Gunnison news-champion., 1916-03-03

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nd ! - rsshss slad 10 sse hia 90.
Was afraid he might intesest yeu too
mscA. Good hssvens. k,lsa. whst -
he mstter?"
No. no' DuuS touch me. In nGt
he faintinG kiad. hid you kaew la~s
light shat he was GoiaG?"
"rso"
= shan never seesive you. Never.
revert fos kRew sRA asd not ten
ne. M yes knew Who Paul E,llisao
- Ne b the brOthes Of the usas
- hoRe. Tos knew ~ Was stealing
way snl did nei tell me-"
She could a0t have made the truth
my plaiaes to him. Ne set back IN
Iis chair. stunned. v0icsaess.
4 sn soiRG 10 my vosa." sAe sail-
fS sGt follow. Please - - II noth-
ns had happeaed"
Ne sew her walk brsvely the length
4 the dining -roon. eSt into the Once.
Whaf . misfostuRe! Aresneat Was
sut - the question. Else was act Q
child. 10 ~ pesssned with. sAe wss .
woman, sna she bad come 10 q wom-
,R's uRAerstapding of hes heart. Te
p,ace bsiOse hes the true angles Of
he case. the heavtless banishment
'rea The wOrbA she knew. the regret
shich would be hers later. no matter
sOw much she loved the man.
He pushed back his chair. leaving his
eoAee sntasteA.
He possessed the deep understand
ing Of the kindly heart, and his one
thOueht was Elsa's future happiness.
COxld he save her from the DAY when
- would leaSn Romance had come
fro0 within? No. An he could DO
was 10 help hnA the man.
Ne sent hve cableerams 10 Saigon.
to the consulate, TO the principal ho-
tels-the most difRcsh composition he
- ever attacked. But because he
~ eore0ttea TO send the sixth te
0Dst ~ paeAet b.aA. aUniast the pss-
sl1111ey Of Warrington changing his
otnl snl not landing. his labor ives
thrown to the yipda.
~ clerk sss - sesa,a.e "a -
6sSt&. @<s{ I stsEees tAsn neGts
Elsa crushed the note in her hand anl 4
moved toward the ssairs, wonderihG
n she could reach her room before she 4
bsOke down utterly. He had gone. He
had gone without knowing that all
he wanted in life was his for the TAX
ing. In her room she opened the note
and through blurred vision read what
she had 10 happily inscribed thel
night before Paul love you Come
10 me. Elsa" She had written it, !
NAashamed.
She flung herself upon the bed, and
there Martha found her.
Elsa, child. what is IT." Martha
cried. kneeling beside the bed Child,
what has happeneA?"
Elsa sat up. seized Martha by the
sAoslders and stared into the faithful
eyes. We'll. ! love this man War
riagton and he loves me. But he has
sOne. Cant you see. Don't you un-
Aefstand! Have you been as blind -
.? He 10 Paul Ellison, Arthur's
brother, his twin brother. And they
OSliterate1 him. 1t is Arthur who 10
the ghost, Martha. the phantom. An,
have caused yOa . good deal Of
worry, and ! am going to cause you
yet more. ! an going TO Saigon; up
and DOWN the world east and west,
sntil ] hnd him. Shall I 90 alone,
or VIII you 70 with met"
Then Martha did what ever after e.
desred her TO the heart of the stricken
giri-she DothereA her. Elsa, my
baby! OF course I shah 20 with you,
aiways. For you could not love any
man he was not worthy"
TheA followed the stfaneest quest
doubtless ever made BY Q woman.
From singapore 10 Saigon, up to
bangkok. down TO Singapore again:
10 Batavia. over 10 Hongkong, ghang-
h2f- Rpkip Manila Hon p~kcr~ s~a;u