Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-10
CONTINUED from our last issuc)


CHAPTER IL
Darragh. in blanket outfit, a pair
of snow-shoes on his back, a rife
in his mittened hand, came trudg-
ing up from the lake. He and Stor-
mont watched Lannis riding away
with the wv horses.
He'll make it all right. but it's
time he started" said the latter.
Darragh nodded: Some storm.
Where is Eve?"
an her room"
What is she going to do, Jack?
"Marry me as soon as possible.
She wants to stay here for a few
days but l can't leave her here
alone. 1 think I'll telephone to
Ghost Lake for a sleigh"
"Let me talk to her." said Oar
ragh in a low voice.
do you think you'd better-at
such a timer"
Il think it's a good time. 1t will
divert her mind. anyway. / want
her to come to Harrod Place"
"She won't" said Stormont grim
".
"She might. Let me talk to her"
Stormont hesitated, looked at him,
nodded. Darragh stood his rifle
against the bench on the kitchen
porch. Iney SnteIeu tHo hOuSc
slowly and met Eve descending the
stairs.
The girl looked at Darragh. as
tonished, then her pale face flushed
with anger.
what are you doing in this
house" she demanded ~unsteadily.
Have you no decency, no shame?"
yes he said, q am ashamed
of what my kinsman has done to
you and yours. That is partly why
1 am here"
"You came here as a spy" she
said with hot contempt. You lied
about your name; you lied about
your purpose. You came here to
betray Dad! If he'd known it he
would have killed your.
Eyes, he would have. But-do
you know why I came here, Eve?"
1--WE told you!"
"And you are wrong. I didn't
come here to betray Mike Clinch; l
came to save him"
DO you suppose I believe a man
who has lied to Dad?" she cried.
81 don't ask you to, Eve. I shall
let somebody else prove what I say.
I don't blame you for your attitude.
God knows I don't blame Mike
Clinch. He stood up like a mar to
Henry Harrod. All I ask is to
undo ONT of the rotten things that
my uncle did to you and yours. And
that is partly why 1 came here"
The girl said passionately:
Neither Dad nor I want anything
from Harrod Place or from you!
Do you suppose you a come here
after Dad is dead and pretend you
to make amends for what your
uncle did to us?"
Eve" said Darragh gravely,
1--WE made some amends already.
You don't know it, but l have. . .
may not believe it. but 1 liked I
your father. He was a real man.
Had anybody done to me what
Henry Harrod did to your father
have behaved as your father be-
haved; I'd never have budged from
spot; I'd have hunted where
I'd have borne an implacable
against Henry Harrod and
Harrod Place. and every soul in it,"
The girl silenced, looked at him
without belief.
He said: "I am not surprised that
you distrust what 1 say. But the
nan you are going to marry was a
unior officer in my command.
ave no closer friend than Jack
AllO14l' 9o AAAII hAitLllEI 1 all
o be believed"
Astounded, the girl turned a
i~ncredulous face to Stor-
mont.
He said: you may trust Darragh
s you trust me. 1 don't know what
e has to say to you, dear. But
Yhatever he says will be the truth"
Darragh said, gravely: Through
misunderstanding your father
anne into possession of stolen prop
rty, Eve. He did not know it had
cen stolen. 1 did. But Mike
finch would have believed me if 1
ad told him that the case of jewels
4 his possession had been stolen
rom a woman. . Quintana stole
Dem. By accident they came into
&r fathers possession. 1 learned
{ fhNa I had promised this woman -,
D recover her jewels.
II came here for that purpose,
I've. And for two reasons: first,
ecause 1 learned that Quintana also
vas coming here to rob your father
i these gems; second, because,
When I knew your father. and
new you, I concluded that it would