Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-30
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What has gone before Sir
Oliver Tressilian, renowned for
his exploits on the Spanish Main,
is betrOthed to ROsamund GOdoi-
phin; but because of personal en-
nifty growing out of land dis
putes the marriage is opposed by
Rosamund's brother, Peter, and
her guardian, Sir kiIligrew.
Oliver, incensed at Sir Johns
references to him as pirate"
engages him in duel and de-
feats him. He then proceeds
to GOdOlphin Court to apprise
Rosanund of the affair.-NOw
go on with the story.
CHAPTER U-COntinued
TIC found her in her bower
a light, turreted chamber
on the mansions eastern
side, with windows that looked
out upon that lovely sheet of
water and the wooded slopes be-
yond.
She rose with a little eXclama-
ton of gladness when he APP
peared under the lintel-scarce
tigh enough to admit him with
out stooping-and stood regard
ing him across the room with
frightened eyes and flushing
cheeks.
Like her brother. she was
tawney headed and she was di-
vinely tall, though as yet her
figure in it's girlishness was al
most too slender for her height.
IT had not looked for YOU so
early"-she was beginning, when
she observed that his counte-
nance was oddly stern.
"Why-wEat has happened?"
she cried, her intuitions clamOr-
ing loudly of some mischance.
"Naught to alarm you, sweet:
yet something that may VeX
YOU" He set an arm about that
lissom waist of hers above the
swelling farthingale, and gently
led her back to Ter chair. then
flung himself upon the window
seat beside her
You hold Sir John Killigrew
in some affection?" he said be-
tween statement and inquiry.
why, yes. He was our
guardian until my brothers came
OF full age"
Sir Oliver made a wry face.
Aye, there's the rub. Well,
I've all but killed him."
Size drew back into her chair.
recoiling before him, and he saw
horror leap to her eyes and
blanch her face. He made haste
to explain the causes that had
led to this; he told Ter briefly of
the calumnies concerning him
that Sir John had put about to
vent his spite at having been
thWarted in the matter of his
coveted license to build at Smith
ick.
Guided. Il knew these tales con-
corning me We're abroad. and |
held them in the same CONTEMPT
as l hold their utterer. But he
went further, Rose: he poisoned
your brothers mind against me.
and Re stirred up in him the
sIumbering rancor that in NV
fathers time was wont to lie be.
tween our houses. Today Peter
came to me with the clear intent
TO make quarrel. He affronted
me as no man has ever dared"
she cried out at that. her all
ready great alarm redoubled. He
smiled.
DO not suppose that I could
harm him. He is your brother.
and, so. sacred to me. He came
10 tell me that no betrothal was
possible between us, forbade me
ever again to visit Godolphin
Court. dubbed me pirate and
vampire to my face and reviled
my fathers memory. tracked
the evil of all this to its source
III hllllSreW, and rode straight
10 AfWenack to dam that source
Oh taisehood for all time. l did
not accomplish quite so much as
L intended. You see, [ am frank.
my Rose. 1t may be that Sir
John will live; if so l hope that
ne may profit by his lesson. /
have come straight to YOU" he
concluded. that YOU may hear
the tale from me before another
comes to malign me with false
stories of this happening.
cried.
Alas" he sighed.
She sat very still and white
looking straight before her ana
not at all at Sir Oliver. At length
she spoke.
Il am not skilled in req ding
men. she said in sad. small
voice. How should | he. that am
but maid who has led Il clois.
tered life? was told of YOU hat
YOU were violent and passionate.
man of bitter enmities. easily
stirred TO hatreds, cruel and
ruthless in the persecution OF
Them
You, too, have been listening
sued as if he had not spoken.
and all did I refuse to believe
because my heart was given too
10 Sir I'h0, he muttered. and
lauched shortly.
An this I was told" she rur-