The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-05

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there was not, nor had there been,
anything about the circumstances of
Rcderick's past, or in connection with
his supposed death and burial, which
Katherine had need to hide from her
husband. She had not told him, be-
cause it had always seemed 20 I'M
necessary to recall the dark and
heart-rending chapter In her life, or
to harass Bingham by a recital of it.
Above all things else in RATHER
ines mind was the dread that her
father and mother might discover
that their son did not lie buried in
that grave In Kentucky that was
marked with his name; that the dead
still lived; that Roderick Maxwilton
had not expiated his deeds with his
life-and any violence on Bingham's
part toward Belknap must inevitably
lead to such an exposure.
So, in that interval of a second,
| while Bing returned to her and she
chung to him, with her head on his
breast, the implse to tell him every
thing passed.
Harvard waited for her to speak,
but when she remained silent he
asked:
What is it, dear. Something trou-
bling you?"
"N-no," she replied.
Are you quite sure about that,
Katherine?"
"Of course. I am only-babyish."
"That is not like you"
"N-no. But then We are not al
ways immune from nervous shocks,
are we, Bingham"
He did not reply to the question.
Instead, he asked one, with a glance
as he did so, toward her bed that had
not been occupied.
"Why had you not gone 30 bed,
| Katherine?"
q" had callers, as l told you," she
replied. "The senorita and Betty"
What errands did they have at
such an hour to bring them
"That reminds me-" she said,
speaking rapidly, for she did not
wish to be questioned too closely
about the things that had happened
after she had said good night to her
husband "The senorita must have
seen or heard the same burglars that
disturbed Nine. Savage. She was
DCNhS AAOClACO WliCu size CdHlC Ill,
She had seen somebody prowling
about outside of the house-a man
or some men, under the trees, ]
think"
"Was that what you wished to tell
ME about when you called me back
just now?" Bing asked her; and
when she hesitated for a reply, he
added: "There was something that
you wanted to tell to me, wasn't
there, Katherine ?"
There is something that l want
to ask you, dear" she answered
evading his question, and believing
that he did not notice that she die
so, although he was aware of it, anC
~disturbingly so.
"Yes?" he replied, noncommittaIly
DO you think that it would be pos.
sible"-(the idea had just occurred tt
ner as a possible solution of her diff
cuIles)-"for us to go away some
where, very early in the week.-Mrs.
for a short trip-somewhere-any
where at all?" Being well into tn
subject, she warmed to it, and wen
on rapidly: 'The guests need no
hinder us, you know, if you can ge
away from the bank. And l dom
care to stay long. anywhere. / woul
so much like to go away alone wit
you for a short trip, somewhere
Bingham"
Harvard smiled a bit grimly, al
though Katherine did not notice thai
That sounds" he said, Every muc
as if there is SOMEBODY here-a ma
or a woman, or both-that you woul
like to be rid Of" He hesitated JUS
Z an instant. and added "Is there sue
N a person?"
/ "Why-er-perhaps, dear. / ha
ID not thought about it in just that way
a but"
j "Have you forgotten, sweethear
~. That you have one guest here VII
cannot very well be gotten rid {
r f5r another whole week without gi'
ing o%ffense? Nine Savage make
s. her dates for months ahead and is
exact about them as a railway scheI
al ule. Don't you remember that it
lg only a short time since you told h,
ne that we would remain at inquest q
\ summer, and that you asked h
=, down here for as long a stay as 81
he could make-and she told you Il
ou date when she would come-whiS
er she kept-and the date, twelve da,
Ell, later, when she would leave US. "
can't send her away, Katherir
ur She'd be lost. 1t would upset her e
nj tire system to interfere with h
timetable of dates"
gu Katherine nodded without repl
ne ing.
OF Besides" Harvard went on, "yo
no weekend entertainment that beg
ks. rire days ago has Just developed in
IN { house party. Deming and Sea,
he Cora Crane and d. Loring mean
is stay as long as you viii keep thel
M and-well, there's Belknap, too.
- seems to ike it 50 well here that
shouldn't wonder if he decided To st
all summer. No, Katherine, / do
think that We can pitch them all IL
the highway and go away; but, if y
like, you can give notice that we "
clcss the house a week hence"
I'D He was watching her closely VIII
= he talked, although his tome was