Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-01
.YrS- sh. sid. r.itins.

so ] had myself appointed You
don't obiecty- be asked her when sh.
Id not answer bat sat looking NJ
him
Object. nor she said why
mine Ye; ! don't understand IT, she
added somewhat suspiciously. II
SEEMED to her that II might be another
scheme Of evasion or delay on his
part-to keep her from doing xhat she
intended to
7 thought he said. that perhaps
you might thank ne for i'll But you
~ill-you1l understand II isser. That's
the first point Now the second point
in my scheme: I've arranged IL now.
what you wanted. so that you srr no
longer Adelaide Rutherfori-thaf ia
you viii no, have the unpleasant fea-
tures Of her, I've fixed II so you will
be no longer under that cloud Of being
legally Insane
THAT does not change the real SIT.
usson about Adelaide Rutherford she
objected, the one thing that would
be almost Impossible to bear
'What7-
Her reputation OF having been In
sane
Her reputatlon.- - said. with
whomr'
sne or course did not know Directly
Il guess you DON'T he said you
Innocent! Do you Imagine that the
GorEam family ever let that be knownt
Is II customary TO advertise family
skeletons? Not half dozen people Ia
the world know il: aud they. you NAV
be sure. always have been and viii
be strangely silent"
Even II they are" said Mary Man
chester. stIll obstinste. that will make
no difference in my plans. I'm not
Adelaide Rutherford I'm Mary Man
chester and wont be Adelaide Ruth
erford much longer" she said. lush
lns. growing n little angry.
That's IT." he said. smiling. -thats
just IT, The third point OF our com
promisel'
"Our compromise7" she echoed after
him.
Don't you know he asked. and
caught her hsnd-but not yet her eyes.
ne" she said with somewhat ques-
tlonable trutnfulness.
Il want you TO be--iet us say-Mrs.
Gorgam." he explained with his half.
mocfing but now comparatively seri-
Gus smile. "Wlll you agree-to my
compromiser"
He was greatly surprised BY her
next action
NO" she said. springing to her feet
No" she said vehemently. NO
mol won't have IL so I'm Mary
Manchester. I've never been Adelaide
Rutherford, and I WON'T won't-I
won't! I'm going back to be declared
what am legally.
Another thing" she said. still find.
ing objections, is that money. II
doesn't belong to me. II belongs TO
you. Why keep up this farce" she
asked. this awful farce Of q Trust
for me. when you know Just who
amf-
Il thought" he said with a some
what less certain smile. that was one
Of the fine points Of my scheme II
! controlled that the Trust, would
control all the money and incidentally
youl''
But she was obstinate. he found
surprisingly SO for so frall creature.
I've done wrong she insisted. II
know H. And I'll take my punishment
I'm going TO be Mary Manchester again
some way. And then I'm going as far
away AS l can-away from here and
Nd IL
perately to wrench herself free.
80 you don't like my compromise?"
he said. releasing her at last with a
rather wry smile. He was clearly both
surprised and disappointed.
NO" she answered. 1T Is neither
right nor honest-nor anything"
"Listen'" he said. catching her hand
and holding her. He looked down into
her flushed face. Listen" he said
sternly. you young crimlnall want
to talk TO you-and I shall. Let US
go back" he proposed. "and take the
old method Jasper Haig always used
to use. Let's work out the theory Of
Q possible case
Suppose" he said. when she found
herself unable to get away. but still
did not answer. "a case where young
woman--who is incidentally. l may say.
very good TO look af-saves a mans
life at the very great risk Of her own"
She tried to speak then. but he would
not permit her
And suppose she had crazy idea
that she had done wrong. and must 70
through and take her punishment
and straighten everything out public
ly. in spite of all reason and common
sense. Calling herself q criminal
She tried again in vain TO get away
from him.
And then suppose the man. whose
life she had saved. and who was also
for other good and sufficient reasons
absolutely determined to marry her.
offered her most reasonable compro-
mise-by which ms his y-ffe he r.outa