The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-12-17

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Lanstrss stastsA ADvasa he sasos
thst Maria va0 ascsnAiAs. 8hs moved
lsissssly. yet WITH . esrtain sDstnU
saesgy thsa suggested that shs night
have ooos o. IL run without being
out e sesstA o. seeming 70 have nsAs
an eGoet.
-Hella, stsaAosr!" shs callsd - shs
ssw hin. asA Ssieksasd her pace.
"Hsllo. ps1aO0gss!- ~ respoaAsd-
A. hey sh0ok hands they svuns
thsir arms hack and forth like . pair
Of rompins eAildrsa for . moment.
We had sssAd session ef ths
school this morning. the larDest class
svsr!" sAs saiA. And the points vs
SCORED q yos soldisu! You'll asa
disarnaosat already in progress VIVA
you return to headqssstsrs. Ws're r.
rssistibls. o. a lssst" shs sAAsd. With
. fash of iatsaslty. ~v0'ro OolAg 70 -
soos Aay."
80 yoS Dat o. yeas var-paist!-
IT 0ust - tAs Dellsa fso0 ths hy-
draAsaas!" 8hs a3ckel hsr hanAkae-
cAisl fSoo ~ bs1e ~ DasseA It 70
him. ''Show that yos know how 70 -
useful"
He DsrfoeosA the task With Ssaih-
sssts care.
"Heavsas! Yos even have some %
your sss asd soos o. yoar hair: hst
III Isavs u % yosr hair: its rather ~
conias. TAsFs yos aFs!" hs oosclsSsd.
"O1 ny hair. tool"
VERY well I always obsy ordsrs."
Il oaghtnt to have asked you to DO
II st ALL" sAe exclaimed with . SD
den change OF manner - they started
! up 70 the house. But . habit of
frisndship. . habit Of liking to believe
In ones friends. vas uppermost l
forgot. ouShtnt even to have shaken
hands With you!"
Marta! What now. Marta!" As
asked.
He had known her In repeoach. In
anger. In laughing mocksry. in MILL
tant seriousness. but never before like
this The pain and indignation In her
eyes cane not from the sheer hurt OF
. wound bat from the hurt Of tts
source. II was - II he had learned by
the signal ct it, loss that hs had .
deeper hoad On her than he had real
ised.
Yes. have . boos to pick With
you" shs saa1. recovering Q grin sort
Of fellowship. "A big bose! n yos'rs
half . friead you1l give me the very
marrow Of IT,"
Il am ready!" he answered more pa-
thstically than phiIosopAicaily.
There's not time now: aftsr lunch.
con, when mother 10 taking her nap"
shs concluded - tAsy cane 70 the last
step and saw MFs. Galland on ths
vsranda.
Alter luncheon Mr.. 0alland .kspt bat.
tlinS with her Aods until nature vas
victorious and she fell fast asleep.
Marta. grown restless with inDatisacs.
suggested to Lanstfoa that thsy stroll
In the garden. and they took the path
past the house toward the castls
tower. stopping In ~ arbor With high
hedges On either side around . etatss
of Mercury.
-Now!" exclaimed Marta narrowly.
N was yov, LAany. who recooDsad-
- rellsr to ~ - . sarasner. co0Ds-
tsot though deaf! have proved hin
10 - man Of most sensitive hearing.
didn't let him know that he was de-
covered. You brought hin Ases-you.
Lanny, you are tie one to s1paaia."
''True, he 10 not 6oaf!" LAaStrua ~
piled.
He II q spy" sAs asked.
"Yss, . SPY. You can pst things In
bright light, Marta!" He found words
coming with dimculty In face os tAs
pain and disillusioa Of her st look.
Using some man ~ . pawn: setting
him ~ spy In the garden where yov
have been the welcome friend!" she
exclaimed. "A SPY on what-on my
mother. ON Minna, On me. on the dow
ers. ~ part Of this monstrous game
| of trickery and lies that you are play.
! ing!"
There was no trace of anger IN her
tone. 1t was that Of one mortally hurt.
Anger would have been easier to bear
than the measuring. penetrating won
der that foand him guilty Of such =
horrible part. Those eyes would have
confused Partow himself with the
steady. yelling intensity Of their gase.
She did not see how his left hand was
twitching and how he stflled its move
ment by pressing It against the bench.
"You will take Feller with you when
you go!" she said. rising"
LAnstron dropped his head in kind
of shaking throb Of his whole body and