The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-05-19

r.orryinP-"
"you need say nothing more Miss
uIinrworth. know all about the stu
alton. Rodney wrote me and"
"Wou. then. you understand my anx-
iety, NV reason for asking?"
Il do"
"And you will tell us?"
.J wish TO heaven l could"
"Con't Won tell US anything?"
..y-au yes I can"
.yybota,
..It may no q breach of confidence"
ara fake the risk" said the girl her
bosom heaving. Was she at last about
| tn hear from her lover?
know where he is, old man?' asked
Rodney.
Il think s0-not sure, but
"WhercT'-from the woman, brea'h-
lessly.
Il didn't agree to tell you that
"What them"
"All can say is that after the dea'h
of his father he turned up AT my rAhCn
one day some five months ago anu loio
me his story"
What" exclaimed Rodney. bIu
he tell you he was innocent!
"Not at first. He told me ne was
guilty"
but you didn't believe hlhl' uiu
you?" asked the woman lmpulSlVely-
II certainly did not
"Why not?'
"Well, | don't know why. 1 just
didn't that's all. | know Meade.
know him well. | know his makeup.
We get accustomed to Sang up a
mans actions out West here, ana IL
didn't take me longer tilah 1t 'ooh
him to tell the story to kho" that IL
wasn't true"
"Oh, thank you for that salu Tue
woman.
But our beliefs are not e'iueilee'
Dick" interposed Rodney.
1--WE can't prove 1t ana tnatS inc
point. told him." continued winters
| that 1t was da-darned lie peg
your pardon, Miss lllingwortn' mean
told him that it was not true ana thaI
he was fool for sticking 10 IT, allu-
-admitted-l-er' nouhuefeo
? Winters, suddenly realizing that no
was on the eve Oh pleae,i y. =.
, dence and checking hlInseH just III
time. "1n fact, the subject was paiilui
to him, and let MN alone WHICH IL
what we generally 90 10 d inan W." w..
r d*eSn want ais "li'ii' -
j 100 closei!' il'ei' e,iu ~
reallzihs ~" ne"i ~ e,oaa ond
pelrdsiiS MS - CIV ,I.-;., th,+
y telllhs oi neaue p"" w., a 80 roro tho
4 ne llau saiu "i''' lr iI s.,
: ilile anu i'o
o well "hal next "Sheu i' 49,,
UNDERSTANDING % uiu ,-;.7
worth herseh tiie l"nt A''A''
ton' anu respecting IT.
) unavoidable inference e"'e Ai
Joy.
e HE hung AROUND tie ranen ,oi q
q month or SIX weeks 10 get lio pHi"n r,'
lie was pretty pnuiS oioA up
s bacneior hyseil anu uon
Ii much about those Things uu'
Z say that ne loVeu Sou Nii'' A'''Ae
u more than lie ITSELF
but not more tlah lne reput"''oi "a
t, ms 1ather' she salo Will iA'''e 'e~
- OF bitterness.
i "ell' tahe IL ne iooneu a. '
&c a matter OF hohor. LOU hno"
81 got 10 keep HIS iueai' u ion0'
Even at the expense VI "oiion
Il hearth? said the girl.
at sounds hard, but L guess we've
got TO admit tflaI. but llldl > ueltllci
- here nor there he continued, gldine
io over the subject, the point IS louho
that he had to hght IL out hiihSeii' ah'
u l mainly let him alone. 1 gave MN
Il horse and gun ana turned MIN looSe II
the wilds. Best place on earth lor
{ man In his condition, MISS llhne"oltii
le You can go out into the wilderness AM
w get nearer 10 Nou lhere 'han an
- place know OF. lie came DUCK lii"iiy
w turned In his gun, borrower the hoiS
babe me good-Dy, ana salu ne was ~
NC ing out to make new start.
ne "Where did he go? Which way?
er "ue was headed south when / say
be h,,, loot and all this law In his way.