The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-15


$50 you've tried again?" she inquir-
cd obliquely. with a tone OF pity.
you've offered him your love yet an-
other time. have you?"
Silence" Judith cried In fury.
Only to learn once more, that he
would rather death than your" Rose
persisted, pnflinching. "And so you
come TO take your spite out ON me,
do you? You pitiful thing DO you
think I mind--knnaging aa I do know
that he could never hold you In any
thing but compassion and contenxptY'
you will see," she said IN even and
frigid accents And the light OF her
mania leaped and leaped again in her
yes like living flame. al have pre-
pared C way to make you understand
what opposition to me means"
She waved hand toward the nearer
point of rocks. Take :hemi along" she
commanded.
The understanding between her and
her men was apparently compiete: for
these last, without he, itation or fur
ther instructions, Dpafched Rose and
Barcus down to the end of the spit
and on into the water.
1t was nearly. knee-deep before Bar
Gus was halted with savage Jerk.
backed up to a rock, forced despite
his frenzied resistance to sit down in
the water. and swiftly. with half .
dozen deft bitches OF rope End q
stauhch knot, made fast in that posi-
tion-snbmerged to his chest, 10
This accomplished, tho men turned.
attention TO Rose, flashing her In simi-
lar wise at Barcus' side.
Standing just above the water-Ifne.
with every Sign OF complete calm and
sanity other than that ominous flick
ering In her eyes. Judith eBuperintend-
ed the business till it's conclusion,
then waved tho men away.
Quietly, like weil-trained servants.
the turned their backs ana marched
off. ~ =,
And, again., after. G. brief wait, the
women laughed her short and mirth-
less laugh.
"The tide Will be high" she said
precisely at sunset. You may time
your lives by that. When the sun ,dipa
intoi the sea, then will your lives 20
down with It."
She turned on her heel and strodo
swiftly away, with not 80 much az q
backward glance, overlook her men.
and passed quickly from sight around
the further point of rocks.
/ 93rcas noted .hat already the wat
ers had risen mDre than an inch. &
Hnmbled; even, In his terror by that
radiant calm that dwelt upon her. he
! yentured diffidently: "Roae Miss
1 Trine-" :
| She turned her head and found the
gently so" W. 'e'''-'
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