The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-10-09
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and began to PET II snftiy. " MAS tks
| nsarest he dared approach tn fhs wsy
Of suggesting caation He ahns u
than all knsp.
-0h. believe 4 read something
about Il ln the newspapers
Five years ago" Abbott get iowa
his tea esp. HES ds bsilFest maa !
kncw, He's rather . friendsss naa.
besides. Horror Of money. Tanks
ssery one IL AFTER him for that. Trie,
% throw II away hag the income pilsiI
up too quickly. Sea that IndiAn, pas
| Ing the eakesf wouldn't think H.
would you. that Courtiands carried
him on bis back for ave- miles! TIE
Indian had fallen afcal q wuapaes
tiger. and the beatsra were miles o.
rye been watching. They haxens even
spoken to each ether courtiandts
probably forgotten Ill about the Incl
dent. and the Indian wouid die rather
than embarrAss his savior before
strangers"
Your friend, then. 10 quite q hsros"
What was the matter with Nora's
voice, Abbott looked at her wonder
ingly. The tone was hard and IN,
musical,
HE couldn't be anything else. b.
Ing Dick Courtlandt's boy volun.
teered harrigan. with enthusiasm I'll
runs In the family"
IL seems strange" observed Nora
that Iever heard you mention that
you knew Q Mr.. Courtlandt."
Why, Nora. there's . lot Of things
nobody mentions unless chance brings
them up. courtlandt--the one knew
has been dead these sixteen years.
II | knew be had had son. I'D for.
gotten all about Il. The only grave
yard Isn't on the hillside. there's one
under everybody's thAtch."
The padre nodded approvingly
Nora was not particularly pleased
with this phase in the play. Court.
1a,sdl would find avai!ant champion
In her father. who would hlunder In
when some tine passes were being ex
changed And she could not tell him:
she would have cut out her tongue
rather.
win you forgive met asked Ce
leste OF Courtlapdt Never had she
felt more i'll at ease. For q full ten
minutes he chatted pleasantly, with
never the slightest hint regarding the
episode in Paris. She could stand II
no longer VIII you forgive mer'
For what"
That night in Paris"
DO not permit that 10 bother you
in the least was never going to 70
call IT.
Was It so unpleasant!
"On the contrary, was much
amused"
Il did no, tell you the truth"
80 have found out"
Il do not believe that II was you"
iinpulsiyely,
Thanks had nothing 10 do With
Miss Harrigan's imprisonment"
DO you feel that you could make
conidant OF me-"
He smiled MY dear Miss Four
nier, have come to the place where
distrust even myself"
Forgive my curiosity"
CourtIandt held out his cup 10 Rao
Il am glad TO see you again"
"Ah, Sahib,"
The little Frenchwoman was torn
with curiosity and repression She
wanted to know what causes had pro
duced this unusual drama which was
unfolding before her eyes. TO be pre-
scented with effects which had no ap-
parent causes was maddening. II was
not dissimilar to being taken to the
second act OF modern problem play
and being forced to leave before the
curtain rose upon the third act She
had laid all the traps her intelligent
mind could invent. and Nora had calm
ly walked over them or around. Nors"s
mind WAS Celtic. French in its adroit
meas and Irish in its watchtulness ard
tenacity Aud now she bad set her
arts OF persuasion In motion faded by
a piquant beauty TO lift corner OF
the veil from ttts mans heart. Check
mate
II should like to help you" she
said. truthfully.
In what wayr'
II was useless. but she continued;
she does not know that you went
TO Flora Desimone's that night"
And yet she sent you To watch me.
But so many things happened after
ward that she evidently forgot"
That Is possible"
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