Evening star., 1924-04-12

tCoutinucd from Yesterdays Starr
"Cousiier Richard. rather" the fair
tcmptrcsS mLGC answer eagerly. BE
sure that Nlr. Widing Will save you
an humiliation. Hen noc deny YOU
Vt n word frcn YOU L know VIA. an
S'vcr h" VII make. He will refuse
10 push IN" matter forWard-ac-
fuCw edge himself in the wrong. 40
whatever you may ask him. He can
Il" it Non" viii question his courage.
il has been proved too often" She
rose and came 20 Ruth. She set her
arm about her waist again, and
r"ured Shrewd persuasion over her
.'usin'S indecision. 'Tonigh. you'r
thank me for this thought" she as
~if"d her. why do EOd pause? Are
&"u so selfish as to think more uf tn
tile humiliation that may await you
than OF Richards life and honor"
No, no." Ruth protested frebiN.
W hat them Is Richard to so out
ana Siay his honor by i show of fear
o"tor" he is slain himself by the man
hy has inSulted?"
TN 60" said Ruth Nov' mat the
resolve was taken she was brisk. i'm
Iatient. Come, Diana. lot Jerry sad
Hle for US. Well ride t. Zoyland
chas" ut once"
They went without q word to
Richard. who 'sas stjIl cloSeted with
EaildUCeN, and. riding forth. they
crossed the river and took the road
that skirting Sedgem"or, runs south
TO Weston ZcyIand They rod. with
Iltne said until they cam" To the
point Nher" tAe road branches on thc
left. throwin'- out an arm frrcss the
moor toward ChedZoy, i NIL" or so
sh'r RI of Ioy'and Chase. He" Diana
lrined in with a Sharp. gasp Of pain.
i;ulh checked and cried to hnow what
allied her
III is tho sun. I think" muttereI
Diana, her hand 10 her brow. Il
am sick and ~iddy-" And she ,1ippsn
5eavily } 4" the ground. In an in
Stant Ruth had dismouuted aud was
beside hgr, panan was pale. which
lent cplCr IL hcr complaint for
Ruth was not to know that the plllor
spraug from her agitation in wonder
Ing whether tn" ruSe III" attempted
would succeed ar not.
short stones throw from where
they had halted stood ,t rottal-a nack
from the road in a littl" piot Of
ground. the property of 4 kindly Cid
woman known - both. Ther Diana
Expressed the wish to resr II while
Ind thithcr they took their way. Ruth
l.ldiug both horses an supporting
l.r faltering cousin. The dame was
III ~o.ICitudc. Diana WIS I'D into
l.sr parlor, and what could he done
E,aS done. Her COrSagc was lo0scued
water drawn from the VIII ard
brought her TO drink and Lathc hex
brow.
She sat back langufdly. her head
iolbug SideWi<c against one Of the
wings Of the great chair, and Ian
EU3dIE assured them she would be
better soon If She We're but allowed! Z,
rest a while. Ruth dreN up a stool
- st beside her. for all that her
SoUif fr"tted at this delay. What +
IL consequence Sh" should reach 10Y
Lind Chase too late--to find that Mr.
NiidfHs had -On" forth already :?
I'ut even - she vas about to sit it
seemed that the same thought had of
sudden come TO Diana. The girl
leaned forward, thrusttng-as if by
al cifurt--some of her faintnesS from
DO not wait for me, Ruth" she
begged.
You must not" the other insisted
Think what it may 'mean-Richard's
Ire. perhaps. No, no. Ruth, dear.
Go on; 20 on to Zoyiand. I'll follow
You i'm n few minutes
III wait for You" saId Ruth with
Irmncss
At that Diana rose. ana IN rising
staggered. Then we1l push on at
once she gaSped as ir speech Itself
were an eXcruciating effor-.
But you are in no case 20 st1ni!'
sa.d Ruth. sit. Diana Sit
Either you 20 on alone or l so
- lth YOU. but go at ono" YOU must
-tJ any moment Mr. W'ildinr may 20
forth. aud your chance = lost I'll
not nave richards blood upon my
head.
Ruth wruug her hands in her dis
may. confronted by q par!ouS choice.
Consent 20 Diana's accompanying ner
in this condition she could not; ride
"u alone to Mr.. Wilding's house was
hardly to be thought OF, and yet if
ne delayed she was cpdangerinc
richards life BY the very strength
q her natur" she was caught in the
mesh of Diana's scheme. She saw
that her hesitation was unworthy.
This was no ordinary cause no ordI-
nary occasion. 1t was L time for
heroic measures. She must ride on
nor could she consent to take Diana
And so in the end she went. hay
ing seen her cousin settled again IN
the high chair, and took with her
DiduaS fet. bile assurances that she
would follow her in q fey moments
as soon as her faintness passed