Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-08

calm, 80 completely In conifA or
herself. advanced under a nervous
tension which ylslhly shook her
slight body. Her words confessed
she had been listening.
What was he saying 20 YOU %
Mrs. Oliver Cullen" she bcsough,.
her hands trembling on Elhrrs
shoulder what was he telling 10
your on. You must tell me. he
said Mrs. Cullen"
Nothing about her now" Ethel
cried. II mean, he was talking
about her long ago. But--but," sud
denly she collapsed IN the house
keepers arms "fm going away.
home 20 Wyoming. Mrs. VAIN. Yol
must help nae on. And II MIR. Lon.
trelle calls for me or telephones,
can not speak 10 him' can't Sc"
him, Perhaps-pcrhaps can write.
I must never meet him again"
CHAPTER XVI
EAitIY that afternoon. l.nras's
IL dependable operative reported
thu, he had followed E,hcl
c.rew to the union station wnrre
she purchased ticket AMI hrartici
train FOR sheridan. Wyoming. she
had been unattended and panty
under the stress Of strong emotion
VIVA, Ethel had told Barney was
brief and simple Ia lts nnll state.
mcnt
Dear Earney:
Il have found that I mus, leave
~ once FOR my home. some tine
later. shall know how 80 cAp.nn
what must seem madness TO YOU.
Now ! can not.
where you ara and how ynu ure
and what you are doing remain with
me the most Important things In my
life: 40 YOU must lei me know all
about yourself Ny address viii be-
Sheridan. Wyoming.
"ETllri."
II was several day. later that
Mrs. VAIN. ihc houscl.crpcr. phun,d
a request for hla 10 call
Il speak TO you. slg. Mrs VAIN
said breathlcssly. after she had
sunk into the seat. upon my own
responsibility. sir, entirely. 50
must ask you. before Say another
word. to give me your word hs a
gentleman that you will nske 10
uso Of what l shall tell--unlcas !
allow you"
i'irncy rcit his fTilscs pounding
again What n it, hc demanded
you will meet me. sir.-vh,n
you're sure you're NJ, follow
where"
AT the corner ~ Tenth and va
bash"
Barney went immediately down
town lie had 10 witt on TN corner
only few ndnute. icfufe Airs
VAIN drove up IN "a tasi AMI Invited
him In.
st. -.mk~'a Hospital" she mid IN
the driver: ard wh"" the dr"f ~.
closed, she youcifsnfed 20 BARNEY
shes had auo,hcr ois'f,'iun u
was performed the DIV icru " SO.
terday. sho rallied al nrs' bIt s.iis
later"
} Sun the housck~crer gave 49, iuii
nation VI who she wis aud iiur
ney WIS nw,fs that direct lWIu,fS
wculd 10 vain.
, Barney DID not srow her. whrn
the nurse. who Ind h-cn hrsih" 10"
bed. moved sway. md Mr. VAN
held hack ard BARNEY advanced
} alone. he wns not consctnus ~ tN"r
ha,ing seen tho woman who IT, go
! her side with her profile plin
againr, the pillow Yet nnilefIns
~ awe OF more than swe--'uns
? over him as he halted silently beside
Z tho bed
! Her fsce. ~ she lay turned toward
J him. was beautiful. though Illness
and intense suffering size hid surely
endured. Her skin was clonr and
? lovely even IN its deaihly r1iior.
: h.r halr--hiack ana abundant
!, lad ciuna ~ - iu'ter - had her
. d.rk irbws and tio hsiiss wlii'h
lay on her check Et"u nu. The
. inilotn.i,lde soul - lfer--ihai -
-cnce - her spirit whi'h Persisted
though c'n,ripusrcrg hong wis r''n~
vas hcrllnE up the Cant. inrnrs
= fen. md he wanted her 10 viii. ul.
how b.. wanted her 20 win
n seemed a. him b. had never
wished - Tor anYthcrs hfe. aud
Why Iscauss. for tho nrsi time.
% 10 wss beside soine oDe wii" 80
iensss 10 him by bioodf Because
: she was lis-my,hety