The Raymer enterprise., 1915-01-28

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took on something Of definite shape.
Did you know her husband7" he
asked. and somehow he knew what the
answer would be.
Yes" she replied. after q moment.
She was startled. Her lips remained
parted.
He watched her closely. Has this
this secret anything to do with Chal.
lis Wrandallf"
1T has," said she. meeting his gaze
steadily.
His hands clutehed the edge OF the
table In grip that turned the knuckles
white.
"Hetty," he cried, In a hoarse whis.
per. "You-can't mean that you"
You must go to Sara" she cried
hurrledly. Haven't told you that she
is the one"
Were you In love with that Internal
scoundrel?" he demanded fercely.
Sara knows everything. She will
tell you--"
Were you carrying on an affair
with him while protesting to be the
! friend of his wife? Tell me that! Did
she find you out and"
"oh. Brandon. why will you per-
sist!" she cried, her eyes aflame. Il
can tell you no more Why do you
glare at me as II we're the meanest
thing on earth? Is this love! Is this
your idea Of greatness? Isn't II enough
for you to know that Sara 10 my loyal.
devoted friend; that shs-"
| Watt" he commanded darkly. rs
II possible that she did not discover
your secret until the day you left her
house so abruptly Does that explain
your sudden depar.ure."
Il can answer that" she said quiet.
ly. she has known everything from
the day ! met her. | have not said
anything. Brandon. to lead you to be-
lieve that | was In love with Challis
Wrandall, have II"
His eyes softened. mo. you haven't
IL hope you will forget what l said.
You see. ! knew Wrandall's reputation
He had no sense OF honor. He"
We'll, ! havei" she said levelly.
He flushed. Il am q beasti I'll put
It In this way. then: Was he In love
with yout"
"You are still unfair. shall not IN
swer."
He was silent for long time. And
Sara's lips are sealed" he mused. still
possessed OF doubts and fears.
Until she elects to tell the story
dearest love. my lips are also sealed.
love you better than anything else In
all this world. could willingly Offer
up my life for you. but-well, my life
does not belong to me. It is Sara's."
For heavens sake, Hetty. what ID
all this?" he cried In desperation.
4 can say no more. II is useless to
insist. Brandon. II you can wrest the
story from her, all we'll and good. You
Will hate me then. dear love. But /,
cannot be helped. am prepared"
Tell me this much: When you re-
fused TO marry Leslie. was your
course inspired by what had hap
pened in-ln connection with Challls
Wrandall?'
You forget that II is you that
love. she responded simply.
But why should Sara urge you to
marry Leslie II there is anything"
Hush There is the waiter. Come
10 my sitting room after breakfast. |
have something TO say TO you. We
must come to definite understandings
This cannot go on"
He was with her for an hour in that
pinehed little sitting-room, and left her
there without a vestige Of raneour in
his soul. She would not give an inch
In the stand she had taken. but some.
thing immsasurably great Ia his make.
un rose to The occasion and he went
forth with the conviction that he had
no right 10 demand more OF her than
she was ready to give He was salts.
fed to abide BY her decision. The
spell o! her was over him more com.
pletely than ever before.
Two days later be saw her of al the
Care de Lyons. bound for fnterlaken,
There was complete understanding
between them. She wanted to be quite
alone in the Alpine town; he was no;
10 follow her there. She had reserved
rooms at the sehweitrerhof, and the
windows Of her sitting-room looked
straight up the valley TO the snow-coy
cred crest OF the lunsfrau. She re
membered these rooms. as young cir
she had occupied them with her father
and mother. BY some hook or crook
Booth arranged by wire for her to have
them again, not AL easy matter at that
season Of the year. Later she was "a
SO TO Lueerne. and then TO Venice,
| The slightest shred OF hope was left
for Booth. Even though he might ae
complish the task he had set unto him
se.f-the conques, OF Sara in respee
to the untold story-he s;ill had He,
tvs dismal prophecy that after hs
learned the truth he would come Il
see why they could not be married
But he would not despair.
"Weh see" was all that he said In
response TO her torlorn CRY that the,
were parting for ever. There WIS .
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