, 1915-09-23

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That's the wonderful part of II n,
$3.50 English. somehow"
rs it?" said Shirley. II nsvs
thought Of T. But perhaps n seem
20. We have the old houses and tn.
old nance and think Of them, no debit
in the same way" y
What q sad life his father hadf'
pursued Katharine drssmfly. .Yos
know all about he dual, Of c~ourssf
Shirley shrank fmperceptfbly now
The subject touched Valiant % ciossl,
II seemed almost a. II II beicnGed q
him and to her aione-not . thing Il
be nippantly touched on. Yea" she
said somewhat slowly. EVERY one herv
knows OF IT." g
No doubt It has been almost forgue
ten" the other continued, hbut Johns
coming must naturally have reyampsd
the old story. What was It about-
the quarrel? A loye-a6hfrf" 90 4
its 30 long ana" murmuxud Hha.
Ieyesn suppose soneSone could tell
II they would" q
Major Bristox.Hperhaps," comics.
tured Katharine th~oughtfully. y.
. He wass one Of the aseconda,. admit
ted Shirley unhappily. But by com
mon consent that side Of 1T WASN'T
talked Of at the time.I Mem in vir-
ginta have old-fashioned ideas about
women. :" NFTr
rAh. oits fine Of themi" .Jpasaned
Katharine Il can imagine the men
who knew about that dreadful AFFAIR.
In their southern chivairy, drawing .
Gordon Of silence about the name Of
that. girl with her broken heart. For
IL she loved one Of the two. it must
have been Sassoon-not Valiant, elise
he would have stayed. How terrible
TO see ones lover killed In such q way.
b. 1t was quickly ended for him,
but the poor woman was left to bear Il
all the years. / fancy sheowouid never
wholly get yer II, never be able TO
forget him. though she tried" 9
Shirley made some reply that was
lost in the whirring wheels The 9TH
ers words seemed almost an echo Of
what shs herself had beensthinking. 30
Maybe she married after q while.
too A woman must make o life for
herself. you know. II she lives here.
It will be sad for her. this opening Of
the old wound by Johns coming. yrs
And looking 30 like his father
. Katharine paused. There waa o kind
Of exhilaration in this subtle batting.
Shirley stirred uneasfly, and In the
light her face looked trou-
bled. Katharine's voice had touched
pathos, and In spite of her distaste Of
the subject, Shirley had been entering
into the feeling of that supposititious
woman. al
The Judge, on. the front seat, was
telling a low-toned story over his
shoulder for tho delectation Of Nancy
and Betty, but Shirley was not listen
ing. Her whole mind was full of what
Katharine had been saying. She was
pictnring to herself this woman. her
secret hidden all these years. hearing
of John Valiant,s coming to Damory
court, learning of this likeness. shrink
ing from sight of4it, dreading the pain
full memory 1t must thrust upon her? NJ
"6uppose"-Katharine's voice was
NJ C1hiy" Nhdt 6ho ah9 Sohh ~ oae
denly. without warning What would
she do? Would she say anything?
Perhaps she would faint. !"
Shirley started violently Her hands,
as they drew her cloak uncertainty
about her, began to tremhle, as II with
cold. Something fell from them to the
bottom Of the surrey. 2 =
! Through her chiffon yetls Katharine
noted this with q slow smile. Il had
been easier than she had thought. She
said no more, and the carriage rolled
on. to the accompaniment Of CYCLES
over the Judges pe~rorstion. rAs n
neared the Rosewood lane she leaned
toward Shirley. 81
You have dropped your fan," said
she and your gloves. TOO. /.
! might have reached them for you.
Why. we r there already How short
the drive has seemed" g.
Don't drive up the lane. LAge,"
said Shirley, and her voice seemed
sharp and strange even to herself.
The wheels would wake mother"
Katharine babe her goodby with carr
full sweetness. as the, judge bundled
her down in his strong friendly arms.
NO" she told him. don't come with
me. It's not q bit. necessary Hm-
maline will, be waiting for me-"
He climbed into her vacant place rs
the girls called their good. nights.
We'll all sleep late enough IN the
morning, I reckon" he said with q
laugh, but it's been . great ~success!"
.
Emmaline was crouched In q chair
in the hall. o rug thrown over her
knees. in open-mouthed slumber. She
started up at the touch Of Shiriey's
hand, yawning widely.
81 clare to goodness" abe muttsred
"I was jes' fixin' & 90 { sleep!"
Tim 80 tired. Emmalins. Take
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