Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-02

Into har serious blue eyes,, her1nnds
wre lying Nnpsfn AaA HI own eysu
N4o dark with enxnesena1. With the
Fsshains hat had Asesnsd 1tss6 UPON
him Behind her stood tbs respectful
but immsasuab1 awed ma14 who
could not for tie nts Of han under
stand bow Q man ooald b ON both
sides of the Atlantic at ono and Ii
same Tina.
thank the Lord. Hseey. say I, fos
the aveday boats, b wss saying.
"Yoa should not Aavs coma. Ran
don. she ozfed softly. end tn box
of saisery IN her eyes WAs s1nos6with
. glow she could not suppress. 1T
only makes every thingS harder. for me.
IL Oh, wish yua had noGcomee' -
But isn't It vondsFfalf" hs er1ed.
-that should b hsrs an6swaitang for
iYua! Il y almost inconcefvahee. And
yuu wsre In The oct Of running away
1ru0 ma too. Oh. I havoAeha& much
OF tho tale fsom Sara. 20 don't look
% hurt aboue Il"
4 an % souy yoss came" shs -
pss4sd, her lip tzesnhaing.
Noting her empeioa. ho gavo her
hands . nercA. snco.aging pressure
s1a :r,:.e4ss&ely relaAsed them.
"Oomsr hs saN gently: II have
BOOKED for Lcndoo. Dveryth1ng u ~.
RANGED. I shan SEQ TO yosr hgs.Se.
Let NJ ~ you n tAs caETaags nrst /"
~ she mt IN tho railway carriage.
wsittnk for him % seturn. she tried
in Q hundred ways 10 devase means
Of escape. and yet slehad 0svsr loved
him 90 much - now. Hef heart was
soraI her desolGt3un nsvse soseoe1Dlsts
- now.
He csme back at hast and took his
sect bastdo her IN the Compartment
tanning himself Win his hat. The maid
vssy dismeetly stared out Of the win
dow At the hurryinE throng OF travel
on On the platform.
How 1--we yoa. Heeay-how I
adore yoat" Booth -whispaeod 1asston-
aAsly. Il.
-oh. Bzan0ou4e
and I ooot mean so-gfve you q"
no added. his lean Jaw setting hard.
You must-oh. Jon mast, " she cried
miseeably. "ImeAn It, Brandon"
Whist aro yoaf plans9' asked hs
please Soue& ask M. she pleaded.
Yea nsse give 4 up. Brandon. Lei
me 90 my own waU.
Not until havo the whole story
from you. You see, I am not easily
thwarted. once set my heart on .
thing. gathered this much from
Sara: the object 10 not tnSurmount'
able"
"6he-said-<hat!"
TN effect, yes" he qualified.
What did she tell your" demanded
Hotty. laying her hand ON his arm.
II will confess she didn't reveal the
secret that you consider q barrier. but
she went 90 far q to say that It was
very dark and Dreadful" he said light
ly. They were speaking In very low
ZONES. "Whsn I pinned her down to
i. she added that It did not In any
-nse bear upon your honor. But
there IL time enough to talk about this
later on. For the present let's not
discuss tho past. I. know enough of
your history from your own lips "a
we'll - what little could get out
OF Sara, to feel sure that you are
In . way. drifting. intend to look
altar you. at least until you find your
self. Your sudden break with Sara
has been explained to me. Leslie
Wrandall II at the back Of II. Sara
told mo that she tried to force you
to marry him. I,4think you did quite
right in going away - you did. but.
on the other hand. was It quits fair to
met"
Eyes, It was most fair" she said,
COMPRISING her lips.
He frowned.
I'VE can't possibly be Of the same
opinion" he said seriously.
"You wouldn't ray that II you knew
everything"
How long do you intend to stay in
Londonf"
II don't know. When does this train
arrive therei''
AT four O'Clock, think viii you
go to an hotel or to friends" He put
the question very deiicately.
She smiled family. you mean the
Mursatroyds!"
"Your father 10 here, Am informed.
And you must have other friends OF
relatives who"
II shall 60 to . small hotel know
near Trafalgar square," she interrupt
ed quietly. You must not come there
to see me, Brandon"
e! shall expect you to dine with me
at-say Princes this evening" wa
his response to this.
She shook her head and then turned
to look out Of the window. He cal
back in his seat and for many miles
with deep perplexity in his eyes. stud
led her half.averted face. Tho old
uneasiness returned. Was this OBJ
stacle, after all, 20 great that it could
not be overcome?
They lunched together, but were
singularly reserved all through the
meal. A plan WAS growing In hel
brain, q cruel but effective plan thai
made her despise herself and yet con
tanned the only means Of escape from
m even more cruel situation.
He drove with her from the station
to the small hotel OF Trafalgar saua-s
There were no rooms to be had. II
Wa the week Of Ascot and the city
was still crowded with people who
avaitsd only ths royal Sign to breal
~ fstters that bound them to Lon