The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-07-15
within these four walls" said ~
and his face was very white.
ia that your sentencef

is that your sentence"
Call Il that II you like, Therese."
do you mean that I am not to
| put foot outside OF these premises7"
she asked, wide-eyed. He nodded his
head. my keeperss Who are they
to be' The old men Of the sea-"
"Your keeper will be the thing you
call Love-" said he.
DO you expect me to submit to
this"
He held up his hand. IT expect you
to remain here until return. Therese.
did not intend TO impose this coudi-
tion upon you by word OF mouth. |
was going away without a word. but
you would have received from Mr.
Dawes a sealed envelope as soon as
the ship sailed. II contains this YER
dict in writing. He will hand II TO you,
OF course. but now that you know the
contents IL will not be necessary to"
"And when you do come back am
I 10 hope for something more than
your pardon and a release?" she cried,
with fine irony in her voice.
81 will not promise anything" said
he. slowly.
She drew a long breath and there
was the light OF triumph In her eyes.
Laying her slim hand on his arm. she
said: Il am content, James. | am sure
OF you now. You will find me mere
when you choose to come back. be 1t
in one year or twenty. Now go. my
mani They are waiting for you. Be
kind TO them, poor souls. and tell them
all that you have Just told me. II will
make them happy. They love me. you
see"
, "Yes. they do love you." said he. put.
ting bis hands upon her shoulders,
. They smiled into each others eyes
"Good.by. Therese. | will return"
"Good-by, James. No. do not kiss
me. II would be mockery. Good luck
, and-God speed you home again
: Their hands met In a warm, firm clasp
Il will go with you as far as the door
OF my prison"
From the open door she smiled out
} upon the young people In the motof
D and waved her handkerchief In gay
farewell Then she closed the door
: and walked slowly down the hallway
r to the big library. She was alone In
, the house save for the servants. The
old men had preceded the voyagers tc
I the pier. Standing In the center o'
the room. she surveyed this particular
r cell in her prison with a sort OF calm
). disdain.
9 "He has taken the only way to con
quer himself" she mused, half aloud
r He is wise mana very wise man
4 | might have expected this OF him
r She pulled the bell cord, and Jones
!. who had Just re-entered the house
l came at once to the room.
: Yes. madam"
when Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. Riggs re
turn from the ship. tell them that
. shall expect them to have luncheon
with me. That's all. thank you"
"Yes, madam"
by the way. Jones. you may Away
set the table for three"
Jones bllnked. II was q most ur
usual order. He had been trying I
screw up his courage to inquire wha
his mistress plans were for the In
! mediate future-whether she intende
to travel. should he dismiss the ser,
ants. would she spend the heated terri
IN the mountains, ETC., etc. He. a
we'll as the rest OF the servants, wor
\ dered why the masters wife had bee
\ left behind. Her instructions. there
fore, to lay three places at the tab.
: took him completely by surprise
knocked the breath out Of him." a
he expressed II to the cook few mir
utes later She had never been know
to take a meal with the garrulous oil
men. They bored her to distraction
according to Celeste. And now he wa
to lay places for them-alwaysl
was most extraordinary!
A cold, blustery night In Januar,
six months after the beginning Q
!. Yvonne's voluntary servltude In tn
= prison to which her husband had con
mitted her. In the big library. befor
= roaring fire sat the two old mel
- very much as they had sat on the d.
!, cember night that heralded the al
80 proach OF the new mistress OF tn
~ house OF Brood, except that on thi
. occasion they we're eminently sobe
70 On the corner Of the table lay lonl
yellow envelope-a cablegram a,
dressed to Mrs James Brood.
:, "It's been here for two hours an
" she don't even think OF opening II I
- see what's inside" complained NJ
!, Riggs, but entirely without reproacl
4. Its her business, joe" said NJ
q Dawes, pulling hard at his cigar.
IN Maybe some ones dead" said NJ
q Riggs. dolorously.
nt Like as not" said his friend. "bl
~ what of it?"
What of 1t. you infernal-but. e.
s. cuse me, Danbury, | won't say II. II
a against the rules. God bless 'em. Bl
~ will say that II anybody elss ha
re asked that question I'D say he was
I'd blithering. unnatural fool. II an