Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-10


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against the wall-at the last of the
Scotts-the cream of the blue blood
ed aristocracy, and knew that if help
were to come, it would not be from
the only extant scion of tina. time
honored family. She kept her eyes
glued ever on his face, paralyzed with
fear, and thought, as she fancied las
expression turn to more its usual cast,
that her perilous position was affect
ing her reason. She felt she could
not h3ld out much longer now.-felt,
indeed, that she had already held out
much longer than even the strength
of her 1.-the young body warranted;-
felt herself momentarily growing
weaker and weaker, and her rirst
tense grip on the protruiing twig
gradually relaxing, as her hand be-
came numb.
Her plight, however, was not affect
ing her reason, as she thought when
she was aware of his change Of ex-
preston: the change was actual, and
due to the fact that his ear had caught
the sound of approaching footsteps
along the hard, narrow path. These
footsteps became more and more dis
tinct, until a man appeared around
the bend in the trail. This man was
PsIl Reed. He soon rescued her from
ho! dangerous position.
VIII.
"Ann."
eyes, Paul"
"You haven't forgotten, Ann?"
She was silent, with bent head.
What could she say? How have the
heart to make him suffer- Even If
she dld-even II she could force her
self to be cruel enough to tell him she
could not marry him. how could she
explain why? Her agreement with
Scott. TO keep their marriage secret for
the two weeks before she arrived at
the age of 20, when her fortune would
not be forfeited, would prevent her
telling him that he was refused be-
cause Scott had been accepted. If only
her silence, her equivocation, was for
the sake of love. But as it was"
He would certainly know that she
couldn't love Scott after yesterdays
episode, so to say Scott was accepted
could only mean that her acceptance
was irrevocable-that they were mar
| rted. Her acceptance of Scotts in
junction to be silent, "for your sake"
prevented that
II say, you haven't forgotten, Ann Z?
You promised you'd let me know. Oh,
Ann, don't you love me?"
His warm, magnetic personality, that
personality which had always made
her fearfully glad, now again awoke in
her that feeling of infinite affinity
which no personal effort could over
come '..
She looked up at him, her eyes
liquid and pain-drawn.
1T can never be, Paul." she said,
| half chookingly.
He was about to ask that fearful
| "Why?" when they became conscious
| of man approaching them. It was
Huff.
He came up, hat in hand, and bow
ing respectfully, said to Ann, Miss
| Logan, my name is Huff,-John Huff;
Pm a tobacconist in town, and a
creditor of Alfred Scott's. Not a lara,e
erediaor-not nearly as large as some
of ther:-but then I'm only a small
retailer. Scott's bill has been drag
ging along now for over eight months.
and I'm anxious to get 1t settled Is
there any truth in Mr.. Scotts state
ment that you will marry him and pay
his debts? He told me so two days
ago, and want to know whether
there's any truth In it?"
Anita's eyes, soft and tender a mo-
ment ago, flashed with the fury of a
vangeful goddess.
Yes, Miss"
viii you leave this affair to me-"
| CoI MISE D..
Very well, then. You may go. I
shall communicate with YOU"
He bowed. and was gone.
Ann had, at this latest revelation
of her husbands blue blood, forgot
ten Paul entirely. She started walk
ing quickly back, and there was that
In her stride which boded i'll for the
last Of the SCOTS. Paul followed be-
hind. keeping her ever in sight and
was surprised when at a turn in the
road, she stopped suddenly. her whole
body tense. He came up with her
and saw what had caused her to stop
SO shortly.
This trail ended abruptly at tho
back porch of the hotel; and from
where they stood they could see quite
plainly, Bess, seated in a large easy
chair. on the broad arm of which
Scott had perched himself. AS they
watched he fondly kissed his wife's
sister.