Gunnison news-champion., 1914-06-05

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sasasser TO thsak u IT.
7 hose yoa.~ eoatinaed sara. nxine
1sr mysterious eyer oa those OF the
ssrl and yes 20. ssos ase1s rae some
thing more than a brosher. ] hove
yos. knowing eserythiag. sad ] an
payiHs IN faH the asbs he o~es 10
yos. Leslie. sao~iRg nothing. is no
,sss yosr asstor. All this is paradox
heal I KNOW. my dear. bst We must
remember thai while other people
may be indebted 70 as. We also owe
something TO ourselves. We oseht to
take pay from ourselves. Please do
not conclude thai ! am urging or
even advising yos TO look With favor
apoa Leslie NraBGall 5 honorable. sin
cere proposal OF marriage. ! am mere
ly trying 10 convince you thai you
are entitied 10 AL that any man caa
give y0u In this world OF oars-we
women ali are. for that matter"
Il was sure that you couldn't ash me
to marry him. l coGldHt believe"
Forget what I have said. dearest.
n IL srieves you" cried sara warmly.
She arose and drew the girl close 10
her KISS me. tietty" Their lips
met. The girls eyes we're closed. bat
Sara's were wide open and cleaning.
ut is because I love YOU" she said
softly but she did not complete the
sentence that burned in her brain.
To herself she repeated. 1t is be-
cause ! love you that ! would seeurge
yvu WIN Nrsnaafis
"Yoo are very good to me, sara,
sobbed Hetty.
"You wiz be nice to Leslie?"
Yes. yes II he will only let me
be his friend"
He asks no more than that Now.
you must go to bed"
Suddenly. without warning. she held
the girl tightly in her arms. Her
breathing was quick, as of one
moved by some sharp sensation of ter
ror When Hetty. in no little won
der. opened her eyes Sara's face was
turned away. and she was looking
over her shoulder as if cause for alarm
had come from behind.
What is it7" cried Hetty anxiously
She saw the look OF dread in her
companions eyes, even as it began
to fade.
Il don't know" muttered Sara.
Something, ! can't tell what, came
over me. ] thought some one was
stealing up behind me- How silly of
me-"
"Ah," said Hetty. with an odd smile,
81 can understand how you felt"
'Hetty, win you take me in with
you tonight?" whispered Sara nerv-
ously. Let me sleep with you.
cant explain it. but | am afraid to
be alone tonight" The girls answer
was glad smile of acquiescence.
"Come with me, then, to my bedroom
while | change. | have the queerest
feeling that some one is in my room.
] don't want to be alone. Are you
afraid?"
Hetty held back. her face blanching.
No, ! am not afraid" she cried at
once and started toward the door
There is some on in this room"
said Sara few moments later, when
they were In the big bedroom down
the hall.
IL wonder" murmured Hetty.
And yet neither of them looked
about in search for the intruderl
Far into the night Sara sat in the
window of Hetty's dressing room, her
chin sunk low in her hands, staring
moodily into the now opaque night,
her eyes somber and unbliuking, her
body as motionless as death itself
The cooling wind caressed her ard
whispered warnings into her unheed-
ing ears, but she sat there unprotect-
ed against it's chill, her nightdress
damp with the mist that crept up with
sinister stealth from the sea.
CHAPTER xi.