Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-12
By Elizabeth Jordan
&c b. The Century Cal
WNTU Service.
CHAPTER XII-Continued


lied By grandfather's Illness. no one
would have missed Us" She checked
herself as a new thought occurred TO
her.
"Have you noticed how different the
servants areT' she abruptly asked.
'Im afraid" murmuFed Renshaw,
they ere resenung mew
She glanced at him.
you mean"
ITS natural enough. Ny position
here is-Bell. odd, at the best. l;
would annoy almost any servants, ]
suppose They are probably afraid
vein interfere with the domestic end
though II course thar rs tie last thing
I should think Of doing" lie hesltated
moment. And I haven't forgotten
your grandfaJher's Instructions 70
watch"
~You don't think that meant any.
thing newf You didn't think 50 at the
time"
perhaps not" he conceded. "But
there's no harm In keeping ones eyes
open However. don't let's talk about
those things. Let's talk about-you."
She looked al him In quick sur
prise Il was the first time he had
sounded tie personal note. The unex-
pectedness OF It startled her. but only
for a moment She smiled. and the
smile Illuminated her beautiful face.
what DO YOU want 70 knowY'
"Why you dislike me 80 much"
II don't dislike you" she soberly
assured him.
"Yon did"
Possibly I did Yes. think did
But that seems long ago--so much has
happened SINGER
"WH you tell me the truth about
somethlngT' He spoke almost under
his breath.
IF ] can"
"Then. why aid you dislike me in
the first place? Your feeling was one
Of actual antagonism. on what was
1t hased7 There's usually reason
Tor a feeling as strong MS that"
She hesltated, sitting very still 10
the big chair. her hands crossed in
her lap her ewes On the fire. lie
watched her, knowing that he could
never forget the picture sha made
Possibly / could tell you" she said
at last. III you win tell me first Why
you dlsiiked me-"
lie laughed out boylshly The sound
gave her queer little thrill She had
not known he could laugh like that
THAT'S fair" he conceded. "and ]
Will tell you ! saw that you desplsed
me, and resented It. MS any man
would resent such an aIront 10 his
well lex Us say his self-respect"
She flushed.
II umss have been ahomlnahly rude
"Oh. no. you we're never rude. You
merely took no special pains 10 con
ceal what noyelists Ike 10 call the
nature Of your feelings What | alI
trying 70 get at." he patiently repeat
ed, els the explanation OF those par
tlcular feelings
"Wtw-I-I--" She was stammprinl
helplessly now. trying 10 find pleasant
words for an unpleasant admission. A
rising wind hammered In the big chin
ney.
''You didn't trust meia
ut didn't exactly amount to that"
'What II dld amount to-" ne per
sisted, was that you thought / wa,
about one-tenth OF man--that hat
come ont Of the sanntorlum without
polse, without courage without self
respect Wasn't that itT'
You are making IT entirely tot
strong. she protested warmly. "If
had thought an those things I should
have been sorry for YOU sympntheuc
mean What | felt in you was q kind
Of inner force ANA domination that sos
exercised perhaps unconsclously. but
without--Rithout-
without the real things to hack II
M, be somberiy finished for her. =
understand"
She went ON. without observing the
shadow rhat had fallen over his face
and almost as Il she had not heard
him speak.
Then / discovered that there was
something hack of g." she said. IN d
voice So low tHat ne Had 10 lear
toward BIER 20 hear clearly. Il dis
covered that when there was any.h!a.
70 he done you CID It. learned taat
though you tax about nerves. you at
ways keep your had fin an emergency
] found that you hat tact aud an auIas
Ing Een1eness She broke o9. 10,
you think / can ever forget how wen
derful you were IN the black hole 81
that clesetT"
ANY other man would have haer
a. wonderful" be Tested. "Proaabl,
almost any other maa would hav,
found some way OF getting you out
sooner"
tie felt suddenly iubllabt. exnberant
An ayiery os Joy birds seemed singing
In his heart II was an amazlne sen
tation Under is iuHuea1e he LOST h.,
bead a tritle
You say lou viii never forget thf
experience In THAT black hola." d,
said and his voice sank IS hers hal
done 4 snail never forget this hour
with yoa before the FIRE"
Possibly Il was tks tlmhre NJ MS
boice rather than hs words thar n.
@sffs.f A#r 80 ..ss-.5..E. ,.,.,.as- .e Il.