Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28

H0 looked INTO ner SOmper eyes, ana
as he looked the fear that was hateful
took on something of definite shape.
did you know her husband?" he
asked, and somehow he knew what the
answer would be.
Yes. she replied, after moment.
She was startled. Her lips remained
parted.
He watched her closely. "Has this
this secret anything to do with Chal-
lis Wrandall?'
at has," said she. meeting his gaze
steadily.
His hands clutched the edge of the
table in grip that turned the knuckles
white.
"Hetty!" he cried. in hoarse whis-
per. "You-can't mean that you"
You must go to Sara" she cried
hurriedly. Haven't told you that she
is the one"
Were you in love with that internal
scoundrel?" he demanded fiercely.
Sara knows everything. She will
tell you"
Were you carrying on an affair
with him while processing to be the
F, friend of his wife? Tell me thatl Did
she find you out and"
"Oh. Brandon, why will you per-
sist?" she cried, her eyes afiame, az
can tell you no more. Why do you
glare at me as If were the meanest
thing on earth? Is this love? Is this
your idea of greatness? Isn't 1t enough
| for you to know that Sara is my loyal,
| devoted friend; that shc''
Waltz" he commanded darkly. "Is
1t possible that she did not discover
your secret until the day you left her
house so abruptly Does that explain
your sudden departure?"
II can answer that" she said quiet
". "She has known everything from
the day met her. / have not said
anything, Brandon, to lead you to be-
lieve that ] was In love with Challis
Wrandall, have II"
His eyes softened. mo, you haven't.
III hope you viii forget what / said.
You see, knew Wrandall's reputation.
He had no sense of honor. He"
well, hayei" she said levelly.
He flushed Il am beastl I'll put
It in this way, then: Was he in love
with your"
You are still unfair. shall not an
swer."
He was silent Tor long time. And
Sara's lips are sealed" he unused, still
possessed of doubts and fears.
Until she elects to tell the story.
dearest love, my lips are also sealed. /
love you better than anything else In
all this world. / could willingly offer
up my life for you, but-well, my life
does not belong to me. 1t is Sara's."
For heavens sake, Hetty, what is
all this?" he cried In desperation.
Il can say no more. 1t is useless to
insist, Brandon. If you can wrest the
story from her, all well and good. You
will hate me then, dear love. But 1t
cannot be helped. am prepared"
Tell me this much: When you re-
fused to marry Leslie, was your
course inspired by what had hap
pened INN connection with Challis
Wrandall?"
You forget that It is you that !
l
love" she responded simply.
But why should Sara urge you to
marry Leslie If there is anything
''Hushi There is the waiter. Come
to my sitting-room after breakfast.
have something to say to you. We
must come to definite understanding
This cannot go on"
He was with her for an hour in that
pinched little sitting-room, and left hel
there without vestige OF rancour In
his soul. She would not give an inch
in the stand she had taken, but some
thing UNNECESSARILY great in his make
up rose to the occasion and he weni
forth with the conviction that he hat
no right to demand more of her thar
she was ready to give. He was salts
fed to abide by her decision. Th'
spell of her was over him more com
pletely than ever before.
Two days later he saw her of at tn,
Care de Lyons, bound for Interlaken
There was complete understanding
between them. She wanted to be quit,
alone In the Alpine town; he was no
to follow her there. She had reserve,
rooms at the 6chweitzerhof, and tn,
windows of her sitting-room locke,
straight up the valley to the spow-coy
cred crest of the Jungfrau. She re
> membered these rooms; az young cir
: she had occupied them with her fathe
. and mother. BY some hook or crook
Booth arranged by wire for her to hav
r them again, not an easy matter at tina
A season of the year. Later she was t
: go to Lucerne. and then to Venice.
3 The slightest shred of hope was ief
I for Booth. Even though he might &C
complish the task he had set unto him
selr-the conquest of Sara in respec
Z to the untold story-he still had Het
J. tvs dismal prophecy that after h
learned the truth he would ooSue t