybe she married after a while,
too. A woman must make life for
herself, you know II she lives here,
It will be sad for her. this opening OF
the old wound by Johns coming
And looking so like his father"
Katharine paused There was a
kind OF exhilaration in this subtle bait
ing. Determined as she was that
Shirley should guess al the truth be
fore that ride ended. bludgeon-wield-
Ing was not 10 her taste She pre-
ferred the keen needle-point that In
jected its poison before the thrust
was even felt She waited. wondering
just how much Il would be necessar :
for her to say.
Shirley stirred uneasily. and in the
glimpslng hight her face looked trou-
bled. Katharine's voice had touched
pathcs. and I'm spite OF her distaste
Of the subject, Shirley had been ell
tering into the feeling OF that sup
posititious woman. There had come
to her. like touch OF eery clairvoy-
ance, the suggestion the other had
meant to convey of her actual exis-
tence; and this was sharpened by
the sudden recollection that Valiant
had himself told her OF the reseni
blance that Katharine recalled.
The Judge, on the front seat, was
telling A. fow-tonedE story his
shoulder for the delectation OF Nance
and Betty. but Shirley was not list
ening. Her whole mind was full OF
what Katharine had been saying. She
Was picturing TO herself this woman.
her secret hidden all these years.
hearing of John valiant's coming TO
Damory Court. learning OF this like
ness. shrinking from sight Of II.
dreading the painful memory 1t mus
thrust upon her.
Suppose" Katharine's voice was
dreamy THAT she and John met sud
denly, without warning. What would
ahe do. Would she say anything
Perhaps she would faint. :"
Shirley started violently. Her
hands, as tirey drew her cloak uncer'
tanly about her, began TO tremble. as
n with cold Something fell frori
them TO the bottom OF the surrey.
Through Der chiffon veil Katharine
noted this w'th slow smile. II had
been casier han she had thought.
She said IN more. and the carriage
rolled on, to the accompaniment of
giggles over tho Judges peroration
A. II neared the Rosewood lane she
7 leaned toward Shirley.
"You have dropped your fan" sal
she. and your gloves. too, !
might have rec ohed them for Won
Why, we are there already. Hoo
short the drive has seemed
Don't drive up the lane, ~Lige," said
Shirley. and her voice seemed share
and strange even 10 herself "The
wheels would wake mother Kath-
arine babe her goedby with careful
sweetness, as the Judge bundled hei
down in his strong friendly arms.
NO she told him don't core
with me. It's not bit necessary.
Emmaiine will be waiting for me.
He climbed into her vacant place
Is the girls called their good nights.
well all sleep late enough in IN,
morning. I reckon" he said with q
laugh, "but It's been a great success"