Cheyenne record., 1916-06-15
CHAPTER x,I-contlnusd.

WHAT ! En- Nt-S0uGUo00s
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Toye accepted his fate with ready
resignation. little short of alacrity.
There was a gleam in his somber eyes
and his blue chin came up with jerk.
"That's talking!" said he. Nov will
you promise me never to marry GAIA
let?"
"Mr. Toye!"
That's talking. too. and ! guess I
mean it to be. It's not all dog-in-the-
manger, either. l want that promise q
lot more than want the other. You
needn't marry me. Miss Blanche, but
you mustn't marry Cazalet."
Blanche was blazing. But this is
simply outrageous"
II claim there's an outrageous cause
for it. Are you prepared to swear
what ask. and trust me as I'll trust
you, or am 1 to tell you the whole
thing right now?"
"You won't force me to listen to an
other word from you. II you're gen.
tleman, Mr.. Toye!"
Its not what ! am that counts.
Swear that to me. and I swear. on my
side, that won't give him away to
you or anyone else. But 1t must be
the most solemn contract man and
woman ever made"
The silver teapot arrived at this
juncture, and not inopportunely. She
had to give him his tea, with her
young maids help, and to play tiny
part in which he supported her really
beautifully. She had time to, think. al
most coolly; and one thought brought
a thrill II 1t was question of her
marrying or not marrying Walter
Cazalet. then he must be free. and only
the doer OF some dreadful deed!
what has he done?" she begged.
with pathetic abandonment Of her
previous attitude, the moment they
were by themselves.
Must 1 tell your" His reluctance
rang genuine.
II insist upon it!" she flashed again.
well, it's a long story"
Never mind. l can listen"
'You know, had to 60 back. to
Italy"
Had you?"
well, did co." He had slurred
the first statement; this one was char
acteristically deliberate. "I did go,
and before went asked Cazalet for
an introduction to some friends of his
down in Rome"
II didn't know he had any," said
Blanche.
"Why, he doesn't have any" said
Toye, but he claimed to have some.
He left the Kaiser Fritz the other day
at Naples. guess he told your"
mo. I understood he came round to
Southampton. Surely you shared q
cabin?"
Only from Genoa; that's where l
took the steamer and Cazalet regained
her"
"Well?"
He claimed to have spent the in
terval mostly with friends at Rome.
Those friends don't exist, Miss
Blanche" said Toye. =
rs that any business of miner" she
asked him squarely.
why, yes, I'm afraid it's going to
be. That is, unless you'll still trust
me"
go on, please"
Wuyp ne never btAy0u ~ EkOu0 ~
all, nor yet in Italy any longer than It
takes to come through on the train.
Your attention for one moment!" He
took out neat pocketbook. Blanche
had opened her lips, but she did not
interrupt; she just gfasped the arms
of her chair, as though about to bear
physical pain. "The Kaiser Fritz
Toye was speaking from his book
got to Naples late Monday afternoon,
September eighth. Seems she was
overdue. and was mad about 1t, and
never got away again till the"
do tell me about Walter Cazalet!"
cried Blanche. It was like small talk
from dentist at the last moment.
81 want you, to understand about the
steamer first" said Toye.. she wait
ed Monday night In the Bay OF Naples.
only sailed Tuesday morning. only
reached Genoa Wednesday morning,
and lay there all Of forty-eight hours,
As these German boats do. anyhow.
That brings us to Friday morning be-
fore the Kaiser Fritz gets quit Of Italy,
doesn't it?' =
"Yes-I suppose so-do tell me
about Walter!''
"Why, 1 first heard Of him at Ge-
noa, where they figured should have
stateroom all to myself. as the other
gentleman had been left behind at
Naples. never saw him till he
scrambled aboard again Friday, about
the fifty.ninth minute Of the eleventh
hour"
"At Genoa?"
Sure"
And you pretend to know where
he'd been?"
Il guess do know"-and Toye
sighed ~ he raised his little book