The Clio messenger., 1921-10-06

i have told you, and ease her mind,
for / know she herself meant TO tell
you"
AS he went he looked at her face
closely. II was so young, so pathetic.
so pale, yet so strangely beautiful, and
her forehead was serene. That was one
OF her characteristics. In all her life.
her forehead remained untroubled and
unlined. Only at her mouth and In her
eyes did misery or sorrow show. He
looked into her eyes nOw and he was
pleased with what he saw; for they
had In them the glow Of understanding
and the note of will which said: "You
and are parted. but l believe in you,
and will not show ] am weak wOm-
an by futile horror. We shall meet no
more. but / shall remember you."
AS he turned away. Il was with the
sharp conviction that he had dealt
blow from which the girl would re-
cover, but would never be the same
again. she was rich beyond the
dreams Of avarice," but that would not
console her. She had resources within
herself, had what would keep her
steady. Her lips opened as though she
would say something, but nothing came
from them. She only shook her head
sadly. as If to say: you understand.
Go, and when you come again, Ii will
be for us to part in peace-at least In
peace"
Out in the garden he found her
mother. After the first agitated greet
ing-agitated on her part-he said:
"The story has been told, and she Is
now reading"
He told her the story of the manu-
script, and added that Sheila had car
ried herself with courage.
Presently the woman said to him:
"She never believed you killed Erris
Boyne. Well, it may not help the situ-
alton, but / say, too, that i do not be-
lieve you did. cannot understand
why you did not deny having killed
him."
II could not deny. In any case, the
law punished me for it, and the book
is closed forever"
"Have you never thought that some
one
"Yes, have thought, but who Is
there? The crowd at the Dublin 10
tel where the, thing was done we've
secret, and they would lie the apron
off bishop. No, there is no light, and,
to tell the truth, i care not now"
But if you are not guilty-it is not
too late; there is my girl If the real
criminal should appear-can you not
seer"
The poor woman, distressedly pale.
her hair still abundant, her eyes Stir
bright, her pulses aglow, as they hed
ever been, made a gesture Of appeal
with hands that were worn and tbi.i
She had charm still, in a way as greS:
as her daughters.
II can see; but, Mrs. IIyn, l have
no hope. am man whom some uA0p
fear"
Lord Mallow !" she interjected.
''He does not fear me. Why do yor
say that?"
II speak with a woman's intuRlon.
l don't know what he fears, but he
does fear you. You are a son Of his
tory; you had duel with him, and
beat him; you have always beaten
him, even here where he has been
supreme as gOvernOr-from first to
last, you have beaten him."
II hope l shall be even with him at
the last-at the very last" was Dyck
Calhoun's reply. "We were psade to
be foes. We were from the ofst.
felt it when l saw him at PiaymOre.
Nothing has changed since then. He
will try to destroy me here, but Will
see it through. The man is q fool. I
could help him here, but he will have
none of it, and he Is running great
risks. He has been warned that the
Maroons are restive, tat the black
slaves will rise if the MaroOns have
any initial success, and he Will listen
| to no advice. And up there"-he
| turned and pointed-"up there In Ire
| lawney the Maroons are plotting and
| planning, and any day an explosion
may occur. If ii occurs no one will be
safe, especially if the blacks rise too
| mean the black slaves. Thers VIII
be no safety then for any one"
For us as well, you mean?"
| For you as well as all others, and
you are nearer to Trelawney than
| most others. You are in their path.
80 be wise, Mrs. Llyn, and get back
10 Virginia as soon as may be. II Ia
letter place than this"
Ely daughter Is mistress here"
was the sorrowful reply. "She will
have her own way"
II will tell her what l fear, and she
may change her mind"
| "But the governor may want her TO
stay" answered Mrs. Llyn mona too
sagely, but with that in her mind
which seemed to justify her.
Lord Mallow--oh, If you think
there Is an influence In him to koep
her, that is another question:" said
Dyck with a grim smile. But, never
theless, ] think you should leave hero