The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-08

~ len her Tor a long time
minutes. perhaps. or hours,
But al last she was very
tired and very cold. 30 tired that she
threw herself weakly on the bed, in
her dressing. gown. because she
couldn't cit Up All through the rest
Of the dark hours she lay shivering,
and did not even trouble TO roll her
self In tho warm down coyerlet spread
lightly over the bod.
Yet morning came and her heart
beat on. She did not even feel very
~. only weak, with a wiry throbbing
Of each separate nerve in her head.
She had meant 20 use the quiet hours
to decide what must be done next,
but always, when she had tried to
pin her mind 20 the question. Il had
ESCAPED like a huttering moth, and
turned 20 self pity. or 20 calling up
pictures OF the past which brought
tears 70 her eyes
As she hesltated Knight--who was
a knight no longer in her eyes
opened the door very softly. not 70
disturb her " she slept. In the morn
inG light which paled the uncurtained
window their eyes met.
Il have not changed my mind"
Annesley said.
"You are very good, a worry noble
woman. II I were the only one 10
suffer by being denounced / don't
think I'd care much, az things have
turned out. But there are others.
And above ALL there's you. You
could patch UP your life, but
you'd have 20 suffer more or less n !
wero dragged over the Goals. And so.
taking everything together, I'm
thankful 10 accept your generosity.
You must-whatever else we de-
eide-you must give up the girl
stammered from her pillows and
could not bring herself 10 finlsh.
Well. I might get cable hurryinr
me across 20 the other side. and--you
mlsht 60 along"
( "Oh!"
In Texas rvc got some land-a
/ ranch. n isn't worth much. I'm afraid.
but came by Il honestly for me.
/ ] won II at poker from man named
Jack Haslett BE was devil for
cards. but Il didn't matter. lie was
Z rich: and he said he had "a better
ranch that he lived on. Hes dead
now-Wag near dead then. Of con-
sumption. lie liked me- Said no
was GLAD won tho ranch. Il was only
a bother 10 him.
II was with Jack when nc died.
and did what ! could 10 ease him
at the end. He was grateful. aud
what money his bad luck at cards
had left him he wllled 70 me. II was
only $4,000"
7 don't know what Texas is ike.
! III.
thing would be better than the life
you're leading now"
Anneslsy hung up her arms In a
gesture OF abandonment let II e
al that" she sighed. until car
think ~ something better"
Very we'll. We won't argue tina,
part yet. Tho thing 10 mako sure OF
At the moment r. this: Do I get a
cn,bIe. say. on the day every ones
leaving Valley House, calling mo back
10 America on urgent business ane
do ] take you with msf'
Annesiey's thoughts raced through
her head aud would not stop. Kuigh
did not speak. He was waiting viii
outward patience for her decision
| II seemed that she would nevcI
know what 70 say. She was about Z
tell him In despair that she must haV'
the rest Of the day 10 make up hel
mind, but before She could speal
Parker knocked a. the door.
I'm 90 with YOU" tho girl said
hastily, ION tho ship, but ate
that"-Parker knocked again.
Come mi" called Anncsley.
Thank YOU" Knight said, gettini
I'd from hts chair near her bed.
Don't thank me. -
But Parker had opened tho door
All that was conventional and agree
ably commonplace in the lives O
happy. weli-to-do people geemod Z
enter the room With nor.