Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-27

necessary. cannot explain to you un-
til return. You Win trust me: You,
will not worry"
Il will try!"
Her lips We're Quivering. and her eyes
were titled with. tears. Again he felt
that intense longing to lay his lips upon
hers and comfort her, but he nut it
from him.
There is nothing to feel sad about
he said, smiling gently. at is nothing
tragic only there is need for haste, for
II wait, l may fail yet 1T is some
thing that means n great deal to me.
When come back I will explain ALL"
Go" n said, putting out her hands
IN = gesture of resignation, as if she
would hurry him from her. And
hough she was burning TO know what
1T all meant there was that about him
that compelled hex TO trust him and to
wait.
Then his controt almost went from
nm. He nearly TOOK those hands i'm
his and kissed them, but he did not. In
stead, he went with swift steps TO his
bedroom door. threw open a chiffonier
drawer, and took rherefrom something
small and sinister. She could see the
CLEAN of it's polished metal, and she
sensed a strange little menace in the
click as he did something to it, she
not see what, because his back wa
to her. He came out with his hand in
his pocket, as if he had just hidden
something there.
She was not familiar with firearms.
Her mother had been afraid of them
and her brother had never flourished
any around h house, yet she knew by
instinct that some weapon of defense
was IN Gordon's possession; and a
nameleSS horror rose in her heart and
shone from her blue eyes, but she would
speak a wOrd to let him know it. IL
he mad not been in such haste, he would
nave seen. Her horror would have been
still greater if she had known tina he
already carried one loaded revolver and
was taking a second in case of an
emergency.
Don't worry" he called as he hur-
rled out the door. Henry will get
anything you need, and | shall soon be
back
The door closed AND he was gone. She
heard his quick step down the hall.
heard h elevator door slide and slam
again, n then she knew he was gone
down. Outside an automobile sounded
n she seemad to hear again his words
at the phone. 1.-The rear door" Why had
ne gone to the rear door? Was he in
hiding? Was he flying from someone?
What oh what, did it mean?
without stopping to reason it out, she
flew across the and opened the
door of the bedroom he had just left.
bathroom beyond. Yes, there > was a
window. Would it be the one? Could
she see him? And what good would
it do her If she could?
She crowded close to the window.
There was a heavy sas with stained
glass. but h selected a clear bit OF
yellow and put her eye close. Yes.
there UyQC a n1nCo1 y,fny,Nn1t14 :,~% H.
low her. and it had started away from
the building. He had gone, then.
Where?
Her mind IA a blank for a few
minutes. She went slowly, mechanical
~ back to the other room without no.
ticing anything about her, sat down in
the chair, putting her hands to her
the moment in the church where he
appeared at her side and the serv-
Ice a begun. Something had told
ner than that he vas different, and vet
there had been those letters, and how
1T possibly be that he had not
written them? He was gone on some
business. OF that she felt
There had been some caution
gwen hlm by the man to whom he first
pnoned. He had promised to take pre-
caution-that meant the little, wicked.
cleaning thing in his pocket. Per-
maps some harm would come to him.
ana n would never know. And then
she stared at the opposite wall with
wonder filled eyes Well, and suppos it
the man whose power over her but
Two snort days ago would have mad
ner welcome death as her deliverer?
why was all changed now? Just be-
cause he had smiled upon her and been
Had given her a few wild flow
ers n said her eyes were like them?
Rad hair that waved instead of being
straight and thin? And where was ali
her loyalty to her dear lead fathers
memory? How could she mind that
danger should come to one who had
threatened to tell terrible lies that
shouid biacken him in the thoughts of
people who had loved him? Had she
to forgive all just because he had de-
CARED that he did not write them?
How foolish! He said he could prove
that ne did not, but of course that
all nonsense. He must have writ
ten them. And yet there was the wave
IN MS hair, and the kindness in his
eyes. And he had looked-oh, he had
looked terrible things when he had
read that letter; as il he would like
10 Wreak vengeance on the mar who
q written it. Could q man masouer.
ade that way?
And then a new solution to the prob
EN- came to her. Suppose 4this-who-
ever he was-this man who had mar
ried her, had gone out to find and
punish George Hayne? Suppose
But then she covered her eyes with
her hands and shuddered. Yet why
should h care? But she did. Sup
pose he should be killed, himself! Who
he il not George Hayne and how
did he come to take his, place? Was
1t just another of Georges terrible
tricks upon her?
A quick vision came OF their bring
ing him back to her. He would lie.
perhaps. on that great crimson leather
couch over there. lust as ne had lain