The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-11-28

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things a. they are. Miss Ives he
said with intense earnestness. then
! must abandon you to your fate.
only warn you that the net of evi.
dence has been woven around him.
He cannot escape II. His arrest ID
imminent Only you yourself can save
him. Say the word that will avail. and
l will see to It that the vital evidence
10 missing. that he remains unscathed.
Marry mel"
"Never!" I cried. II loathe You and
despise you"
Il am unfortunately aware of that
he answered. Nevertheless. you shall
have the completest liberty. Until
win your love shall never modest you.
You will be free to come and to 60:
] only ask you to go through the form
of the ceremony with me-"
~You may plead forever an
swered. but you will waste your
breath. ] do not believe a word Of
your concoction of falsehoods, and. II !
did. would not marry you"
mot to save Clichyr'
| IlOW-nOW-. btduHucTcu
Marry me and, on the day OF the
ceremony--as soon az the union has
been pronounced-I will present your
grandfather with full and free re-
lease"
you WIN induce your father to fore
60 his revenge?' cried. you lack
the power monsieur. Not for thou
sand worlds would he be baked now.
after these years OF scheming."
He must" answered Leopold. II
have him In my power. He knows It:
that 10 why he made terms with me-"
"Howr
Because I hold your bonds" he an
swered. you know their value now"
They are his: have sold them"
Anne" said by prosecutor. ''ve are
wasting words. Can never convince
you? Listen! Give me your solemn
promise to marry me and, on the morn
ing of the ceremony I will restore Ch-
chy to your grandfather. And the chew
alier shall go free"
"Wait-wait!" cried desperately.
trying to pierce the tangled net Of
me until tomorrow to make my de-
cision."
Suddenly he seized my hand.
20. Anne. be wise," he cried. Il love
you; worship you: you are the one
woman have loved out Of all who
have come into my life. You can re-
deem me with your goodness. Marry
4 10 hat 4 will
adore you. will be your slave. will
consecrate my life to you. I love you
Anne"
And falling at my feet, he poured
forth more impassioned plea to me.
II was impossible to mistake the sin
certify of his passion; could not blu,
recognize that in this, at least. he was
not base. turned away and left him
kneeling in the path.
In the hallway / met Charles. /
feared that he would see my agitated
face. but his own was 50 distressed
that I feared that the greatest OF sor-
rows must have come to him.
THE comte!" gasped: and then
noticed that In one hand he held
can of kerosene.
my monoplane," no answered Wild
~. Il am going to burn her. Anne.
She shall never fall into his clutches.
she who bore No aloft that splendid
day"
Il took the can from him. wait
until tomorrow. Charles" whispered.
Much may happen BY then"
I left him standing irresolute and
went up TO my room and sat down in
q chair. did not weep. My brain
was In q whirl. and thousand
thoughts and doubts oppressed me.
Magniff's threats. his infamous sugges-
lions ~ to the honor OF my nance. the
imminent loss Of Clichy-all this pre-
scented aspects and l strove dimly to
pierce to tho heart Of the problem
which confronted me.
II l married Magniff, Clichy would
at least be saved. That seemed the
chief consideration. Ny happiness
thst of Charles, even. was nothing
compared to the preservation OF the
old home that had withstood 90 many
vicissitudes. other women, Drawer
than /, had sacrificed themselves In
the past for Chateau Clichy. Then
why not I, even though should kill
myself afterwards?
Then, In the midst Of these cogita-
tons there flashed into my mind. In
the most incongruous way. the mem
DRY of Mr.. Spratt.
Angrily sought to free myself from
this recollection. What had this lit
tie Winnipeg teacher to do with my
present troublesf He was the last.
the very last and least thought that
should come to me. But my mind wan,
dered. and again seemed to see him
bidding me timid farewell upon the
Winnipeg PLATFORM NY great work,
Miss IVES" he painted. Offering me the
code. "The work Of many years. Take
Il; you win need II In Trancs.~ His
odious little rabbit-like face rose mp %
plainly In my minds eye that I seemed
to visualize him In the room. and
pressed my fingers hard upon my eye
lids in fruit1sss effort to dismiss him.
I rosa Mt last ntfll miserably uncer-