South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-21


tive quality. Moreover, with her very
surrender came TO him a great mis-
giving.
But you and Hartley? I've
watched. It's been forced on me-"
Then you have misunderstood"
she answered You put me too
completely out of your life after our
quarrel. That was about Hartley.
You were too jealous, but it was my
fault"
Hartley" he asked, spoke to
you about that timer
Yes, and L told him he was a
very dear friend, and he was kind
enough to accept that and not to go
away"
His measure of the widening OF
the rift between them made her
more precious because of its affec
Tomato human quality. She had been
kinder to Graham, more mysterious
about him. to draw Bobby back. Yet
ever since his arrival at the Cedars
Graham had assumed toward Kath-
crime an attitude scarcely TO be linn
tied by friendship. He had done
what he had in Bobby's service
clearly enough for her sake. For
a long time past, indeed, in speak
ing of her Graham always seemed
to discuss the woman he expected to
marry.
You are quite sure" he asked.
puzzled, that Hartley understood ?"
Why do you ask? He has shown
how good friend he is
He has always made me think"
Bobby said. that he had your love.
You're sure he guessed that you
cared for me2"
In that place. at that moment.
coquetry.
II think every one must have
guessed 1t except you, Bobby"
He raised her head and touched
her lips. Her lips were as cold as
the caresses Of the drifting snow
flakes.
I'VE must go on" she sighed.
In his memory the chill of her
kiss was bitter. In the forest they
could speak no more OF love.
But Bobby, hand in hand with
her as they hurried after the others.
received a new strength. He saw as
condition to their happiness the
unwilling OF the mystery at the Ce-
dars. He gathered his courage for
that task. He would not give way
even before the memory of all that
he had experienced. even before the
return of his grandfather, even be-
fore the revelation toward which
they walked. And side by side with
his determination grew shame for
him former weakness. 1t was COM
fOrting 10 realize that the causes
for his weakness and his strength
were identical.
The subdued murmur of voices
reached them. They saw among the
indistinct masses Of the trees rest
less patches of black. Katherine
tumbled against one of the fallen
stones. They stood with the others
in the burial ground. close TO the
mound that had been made that day.
'Theys haven't begun" BOBBY
whispered.
She freed her hand
A white flame sprang across the
mound. The trees from formless
masses took on individual shapes. A
row of expresses on which the light
cleaned were like somber sentinels.
guarding the dead. The snow patch
es. clustered on their branches, were
like funeral decorations pointing
their morbid function. The light
gave the overturned stones an illu-
sion of striving to struggle from
their white Imprisonment Robinson
swung his lamp back TO the mound.
The snow isn't heavy he said.
and the ground isn't frozen. II
oughtn't to take long"
Silas Black burn commenced TO
shake.
ITS a Dissertation of the dead"
We have to know" Robinson
said. who is buried in that grave"
With a spade Jenkins scraped the
snow from the mound. Rawlins Join
ed him. They commenced to throw
to one side, staining the white car
pet, spadesful of moist. yellow
earth. Their labor was rapid. Silas
Blackburn watched with an uncon-
querabie fascination. He continued
TO shake
I'm too cold. I'll never be warm
again" he whined. IF anything
happens to me. Bobby. try TO forget
I've been hard, and don't let them
bury me. Suppose l should be buried
alive2"
Suppose, Paroles said. YOU
were buried alive today"
He turned to Bobby and Rather
/ inc.
That also is possible. You re-
member the old theories that have
never been disproved OF the disin-
tegration of matter into atoms, Of its
/ passing through solid 81 distances. OF
/ its reforming in a far place. /
/ wouldn't have TO ask an East Indian
that"
jenkins, standing in the exeava-
I ton, broke into torrential speech.
! MIR. Robinson. 1 can't work with
the light. IL makes the stones seem
TO move IL throws too many
/ shadows l seem 10 see people be-
sind you. and I'm afraid 10 look"
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