Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

that it would be the only safe way to keep
watch.
At last he said, with one of his strange
smiles, anyhow, I can't plant myself in this
castle on your invitation. I reckon you're
the youngest person in it."
HMy father will invite YOU"
4But 1 won't be accepted here on foot
ing of friendship with Conway" he OBJ
jected
4That needn't be, said the girl. '~I1l tell
my father that you're an acquaintance of
Georges Will that suit your
Except that l have never seen George
Conway in my life, replied Troy, struggling
his shoulders.
CHAPTER vi -
nAURA was astonished. All the theories
she had been busily forming one by one
now failed her. This man had followed
George across more than three thousand
miles of land and sea. By means of news
paper paragraphs he had tracked him here,
and arrived on his wedding day-yet he had
never seen George Conway in his life! What
could it mean? Was he a member of some
secret society, whose laws George had dis
obeyed for love of Mira? Daura thought
this might be SO, but that it would be use
less to ask questions. Neither of the two
men would answer-now. By and by, per-
haps, if she could carry out the plan that
was growing in her mind, Troy would tell
her the story. 1t was a cruel plan of hers, she
knew,-the greater its success, the greater the
cruelty,-but it was the only way she could
see She must fight this man with weapons
as keen as his own. And-it was for Mira!
She made no comment on his surprising
statement. 3Then will tell my father that
you have come very long way to see George
on important business was all she said.
@You may very well tell him that" ex-
claimed Troy. dts true
$50 it comes to the same thing" she went
on. Father will invite you to stop here
with us till George is well. And you'll &C
cept his invitation"
HYou give me the impression that there's
no other road open" he demurred, still re-
luctant, as if instinct warned him of some
danger, some trap that was being laid for
him in this old, old house of many forgotten
tragedies.
Really there's no other way for you to
be near George" ~:
@Queer, but it seems as if you were urging
me to come and live under the same roof
with you all" he mumbled, half to himself.
zone would think you wanted me to come
though of course you cant!'
looked up at him with beautiful candid
eyes. Il am like Delilah!" was the thought
in her mind; @But don't care. He's terri
bic. He deserves. anything. I've got to
fight for those 1 love-" Then, seeing his
wonder, she went on quickly, aloud, u
don't know much about men, or about the
world,-for I'm not very old yet, and I've
lived most of my life here among Our own
people, butt feel as if 1 could trust you
You trusted me. You believed what told
you about George; and now trust you not
revenge on George till he's strong enough to
face you"
@You may trust me for that, Troy said.
3But it's not just question of promising a
woman and keeping my promise. Anyhow,
whatever may be, I'm not the sort who
hits man when he's down."
@That's what mean. That's what I feel |
about you, and why want you to stay in
our house, so that you'll know you're not |
deceived. If you want to look at George
now, and make sure I've told the truth, I'll |