The Washington times., 1922-11-12
CHAPTER XVIII.

Dan Revell announced to
- his host his intention of
leaving Thurston Cottage the
following day. 1t was an
announcement which afforded
Billy something very like relief.
To Sally It was an utterly unex-
pected shock. Just for moment
she found herself holding to the
edge Of the table, with q queer
dimness before her eyes, and .
singing In her ears.
Going! Dan Revell was going!
She looked across at him. smiling,
outwardly perfectly at ease, unre.
GREETING, and = lump rose in her
throat. OF course she had known
that he must 60 sometime. Che
was quite foolish to be startled,
or even surPrised-but-
She steadied herself with
fierce determination, but as she
rose to follow Fancy she bit her
lip to still It's trembling, and she
did not glance at Dan - he held
the door open for them 10 pass
out. On the threshold Fancy
paused.
81 will say goodnight" she said
quietly offering him a cool hand.
81 have a very bad headache, and
I shall 60 straight to my room. /
may see you, Of course, before
you leave. If not-good-bye"
She smiled at him, her eyes hold
ing his for a steady second. He
looked deep into them, then bowed.
"Oh, no" he protested-and
there was something in his voice
that brought a flash of appre-
hension to her glance-'T do not
think l shall say-good-bye-yet!
Just-good-night"
A moment later the door closed.
Fancy moved rather slowly to the
staircase, and after a seconds h Il
tation Sally followed her.
"Let me come up and brush your
hair" she said. II won't stay
long"
But she did stay, long after
Fancy, soothed by the steady,
rhythmic strokes of the soft brush,
had fallen to sleep among the
cushions of her deep chair. Sally
sat on the window sill behind her,
looking out at the stars, the youth
flown oddly from her face, her
amber eyes unwontedly tired. 1t
was not until the clock struck ten
that she stirred. Then she found
that she was shivering. As she
reached out to pull the window to
she caught sight of Dams figure In
the moonlight below. Her face
was in shadow-behind her Fancy
breathed softly and regularly.
"Come down" the man called
softly. T-there's something I've
got to say to you"
Sally drew back and shut the
window. Her heart had leaped
suddenly, a little pulse In her
throat was throbbing. An instant
she stood motionless, then. she
caught up a wrap of Fancy's, flung
it round her, and passing out of
the room, ran lightly down stairs.
The moon slid behind a cloud
as she passed softly into the
garden. Then, with little gasp
she stopped short. Dams figure
loomed up suddenly before her,
Dams face glimmered white,
strained, passionate in the dusk.
Then his arms went out and closed
around her.
81 couldn't go" he whis-
pered, breathlessly, eagerly against
her quivering lips-"I couldn't go
without this! Without hearing
you say-just once-that you love
me! You've got to say it, sweet
heart - sweetheart - you've got
tor
He was trembling from head to
foot, and the girl gasped, shiver-
ing, startled, quivering to the very
depths of her at the passion Of his
touch-the fierceness of his mouth
against hers.
She was shaken to the very
soul, awed, amazed, giddy with the
overwhelming surge Of her own
emotions. For q moment she
closed her eyes. Dams voice came
again, as from a great distance.
"Say It" he was whispering.
"Say it-say it."
Vor,, slowIv Sally oneuod heV