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together and want 10 shake him.
Grinell BY then was hurrying up
with long strides. Hat In hand, hs
bowed to her. "1fls Hazsl Weir, ]
believer he intssrogated.
yes" ahs confirmed
TIN on the TimeA lllse Weir"
0rinsll went straight 10 he business h
hand. You are awarA I presume.
that Mr.. Andrew Bush wtlled you Q
sum Of money under rather peculiar
eonditions-that L. the bsquest was
worded in q peculiar way. Probably
you have seen reference to II In the
papers. It has caused great deal Of
interest. The Times would be pleased
to have Z statement from you which
will tend to Get at rest the curiosity Of
tie public. Some Of the other papers
have indulged In unpleasant innuendo.
We would b. pleased to publish your
ode of the matter"
II have NO statement to Make" Ha-
rel said eoolly. II am not In the least
concerned with what the papers print
or what the people say. I absolutely
refuse to discuss the matter"
Grinell continued to point out-Mth
the persistence and persuasive logic Of
q good Newspaper man bent on learn
ing what his paper wants to know
the dssirability Of her giving forth q
statement. And In the midst Of his
argument Hazel babe him q curt good
evening" and walked on. Barrow kept
step with her. Grinell gave It up for
bad Job, evidently, for he turned
back.
They walked i've blocks without q
word. Hazel glanced at Barrow now
and then. and observed with an uncom-
Portable dnking Of the heart that no
was sullen, openly resentful, suspi-
oous.
"Johnnie.boy," she said suddenly,
don't look 20 cross. Surely you don't
blame ne because Mr.. Bush Wills me 4
som Of money In q way that makes
people Wonderr"
can't understand It at ALL" b.
aid slowly. TITS very. peculiar-and
dsucedly unpleasant. Why should hs
Leave you money at allf And why
should he word the will a. he diuf
what wrong did he ever do your
NooA" Ha1el answered shortly. HIS
teos wounded her. cut hersdeep, 70
eloquent was It Of distrust. The only
wrong he has done me lies in willing
me thst money - be did"
But there's an explanation for
that" Barrow declared moodily.
Neee 2 key to the mystery, ana II
ANYBODY has It you have. What 10 itS'
sck." Hazel pleaded. don't take
mat tone with me. I can't stand I'll
won't I'm not q little child to b
eeolded and browbeaten. This morn
ING when you tslephoned you were q.
mose insulting. and It hurt me dread
fany. You're angry now. and suapi-
cious. You seem TO think I must have
done some dreadful thing. I know
what you're thinking. The Cassie
hineed at some AFFAIR between me and
NJ. Bush; that possibly that was .
SOFT Of le3t-handed rsparatioo for RI.
lining me. Il that didn't make me an.
gry. Il would amuss NETS % absurd,
Haven't you any faith In mo at all1 I
haven't done anything to be ashamed
Of. I've got nothing DO conceal"
Don't conceal II, then" Barrow
muttersd sulkily. I've got q right to
know whatever there 10 to know II
I'm going to marry you. You don't
seem to have any idea what this sort
Of talk that's going around means b
Q man.
Hassl stopped short and faced him.
Her heart pounded sickeningiy, and
hurt pride and rising anger choked her
for an instant But she managed to
speak calmly. perhaps with added
calmnsss BY reason Of the struggle
she was compelled 10 make for self.
control.
II you are going to marry me-" she
repeated. you have got . right 10
know all there Is to know. Have I
refused to explaini I haven't had
much chance to explain yet. Have I
refused to tell you anythingi Would
any reasonable explanation make IN
impression on you In your present
frame Of mind. don't want to marry
you Il You can't trust me. Why, I
couldnt-I wouldn't-marry you any
time. or any place. under those con-
ditions. no matter how much I may
foollshly care for you"
there's just one thing. Hazel" Bar.
row persisted stubbornly. '.Thers must
have been something between you and
Bush. You're not helping yourself b.
getting on your dignity and talking
about my not trusting you, instead o3
explaining these thines."
"A short time ago." Hasel told him
quietly. "Mr. Bush asked me to marsj
him. I refused, Of course. He
You refussdi" Barrow interrupted
cynically. "Most girls would have
Jumped at the chance" .
"Jack!" she protested.
"Well." Barrow defendod, ne wss
almost millionaire, and I've got moth.
Ing but my hands and my brain. But
suppose you did refuse him. how doss
that account for The I've thousand dea.
laruT
II think" Hazel aung back passion.
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