The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-08-02

covered, that l had sent for him
spoiled my plan. 1t is evident enough,
isn't it? Wait, c.. B. You need not
ask questions; [ will tell you all that
[ will say in almost one sentence. l
sent for Roderick MaXwilton to come
here. 1t was my wish that he should
make h mself known to his father and
mother after he had had a talk with
his sister. | believed that / could
| persuade him to do it. In case he
should insist upon not doing is l had
made no my mind to go away with
him. = that plain enough, c. By"
He nodded.
eff he consented to my plan, |
meant to bring him directly into the
) house, to Mrs. Harvard's room-and
tomorrow morning you would have
seen the end of your career, no mat
ter what the consequences would have
been to me, or to him, or to anybody.
You spoiled both or either Of those
plans by finding and reading that
letter. l told you that l had sent for
MIN, and you guessed the rest. You
guessed who l had sent for, and why
l had summoned him.. He did not
come at the appointed hour. l de-
cided that he had declined both of my
pleas: the one to make himself
known to his parents-because he
breads the effect Of it upon them as
much as his sister does; and the other
one Tin case he refused the fiTst), my
offer TO go away with him to thC
other side Of the world-away from
you ami your schemes, forever an,
ever. If he had taken me at my wore
in that would have gone with him
and that is why l wrote and left tina
letter for Mrs. Harvard, that yol
found and read. When | returne
and found you here, and knew tina
you had read my letter, both of m,
plans, or either of them, wer
1 spo,led-particularly that one upo
n which [ had hoped the most; to 9
y away with Roderick Maxwilton, an
h to escape from you forever"
While Roberta talked, Belknap N
garded her with a careless, althoug
n nscrutable smile. There was a con
n mlnglinS of amusement, interest an
concern in his expression. He hs
- succeeded in removing nearly all
~ the outward evidences of his encou
Oh ter with Bing Harvard under the tire
and he was really handsome-even
he a little diabolical-in the gree nti
lis of the shade over the desk light. /
MT shrugged when she finished.
Sometimes" he said, 81 wond
nd why you don't take yourself off wi
your Roddy-Max. You have succee
uo ed so we'll in keeping him out of l
~ sight tnat it is a little bit stran
70. that you don't get out of it, toe
Va only, | guess, that you know pre-
raj well thai you couldn't keep out of
Of Also l sometimes wonder why-sil
ind | wouldn't know him by sight
doesn't slip a knife betWeen my ri
nor or put a bullet into me; one m
crime TO his record would not ma
him SO much worse off than he
now. But / guess that"
IL He stopped, for Roberta's ewes W
to suddenly glowing. His words
vice given her an idea Roderick had $
he nothing about it in their intervi
his but Their that would be like HIM
en- keep silent.
She spoke quickly, impulsively.
said:
lean "Therc are marks of rex
WIN scratches on your face, G. B.
ners have tried to hide them, but they
'ests there. | saw you fighting, under
trees, tonight. Oh, yes, / saw emo
%. to understand what was happen.
on and / know now, by your name
:. your words, that you have not
the message | dropped TO you I
J OF the balcony, and so, it follows
the man you were struggling
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