The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-05-26
XIII.
CHAPTER XIII.
IAN Unexpected Arrival.
sNXS all your money gomez Brent
asked Ethel.
Il think So"

all your money gone: brent
asked Ethel.
Il think So"
Good heavenS!
~rgSsac mamma knows as little about
f.snoEazess as she does about me. Until
tesms morning she has always had a
.,rzzfed belief in her bank and her
.aGSzrshter. If l bolt with you her last
se~asuaEs4sftsd illusion will be destroyed
LET me help you" he said eagerly.
"ssEow?" And she looked at him
.zz:Sssn with that cold, hard scrutiny.
~xI.eu i US money. do you mean?"
E4s Tell into the trap.
E:es," he said. I'D do that if you'd
%2sE Use"
.:ssMe gave just the suggestion Of a
,ezsnsy and turned deliberately away.
Ee felt the force Of the unspoken re-
aaxpsS
- beg you pardon" he said humbly.
CSte went on as if she had not heard
et.se offensive suggestion, so you see
xsysre both, in a way, at the cross
x1sxds."
EEs seized her hand fiercely. "Let
GNe cake yen away out Of it ALL" he
.arsel-
..Sn withdrew her hand slowly:
>IcSNa,'' she said. mot just now. I'm
s-z71tTn a boiling mood today"
G-s showed away. She watched him.
~KaN she called him to her. Some
vastlng in the man attracted this strange
sx.ature. She could not analyZe or de-
the attraction. But the impellins
'k.yvce was there.
-A went to her.
Ethel spoke to him for the first time
.aFoT1sy, almost caressingly.
Chris, some time. perhaps in the
~&S.sh OF night, something will snap IN
zxa-fhe slack, selfish, luxurious me-,
ssSssxt hates to be reused into action
.sKna the craving for adventure will
sygs1uaH. Then III send for you"
DE took her hand again, and this
oIzs She did not draw it away. He
.sssSa in a whisper:
KIND you'll go with me?'
&1kea stretched lazily and smiled at
-I1laM through her half closed eyes.
~ suppose so. Then heaven help
geHdr"
sMhy should we waltz he cried.
1T will give us the suspense Of e1-
zastSa6on."
IL want you! 1 need you" he
asssa6ed.
1Iatil the time comes for amputa-
,yttiiH8n~'
Dent! Dontm And he dropped
'ilsa- nand suddenly.
We'll, 1 don't want you to have any
;sEias;ons about me, Chris. l have none
,,sIse.s gnu. Let us begin fair anyway.
II SsiN be 50 much easier when the end
s"zstscs."
There will be NO end" he said pas
+4SSGately. 81 love you-love you with
se7esy~ breath of my body, every thought
IsG sag mind. every throb of my nerves.
i A,7e sgou!.' He kissed her hand re-
:Ssnsasaly. II love youI" He took her
EM his arms and pressed her to him.
She struggled with him without any
sxve or disgust or fear. AS she put
, En- away from her she just said sim
/ Try.
.-Plesst, Srp,t. It's so hot this morn
T:=x.g."
rs she turned away from him she
Sp1E struck dumb. Sitting beside the
t1aSae II the middle of the room, her
rE:Au&, turned to them, was the strangest.
c,s51est little figure Ethel had ever seen.
C3-he w9s she? How long had she
'v:tren IN the room?
Ethel turned to Brent. He was quite
VIZ now and was nervously stroking
SiM.E Slight mustache.
lETkeI was furious. 1t was incredible
MICE Brent could have been SO indis-
as-sel-
GSew ON earth did that creature get
r,,S;r=re without their hearing or seeing
t:xytt$
Gztnel went straight to the demure
E--EMle' igure sitting Oh the chair.
Pegs journey to England was one Of
r.i.1. a%nhappiest memories Of her life.
::sssee undertook the voyage deliberately
TR gonase her father. because he tod
.@.1sssC 1t would please him. But beneath
ISIS feeling OF pleasing him was one
<>Ei sullen resentment at being made to
:%assarate from him.
An planned all kinds Of reprisals
'-zgaaa the unfortunate people she was
t-zrHi1g among. She would be so rude
we Them and so unbearable that they
, aEn0ul6 be glad to send her back On the
L-As1t;boat. She schemed out her whole
$-::GaH" of action. She would contradict
i, sad disobey and berate and belittle.
."CS1stbing they would do would be right
rEIS lner, and nothing she would do or
: Tay would be right to them. She took
j iHlI1ite pleasure in her plan Of cam
T. FrGsgn. Then, when she was enjoying
t;Lae pleasure Of such resentful dreams.
.&ne would think Of her father waiting
s3s- news of her, Of his pride in her, Of
.&kt6y much b wanted her to succeed.