The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-30

rescuer from the water. who
made fire and a bed for them
had got milk for sustenahce, had,
almost the last person her con..'
eyes had seen In that half.hc.
terror on the hillside He,
memory. after an untold intery,,
the rocking of the ship. an old VA,
who treated her obsequiously
who was her servile attendant
yet her jailer-but then, sudden, "A
she knelt there, mind and bod, Il
fused their service. She cr,m,
down on the soft sand, buryipr !, !
head in her arms.
Hand came nearer and bent II
wardly over her, as If to coax her !.
fidence.
Its all right now, Mademoi,.a
Whatever you think Of me, You
trust me now"
oh, I'm not afraid OF you 10,
Agatha moaned in a muffled vi.
only I'm so puzzled by 1t ALL
so tired"
Twas a fearful strain, Nader
selle. But can make you a bed M Ii
so you can sleep"
Agatha shook her head. u
sleep on the sand, just as well"
81 think. Mademoiselle, I'd bel
be going above and look for 4
from the village, as soon as I've 81
piled the fire. I'll leave these n
matches. too, in case you ID
them"
Eyes, you'd better 60, Hand; d
wait a minute, until | think Il a.
Agatha sat up and pressed her ns
to her forehead, straining to put d
mind upon the problem at hand q
for a doctor, first, Hand; then, II u
can, get some food-bread and na
and, for PHYS sake, cloak or ID
coat Of some kind. Then find Il
where we are, what the nearest hs
is, and II a telegraph station Is ned
And stay; have you any money!
"A little, Mademoiselle; betssI1
nine and ten dollars"
, THAT is good; 1t will serve Tor 1
, little while. Please spend 1t for nj
, | will pay you. AS soon as We n
!. get to a telegraph station ! can n
!. more. Get the things, as have na|
and then arrange, If you can, fr /
4 carriage and another man. besd
= yourself and the doctor, to COO
. down as near this point as possNs
), You two can carry him"-she looil
4 wistfully at James-"to the carhA
wherever 1t is able to meet US. 3
= you will need to spend money to 4
n all these things; especially II you :
them tonight, as l hope you may
81 will try, Mademoiselle." 2
\ ex-chauffeur stood hesitating, b
- ever. At last, Il hate to leave =
here alone, with only a sick man, Z
), night coming on" he said.
"You need not be afraid for n
\ replied Agatha coldly, Her nsr'
- had given way, now that the ..
- for active exertion was past,
were almost at the breaking POI
It came back to her again, moreo'
. how this man and another had m'
- her a prisoner in a motor-car' and
: the moment she felt foolish In u
y, :, ing to him for further help. It q
into her mind that he was only u
y. ing an excuse to run away, IN
~ of being arrested later. A sec
:. time she looked up into his eyes
~ her serious, questioning gaze.
~ II don't know why you were IL
, !. plot to do as you did-last MOI
afternoon" she said slowly:
w. whatever it was, 1t was unwortn'
,1' YOU. You are not by nature 9
~ inal and a stealer Of women, Z
~ And you have been kind and D
' today; l shall never forget that.
-. you really mean now to stay oy
~ Hands gaze was no less cal
~ ~ than her own; and though he nlh
~ at criminal" his eyes mel
-, steadily. !.
49, "As long as I can help you y
~ moiselle, / will do So"
At his words, spoken with 81
~ ne ity, Agatha's spirit. tired and
= wrought as it was, rose for .
M slant to its old-time buoyancy
smiled at him.
I'M "You mean it?" she asked.
hs est true, cross your heart?'
~ Hands businesslike features
GU Taxed a little. Honest true
~ my hearth" he repeated.
es "All right" said Agatha .
my cheerfully. and now you mus
us. before it gets any darker DOE
'ne to return In the night, at tne
my of losing your way. But CON
''in soon as you can after daylight
remember, | trust you! Good-D'
the (TO BE CONTINUED S