, 1917-01-18

David" lie ualne vas wrung
from her like II gasp.
II cannot believe the truth myself.
You remember hat | told you once
that suspected Laurence of being in
league with the Englishman, Cranmer?
have learned the certain truth since
then-Cranile has fled and Laurence
Is left TO finish his work1the work of
a spyr"
"Who says this?'
Captain Bullitt at Louisville told
me. 1t will be common talk in another
day. l do not know what to do. /
have not slept all night, Only one
thing has been clear to me-my love
for you"
What part has hat in this?" she
asked proudly.
Everything. 1t is because 1 love
you that 1 have come to you now. /
you-told me once thai L could O
hope ever to win you. 1 tried to turn
you against the man 1 feared. But
1 know now that my love for you Ia
stronger than mere desire. I want
you to be happy, even though / suffer.
And so l have come to tell you first of
all. No n here knows that laurence
Is in England's service. Let it be
known, and his life is forfeited. /
have come to give you the greatest
gift that is in my power. 1 give you
h life of this man.. Warn him, and
there is yet time for him to a
1 shall be happy If you are happy.
Only remember hat I loved you, TOT
nette I"
The hating sentences seemed to
come from the depths of his soul. He
finished and stood before her humbly,
his head bowed.
"God bless you," she said very
softly.
She spilled the precious ointment of
her innocent faith in his words upon
the dross of his heart. He raised his
head and thanked her mutely, while
his pulses leaped with exultation. She
had believed himi But would she
warn Laurence? He scarcely dared to
hope as he whispered:
"If you will warn him at
midnight my mare will be at his door.
ready to ride"
But the girl answered in n voIce that
seemed to come from beyond the
grave SC full of a souls agony II was
There win be no need I
shall give him up. . Oh, David,
David. David"
He turned to hide the hooking
smile that lighted up mis- face.
The girls face had grown pale as
the white rose she held in her hand.
But h forced herself to go on-un-
hesitatingly, but in a voice from which
all life had fed. so weighted with un-
utterable anguish 1t was:
You had better inform Judge
Boone at once"
You don't understand. Toinette- 1
shall not raise a finger against Lar
rence. He shall never say | am re-
sponsible for his exposure. You alone
in Corydon know his secret. 1t is for
you to decide"
go" she said quietly, 81 will do my
duty"
"Have I done mine, Toinette? Do
you forgive me?"
Eyes. you have done WELL" she an
swered mechanically.
81 may see you again2 Oh, Toi-
nette. let me still hope"
81 annot answer now. But" her
throat seemed to choke her and she
was unable to finish. But through the
young doctors mind there flashed the
belief that he would yet make her his.
She would forget Larrence-only let
time heal the wound! He raised her
hand to his lips, flung himself upon
the red mare and was gone.
To Toinette the next minutes were
an unreal procession in which a girl
named A~ntoinette O'Bannon moved
strangely upon her task, d~ry-eyed,
steady-voiced. She saw this girl go
down the lane to the tavern, where
Ike Blackford sat deep in a book of
law heard her ask him to go with her
to David's store; saw him bow with
unquestioning courtesy; saw them
cross the courthouse square and enter
the little ~storeroom, just then empty
OF customers; saw David advance
toward them gravely, with the proud
dignity he had worn since the day she
had refused his love. She heard a