The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-15
William
Johnston.

pulse. Kent and / Will stay here I'M
til then. You, Mr.. Crandall, will take
Miss Parrish home, and you. Dodds.
as soon as it's daylight, had better go
look for Rouser's body"
II don't have to look for it." said
the constable with a shudder Il know
just where 1t is. It's long ways
round by the road, though"
Take the blackboard" said Davis.
"and when you reach the body go
through all the pockets carefully and
bring me everything YOU find. You'd
better not take the body back to Ard
way yet. Is there some place else you
can take it?"
Sure" said Dobbs, II can take 1t
over to Millervale. It's just about as
far In the other direction. But what
in the lands sake I'll tell about 1t,
gets me-"
That's easy" said the inspector.
You can explain that you were driv-
ing over there and as you came by
you saw the body lying on the road.
You can explain that he must have
fallen over the cliff In the dark. BY
the time they get through talking
about it and having an inquest over
In Millervale we will have had q
chance to finish any more investigat-
ing we want to do. You can start
about dawn"
All right" said the constable, but
what will do with them warrants?".
Leave them with me. After you
have disposed of Rouser's body you
can stop on your way back and we'll
take this one In with US. Come on
outside, Dodds, and you. too. Crandall.
want to ask you some questions
about our friend over there. You.
Kent, stay here with Miss Parrish"
The three Of them went out, leaving
Louise and me alone together, cir
cumstance that l couldn't doubt that
Davis had planned, realizing that there
was much we would say to each other.
Hardly were they out Of the door be-
fore Louise turned to me, with sup.
plant arms. and cried out. with sob
in her voice: Harding. forgive me for
having deceived you"
1T Is you," l cried, you. who must
forgive me for having disobeyed your
wish, for having come out here after
you had asked me not to, for having
almost put bullet through your deal
heart"
You didn't know-you couldn't
know that / was here" she eobbed
but how can you ever pardon the lies
l told your"
Lies" / protested. Dear girl. yor
never lied to me. Whatever these deal
lips have said. knew. ! always knew
your heart was true"
katharine asked it and had t.
promise her."
"You mean about Hugh Crandall."
"Yes." she breathed. Il don't know
yet what it is that is between them
It's something .about-about my ia
Their. Crandall knew it and Katharin
found 1t out. Whatever it is, they dc
termined to keep 1t secret betweel
them. Katharine made me promis
that would tell no one. not even you
She swore me not to reveal to anyon
that l had even seen Hugh Crandall
had to premise her, you understand
don't your"
NV answer was a kiss full on he
lips, while my arms went about he
J and held her tight to me.
"Of course, dear GIRL" breathed,
understand. / understood all th
while"
81 was so afraid" she murmure'
I 'afraid you would think l was decei'
ing you, that / didn't love you"
: AS our lips met in long, sweet kis
|. a wave of Joy swept over me that a
but obliterated thoughts Of the drea
|. full yellow letter. l forgot for the m
: ment the drug-sodden creature lyir
, in the corner, not twenty feet ava
I from us.
z The spell was broken by a sligl
q twitching Of the man across the ROOF
!. We came to ourselves with start
+ from a dream. went over to bis sit
h and looked at him. He was still des
o to all around him.
q You understand, Harding, des
; don't your" said Louise. as ! resume
+ my place beside her, why asked "
i. to drop your search? AS soon
y Katharine became conscious and i to
r her that you were on the trail OF Il
q yellow letter. she became greatly Z
d cited. She insisted that l should ma
s you withdraw at once. She was det'
e mined to know all about what you b
done, and told her OF your being ne
:" in Ardway. She. weak and III as 8
was, made me swear that | would
a. call you by telephone. She want
10 me to telephone to Hugh Crandail. Il
le but | did not know how to reach hi
ir had to promise her everything 8
asked"
t. "Of course you did," l said B
N dear. / loved you SO that l could
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