The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-11-20

Wdoh I a SpedhiuS part.
"All right" Mark lighted his c,g,r
You've done your duty"
But this is a little more than du,v
i" Baker hesitated. "Oh, hang :,
all! Some things become SO painfrT
only plain speech serves. You don,
need to be told of the stories po,rn
around. Lately it's occurred to mo
that you've been letting US take them
at face, without trying to contradic,
them. That's the thing I'd do myse,,
If l were in the right. But 1t can hs
carried to extremes. Have l your per.
mission to say that the stories ara
let US say. overdrawn?"
you have not. Lfe's too short >,
enter into a contest with rumor."
But your silence"
rs my affair" Mark answered gru,.
ly. rising. You may say to you,
meticulous friend that I'm about IN
resign from this club"
Baker. too. rose. looking at Mark
keenly.
"Oh, come. Truitt." he began.
chats.
Dot pAd u III ouOIt. AT least
1t will save him and his sort the nA
cessity Of setting a precedent that
would decimate the club. Good eve
ming
Henley. who had been out OF tina
city when Mark. returned, came back
soon after the latter took up his res,.
dence in the hotel. Mark approached
hsvn vutth thn Inward ohr;c1;o- "
preceded every new meeting just then.
You've picked up physically" Hen
ley remarked after a cool ~handshake.
six months In the woods accounts.
for that"
I'D think. II 1t was doing you 80
much good. you'd have stayed"
In other words?"
IN other words" said Henley, why
did you come back now?"
Mark laughed HOLLOWAY. IL didn't
know I'd become q notorious char.
acter."
How, in heavens name" Henley
exclaimed. did you let yourself get
caught In a divorce court scandal! I'd
have thought that you. Of all men.
u yOu hdu " pioy thc ioOis WOulu at
least have used f1nesse."
So even Henley believed the rumorr
AT any rate, no one but myself IL
hurt"
That's not true. Every one who
had anything to do with you is more
or less hurt. The company is reflected
on. l." Henley concluded with an air
that declared the indictment to be
complete and unanswerable, Il am be-
smirched, because we're known to b.
In SO many things together"
That" Mark returned coldly, can
be easily cured. We can wind UP our
affairs. And I'm ready to resign from
the company"
You cant cure the fact thar We
have been together. And you cant
resign. Are you going to add to the
scandal by marrying that woman
What woman?" Marks voice wa
cool and steady.
THE one that turned your head aud
your wife was smart enough to dis
cover"
You've heard names, them"
NO." growled Henley. She's -
mysterious as the rest of your d.
does"
LAS mythical, you mean" Mark az.
swered In a voice that did not betray
his relief. There was no woman"
What! You mean these stories
aren't true?"
You'd seer me almost every day for
years. You might have guessed that
But last ~year-those wemen-"
IAN experiment in idiocy-nothins
worse. There were no women. except
at arms le1gth."
Henley surveyed him keenly. Then
how did these stories get out? But
you needn't answer. a guess. A
woman is never clever except wheu
she's up to mischief.
However" he went on, this puts
n different face on the matter. AS you
say, l might have guessed the truth"
This. for Henley. was abject apology.
Mark shook his head. My resignS
ton holds just the same"
Are you going to let a little talk
drive you out?" Henley demanded.
1T isn't that. l had decided before
| knew Of it. Pm tired of the scramble,
| w~ant-peace." Mark laughed dis.
cordantly. And I'm getting it with \
vengeance"
"As much as you'll eve get it,
Henley returned promptly. Il know
what you want. Who doesn't? Some
time or other every man wants, or
thinks he wants, peace. And II we
had 1t, we'd want to die. l told you
once before-things are. Accept them,
ft yourself to them. forget theories
that lead nowhere. Pick out the thing
you want most and fight until you get
1t. Then fight to keep II. Besides, you
aren't a mistt. The trouble with you
is. your strength Is your greatest
weakness-you've too much imaginS
ton. And you're not q well man yet
Go back to your woods until you're
.urod Than vOu'n fool tho Itch to