Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-01
ooPYRloH7-1 1919. BY
QE BARR HoCUTCHEoN
COPYRIGHT, 1914 BY
0opD, MEAD o. CCHHAEY

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Perhaps not. but 1t 10 fair to her,
and that is why must remain silent. I"
Before God, shall know tho truth
from her. II not from you-snd-'
III you love her, II you viii b kind
to her, you viii lot her 90 her way
in peace"
He was struck By the somewhat sin
lister earnestness Of her words.
Tell me whore may and her." he
said, setting his Jaw.
1T will not b di1ncalt for you to
hnd her." she said, frowning. ~ you
insist on pursuing her."
"You drive her away from your
house. Sara Wrsndau. and yet you az.
pect me to believe that your motives
are friendly. Why should ! accept
your word 20 dnAl!"
Il did not drive her away. nor did
ask her to stay"
He stared hard ct her.
Good Lord. what 10 the meaning
of all this1" he cried In perplezity ?
What am to understand?"
Tho car had come TO . stop under
the porte cochere. She laid her hand
on mis- arm.
III you will come In with me, Bran
don, will try to make things clear
to you"
He left in half an hour. waiting rap
idly down the drive. his coat buttoned
closely, although the morning was hot
and breathless. He held in his hand
. small scrap of paper on which was
written: III loved you less, would
come to you now and lie to you. II
you love me. Brandon, you will let me
go my way. 1t il the only course.
Sara is my friend, and she is yours.
Be guided by her, and believe in my
love for you. Hetty."
And now. as things go in fairy sto-
ries. we should prepare ourselves to
see Hetty pass through season n
drudgery and hardship. with the ulti-
mate quintessence Of JOY as the re-
ward for her triale and tribulations.
Happily, this is not fairy tale. There
are some things more fantastic than
fairy tales. II they are not spoiled in
the telling. Hetty did not go forth
to encounter drudgery. disdain and OBJ
loquy. BY no manner of means! She
went with well-hlled purse, q definite
purpose ahead and q determined fac
tor behind.
In q manner betting her station as
the intimate friend Of Mr.. Chaltls
Wrandall. ~ the cousin OF the Murgat-
royds. as the daughter Of Colonel Cas-
Teton Of the Indian corps, az q per-
son supposed to be possessed Of in
dependent means withal. she went,
with none to question. none to cavil
for her own sake as for Hetty's; she
argued. and she had prevailed in the
end. What would the world think,
what would their acquaintance think,
and above all what would the high and
mighty Wrandalls think IL she went
with meek and lowly mien?
Why should they make 1t possible
for anyone to look askance?
And so 1t was that che departed In
state. with a dozen trunks and boxes;
an obseQuiously attended seat In the
parlor car was hers; telegram In
her bag assured her that rooms were
being reserved for herself and maid
at the Ritz-Carlton; alongside 1t re-
posed letter to Mr.. Carroll, instruct
Ing him to provide her with sufficient
funds to carry out the plan agreed
upon; and in the seat behind sat the
lady's maid who had served her for
. twelvemonth and more.
The timely demise Of the venerable
Lord Murgatroyd afforded the most
natural excuse for her trip to England.
The old nobleman gave up the ghost,
allowing for difference in time, at the
very moment when Mrs. Redmond
Wrandall was undoing certain pack
age from London. which turned out
to be complete history Of what his
forbeaI1 had done in the way Of prop
a6a4ion since the fourteenth century.
Hetty did not find it easy to accom-.
naodste her pride to the plan which
vas to give her . fresh and rather
imposing start In the world. She was
to have . full year In which to deter
mine whether sheAphould accept toll
and poverty - her lot, or emulate the
symbolic example Of Dicky. the canary
bird. At the end OF tho year. unless
she did - Dicky had done. her source
of supplies would b automatically cut
on and she would be entirely depend.
ent upon her own wits and resources.
In the interim she was . probationary
person Of leisure. It had required
hours Of persuasion on the part Of
Sara Wrandau to bring her into line
with these arrangements.
but am able aud willing to work
for my living" had BEEN Hetty's stub
born retort to all tho arguments
brought to bear upon her.
Then let mo put It In another light.
It b vital 70 me. Of course. that you
should keep up the show Of amuence
for . while at least I think l have
made that clear to you. But here 10
another side to the matter; the ques-
ton Of recompenae."
"Recompense" cried Hetty sharply.
Without your knowing 1t, ! have
virtually held you a prisoner ali these
months. condemned in my own judg-
ment IL not In the sight Of the law.
I have taken the law unto myself. You
were not convicted OF murder in this
unitarian court Of mine, but Of an
other sin. For fifteen months you