Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-09

WILLIAM MacHARG
EDWIN BALMER
..-.,,t by Little, Brown and Company
oyAp7ER XIX-continued.
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cuAprER XlX-continued.
Is
sbiro beginning with her dis
sns 'y Of Eaton in the garage ana
e'yers Nth UI his leaving her and with
saa.ns AVE. 3rey's finding her in the mo,
Dona.u ia !" now she held back one word
Tor aI his name which he had told her.
eniyIi uar father listened intently.
Ha ,,,, and Mr. Eaton appear to have
iUa rather we'll acquainted, Har-
peyg" So enid "Has he told you moth
re rle+ about himself which you have not
ins auo9 Van have seen nothing con-
t. ,.n, n,, him, which you have not
told% -,,,o1-,,, hack r. the
,,Io game; she felt fush' when ms
II,nI 2 ewes could rot see, dyeing her
cheeks and forehead.
'" Tbe hind man waited for a mo-
. 1870 he nut ont his hand and pressed
i ~, boII which called the steward.
y ,.J spoke until the steward came
aroirIovn Santoine said then. quiz
,,- alnss Santoine and I have just
.r ,sood that for the present. all reports
srordtng the pursuit Of the men who
,.torod the study last night are to
made direct TO me, not through
,oss Sontofne or Mr.. Avery"
Every well, sir
cbo stfU sat silent after the steward
,,5 zone. she thought for an instant
tar father had forgotten her presence /;
Men he moved slightly
~rbat is all, dear" he said quietly.
She got up and left him, and went
!, her own rooms she did not pretend
u herself that she could rest. She
fotbed and dressed and went down.
SaIrs The library had windows fac
I,g 70 the west; she went in there
and stood looking out.
Her mind was upon only one thing
oven Of that she could not think con-
,octpdIv, Some years ago, something
che did not know what-had hap
rpned to Hugh; tonight, in some
strange way unknown to her, 1t had
Illuminated in her fathers study. He
had fought someone; he had rushed
AWAY to follow someone. Whom
Had he heard that someone in the
sudy and gone down? Had he been
fghtng their battle-her fathers and
hers? She knew that was not so.
HUGH had been fully dressed. What
bid It mean that he had said to her
That these events would either de-
roy him or would send him back to
Der aS-0s something different? Her
thought supplied no answer.
But whatever he had done, whatever
be might be, she knew his fate was
hers now; for she had given herself
him utterly She had told that to
erseIf as she fed and pursued with
In that night; she had told it to him
he later had told Though she had
bot meant to veto her father. She
(mld only pray now that out of the
vents Of this night might not come
grief to her too great for her to
lear.
She went to the rooms that had
een EatOns. The police, in stripping
penn OF his possessions, had over
GoEed his cap; she found the bit of
pay cloth and Rugged it to her. She
INSPIRED his name to herself
ugh-that secret Of his name which
Ne had kept; she gloried that she had
pot secret with him which she could
yep from them all. What wouldn't
Ney gre just to share that with her
name, Hugh!
She started suddenly, looking
rough the window. The east, above
lake, was beginning to grow gray.
e dawn was coming! 1t was be-
ming to be day!
Sne hurried to the other side of
mousse, looking toward the west,
V Gould she have left him, hurt and
Fya'ns and alone in the night! She
au not have done that but that his
aug Aer to 60 had told that il was
a'S Safety as well as hers; she
w not help him any more then
SVuld only have been in the wav,
NV"-She started to rush out. but
-aV.ed herself; she had to stay
wy muse; That was where the first
%ould come if they caught him
uen he would need her how
" more The reporters on the
WIZ" her seeing her at the win
N'"eu up to her to know fur
.a "a. ucuIarS of what had hap-
a, qua what the murder meant :
,si .a.u see them plainly in the in
,<1s light She could see the
ny had come. '''' MUSE
tsn, r''l l'e coming Of day, the I'M
et N, 1nd disorder within and
: D.. '1Se seemed to increase.
sopr5 p nu, IN the south wing, with
\ n r- s, proof doors and it's windows
= n s 'slnst the noises from the
eace On wa, was silence; and in this
II AiDa ~ r eAaer compelling, methodic
Il, N Sorto,S working; the mind OF
!, SUt ,r,., was striving, vainly as
d h to e. ''u growing chances Of sue.
ID II ts IL, together Ss, into the order in
evenly 1sy belonged and make clear