The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-24

II was dayhrcak ON "Wednesday morn
~, when Adam reached home and Seth
,Rmo down 10 uptu the door for him
Hpl nave mc1-S on ". Adam. 'fl"d
S"th What is itS Is sh" dead. lad
Adam sank upon y chair aud sohhod
E'ch IN his rccollcctions ~ childhood
sem Gould not remember over having
heard Adam sob before Say" shid
Adam, hut shes gonc-gonc away from
~ She never went TO Snowficld Dinhh's x
been gone To Leeds ever since Friday WAS
q fortnight the very dnv Hetty set out.
! can't find out where sh" went after she
left Stonlton. 80 can have loved me.
Poyser WAS walking hrlskly In tho
March morning. with sense of spring
husiness on his hands. when Adam
reached tho Hail farm why Adam.
led. y u YOU Have YOU brought the
two lasSies back with YOU where are
they why. YOU look hsd Has anything
happened
Yes" said Adam heavily. ~ sad thing
has happened. did not find lietv at
. Snowfied
Not find hcr-whars happened ia
her."
That cannot tell shc never went
/ 10 Snowfeld She took the coach 10
I Stonltou, but | cRu get no trace Of her
after she left II there
You don't mean to EaN she's run
away, sAid poNscr standing go puzzled
I aud how ildered that the fact did not as
I yet. make itself fclt ns y trouhl" 10 him.
She must nave done So said Adam.
she did not Ike our marriage when v
came In the point that must bc L.. She r.
mistooh her feelings
royscr was silent for u minute or Two.
| looking Et the ground Then he look %
up into Adams fBc" and said. Then she
did ndte tedeseryc to have YOU. my had
y hcg YOU VII kcep this quiet Tor -
I oil
told my mother N't.-and there's no know
Ing how things may turn out
"Ay least sBd soonest mcndcd
responded Poysct we need not
say why the msjch is broken Off
I aud We may hear ot her after hii.
shake hands with me. Adsm I wish !
could make thee amends There was
something IN Martin po,s-rs throat ~
that momen, which caused him to hiring
/ out these words IN rather broken fash
! ION. Vet Adam knew what he meant all
the better and the two homes, men
/ grHsp"d each Others hands In mutual uu-
4 dcr-tsnding
There was nothing to hinder Adam =
starting ca for ireland now. lie had told
| seth 10 40 tn the Abbey and tell the
7 squire that he had been obliged 10 set of
/ uu y Journey suddenly. tn ray no more a.
INV one aud to cary the same message
, IN lmrge Rut, first, he thought che
d NN'lll WIN w lhNfNlNl NW' lfll wv. NN''lf
I IN confidence . what had occurred. know ing
/ that hc would get good Hdvir" from thnt
/ helpful man. tie sent word 10y Iarrol Mr..
| lrwinc's old butler. that h- would like Ia
/ speak With the rector pnd while Carol
WAS gone with the message sHt looking ~
! tho hall clo"k. The minute hand was
'hurrying along the last five minutes 10
I ten with n loud hard. indifferent click
snd Adam watched the movement and
listened 40 Tho sound ~ II he had some
| reason for doing ~. In our times of hit
/ terrst suffering there are almost always
l these pAuact Nhen our consciousness "
hcnumh"d Everything except some TIL
| vial perception or sensation " IA a. N
self idiocN came To- give us rest from the
' memory and tho dread which refuses "a
leave rs even In our sleep.
You arc to gn into the dinlng room
said Carol when he ramc hack cant
make out what's matter. master looks a-
| N he was svsrrd Nj Irvine sat with
his hsnd placed upon an open let,cl
which lay on tho table before him whrr
| Adam entered llc hado the carpenter
take u seat with strange look and Adam
began his story.
'ilavc YOU any idea why she ran swaV-'
asked the rector whom Adam mad finished
y, IN plain she did not want tn marry
1 me- said Adam slowly, looking at the
floor nut that isn't all. doubt There's
| somebody else concerned beside me. YOU
know tho man I've rcckoncd Ms my great.
es, friend and used TO I've proud 10 think
I passed by life working for hin'
No. Adam. for Gods sake do no, say
| IT, cried tho the rector. "oh, Adam,
have had news uf llctty this morning
Shc In not gone to ireland Shc Ia IN
s,onlton, She Is IN Jail she has been NJ
rested
II was q. N n blow had brought back
the spirit Of resistance 10 Adam. Ito