Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-17

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CHAPTER cI.--HoPELEss LOVE.
sunlcient!''A Mr.. Law interrupted with
F! a bleak smile. II don't. for my own
else just now, but nothing could" be
worse than to be talked into lnsensi-
/ biltty. Providing Rose and Judith feel
equal to the effort, and with the under
i standing that you cork up the mono
lospe. I'm for your suggestioi''
| We must :, -" snid Judith slowly
With a sigh, Rose nodded her agree
ment
crooking a deferentlal. arm. Barcus
offered Tito Judith.
.f9Ererythlng is lovely in, the formal
garden" he insisted-"so sweetiy 70
mantle. Are you, game. for. AN idle
saunter, Just to while the hours away?r
| The woman found spirit enough for
a wan smile as, che tuck ed her hand
gratefully beneath his arm.
You're the cheerfulest soul ever
met" she said demurely. What I'm
going to do without you4Then--it ever
We get out of this awful business,
! goodness only knoWs."
| Let's talk OF something else" he
suggested hastily.
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with unbroken gravity, 81 marry
Heaven" tho young man prayed
-fervently, .;forfend!'
That's hardly. gallant
~ mean-Heayen fortend that you
should throw yourself away" ~
Humphl" she musedi Perhaps
you're Fight" 49,
Their banter was not without a subtle
| object namely TO reassurc the girl who
followed. supported by her lovers arm.
In The course OF the last twenty-four
hours Roses jealousy OF her sisters
new found friendliness with Alan had
become acutely evident Tho least
courtesy which circumstances now and
again demanded that he show Judith
or seem boor, was enough to cloud
the countcnancc OF Alan's betrothed.
Nor indeed, was Rose altogether
Destitute of plausible excuse for this
feeling of hers. It was undeniabIe be-
! tween Alan and Judith bond OF sym
| patty had grown out OF the trials and
l'nrdships they had of late suffered In
common. II was undeniable-but even
IN MS most private thoughts Alan de
MED II fercely. Judith, on tho other
hand. not only acknowledged 1t freely
to herself, bat secretly derived
strangely sweet and poignant pleasure
iron, tho knowledge that she loved SO
| madly and SO hopelessly.
hnn ei,a
but too we'll. Even though Alan might
no. be altogether Indifferent to her.
after all that had passed between them,
his loyalty TO Rose was unshakable
;Nno not Tor worlds would Roses rival
! have had it.otherwise. She could not
nave loved him rs she did had he not
been SO tmmovably true. AS; 1T was
since she could not hope her love might
be returned, she was content to love
and to promise herself that, if oppor-
tunity ever offered, she would not prove
unready to sacrifice herself to her love.
And at times she caught herself
praying that such opportunity would
ne accorded her, and quickly, and that
the sacrifice 1t should demand would be
complete.
Now prayers are sometimes answ cred
when tho craved boon Is good for the
soul.
Slowly and painfully these four toiled
along an obscure trail that followed
T.,
la branch struck into the main stream
and so discovered to them yet another
trail leading into the westward canyon
Then again slowly and painfully they
plodded on. following blindly another
trail blazed by Fates as blind as they
! Above them. on the road they had
abandoned, the crimson racer doubled
back TO the point where IT had passed
Judith and Rarcus: it's occupants de-
J seconded, explored. and came presently
upon the trail Of the fugitives
! Bloodhounds could not have settled
down upon scent with. more good
will and eagerness than Mr. Marrophat
and his faithful aide.
! The sun was high and blazing above
the canyon when the pursuit came with
in rifle shot Of the chase
The spitetul crack reused the quartet
from pause OF letharglc dIsmay, due
to tardy appreciation of the fact that
they had penetrated wltlessIy almost
TO the end Of a blind alley. According
to Mr. Barcus's definition. In short this
was indeed mighty poor sort OF
canyon. since It proved to lead no.
WHITTIER; Its head vas a wall OF rock
round three hundred feet In height,
closing the end Of traplike chasm---
two narrowing walls OF rock, as sheer
and precipitons, as high.
a trap. indeed. now that the report
OF the rine advised them their retreat
was cut off! -. -;
| hasty council OF war armed Alan
with Judiths revolver and posted him
behind bowldcr commanding the ap-
proaches to the chasm. The weapon.
Il powerful As, had a range suff1clent
to numb the impetuosity Of the assas-
sins and keep them under cover and out
OF sight OF the desperate ESSAYS the
fugitives were making to compass an
! escape. 49,