Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
CHAPTER XXXI.

CHAPTER AANl'
|nHE chill OF dawn was in the air when
.woke. and Il was some few mo-
..u,. before, with a rush. remembered
4. vas kneeling there beside Char
.,,ns he'd shlvering, I rose and walked
IA down to reduce the stiffness in
r5 limbs
Il. arc was out and / had no mind to
", n for I was in no mood to break
4. fsst though the necessary things
I ~ lreadv. as her orderly hands had
Z, them and the plates and cups and
/ .,r.srs twinkled at me from the little
,nuhoard had made to hold them; a
,snhoard whose construction she had
i .rsrooked with a critical eye. And l
i ra.s needs remember how she had in
.sted on being permitted to drive in
4 kree nails with her own hand-I could
~, nv finger on those very nails; how
4, had tapped at those nails for fear of
missing them; how beautiful she had
i oeksd IN her coarse apron, and with her
/ sesres rolled up over her round, white
/ rsms-how womanly and sweet; yet had
4 dared to think-had dared to call her-a
Nessalina Oh, that my tongue had
4 sihered ere ever l had coupled one so
/ pne and noble with a creature so base
4 IND commonn
j 50 thinking, l sighed and went out into
1 ne dawn; as closed the door behind me
1 ni hollow slam struck me sharply, and
4 alled TO mind how she had called 1t a
4 bad and limiting door. And, indeed, so
. B vas
With detected step and hanging head
. made my way toward Sissinghurst for,
i|nee ! was up, / might as well work.
ud there was much to be done). and, as
vent heard a distant clock chime
A 'aH
4 Now when | reached the village the sun
vas beginning TO rise, and thus, lifting
. v ny eyes ] beheld one standing before
the Bull" a very tall man, much big
~ and greater than most; a wild figure
( ne dawn, with matted hair and beard.
,aa clad In tattered clothes; yet hair and
'tafd cleaned a red gold where the light
eaehsd them, and there was but one man
mew 50 tall and so mighty as this.
pieieiore buried toward him. all un-
"uetd, for his eyes were raised to a
F'nln lattieed easement of the inn.
Ana. being come up, l reached out and
psenea this man upon the arm.
p'efse'' said |. and held out my hand
iufned swiftly, but seeing me, started
''sk pace, staring.
esofee. said | again. "Oh, George!"
~ george only backed still farther,
''sng MS hand once or twice across his
ts'sfs said he at last. speaking
..' sp ABOVE whisper; but you'm
-.. rster, dead killed ZEE"
c.... answered you didn't kill me,
..,es lnueed' wish you had-you came
near ~ but you didn't quite man
.,, anu George-Im very desolate
~, M wv snake hands with very des-
I.,. ., ~ you can, believing that 1
n, lsss,ss oeen your friend, and a true
fno, III ohe. then, give me your hand:
,sIe, you ihlnk me still the despicable
| NJ ss,5 soe once did, then let us 20 into
i /. tsaa, sonoer, and II you can manage
IN h,s ne ON the head for good and
/f,ns ume-"hy 80 much the better.
w xhat do you say?"
[.Al.Ss word Black George turned
4 |4ls.. n. way TO narrow lane a little
a. ~. pssoho The Bull" and from
f 1Ih.s ,"'p meadow. Being come
I.l II. .eok on nay coat and neckert
z ID s.,lS 'hls time ! cast no look upon
. Al seesss s'out me, though indeed Il was
sf lornss hut Black George stood
+ |Esss.s, from me, with hia asts
b sdls '"a MS broad shoulders heav-
aiH nav. .ala ne In his slow, heavy
anf ~, slsheh ye fists TO needn't
. b n.s iTs,ee " But oh, man. Peterl
.1Id !. e.ssp 'ands WI a chan a. i've
@I'l'.6onis y, can't do II, Peter-but
'1f eheh ye nsts again me no
''..,e 49, JEALOUS OF ZEE from the
.fffoei. sou beat me At tn am
#a' ~. she took your part
= nag, men you be 70 takln' IN
very sin., : DC 20 big an clumsy
/. ..a.es h..... eaVy. Thoer bean't
'qs sIlos ~ US for maid Ike Prue
~ AM ~ ~. uluerent from the likes o'
~ b WI half an eye could see
a. a. ssntleman, ahl an good
s1j<f-n', sssI, an SOL be goln' away
y 4aIis - 80 ! sha'n't love the dear
pa be n,,,. ueh arter a bit-pr'aps Il
ahafs - 20 sharp-like. arter a BIT.
tlon. ~, pe-'s 70 be, I've larned
ka atkss lvu an she was made FOR
- lhe Dr." meant for each other
4kAIn ~ sv-oon't 80 10 olench ye
iss., ns no more. Peter.
1l.z. H,n ueorgsY' said /.
''1. be ~ continued. as s~thouah
's4 i fright idea, ''unless You m
vi az 4 whaek al me; n al bs
la.a " Peter an welcome Ye
ps.., y ara 70 kin 'es-so cruel
~ ~ thought 'ad.
b'stl.s Ior that As they took me
i 1a.ss niS way out O. the lock-
sr ~ say 'good-by' to Prue's
4s<e,s .nsn We're soln' bach Al
&'aisa ~ ~ an let EN- hang me II
700 George
nsoree turned 10 loon a
4I.. afopped his eyes and
'nnot. while w under