The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-04-20
WCrace Miller White
illustrated byRHLMingstone
Copyright BY LttleSBrown ard Company

'I'll telephone TO Ithaca for an smbu
lance"
Sternly he directed a look OF DISCUS
at Poliy. He hated attending tn
squatters anyway, and never wouli
have consented TO enter the Silent Cit!
II Robert Percival had not come 70
him.
Aghast at the horror OF the emer
gency. POllyop seeiaed not TO notle'
the phy sieisn's contempt
''Is he goin' 90 die. misterr sh.
queried paintively.
II don't know" he replied Ia grun
indecision. as he prepared q draught
When everything within humat
power had been done for Oscar Ben
nett, Robert allowed the doctor to pass
out of the hut before him, Then like
a shot, he turned back TO Polly's side
His eyes blazed with jealousy; and
quickly IL crossed her mind that he
was going to strike her. on How she
wished he would aud then take back
all the cruel words he had hurled al
her
"when you said you loved me, you
lied" he gritted sasagely. "You knew
all the time you had him. You let me
kiss you You said love was the
greatest thing In the world oh. God
How | wish / coul hate your
Polly could not speak. neither could
she move. Imprisoned tragedy lay In
the depths of her eyes. II he had been
less violent. she would have lmplored
him to trust her.
Perciyal really hoped she would re-
sent his accusatiors. Stormy denials
would have been sweet music to his
ears He would have welcomed even
was less msddening than this sinister
silence that seemed to put the stamp
Of truth upon his cousins explanation
OF Benefits presence.
why don't you speak7" he rnsped
When she showed no signs of an
swering. he turned to GO The door
was swinging in his hand. but he did
not pass out. II was as though the
agony scorching him fused all his emo
tions; and In a fash he realized that
he loved her just the same No matter
what she had done he loved her. and
no woman Ia the world could or would
take her place.
He whirled around and with one
swecr gathered her into his arms. Tn
~ the man on the bed. he
showered kisses upon her hair, her
eyes and lastly scared her lips by his
caresses.
Trust mel" she gasped please
trust me"
A contemptuous laugh fell from him.
Trust your" he grated. THAT l
will not I'll never trust you again.
But you're mine just the same. Do
you hearl You belong TO me, But
after this I'll watch every step you
AXE and-and-"
He almost crushed her into uncon-
sciousness. and she hung in his arms
a fragile. beaten thing. too tired TO cry
put. too weak to plead.
Then. all Of a sudden. Robert loos-
aned his hold upon her, strode to. the
ioor and without a backward glance.
opened Il and was gone.
For long time after he had left the
nut prone upon the rough shanty
boards. she strained her eyes at the
ioor. as II a ghost had just passed
through t.
Granny Hopes voice called her
iame. and she came llmping out Of
Ter room on her sli.k.
Il heard lot o. folks talkln'. Pol 4
yop." she said, "an' got awful pains
ouight Its the storm. ] guess"
Almost exhausted. Pollyop forced .
ierself to stand up.
You hadn't ought 20 be out of bed .
irauuy she demonstrated. "ien. l Z
'uess its the raiI what makes you .
.che~
Then Mrs. Hci noticed BcI''reit. .
iis eyss gazed ai ser a moment aud
ben moved hack 70 Poily.
The ga wamnn batbled io the col
nd Poiy came % her ssie silently.
Hes awful sek ! guess. siu'I hey
.hserved Mrs Hcar looking 49, INTO
D. girls face
Yep The Affirmative was but
.reatA
"G6ln 10 de. huhTr whispered the
.her
A desp sob rose 10 the girls lips
.r0uEhf simoss 70 utterance By her In
ense sseerinE
-Meab. wss az she could say
-roor man. the woman muttered
rrinkling ~ her face. ~Dyins ssfui
ard tt.ng Tor sosne felix's
A startled errression. smoothing