Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-10-15
CHAPTER XIII.
Faith Unfaithful,

they'll have to I'LL In those Ave hours
unless they want another case to col
lapse like the one against Scruton
Old Savage had wriggled like a ven
cradle worm, In the experienced tai
ons OF the Bobby's Bugbear; but then
Mr.. Drinkwater and his discoveries
had come still worse out OF hotter
encounter with the truculent attorney
and Cazalet had described the whole
thing as only he could describe a
given episode, down TO the ultimate
dismissal OF the charge against Scru,
ton with gusto the more cynical for
the deliberately low pitch OF his voice
It was in the little lodging house sit,
ting room at Nell Gwynnes Cottages
he stood with his back to the crack.
ling fire that he had Just lighted him
self, as 1t were, already at bay, for
the folding doors were in front OF his
nose, and his eyes royed necessarily
from the landing door on one side to
the curtained easement on the other
Yet sometimes he paused to gaze at
the friend who had come TO warn him
OF his danger, and there was nothing
cynical or grim about him then
Blanche had broken her word for
perhaps the first time in her life but
II had never before been eXtorted from
her by duress, and 1t would be affec
tation TO credit her with much com
junction on the point Her one great
qualm lay in the possibility OF Toyes
turning up at any moment but this
she had obyiated TO some extent BY
coming straight to the cottages when
he left presumably tC look for
Cazalet in London since she had been
careful not to mention his change
OF address Cazalet, to her relief but
also little TO her hurt, she had found
at his lodgings in the neighborhoUd
tull Of the news he had not managed
TO communicate to her But it was no
tune for taking anything but his peril
to heart And that they had been dis.
GUESSING, almost as man 10 man, II
rather as innocent man TO innocent
man, for even now or perhaps now
in his presence least OF all Blanche
could not bring herself to believe her
old friend guilty Of a violent crime,
however unprecedented for which
another had been allowed to suffer Tor
however short time
And yet he seemed to make no Sc
cret OF It, and yeti did explain
his whole conduct since landing as
Toye had said
She could only shut her eyes TO
what must have happened, even as
Cazalet himself had shut his all this
wonderful week, that she had forgot
ten all day In her ingratitude but
would never, IN all her days, forget
again
There won't be another case" she
heard herself saying, while her
thoughts ran ahead or Jagged behind
like sheep 'It'll never come out
know it won't"
Why shouldn't it?' he asked so
sharply that she had to account for
the words, TO herself as we'll as TO
him
Nobody knows except Mr.. Toye
and he means to keep 1t to himself"
Why should heH'
Il don't know He'll tell you him
self"
Are you sure you don't know
What can he have to tell me? Why
should he screen me. Blanche"
His eyes and voice were furious
with suspicion, but still the voice was
lowered
He's Jolly good sort, you know"
said Blanche. as II the whole affair
was the most ordinary one in the
world But heroics could not have
driven the sense OF her remark more
forcibly home to Cazalet.
oh, he is, is he?"
I've always found him So"
so have !, the little I've seen OF
him And | don't blame him for get.
ting on my tracks, mind you; he's a
bit OF detective, was fair game
and he did warn me In way That's
why | meant to have the week" He
stopped and looked away.
Il know And nothing can undo
that" she only said; but her voice
swelled with thanksgiving And GAIA
let looked treasured; the hot suspi-
cion died out of his eyes, but left them
perplexed
Still, can't understand it. | don't
believe it, either! I'm in his hands.
What have | done TO be saved by
roye? He's probably securing Lon,
don fer me-if he isn't watching this
window at this minute!"
He went to the curtains as he spoke
simultaneously Blanche sprang up, to
sntreat him TO fly while he could That
lad been her first object In coming to
lin as she had done, and yet, once
With him, she had left 1t to the last
And now It was too late; he was at
the window. chuckling significantly
o himself; he had opened 1t, and he
vas leaning out.
That you, Toye, down there? Come
Up and show yourself! want to see I
-ou."
He turned In time to dart in front a
4 the folding doors as Blanche
cached them. white and shuddering.
he flush Of impulsive bravado fed t
rom his face at the sight of hers. {
You can't 80 In there. What's the t
latter?" he whispered. Why should a