The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03

"No-your face" answered Mr.. Ma
Gee. Many men have loved you, for
very few men are blind. am sorry
was not the man ON the stair or on
the mountain In the moonlight. Who
tn0wst i. might have been the favor
Cd one for my single summer Of Joy"
The autumn always came" smiled
the girl,
"It would never have come for MI" !"
hs ausxtred.. "won't you believe me
when l<1sy that have no part In this
stSangs drama. that. II going ON at
bssdpa>afsWou't you credit 4 when I
~ hat ] have no idea why you and
the proesspor and Mr.. Bland are here
nor WIZ the oayer Of Reuton has the
anh ksyf Won't you tell mo what It
al meaoof.4a - i.-
II mNetn't" she replied. shaking her
bad. kSan trust no one. not even
yoa- y Mustn't believe that you don't
know--its preposterous. I must say
over apd over-eyen he II simply-will
you 9QsHhs digting. trying to learn
what ASSdn, learn must"
~Yop !satt 5eten tell me why You
wept IN the station2"
~Fof . simple silly reason. I was
afraid, had taken up q task too big
Tor WQ b. 1hr-taken It mp bravely
when vas opt In the sunlight of
heutor sBut when I saw Upper A.
ouswip Falls and tho dark came and
that t1pgy station swallowed me up
eomethl = Ss&e way inside me, and /
ie's ya. solns to fall. Sol cried.
"if issssrs only permitted to help
NJ. Mssss pleaded.
NO. | must ~ forward alone. I can
trust ,,Aese nov. Perhaps things will
ehsnx<. j hope they will"
"i4sten." said Mr., Magse. 81 am
tsllintsy0u the truth. Perhaps you
READ = qovel called The Lost Limou.
sina ass4t'~as resolved to claim it's
authdohips tell her Of his real pur.
pose IN coYinS to Baldpate and urge
her tPtonAde In him regarding the
cd h.pneninss ut the Inn.
"YsA" said the girl before he could
coetn04."l dld read It And 1t hurt
ne AW9s, % terribly insincere The
man bad talent who wrote II, but he
ssemed TO say: It's all q great big
joke. don't believe In these people
myself. I've just created them to
make Ahem dance for you. Don't be
fooleda4fts only q novel; I don't like
that sort OF thing. want g writer
really .tp. mean all be says FROM the
bOttos of his heart"
Ar. dasee bit bis lip. His deter.
mipat14u to claim the authorship OF
Ths ost Limousine" was quite gone.
II Int him to make me feel with
his pe}pls." the girl went on seriously.
And as cant do that IL he doesn't
feel himself. can heY'
william Hallowsl Mases actually
hung - had
"Hsx can't" hs confessed softly.
"rou'4 quite right. I Nike you i'm.
meosa k-mors than can say. And
even 81 you feel you can't trust me
want tou 70 know that I'm on your
ssds IL whatever happens at Baidpats
Inn. You lave only to ask and T am
your a&y."
Think you." she answered. ~
may y very giad to ask. I Shall re-
memboRisa, she rose and moved TO-
ward ~. stairs. I'VE had better dis.
parse now. The rocking chair Heet
win get us II We don't watch out"
Her sIball slipper was ON the frst step
OF the stair. when they heard a door
slamutbd shut and the sound OF staps
on the bare neor Of the dining room.
Then . husky voice called Bland"
Mr. Aagee felt his hand grasped by
q much smaller one. and before he
knew 1t be had been hurried to the
shadows Of the landing. 'The f,fth
key" whispered scared little voice in
his ear. And then he felt the faiLt
brushpg Of finger tips across his lips.
A mad desire seized him to grasp those
nngerg and hold them on the lips they
had scarcely touched But the Impulse
was ltbt 10 the thrill OF seeing the din.
ing reom door thrown open and a
great bulk of man cross the fioor of
the oIhcs dnd stand beside BANDS
chair. At his side was u thin wait
who &d not unjustly been termed the
mayot. OF Reuton's shadow.
CHAPTER Ix.