The Detroit times., 1915-08-27


"Yes-hes zone lie asked me TO
say goodby 10 YOU
Sibyl looked al her husband for a
few seconds without speaking. 4
think understand" she said slowly
after a pause; you have quarreled
with Arthur"
Il have" Treyerton replied grim
~.
"You overheard what he was say
ing to me in the Dutch garden?"
Il heard him give you few words
OF advice-quite uncalled for, so II
seemed 10 me. But that was not the
cause OF the quarrel"
What, them"
This Mrs. Arbuthnot--tbe woman
he is engaged to-who do you sup
pose she is?"
The widow Of an officer in the
army / believe"
"Precisely--the widow of Capt.
Haig"
Mrs. Haig? Jim, you've made
some mistake How did you find
this out?"
81 have seen her photograph It
is Mrs. Haig He did not deny IT,"
And he knew--all the timer
"Yes-he did not tell us because
he thought-very rightly-that !
would not have him In the house.
wondor he did not tell you-he has
/ just described himself TO me as one
OF your most intimate friends-and
you seem to have taken him into
your confidence"
Her anger at Arthur Lowther's de-
ceit died away and gave place to a
feeling Of resentment against her
husband II was intolerable that he
should have accused her of discus-
sing him with her cousin--it was
shameful, degrading. Her face flush
ed crimson and tears came into her
eyes
"He is an old friend" she said
holly, and he has right to marry
whom he pleases 1t Is no concern
Of ours"
Treyerton shrugged his shoulders.
Eve need not discuss the matter.
sibyl," he said quietly. He will not
come here again You will have to
look for sympathy elsewhere"
His words dashed her like the
blows of a whip. She burst into
tears. In a moment Treverton's
manner changed
I'm a brute" he said In a low
voice "sibyl my dear wife--for-
give mel am sure the man is moth
ing to you--that you were not COM
planning to him of your loneliness
OF tho darkness OF your life"
He took her in his arms and kiss
ed her, Their hearts were nearer
together at that moment than they
bad been at any time during the
past month.
"Something-has come between
US" she faltered. Jim, dear--l
want all your love--all your sympa-
thy-nothing else matters"
You have my love. Sibyl dear
all of It."
But not-not your confidence, Jim
there is something you are keep
ing from me-some terrible secret
know lit lies like a dark shadow
over both our lives. Jim. | am
frightened OF It,"
Don't worry yourself. Sibyl--
everything will come all right be-
tween us; ! meant Is only your
fancy, sibyl"
She freed herself from his en-
brace She had failed to move him.
after all The torrent OF her emo
tions had come up against the bar
rler that he had raised between
them.
you still refuse to take me into
your confidence" she faltered. Jim
for PHYS sake, tell me the truth"
About what. Sibyl?"
"You-and Capt. Halg--and Mira.
Haig."
q have nothing to tell YOU" he
answered quietly
She caught hold OF his arm, and
looked up into his face
Jim" she said piteously. you are
breaking my heart-you-are killing
me-"
His lips twitched convulsively.
"T must invent some story he
said 70 himself; tell her some de-
llberate lie"
Jim" she moaned, have you no
pity on me-"
The agony Of her voice nerved him
TO his task. He pulled himself to-
gether and smiled
Il will tell you tonight, Sibyl," he
said gently. when we are alone al
ter dinner You will find that II is
nothing so very terrible after all"
She flung her arms round his neck
and kissed him Thank God, she
whispered Tonight shall awake
from a horrible dream"
A few minutes later James Trev-
erton was alone In the library. He
j paced 70 and fro, his head bent. his
hands clasped behind hts back The
story that be would have 20 tell
T must be no clumsy tissue OF lies. II