Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-04-07

play the spy last night, Miss Bannon-
you couldn't keep it up. You ran
away to escape further contamination
from that pack of jackals"
Not-you feel sure-merely to keep
you under observation
1 do feel sure of that. / have your
word for it."
The girl deliberately finished her
tea and sat back, regarding him stead
lily beneath level brows. Then she
said with an odd laugh: you have
your own way of putting one on
honor!"
I don't need to-with you"
She analysed this with gathering
perplexity. What do you mean by
that?"
Il mean don't need to put you on
your honor-because I'm sure of you.
But even if were not, still I'd refrain
from exacting any pledge, or attempt
ing to-" He paused and shrugged be-
fore continuing eff thought you were
still to be distrusted, Miss Bannon, I'd
say: There's a free door; go when
you like. back to the Pack, turn in
your report, and let them act as they
Do you imagine for one instant that
fear any one-or all-of that gang?"
If he might read her countenance, it
expressed more than anything else dis
tress and disappointment
why do you boast like this-to
me?"
LESS through dissatisfaction than
through contempt for pack of MUIR
derous mongrels -impatience that I
have to consider such creatures as
Popinot, Wertheimer. De Morbihan,
and-all that crew."
And Bannon," she corrected calm
ly-"you meant to say!"
well" he stammered, discounte-
nanced.
"It doesn't matter" she assured him.
IT quite understand, and strange as it
may sound, I've very little feeling in
the matter" And then she acknowl-
edged his stupefied stare with weary
little smile 81 know what | know"
she affirmed with obscure significance.
I'D give good deal to know how
much you know" he muttered In his
confusion
"But what do you know" she caught
him up-"against Mr.. against
my father, that is-that makes you SO
ready to suspect both him and me-"
Nothing" he confessed-'I know
nothing; but l suspect everything and
everybody. And the more think OF 1t,
the more closely examine that brutal
business of last night, the more |
seem to sense his will behind 1t all
as one might glimpse face in dark
ness through lighted lattise.
His pause and questioning look
evoked no answer; the girl sat move
less and intent, meeting his gaze with
a countenance inscrutable. And some
thing in her impressive attitude
worked a little evaporation into his
temper.
"Why," he declared hotly-ff dare
truet IN intuftion-forgive me if pain
you"
She interrupted with impotence:
"I've already begged you not to con-
slider my feelings, Mr.. Lanyard II you
dared trust to four intuition-tnen
what?"
"Why. then could believe that Mr.
Ramon YOUR father-I could believe l.
was his order that killed poor Rodoy!
There could be no doubling her nor
rified and half-incredulous surprise.
"Roddv?" she iterated in whisper
almost inaudible, with face fast Dlancn-
ing. "Roddy-"
.Tnsnector Roddy of Scotland Yard,
he told her mercilessly. was muroereu
in his sleep last night at Troyon $. me
murderer broke into his room by way
az mine-the two adjoin. He USED my
ro1or wore my dressing-gown to pro-
tect his clothing, did everything he
could think of to cast suspicion on me-
"a when I came in assaulted me-
meaning to drug and leave me lnsen-
sible. to be found by the police. FOR
tunately-I was beforehand with MN.
T loft him in my place-drugged, IN
sonsihle-when stole away ana met
-, tbora in the corridor. You didn't
know?" -,
How can you ask" the girl
moaned. 49,
Rending forward, an elbow on the
table. she gripped her hands together
until their knuckles shone wnite
through the skin-but not as wnite -
the white face from which her eyes
so,,oht his with look of dumb horror
dazed, pitiful, imploring.
you're not deceiving me! BUT no
ubv should your" she faltered' .Bu.
now terrible, how unspeakably awful:
no "r,m sorry" Lanyard mumbled I'd
have held my tongue il .naon
thought you knew s,an4 ,;f.
~You thought 1 knew-and didn't hls
- save the mani" She jumped
IN Nv with blazing face. "oh. how
could you?" .4+ ho+
Rut. meeting you then and there 50
onnortunely-I couldn't ignore lns
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