The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-03-12

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She remained silent and utterly oui.
escen,. So strong had the Inhibition
grown that she could not have told.
had she been willing TO do 40. save
under the impulse Of some oyerpow-
ering mental shock. And. armed by
the years. she grew culm MS he grew
violent. and her mind passed under
the domination of the old habit.
He let her 20 and stood beside her.
pulling at his gray beard and smiling.
Marie had never seen her father smile
at such time before. And there came
into her mind an idea which had
never seemed possible. that some day
she might yield up her secret. The
mental inhibition of lifetime was
breaking under the stress.
Dupont strobe toward the door,
stopped there. and looked back.
81 go now TO the schooner" he said.
II shall he aboard till we sail this eve
ming. II thou come 10 me before | sail
and tell me the name, ! give thee his
life. one life for another"
What llfet What otherT cried the
girl wildly.
lie glared into her eyes, and the
look in his own was that Of man
devll.hnunted.
'posi thou think do not know" he
cried. "of Monsieur Askew and thee,
or that Madenolselle has broken her
betrothal with him because Of thee?"
He turned toward her with menncing
gesture. THE name" he Numbered.
She covered under his words. AM
the name now trcmbed upon her lips.
hut before she spoke II Dupont was
gone.
lie was gone, and she was alone In
The gIny Of the morning, watching the
grny sea henve under brightenln.
SKY. ms She had watched II oil her life.
Ana her fathers appearance In her
room seemed unreal hs dream.
All dry she watched him from the
cottage, busy nbout his ship. pIling the
logs on deck. All day she waited
stunned. and incapable of action. re-
peating over and over In her mind her
fnihcr's words. whose meaning was
nnlniclligible 10 her Yet 81. Bonlface
remained unchanged In that ruin that
had come upon her Men laughed
noisily as they str0lled from their
work at noon. children shouted nj
play: the hum OF the MIL was soft
UNDERGONE accompanying the horror IN
her hear'' " seemed ihcredibie tha'
NJ. Bonlfnce c"u'd KNOW hothlhg' whef
the wh"'e universe was Crying ou'
against her:
II was mt In the afternoon wher
she saw two figures SLOUGH toward TN
vessel. She recognized Pierre and lie
blanc. And In moment she under
stood the meaning OF their appearance
Murder was being planned, agains
Hilary. who had saved her' Sh'
watched them 20 on board, parnlyzet
with fear.
Then the power OF action, return
ing shattered the paralysis OF VII
thnt heIu mel MI" ran barehende'
IRON the cottage. through the street
~ NJ. b"nliace, toward the 'ha'ehu
she must get help there her thousht
turned instincnvely lhither' us ~
hohliAce hnd always turned Tor hl'
toward us Seigneur'
Madeleine. seated In her room VIII
her memories Of her dead. heard ih
door hell jangle. She went down. 4
see Marie IN the nall. Al the sigh
Of The girl feeling OF repulsion. wilt
and unreasonable, stlfened her. hu
when she looked into her face. sh
spoke gently.
What is ~" she asked.
"MademoiSclle" stammered the g'r
they are planning to Kill him.
Whom"
Monsieur Askew, who saved IN
from Pierre that day. Mndcmoiselle.
have only now learned what they sa
of him and me. II Is not true. An
they are going 10 murder him. ! cam
10 you to save him."
where Is hs?"
"ile Is going on hoard tonight. PEI
haps he Is there now. Pierre aud IL
blanc are waiting for him there"
wait here" cried Madeleine.
She ran back into the Chateau. m
on her cont and hnt and took r,
vulver which had lain for many year
unused In II drawer 0f cabinet. Sh
hurried to the stable. harnesscd tn
horse. and brought, the sleigh 10 III
door. She motloncd To Marie To entcl
lcapcd In. and took the relns aud IN
twO girls started along the ron
through the forest,
II was II difficult journey thrnur
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