The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-02-04
CHAPTER XIV.
Gall Breaks . Premise.


der way except for the delay OF the
gay little Mrs. Rabbit and her admir-.
ing husband. who sent word that Trey
could not arrive until after dinner, so
the yacht, long and low and slender
and gllgtening white. Ivy In the middle
OF the Hudson river. while her guests.
bundled warmly againEt the crisp
breeze. gathered in the forward shelter
deck and watched the beginnings OF
the early sunset.
Il like Doctor Boyd In his yachting
cap" commented Lucille, as that
young man Joined them. with happy
mother on his arm
III takes away that deadly clerical
effect" laughed Airy. "Hls long coat
makes him look like the captain, and
hes ever so much more handsome"
Il don't mind being the topic Of dis
eusSIon so long as I'm present" COM
mented Rev. Smith Boyd. glanclng
around the group as II In search OF
someone
~ IhtuNI TebIlCls tue COuNrEb&-
ton" Mrs. Helen Davies observed
The cherubcheeked Marion Ken
meth glanced wistfully over at the rail
where Dick Rodley. vyinE with the
sunset In splendor, stood chatting with
easy Ted Teasdale and tho stifi Ger
odd fs&ia4id? "'.''''"sr"-' 49, ,'t s'fNt<".
Where's CALI demanded the
chHrub.Cheeked one.
"ltE time that yoanE lady was up
OF deck" decided AIRY, aud rose.
She's probably taking advantage OF
ths opportunity 10 dress for dinner"
eurmised MRS. Davies. In fact,
thIuk It's good Idea for all OF u.s."
but the sunset was too potent 10 leave
for u few moments. and she sat still
Where indeed was Gail, In her
beautiful little curly maple bed. and
digging two small fists into tho maple
brown coverle;, The pallor OF the
morning had not yet lief; her face, and
there were circles around the brown
eyes which gave them a wan pathos:
there was q crease OF pain and worry,
100. In the white brow.
Gail had come 10 the greatest CRISIS
In her life, SO far she had told no
one Of what had occurred that morn.
ting. When she had rushed into the
roctors study he had sprung ny, and.
seeing the fright In her face and that
abe was totterIng and ready to fall he
had caught her IN his strong arms, and
she had chung trustfully TO him. half
faint. until Wild sobs had come to her
relief. Even ln her incoherenee. how.
ever. even In her wild disorder OF emo
ton. sho realized that there was dan.
ger not only to her but to everyone
abe loved. In the man from whom she
had run away: and she could not tell
the young rector any more than that
she had been frightened. II was strange
how instinctively she had headed for
Rev Smith Hoyds study; strange
then but not now In that moment OF
flying straight 20 tho protection Of his
arms, che knew something about her
self. aud about Rev Smith Boyd. too
She knew why she had refused those
others who had wooed her; Willis
Cunningham and Houston Van Ploon
aa3 Dick Rodloy. poor Dick aud Al.
iIson and all the others Sho frankly
and compGaccntly admitted TO herself
that sha, Ieyea Rev Saith BOYD, bn,
ehe put that additional worry into the
background, II could be fought out
later she would have hcen very hap.
ny about II " she had had time, al.
though she could soc no end to that
situation but uuhappiness
Where could she turn for advice, or
whom could she get to share In the
burden which she felt must surely
crush her There was no one. II
WAS harden she must bear
alone, unless she could devise
some plan OF effective action. and the
sense u how far she had been respon,
siels tor this condition Of affairs was
one which oppressed her. and humbled
her, and deepened the circles abou,
her woosmitten eyes
Gail took her fsts from their pres.
sure into the brown coverlet, and held
her temples between the finger tips
OF either hand, and the brown hair.
sprinklnE into maynard r!nglets from
the salt breeze which blew In at the
haltopened window, rippled down over
her slender hands, as II to soothe aud
comfort them. She had been wasting
her time In introspection and self.
analysis when thers Was need for
decisive action! Fortunately she had
a respite until Monday morning, In
the past few days Of nage commercial
movements which 50 vitality Interested
her. she had become acquainted with
business methods 70 certain extent.
and she knew that nothing could he
done on Saturday afternoon or Sun
day; therefore Uncle Jim WAS safe for
two nights and n day, Then Allison
would deny the connection OF her
Uncle Jms rcad with the A.P- and
the beginning Of the destruction Of
the Sargent family would be thor,
oughly accomplished she had been
given thorough grasp OK how easily
that could BE- done What could abe