The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-28

aud l know, that there WIS neser A1y
question OF lave involved In our reia-
tens past aud xone. We might have
married. but Ia thar cane neithsr Of ua
wsaid have got or enacted any
thing more than the conventional DE-
eeneie# and amenities We mustn't
Ivy 70 make believe at this iats day.
You had no illusions shout me whsn
was watroas p1nham's hired snan !:
you hayen't any illusions abant ns
now"
"Pvrhaps not" was the ealra ret1in-
der. And yet today l have lied To
save you from tho~a wSo are trytns
10 crush you"
Il told you not to do that be ~
Joined quickly.
Il know you did and Jet. when you
went away This norning you Gnsw
perfectly well that wss going to to
/, II should gst tho opportunity.
D4dnt yva. Msasagasr'
He nodded slowly: corninoa honesty
demanded that much.
~very well: you accepted ths serv-
Ice and ! gave II freely. Mr.. kInxie
believes now that you are another
smlih-not the cue who ran away
from IAwrenceytlle last May. Tell
me: would the other woman have done
l ass z9Ea* s stay srnysr ,t22sAb- 3%s!A,-rs ~
herr"
IL saa. an the tip VI bis tongue 70
say II E,ee not" sa; he did mol SAY
X. Instead. be said "But you don't
really care, yesda; In the WAY yoa are
trying IA make me believe you do"
Possibly not possibly asn wholly
selfish In the matter and am only iook
Ing sor some icophole Of escape"
"Eseape' From whomT'
She looked away and shook her
head. From wa.rous Durham. LEI
us say You didn't suspect that. did
yous II IL SO, nevertheless My ~.
Their desires II. and suppose watrous
Durham would like TO have my money
you know I have something In my
own right Perhaps this may help 10
account for some other thing$-~for
your trouble, for one, You wrrv 10
his way, you see. hut never mind
that there are other matters to b.
considered now. Though Mr.. kinxie
has been put OF the track, Mr. Stan
ton hasn't. I have earned Mr.. Stan,
tons ill.will because wouldn't tell
him about you. and this evening. at
table, he took II out on me"
"In whst wayr'
! "lle gave IN. 10 understand. very
plainly. that ne had done something
that there was Il sensation In prospect
for all Brewster. He was M rxult'
antiy triumphant that II fairly fright,
cued me. The fact that he wasn't
afraid 80 show some part Ut his hand
20 knowing tina, | would be sure
| 10 tell you makes nn afraid that the
trap has already been set for you."
In othcr words, you think he has
! gone over Klnxie's head and has srle-
Traphed 10 lAwenceviller
Montague. I'm almost certain OF
,tl@
Smith stood up and put bis hands
behind him.
which means that have only fsw
hours al the longest" he said quietly,
And then There IL god BIT 81
b. done, ttsulng over the business If
I the ostce and all that: I've been put
! tiBg Il e~ frw@ day So day, sasIns, that,
there would bc time enough to set my
| hassAa In arsier after the trap hai
/ been sprung Now nm Ike the man
who puts oT the making " his will
uutil II Is too lste VIII yua let me
,haak you very heartily aud vanish ?"
( What shall you dof" she asked,
"Set my house In orN!er as I say
! NM well as can In the tune that r.
mains There are others ~ b. con-
/ sta%e'd. WA Know"
"oh tho plaln.faced little ranch
gIrl among theni. supr@@ey''
Ne; thsns t'osi SHE is out ~ 4
ratsrely-~ln the way yoG mean" he
hrose out tsrvently.
-You moan that you haven't sp~asen
III hcr-~yesr'
.Os course | haven't Do you sup
r.,se would ASK any wonsn to ra=r-y
ruc with the shadow of the peniten.
\ Nvxxr
~rut you are not really guilty
THAT doesn't make any ,tiSevsnce:
watrous nunhsm will sew 60 Il that
| ~, what he has planned to give lie,
she Was TAPPING an impatient tai
sNo on the carpet WITH one saApriy
| foot
why t,snt goa turn this new leaf
Of yours heck and ~ hesne aud fght
Il out With wstrsus Durham. once
for all ~ she suggested.
III shalt probably ~, fss. enough
twSSa Mscaaley or ere II his deputies
stts here with the extrndlsica paps~s,"
! ne returned. -Rut as 60 fgAtinx
| punhanA wttheu, EoGey--~
| She looked ~ Qaicklr. ans, th's time
there was ia miStasSns the meaning
~ the glow In the magnificent hrcwn
eyes
Your friends have -aarey. Moeta.
sae--rsea,y ct II, All Won have 10
IA Is 70 sy ;hs. yon viii defend your~
ssl,. ara roe sare that watreas
/ tsuasSra ccaitn'e ~ :sfsfle ~ sASs yr1r
Z place ia the priSsaer's asNcS. 90 that