The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-22


sudden hidden defiance
MIR Yurke had horse at Father
Saunders There wasn't any reason
he should walk
Then probably he didn't walk -
snapped Bclcgnrdc II said he would
not so on foot Thank heaven. here II
dinner
Roger laughed tho laugh Nina hated
NO. he couldn't go ON foot he re
pontcd with an Gnjoymcnt that made
Bcllcgardc glance blackB nt him Ru'
Nina did not soc
The thought that beat IN her head
was not thing they could dare to DO
but something in Rogers face reminded
her that there was nothing he would
not dare. with no one but girl 10 nght
him Rcllcgardc. fidgeting In hiS char,
eyed her sharply
what Is the matter with you'' ne
grumhicd You vi like u stone
I'm cold" She heard the answer rs
n someone else spoke II was true,
even her lips felt frozen In the fear that
mad no foundation beyond the memory
NJ mans eyes ~ he said he would
come back for her III there was "A
soul to back me she thought pain
fully. and log that rolled down on the
hearth covered her stnrt There was
Father Saunders II she could only get
10 him II BcllcgHrdc were king here,
md had He'd when he said Yorkc had
gone" there WAS power behind the
throne that would start the hue and CRY
against him Niun stcadicd ns Relic.
gnfdc himself might have stondi'd. II
he and Roger were not made suspicious
of her they would go to bed curly. she
could get 10 thc priest tonight II YorkC
had forgotten her aud gone away ON tho
horse that had long ngo recovered
there would b. no need 10 sAy tho
| things iu her hond only she must
/ knoW-Sho would die n she did not
know And she must have Nicky 30 x
with her The snow hal stopped ns sh,
slipped out into II tn see n he had come
/ homo the dim light NJ II showed IN the
/ shed heap of blankets that meant
| Nicky beneath thcm-and without sec
ond glance Nina banged the door on II
For Roger stood beside had flung his
arm round her waist
Have you no good night FOR Nlcky
nor me-" he whispered
No-.' she said suddenly her hand
on hiT shoulder Kept him at arm
length DO you really love me-thc
best NJ anything In the world.
since I have ouly YOU IN IT, The
passion In his voice was real
Then lri a. 20 away" said the cir
SLOWLY, and leave the mincHand liz oil
Ih" mIn"s leaving as h" said
quietly. and l.iz went away week
ago T. that pll'"
Unless aud yesterday che mighl
not have used hcrp advnntagc-'Iv'
m,ic you hate me, Roger with takins
Nirky. aud hll tho promiScs I made va,
kccp about not going TO Mr Yorkc'
hous' Have T."
Roger caught her up hodil, and car
r.ci her through tho snow io tho house
Hate lou'' lie set her down. ana I
WIS Vril that ne could not see her face
~ might. n ~ been fool enough q
want tu a. iu yotkc'a \. It N. w
never been there since YOU aud I rni
Uui together
IN" insol"n,c NJ it staggered her
oh she began very low but Relic
gnrdc pulled open IN, door behind her
Get In ho said pcrcmptnrih nm,
IA In bed" Ne turned the k.y uher,
II 'liuk'd against un, that was ahead,
ih'fc There would bc no grttlng ou
tonight anil the glrl knew II ps Sh,
/. fod hN him
In the morning hn aud LsFrcnch vct,
gone 10 Obtain N, Injunction that VIZ
In fight NUrko's Nirt starting q
uuk" sure thrrr was one horse more n
l".s u the prirsi's stopped on her. oVi
d"ust,u Tho saints had NOT been de-,
nll ugh' ihDIu VIVA uu need tn e.
F1ih'' S,urd.,-. his shBhh, suut,n
1N'ug nhrufdl, under p pa.ia,Ls,
Vbs pnssiug the rnt, n W.. douh,niil
enough ihHi Niut got out her stof,
uni shr vps mot prepared fpr m, IooI
The placid nli man turned ou her Roll,
Enrdo bad NOT been soius IN tho t,ilvp.
whom h' h,d seen him and l.rFfcp,,
stuck ~ dun vcu past tho ,urrin,
I" ih' Wln'. n was small thing tn A.
on hui h' priest WIS used in vmtl
tliugs
Notko must h. 10 horne h, .,l
hErN NO "nr hut mBdutn voul
nov, sbf'"d nlonr hat night Gu n
CHILD must so md fud cop,
IN' Wmu. HH Nup turned sioppr
h'' Cope might lr io ih, ri.rsi hu
''N'' ln h'r md NNN, rh, mnsi a.
.'N l'h' N''lN, io set tho truth rur
"w Nh' rn p'fNss ih, 1,i .u
nuns or'n lh' rum's Hnur aNirk,
'" r''"' Nj Rui .hs mover I'm
N'h'i ihc vo'i cop, siori inside IA
sh'l. bundled in Nick,'S blankets r,r,
liN' man beside hInsrlf hurled ne
oui NJ ih' v', ,uts.ng her
N"u locked m" lu" hr r,rssmri 4,
nor " Wts mr inside Yuu i,., ,,,
No whole nism ana Nnrkrs found a.,
'h'W 'h' miu" w. raced r,st he
ln'" 'h' house hi' SNOW ,hur. ,i,,,.,
Ins 'u ihr 'nnr Fritci piece NJ MN.
r''''f lnrrrN Hui we uui ,r,t,
MN hri'fr SIN, could rlui % bIr
'N i'I' Nuu touch uut rr,ui,.,.s
N iHN''h Md Vhrfrt Nort.sH
II"' ur n thu miur 4 n ,uutt ,st
/ 'urr pui r,r
Father Saunders stared ni tho n,irl
figure ull ihr suits srip hurt him
l' 'ru'" he rHEprd aii I toll
YOU. Z know Nurkr hadn't gone. pnl,
lrrN'f ihnurhi uf tho min, vppra rur
There iD hn him hr ani nnsrf bn,
h'Hu 'NIne ~ 80 n ever sipre "
u'm. 'hr irHrgrl tho pr,rsi pui ir,
ihu in1d Come" che ahtirkri a, h,r
.Hr ln SO 'innr Nunt have ~"
.i'"i hsir uE rhiid No can't cate
'Hr' hu' ihr u'i man hsd begun I,
fHi
Who want iH rh,r,a another VI,
u'. Mo-. mur'
tuNTEH XII
NHH without Stance hrhipo biy
that Father Saunders fnllnNsd Min
lniu th' hole in ihc ground that mean
,h' v'd Nmhnss otherwise he mist
have seen isutr tolllns On their fssc
without snnNshros n Nina had s.s
.hr would have slycn NO though, 10 y
Ih" d'sd. dfirrlnr silence ~ the min
Vac What mad, hcr afraid Tier cana
fN'l'''h inlntN IN rotten ladders ",
! ! mnfh In I.nr h.artIrh h.tl ~. .l,.