The Forrest City times., 1914-06-12

as he looked the fear that was hateful
 took on something of definite shape. Did you know her husband?" he asked. and somehow he knew what the
 answer would be.
 Yes" she replied, after a moment She was startled. Her lips remained
 parted
 He watched her closely. Has this | this secret anything to do with Chal-
 lis Wrandall?"
 Tt has" said she, meeting his gaze
 steadily.
 His hands clutched the edge of the
 white.
 "Hetty!" he cried. in a hoarse whis- per. "You-can't mean that you"
 You must go to Sara" she cried hurriedly. Haven't told you that she Is the one"
 Were you in love with that internal scoundrel?" he demanded fiercely.
 Sara knows everything She will tell you-'
 Were you carrying on an affair with him while protesting to be the , friend of his wife? Tell me that! Did she find you out and" Oh, Brandon, why will you per sist?" she cried. her eyes aflame. 'I can tell you no more. Why do you glare at me as if were the meanest thing on earth? Is this love? Is this your idea of greatness? Isn't it enough for you to know that Sara is my loyal. devoted friend; that sh2-" "Wait!" he commanded darkly. "Is 1t possible that she did not discover your secret until the day you left her house so abruptly? Does that explain your sudden departure Il can answer that" she said quiet ly. She has known everything from the day l met her. I have not said anything, Brandon, to lead you to be- lieve that l was In love with Challis Wrandall, have I?"
 His eyes softened. No, you haven't I-I hope you will forget what said
 You see, knew Wrandalls reputation
 He had no sense of honor He" Well, have!" she said levelly. He flushed. T am a beast, I'll put 1t In this way, then: Was he in love with you?"
 You are still unfair shall not an swer."
 He was silent for long time And
 Sara's lips are sealed" he unused, still possessed of doubts and fears. Until she elects to tell the story, dearest love, my lips are also sealed. love you better than anything else in all this world. l could willingly offer
 up my life for you, but-well, my life
 does not belong to me. It is Saras"
 For heavens sake, Hetty. what Is all this?" he cried in desperation. T can say no more. It is useless to insist, Brandon. If you can wrest the story from her, all well and good. You | will hate me then, dear love. But it cannot be helped. I am prepared Tell me this much; When you re-
 fused to marry Leslie, was your
 course inspired by what had hap pened in-in connection with Challie | Wrandall?"
 You forget that it is you that love-" sh' ~esponded simply.
 But why should Sara urge you to
 marry Leslie If there is anything"
 Hush! There is the waiter. Come
 to my sitting-room after breakfast.
 have something to say to you We must come to a definite understanding. | This cannot go on"
 He was with her for an hour in that pinched little sitting-room, and left her | there without vestige of rancour in
 his soul She would not give an inch | in the stand she had taken but some
 thing immeasurably great in his make
 up rose to the occasion and he went forth with the conviction that he had
 no right to demand more of her than
 she was ready to give. He was satis-
 fled to abide by her decision. The 1 spell of her was over him more com | pletely than ever before. Two days later he saw her off at the Care de Lyons, bound for lnterlaken | There was a complete understanding | between them. She wanted to be quite alone in the Alpine town; he was not | to follow her there. She had reserved l rooms at the Schweitzerhof. and the | windows of her sitting-room looked | straight up the valley to the snow-cov- l cred crest of the Jungfrau. She re- membered these rooms; as young girl | she had occupied them with her father
 and mother. By some hook or crook, | Booth arranged by wire for her to have | them again, not an easy matter at that | season of the year. Later she was to | go to Lucerne, and then to Venice. The slightest shred of hope was left | for Booth. Even though he might ac- | complish the task he had set unto him. | self-the conquest of Sara in respect | to the untold story-he still had Het- 1 tvs dismal prophecy that after he l learned the truth he would come to see why they could not be married
 But he would not despair. Wen sec" was all that he said in response to her forlorn cry that they
 were parting for ever There was grimness in the way he said it that gave her something to cherish during tha months th como. tho boDa tlot he