The Dolores star., 1915-02-05

brain reeled In . new and vast whirl
of intoxication.
She sat thsrs vsry still and unrs-
sistins, her hand TO her lfps. uttsrins
no word. scarcely breathing. He walt
"a. He gave her time. Aftsr little
while her fingers strayed 70 the crown
Of her limp rakish panama. They
found the single hatpin and drew Il
out. He smiled - he pushed the hat
away and then pressed her dark little
head against his breast Her blue
eyes were swimming.
Just this once. Just this once" she
murmured with . sob IN her voice.
Her hand stole upward and carsssed
his brown cheek and throat Tears Of
Joy started In his syss-tsars Of sx-
Quisite delight.
Good God. Hstty. III can't do
without YOU he whispered. shaken
by his passion. Nothing can come
between u. ] must have you always
like this"
Che sara. sara" she sighed. like
the breath Of the summer wind a.
IL elngD In the trees.
Tho minutes passed and neither
spoke. His rapt case hung upon the
glossy crown that pressed against him
% gently. He could not So her eyes.
but somehow hs felt they we're tightly
shut. % II In pain.
Il love you. Hstty. Nothing can
matter" hs whispered at last Tell
me what It H."
She lifted her head and gently with
drew henslf from his embrace. He
did not oppose her. noting the serious.
almost somber look In her eyes - she
turned to regard him stsaAfastly. IN
unvavsring integrity q purpose In
their depths.
She had made up her mind % tell
him part Of the tzstA. "Drasdon. ! a
Hstty 0lynn."
He started. not % much in surprise
- At the abruptnsss with which she
made the announcemsnt
II have been sure Of Il. dear. from
the beginning" be said quietly.
Thsn her tongue was loossd. The
words rushed TO her lips. Il wa9
AaWkrights model for six months.
I posed for eli these stsdiss, and for
the big canvas In the academy. Il
was either that or starvation. Oh.
you will hate me-you must hate ne"
He laid his hand on her hair. .
calm smile on his lips. II can't love
and hate ct the came time" he said.
There was nothing wrong In what
you did for Hawkright. am . paint
Or. you know. understand. Doss-
dos Mrs. Wraadall know all thisi"
"Yss--svsrythins. She knows and
understand. She 10 IN angel. Bran
don. an angel from heaven. But" she
burst forth. Il an not altogether .
sham. I an the daughter Of Colonel
Castlston. and ! Am cousin Of al the
Murgatroyds-tAs poor relation. II
isn't - u we're the scum Of the
earth. 10 Il? ] an Q Castlston. Ny
father comes Of . noble family. And.
Brandon. the only thing I've ever done
In my life that An really ashamed
OF b the deception practiced on you
when you brought that magazine to
me and faced me with II. ! did not
lie to you. I simply let you believe
I was not the-ths psrson you thought
I vas. But ! deceived you"
mo. you did not deceive me-" 10
said gently. Il read the truth In your
dear eyes."
There are other things. too. I shall
not speak Of them. except TO repeat
that l have not done anything else
In my life that should b ashamed
Of" Her eyes wers burning with ear.
nsstness. He could not but understand
what she meant
Again he stroksd her hair. r Am
sure OF that" he said.
MY mother was Kitty 0lynn, the
actress. Ny father. Q younger son.
fell In love with her. They were mar.
risd against the wishes Of his father.
who cut him on. He was In the ssrv-
Ice. and he IVES brave enough to stick.
They went to one OF the South Afri.
can xarrisons. and ! was born there.
Then to India. Then back to London.
where an aunt had died. leaving my
father quite . comfortable fortune.
hut his old friends would have moth
ing to do with him. He had lived
we'll. he had made life . hell for my
mother In those frontier posts. He Do
serted 10 In the end. AFTER he had
sQuAndsrsd the fortune. Ny mother
made no effort IN compel him 70 pro-
vide for her or for me. She was
proud. She was hart. To-day be 10
In india, still In the service. . mar.
tinst with . record for bravery on
the aeid Of battls that cannot b
taken from him. 10 matter what slss
may bssall. hear from hin oaes or
tvies Q yeaf. That = all ] can tell
you ahovt hin. ~ mother Ais1 three
ysase eco. after tvo yeass Of invalid-
len. Dssins these yeass tried 10
repay her tps tAs sasst1es shs had
made n diving - ~ s1ucation.
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