New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOX MAI d. i'i'


,t ,oru Don't rouse me up too much, though or
,vhe m lose hold of myself and tell YOU sleeping
400, arr, hotter left 10 lie wish you q sent me some
man 10 talk TO- BY this time I'd have been wnere
George Conway is, he'd have been here WIN me
am 20 and find out ii he's come back 20 CONSCIOUS
ness said Daura by this time, hope, the DOCTOR
r,,,, he with him If-if you don't believe me, would
n,, lilo 70 soe the docor-by and by?' she quickly
added He must not meet the doctor now! The news
Of Georges progress might be too favorable ana then
this terrible man would force himself upon his enemy
At once Somehow she must make time
ar Won tell M. on your honor lady that Conway
fell down in fit or a faint at sight OF me, ana lay III '
road till someone brought him up here, Il believe YOU
Troy said AND ri believe he hasn't come back 10
himself if YOU say on your honor that it's true But IL
will only make things worse if you deceive me.
AZ do tell YOU this on my honor, Daura repeated.
aAnd whatever your feeling against George 49, whether
RIGHT or wrong remember one thing: My sister loves
him -worships him, Mr.. Troy
Im sorry to hear that he said subslding again INTO
sulen coldncss His words might as well have oeen'
al can't help that. It won't change anything
Daura read this as his inner meaning. But she had
not given I'D hope Shedi not take time to puzzle
over the mystery of the mans coming. She was too
intent on saving the situation Or Annira-at any cost
60 is with my sister, for good or i'll, she went on
~ "I've told vou because have to ask your patience
for her sake And if George has injured YOU she's
done YOU no harm. You can't want to hurt her
Is" don't want to hurt her. nor you, nor anyone IN tS
house, except George Conway.
"Then you do want to hurt him.
Al want to do justice. And will do it, Nothing can
keep me from that. a.
"What | was trying to say Daura hurried on rs
this You don't wish to hurt my sister; 50 you'll let me
90 and find out how George is now, and tell her what
has happened not the part that concerns you except
that it was your motorcar Please let me do all ths
even before | come back and give you any news there
NAV bel promise that you shall have news! You sad
YOU would believe me. I'll tell you exactly what the
doctor says but first must see my sister, or she VIII
hear of the accident from somebody else
@Thc accident That's what you're going to callt'
aThat's what | thought it was. Annra had better
think so too-as long she cam Even you can OBJ
ect to that"
NO. don't object. But how do know you aren't
planting to smugge Conway out of the house. and give
him the chance to go scot free!
81 thought you said you believed me-"
al did say so; but the temptation might be too big
for you, and then
"The temptation to smugge George away Don't
YOU see that would be no to my sister, think OF
her more than of George. Thered be horrid scandal
if the bridegroom disappeared the wedding day.
She couldn't bear it. You needn't be afraid that III
try to help him in any such way that. I'd take you
to his room and let you him lying there; but Just
now nv cousin Captain AlacRimmon is with him, and
probably the doctor If George hasn't come to himself,
they'd think il very strange, seeing YOU If he has the
surprise might make him say or do something before
them that would bc-terribe for our family Let the
meeting be when YOU two alone
"That'S what want But want il TO be soon. Look
here if wait where am, and trust YOU not TO serve me
any undcrhand trick, will YOU be back in ten minutes