The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-13

1er. with bitterness II MS sUui, ~
!hc firm resolve to carry out his sci
appointed task no matter what the Out
come.
I Faversham was as good as his worf
! and the Dld native agreed once more I
risk the hills and guard this strange
who, he was convinced, had lost hi
mind.
But his duty was plain and Sir Don
aids injunctions not to be trifled with
That evening the two of them set forth
following in the track of Willsersol
and his party.
That John should have departed
without further farewell hurt Rutl
sorely.
1t seemed to mark definite breal
In their frank relations and she fel
that when he returned with the plans
she would have to receive him on al
entirely new footing the footing Of 3
business man with his employer.
And while the hurt was fresh she
turned to Sir Donald gratefully. He
had acted most delicately in all theil
experiences together. He had proved
his devotion by coming with them to
India and during the horrible night
mare when their hotel had been the
center OF assault by fanatical natives.
He bad accepted her promise without
undue exactions. He had seemed to be
waiting till he and she could speak
more definitely
Faversham was by no means. dull,
ana he played the part Of kind friend
during the first days Of Johns abb
sence.
He knew that Dorr was in love with
Ruth, ana he strongly suspected that
her feeling for him had once bordered
q, love.
He would tear open no old wounds.
He was devoted, cheerful, always at
her call, but never insistent on his
privileges
The American consul liked him from
the first and told bis wife that Ruth
would be a fool if she preferred hare
brained idiot to solid gentleman with
no nonsense about him and assured p0-
siton in society.
Mrs. Reynolds. having been rebuffed
when she sought Ruth's condolences,
merely stated it as her opinion that
all girls were alike. a dogma the CON
sui was too wise to argue.
But he gave Sir Donald the freedom
Of The consulate and saw to it that he
had every chance to visit with Ruth
Now. the baronet was not only no
dulard. but he had been bred in a
school that forbade him to linger too
long before claiming Ruth openly as
his fiancee.
At exactly the right moment he Of
fered her a gorgeous ring and pressed
his suit ardently He said nothing Of
the promise lie had exacted, and Ruth
for very slaine's sake accepted the.
ring and the ensuing congratulations Of
Mr. Reynolds, his wife and their
friends.
Deep III her heart she felt herself
q traitor TO John Dorr, alone on his
pcrious errand, gone into the hills
without even stray word of his safe
~ coming back
II was not long before Du.r, through
his servants ready tongue, learned of
the fight Of the priests with the idol.
their subsequent defeat by Wilkerson
and that mans escape. together with
Drake. There was but one thing TO do
follow Wilkerson
The native guide received the news
of their change Of objective with un.
disguised contentment
Sir Donnld's commands alone had
forced him to disobey his own in
stincts But in a matter that lay Who'll
" between white men he saw nothing
alarming TO his own safety or personal
dignity.
However, he warned John over and
over again that the sacrilege had |
reused certain fanatical tribes to a |
pitch where they would ask few ques-
ions of wandering Europeans. but seek
instant vengeance.
Johns prayer was that Wilkerson
md Drake might escape till he himself
could oyertake them.
Otherwise the idol would undoubted-
v vanish once more into limbo.
Wilkerson himself was having diff
icult time of ii The men with him
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