The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-22
CHAPTER xII-contInusd.

What is II. Desire? Had we moi
better walt until another timer
What l have to say is said quickly,
A volunteer corps is being formed for
Tonkin. ! have offered for service. II
am accepted you win accompany
me-"
II refuse"
ION what grounds?"
II simply cannot. You are absurd
and melodramatic, Desire. have
given you my answer. Have you any
thing more to say?"
He got up quietly.
Nothing"
She hesltated, then glanced at Cab
rielle Smith with pretty expressive
shrug OF the shoulders. and passed
calmly out OF the room. But the little
appeal had been ignored. Gabrielle
was watching the man standing mo-
donless In the lamplight. After a mo-
ment she came up to him and placed a
cup on the table near him.
Your tea, Captain Arnaud."
He started nervously.
My tea--oh, thank you. | had for
gotten. You are very good--a sort of
administering and practical angel" He
tried to laugh. "Does nothing ever up
set your believe in the middle of an
earthquake you would still come up to
me and say In your quiet, hobgoblin
sort OF way. Your tea, Captain Ar
maud, and make me feel that earth
quakes were the most trivial occur
rences possible"
They are at least more frequent
than the seismographs would have us
suppose. Captain Arnaud."
What does that mean?"
He turned his heavy lightless eyes
to her face. She met the interroga ton
quite calmly, her hands clasped In
front OF her with prim precision.
Il mean that know something of
what has happened" she said.
For instanceT
Il know what happened at the villa
Bernotto's."
1t was very silent In the shadow
room. Arnaud had not moved But
over his white. vice-marked features
there quivered the FIRST signal OF re-
awakened consciousness.
How did you known" he asked
quietly.
II can't tell you. | guessed. Some
thing you said made me understand
that you hated Mr.. Farquhar."
you know his nameY
II know him."
"weIl?"
Il was In the dark am still. But
was almost sure OF one thing. And
II was who warned the patrol"
you wanted to trap meY'
II wanted to save you both"
He turned away from her then with
a trembling gesture OF Incredibly.
You wanted to save me from what
from murder? Was 1t worth while?
Don't you know what ann Ask my
wife. She can tell you-a drunkard
an opium-smoker, a dissolute-"
"A madman. Captain Arnaud.p
How do you know that? have
been trying to hide 1t from everyone.
But you are right. am mad-ob-
sessed. They say some mad peonle
suffer fortunes from the knowledge OF
their madness. am like that. | know
that | am mad, and | am I'm he'll III
IAN see the days that are to come
lorrid misshapen horrors, crowdlng
llong the path aud waiting to spring
IN me-"
He caught hold OF her by the hand
Ind his quiet. terrible voice dropped m
whisper. To-day was a red-faced
ievil-you know. like the one Won saw
hat night drugged myself so that
should not wake until 1t had gone
sut you cannot cheat the devil with
plum. went out on to the plateau ,
'arquhar was there Poor Farouharr ,
iy heart was sick for him. They had !
orn my bullet out OF his shoulder. and :
e held himself like a man. wnntea
let him go. but l knew II was M =,
GOD to try. so sent him and a dozen /,
theirs over the plateau at the douhIa .
lou underestimate was a mile or
,ore, and be looked as though there n
Tasn't drop OF blood In him us :,
the body of comrada :,
'nom he had tried to help. mar. !,
eied that he had gone SO far. Tho n
ergeant ordered him up, but he ala :,
OF move he was unconscious. But a