The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-02-01


neur Faulkner that such must not | J
the case. You will direct ne. will Vol
not? am very young. and have but
so lately come to this land that | do
not know. do not feel exactly what
you cali at htme" Aud l>spoke again
with beseeching humility.
Well dc it for France together,
boy" she whispered as she turned in
my arm and pressed herself against
my raven attire above my heart.
Just at this lovely moment, when the
beautiful Madam Whitworth had
thrown herself into my arms and had
been obliged by my cunning to hold
her there instead of flinging her to the
floor, as l naturally desired, there ar
rived at the door of the room which
we were occupying with our plotting
my tall and awful uncle, the General
Robert, and looked down upon us with
the lightnings of a storm in his eyes.
Then before I could make exclamation
and betray his presence to the lady in
my arms, whose back was turned in
his direction, he had disappeared. Did
l betray that presence to the lady? l
did not. l decided that it would be
much to the advantage of the affair to
have the lady in ignorance of his
knowledge.
You must go now, boy she said
at about the moment in which l could
no longer keep my descending alive.
ssCopI tho oovcrDo IN, bora 70 mo for,
it is about the time l had promised
to dance with him. l want to talk
with him and try to make him see
some at least of this matter in the
right light. Go, and come to me to-
morrow at for-fOr France"
I went, and it was with much joy
in the going. l stopped at tall win
dow to get into my lungs very deep
supply Of atmosphere and also to take
counsel with myself
l was just preparing to step from
the window on to a balcony and de-
scend when movement of human be-
ings caught my eye upon the side Of
that balcony.
\ man stood at the rail Of the bal
cOny in the dim moonlight, and he
was speaking to a woman whom his
broad shoulders hid from me The
man was the Gouyerueur Faulkner OF
the state Of IIarpeth, ana in a moment
I discovered the identity of the lady
with him
And now can't you see, you great
big stupid man, what On opportunity
l have procured for all Of you?" was
the question that came in the soft
voice Of the beautiful Madam Patricia
Whitw0rth "All my life I have work
ed just to get a little ease and COM
fort, carrying the burden of Jeff in
his incOmpetoucy strapped to my shout
ders, and now you. who know how
I've suffered and shaved, are going to
take 1t all from me when 1t is Just
within my reach, and all from no
earthly reason than Il fancied scruple
of honor which thar old doldering Wo-
man hater imposes on you. I cannot
believe that you would so treat me"
And there We're sObs in her words that
were Wooing and compelling.
Il cannot do n thing that my score
tary of state and his lawyers declare
unconstitutional, Patricia" answered
the voice Of the Gouverneur Faulkner,
in which were notes of pain. You
know how it pains me. My God. Don't
tempt me to- His voice shook as I
saw the beautiful, bare white arms of
NADIA NtIitr1-prth
and go about his neck like great white
graphing hooks from which he was
unable to defend himself.
Am l to have nothing from life-no
ease or luxury and no-lOve or Her
voice ended in sobs as she pressed her
head down into his shoulder as his
arm folded about her to prevent that
she should fall.
"Patricia'- the deep voice of the
strong man was beginning to say as I
was starting to spring forward in his
defense and to do do not know what
when firm grasp was laid upon my
shoulder, and l was turned away from
the window into the light of the wide
hall and found my uncle, the General
Robert, looking down into my flashing
eyes with a great and very cool calm
ness.
Young man. he said as he gave to
me very powerful shake, "all women
are poison. but some are vitriol and
others just-oh, well, paregoric. Go
out there and take another dose of that