The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-09-12

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those honest, guiltless eyes Of
She shook her head sadly. ITO an
swer you would have to reveal the
secret that makes II Impossible for
her to become your wife. and that
cannot win not Do
Is Il fair 20 ms!-
~Psrhaps not, but II u fair 70 her.
and that - Why must remain silsnt-
Before God. shall know the truth
from her. n not from you-and--
III you love her. II you win b kind
70 her. you WIN lot her 90 her way
In peace"
He was struck By the somewhat sin-
lister earnestness Of her words.
Tell me where may nnd hsr." he
said. setting his jaw.
1T win not be dincult for you to
nnd hsr.- she said. frowning. ~ you
insist on pursuing hsr.-
~You drive her away from your
house, Sara wrandall. and yet you ex-
pect me TO believe that your motives
are friendly. Why should ! accept
your word ~ nnal?"
Il did not drive her away. nor aid
ask her to stay"
He stared hard 1t her.
Good Lord. what II the meaning
Of all thisf" he cried in psrplsxity
What am ] TO underStandf"
The car had come To q stop under
the porte cochere. She laid her hand
on his arm.
II you win come In with me, Bran
don. ! win try 70 make things clear
TO you"
He left In half an hour. walking rap.
Idly down the drive. his coat baftoned
closely. although the morning vas hot
and breathless. He held in his hand
. small scrap Of paper on which w.
written: IL i loved you les. would
come to you now and lie to you II
you love me. Brandon. yoa vill let me
90 my way. II ID the only course.
Sara II my friend. and she II yours.
b guided By her. and believe IN my
love for you Hetty."
And now. a. things 20 In fairy sto-
ries. We should prepare ourselves to
see Hetty pass through . season in
drudgery and hardship. with the ulti.
mate quintessence Of Joy n the 70
ward for her trials and tribulations.
Happily. this IL not fairy tale. There
are some things more fantastic than
fairy tales. II they are not spoiled In
the telling. Hetty did not 60 forth
to encounter drudgery. disdain and OBJ
loQuy. By no manner of means! She
went with q weli-nlled purse. definite
purpose ahead and q determined fac
tor behind.
In . manner betting her station a.
the intimate friend Of Ars. Challis
Wrandall. a. the cousin Of the Murgat-
royds. AZ the daughter Of Colonel Cas-
Teton Of the Indian corps. - . Per
son supposed TO be possessed Of In
dependent means wfthal. she went,
with mono to question. mono to cavfl.
Sara had insisted on this. - much
for her own sake ~ for Hetty's; she
argued, and she had prevailed In the
end What would the world think.
what would their acquaintances think.
and above all what would the high and
mighty Wrandalls think II abe went
with meek and lowiy> mienf
Why should they make II possible
for anyone to look askancef
And 90 II was that she departed in
state. with . dozen trunks and boxes:
an obseQuiously attended seat In the
parlor car was hers: . telegram In
her bas assured her that rooms were
being reserved for hersslf and maid
1t the RitsCariton; alongsids II 10
posed letter 70 Mr.. Carroll, instruct
ing him to provide her with SUFFICIENT
funds to carry out the plan agreed
upon; and in the seat behind eat the
lady's maid who had served her for
. tweivemonth and moro.
Tho 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. It the
very moment whom Mr.. Redmond
wrandall was undoing . certain pack
age from London. which turned out
to be complete history OF what his
forbears had done In the way Of prop
agation since the fourteenth century.
Hetty did not and Il easy to accom-
modats her pride to the plan which
was 70 give her . fresh and rather
imposing start IN the world She vas
10 have full year In which to dstee.
mine whether abe should accept ten
and poverty - her lot, OF emulate The
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