Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23
though he doesn't deserve it.

though he doesn't deserve it.
She shuddered IF you hadn't come to-
night she told him, TREMENDOUSLY. you
wouldn't have found me here-alive. |
had made up my mind Her voice
died away. but he understood.
But | can't treat them as they would
me-" she reminded him, her anxious eyes
holding his till he looked away with an
effort of will. II could never be happy
here. or anywhere else. il | left any OF
my old shipmates in the power of the
law Chance has brought us both here
and in time. Will you not wipe the past
out of your mind entirely, AS have done,
and You wont refuse me the first ia
vor have asked of you. here in your
home? And | won't ever forget how
good YOU have always been to ME.
He looked into her eyes again ana was
lost ''IIave it your own way, then" he
said as if with a grudge. But His
face fell. He looked furtively behind
him He had just remembered his pact
with Parish M'Kissock. You must get
rid of them both at once, and very quiet
ly'' he whispered. II wont answer Tor
what may happen yet unless
Sallie did not even wait to thank him
for his weak-willed complaisance. She
crossed swiftly to the table, where Jasper
Slyne and Mr.. Joblng were once more in
IOw-vOiced cOnclave with Capt Dove.
The three conspirators, sitting with
heads together, in angry, undertoned ar
gument, glanced up as she approached
them. Their lowering faces llghtened a
little at sight of her, but fell again into
black rebellious masks while they lis
tened sullenly to what she had to say. As
she finished Capt. Dove brought a heavy
fist down upon the table like a sledSe-
hammer and. while the glasses still rang
to it's impact on the solid oak, III be
damned if | bulge from here by one
cta ha ie1 a
and sprang from his chair, It'll IL suits
me-" He pulled his smoked glasses from
off his nose. flung them on the floor ana
trod yiciously upon them as he advanced
on Lord Jura again, ignoring all ms conf
panions' attempts to restrain him.
Now, see here. my friend. said ne
with another fierce imprecation. and
thrust his face up close TO the eX-en-
gineers while Carthew stepped hastiiy
forward beside Lord Jura. Now, see
here. my friend. I've had about enough
of you and your nonsense. Say whatever
you've got to say to me now yourself and
be done with it. Then I'll tell you what
you're going to do-for me and my adopt
Cd daughter There's no need for any
more h,lnlming and having about it.
Speak up,
But his former slave did not shrink
from before his whitening glance. The
BANQUET hall of Loquhariot was not the
bridge of the Olive Branch. and Lord
Jura was even glad that his one-time
tvrant did not seem disposed to avail
himself of that last chance of escape of
which Sallie had beguiled him into con-
niving.
For my sisters sake" he said. quietly.
and not without dignity, Il was willing
to-
You'll do whatever l tell you-for your
own sake as we'll as your sisters, broke
in Can't. Dove and looked him up and
down with virtuous frown. why. but
for me- you'd have no sister, He low
cred his voice to a threatening whisper.
"And you'd have hung long ago yourself
for the murder that you did here.' he
Missed.
Lord Jura regarded him gravely for a
moment or two i'm silence. and then, turn
ing toward the pipers' port Are you