The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-05-16

She Tilted ner eyes StdISAAuS ny
face through the dim light.
"Ceoffry Carlyle" she said at last,
a tremor in the low voice, there 10
no sacrifice / would not make to pre-
serve my hoEor. ! hate this man; /
dread his touch; I shrink from con-
tact with him as l would from q
snake. bot l am not going to refuse
RI do my part. II you say this is
right and justified I viii consent"
VI believe IL is"
~And YOU will not lose faith in mer'
she questioned earnestly. 1t Will not
lower your belief in my womanhoodF'
"Nothing could DO that. Mistress
Dorothy, l want you to realizes-fhe
| depth of my interest and respect. Your
| friendliness has meant much to me,
| and / would never urge YOU 10 lower
your ideals. But we must face tins
| situation as il is. We possess but two
weapons Of defense-deceit or force.
| A resort to the latter is ut present m
/ possible. cannot conceive that. you
are lowering yourself in any way by
using the power you possess TO escape
violence"
'sThe power j ~pOSSesSf"
"Yes-beauty and wit. These are
4 YOUR and o effective ones.
You can play with Estada and defeat
him-temporarily, at least. j confess
there is danger in such q game-he is
a wild beast, and his evil nature may
overcome his discretion. Take this
pistol. Keep it hidden about your per-
son, but use it only when. all else fails
You retain faith in me|
- "Implicitly."
And pledge yourself TO your part
leaving me to attend TO mine!"
Her two hands clasped my fingers
her eyes upliftcd.
;. "Geofry Carlyle.-1 have always be
ievcd in YOU, and now, after the sac
rifice you have made to-. serve me
can refuse you nothing you ask. i
will pndeavor~ to accomplish all yot
reouire of me. God knows how hat'
the task but-but will do my best
j Onlv-only," her voice sank, I'll
1 the beast LAYS hands on me he-h'
nays the price. l could not DO other
wise. Geoffry CARLYLE ain a Fair
. fax"
=. Satisfied with my mission and conn
dent nothing more need be said,
! arose to my feet.
, ""Then we can do nothing furthe
. until | learn the disposition OF IN
, crew" I said quietly. "Esrada is no
, likely to resort to extreme measure
at present. That is why believe yo
are comparatively safe DOw-hiS ow
nosition Of command is III the ba
: ance."
81 will see you again!
: "Perhaps not here; it is too dange
: Gus: but | will find means to comm'
nicate with you. GoOd-by."
-. We stood with hands clasped in II
darkness. / thought she was goin
TO speak again, but the words faile
to come. Then suddenly. silently II
door opened a mere crack, letting IN
CLEAN of yellow light from the maj
" cabin. while the crouching hgure OF
, man. Ike a gliding shadow siippt
= through the aperture, closing the DO
- behind him as softly as he had opent
#. heard her catch her breath al
D. felt her hands grasp my sleeve, but
never stirred.
~ Who could he be? What might
- the purpose of his entrancef But OF
answer occurred to me-Pedro Estao
:" driven by -unpridled passions to atta'
;. the girl. ! thrust her behind me-, al
. took " step forward, with body pois
" for action. was unarmed, but car
little for that in the swift desire
come to hand grips with the brute.
" ronld hear him now, slowly and ca
tiously feeling his way toward
-. through the darkness.