Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-09-16
(cHAPTER xV-continued.)

Ever since the day when she had
seen Dyck Calhoun at Spanish Town
she had been disturbed in mind. Dyck
had shown a reserve which she felt
was not wholly due to his having been
imprisoned for manSlaughter. In one
way he looked little Older. His ply
siuue was as good or better than when
she first saw him on the hills OF Play
more. 1t was athletic, strenuous, elas-
tic. Yet there was about 1t the abandon
ment of despair-at least OF reckless
ness. That much was to be said Tor
him, that he had not sought to innu-
ence her to his own advantage. She
was so surrounded In America by men
who knew her wealth and priced her
beauty, she was so much figure In
Virginia, that any reserve with regard
10 herself was noticeable. She was
enough feminine to have pleasure In
the fact that she was thought desirable
by men; yet it played an insignificant
part in her life. 1t did not give her
conceit. 1t was only like frill on
the skirts of life. 1t did not play any
part in her character. Certainly Dyck
Calhoun had not flattered her.
That one to whom she had written.
as she had done. should remove him.
self from the place Of the deserving
friend, one whom she had not deserted
while he was in Jail as criminal
that he should treat her so, gave every
nerve thrill of protest. At the lodg-
ings in Spanish Town, after Dyck Cal
houn mad left, her mother had briefly
said that she had told DyCk he could
not expect the conditions Of the Play
more friendship should be renewed; ;
that. in effect. she had warned him
of. To this Sheila had said that the
killing OF a man whose life was bad
might be punishable. In any case.
that thing was In another land, under
abnormal conditions; and, with utter
lack Of logic, she saw no reason why
he should be socially punished in ia
naica for what he had been legally
DuniShed for in Ireland. AS for the
mutiny, he had done what any honest
man Of spirit would do; also, he had
bv great bravery and skill brought
victory to the kings fleet in West In
dian waters.
Then 1t was she told her mother
how she had always dlsObeyed her
commands where DyCk was concerned; :;
that she had written TO him while he
was In jail i; that she had come TO
Jamaica more 10 see him than to re-
form Salem; that she had the old Gel
tic. spirit OF brotherhood, and she
would not be driven from II. In sud
den burst of anger her mother had
charged her with deceit; but the girl
said she had followed her conscience,
and she dismissed II all with a ges-
ture as emphatic as her mothers an
ger.
That night they had dined with Lord
Mallow, and she saw that his atten-
fions had behind them the deep pur-
pose Of marriage. Lord Mallow had
ability and knew how 10 use it; and
he was never so brilliant as on this
afternoon, for they dlned while 1t was
still daylight and hardly evening.
II saw mans heG.i on pole on
my way back to Kings house. You
have 10 use firm methods here" Shella
said. 1T Is not all a rose garden. You
have 10 apply force?"
Lord NiuIlOw smiled Crirnly. "C'est
la force morale tOujOurS."
"Ah. | should not have thought 1t
was moral force always" was the
irOnical reply.
We have criminals here" declared
the governor with apl0mb, "and they
need some handling, | assure you. We
have In this island one Of the worst
criminals In the British empire"