Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-04-18
CHAPTER IX-Continued
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Christopher did not hesitate for
moment. He meant 10 take every pos
slble advantage OF this, the first sign
81 any real interest in life which Ger
aid had shown for months
'Because She Is very finely
strung" he said, "and the situation
was becoming impossible for her She
was very much in love With sou. and
sou were crazy about some one else.
WAS very much In love with her, as
I always had been, and ! was ass
enough to try and persuade her TO
marry me or course" he went on,
Il ought 10 have realized the uncon-
Querable fidelity Of a nature like hers.
An ordinary woman he went on,
leaning back IN his corner and dis
cusslng the matter very much as he
would have done legal point pre-
scented for his opinion. might select
and prefer one man % all others. but
II, for some reason or other. he did not
return her affection. she would be
able, IN course OF time 10 feel pTac-.
MYRTLE could never do that She nas
that saintllke fidelity which Is the
Joy ana the curse Of the best women.
You are a very dear fellow, Gerald.
and am very fond Of you but ] some
times get fed up with your nerves.
your blindness. your grand duelfesses
aud your stark idiocy.'
Gerald sat up IN HIS place and
stared az his friend In pmazement.
How long have you been keeping
uat bottled up, Chrls?" he asked
Ever since MYRTLE turned me
down" WIS The prompt reply. "She
was as kind as she could he about f..
but she did her job like a surgeon.
Size hurt, but ! knew It was no use
ever thinking about her again that
Fny ! am dispassiouate observer
cow and ! can see the truth"
= suppose ! have been rather an
ass Geruld acknowledged. 'but you
must remember. Chris. | didn't quite
know what ! was In for when | took
ON that visit to Russia, aud don't
THINKS any one could 20 through what
h0d % 50 through without getting
howlcd over. Fancy being taken care
Of like baby by that amazing woman,
Elsa Fraucbsl Having 10 owe her
your life hnlf-a-dozen times over! See
ing that great. course creature. with
her hunk Of yellow hair, and her
breath smelling of drink ana parchonli,
Standing ap one moment and defyinr
death. and lying the next without n
lrmor to guards who would have set
us up against the wall ana shot us
CT sight Il they had known the trutr 2"
"She was M epic figure" Christie
pher declared u wonder what has
become Of her"
Heaven knows" Gerald answered.
we may meet her queeniug II III
Monte Carlo. or she may have married
a respectable German tradesman md
buried the past. She Is wealthy
enough She got that fellow Kross.
neys share 81 the money i took out.
as we'll rs her own. How these pine
trees smell Chris, And what sun.
shine one could sleep here"
Gerald leaned back in his mace with
haltclosed eyes aud Christopher was
we'll content 10 leave him alone. This
was the first time he had spoken nat.
urally of his Journey to Russia and
the terrible experience through which
he had passed An through the sum
mer months he had lain about ths
gardens NJ Hintereys, accepting nc,
rs an Inevitable burden. gaining NJ
strength sleeping little. all The tim,
engaged Ia morbid struggle with III,
tyranny 81 his nerves Nothing IN,
moved or Interested him These last
few sentences of his were the nrSt
evidences of his return 10 natr-a
outlook Physically he had shru.h or
almost to shadow There was yer,
little len ~ the eay ANA debonair youns
man Who he'd passed his arm rount
Myrtlle's waist and drawn her into IA,
car, Knocked nj ChrstOphers repou
StranccS and With few careisS,
words. bu5 up iB Nyrtfte's hesrt IN,
falrylapt ~ the en OF the road Yet
as they drew nea the place wher,
they had found aer, he seemed 4
shake on some Il his torpor Tie Ssi
up and looked about him with reuini2
cent EYES oue more bend and the,
would see the gate
Would you ike 20 stop for mo
mentl" Christopher asked Myrr.l,
Is almost certain 80 be here
THIS was mnst aSsuredlv q changed
Gerald lie was almost aisli8eut
IF you thiuk She would Ike 10 So,
Us he aSSeuted.
lie SAT- upright now. leaning iur,
forward. They were round The cor
ner to sight 81 the little grove Of
cSrresses And there "a tie gate
MYRTLE Gerald gave little excla
nation which sounded almost li6e 4
cob. His mcfeiulous stare ha8 so.oe.
thing in i alike II pain and fear
Il wrote her days ago ana said that
sc should Re passing Chrsephei
hastily explained
She stepped oef into tie Rad n