Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-05-01
CHAPTER xv-contInusa.


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His voice rang ont like a pistol-shot
How aid you know thatf"
She turned away from the rail and
threw herself back in her chair. His
hand. however, she still kept In hers.
~Uncle Joe was minister at Rio. you
know. the year II all happened" she
explained. HE told US the story years
ago-how you came back from Europe
and found things we're not just as they
should be between Margaret's mother
and your partner. and how you killed
your partner"
His nostrils qulvered a little. One
felt that the fire Of suffering had
touched him again for moment.
Yes. / killed him." he admitted.
~That Is part OF my creed. The men
who defend their honor in the law
courts are men ! know nothing Of
This man would have wronged me and
robbed me OF my honor. bade him
defend himself In any way he thought
well. II was his life or NINE He was
a poor fighter and killed him"
"And Margaret's mother died from
the shock"
"she died soon afterward."
T The starr grew paieF. The passing
vehicles. with their brilliant lights
grew fewer and fewer. The breeze
which had been so welcome at first
turned into cold night wind. She led
the way back into the room.
Il must 81" he announced
'You must 60" she echoed, looking
up at him. "Good-by r.
Hh4 was so close % HIN tnag ifit
embrace, sudden and passionate though
II was came about almost naturally.
She lay In his arms with perfect con-
tent and raised her lips to his.
He broke away. He was himself
again. seif-furious.
sLadv Cgushia.. he said. IT owe you
my most humble apologies. The evil
that IL In me does not as a rule break
out in this direction"
"You dear. foolish person." she
laughed 'that was good. not evil. You
like me, don't your But / know you
DO. There Is one crime you have al
ways forgotten 10 devel0p-you
haven't the simplest idea in the world
how 10 lie."
Yes, like you" he admitted. II
have the most absurd feeling for you
that any man ever found II impossible
TO put into words We have indeed
strayed outside the world Of natural
things he added.
"Why9" she murmured. II never
felt more natural or normal In my
life. can assure you that / am l0y-
Ing Il. feel like muslin gowns and
primroses and the scene OF those first
March vIolets underneath a warm
hedge where the sun comes sometimes
feel very natural indeed Sir Tim
othyg
@what about met" he asked harshly,
In three weeks time | shall be fifty
years old"
"And IN no time at an shall be
.hirty-and entering upon a terrible
,eriod Of spinsterhoodl"
,spfHsterhood r, he scoffed. ',EwHifiy
whenever the society papers are at
oss for paragraph, they report a
ew more offers Of marriage to the
Lady Cynthia"
Don't be sarcastic she begged. ~
haven't yet had the offer OF marriage
want. anyhow"
you'll get one you don't want In q
moment, he warned her.
She niade little grimace.
DON'T" she laughed nervously.
How am to preserve my romantic
otions Of you as the emperor Of the
riminal world II you kiss me as you
Id Just now-xnu kissed me rather
'ell--and then ask me to marry your
isn't your role. You must light 81
cigarette now, pat the back OF my
and. and swagger on TO another OF
our haunts OF vice. 10
"In other words. ! am not to pro- ne
ose?- Sir Timothy said slowly. nc
'y-oU see how decadent am" she "a
ghcd, Il want to toy with my pleas ~
res. Besides. there's that SCAMP Of a su
-other Of mine coming up to have
rink--I saw him get out OF taxi ne
I'd you couldn't get II through In 10
M, not with dignity"
The rattle Of the lift as 1t stopped clt
IS plainly audible. He stopped and sh
seed her fingers m,
4 fear some day," he murmured, IT so
IalI be a great disappointment to Jul
u"
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