The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-02-18

81 Thought Was Never Going t
Get a Word With You,' He Said.
This is the first moment I've had
How are you?"
She asserted her well-being, ant
he studied her face with anxious
eyes.
Dear Anne he murmured, ant
lifting her hand, pressed it to hi
lips. The two hands remained to
gether. the woman's upcurled in
side the mans envelOping grasp.
THAT faint feeling last night,
suppose that will bleach you our
for a while?'
"Oh, I'm all over that. 1t was {
crazy thing for me TO do, COINS
down and then knocking the lamT
over. They didn't think anything
of it, did they?"
Anything Of 1t? Why. no, what
would they think? You explained
It to them and they were satisfied
with what you said. And afterward
/ told Williams that he could alb
solutely trust your word"
II gave q great deal of trouble
and" Her voice was husky and
she cleared her throat. After a mo-
ment she went on:
IT suppose you can't tell me any
thing-anything of what they're do
ingf"
no. It's all 81 mess so far
feeling about in the dark-nothing
sure"
But they must be feeling about
after some one?"
Darling, what's the good of talk
ing about itf We don't get many
minutes together and we don't want
to spoil them. Let's try to forget
Just while we're here"
Forget" she exclaimed. Moth
ing would make me do that but be-
ing dead myself"
She leaned her head on his Shout
der and drew her hand from his to
clasp II round his arm. He said
nothing for a moment, perturbed
by her words and tone. He had
thought OF getting her away, hav-
ing her moved TO Hayworth. Now
he felt he must do il at once, the
shadow of the tragedy was too
dark on her spirit.
i've got TO get her out of here
if / go 10 jail for IT," he said to
himself. "She can't stand much
more of this"
She, too. was silent for a space,
stilled by the attack of a sudden
temptation. She wanted TO be close
to him again. break down the bar
riers and extend her arms TO him
for succor and support. The desire
to tell him gripped her. undermined
her will like a disintegrating drug.
She did not dare TO breach it sud
denly. enough remained in
her to go carefully step by step.
Il wonder If any one here does
know something and is keeping ii
at may be-too frightened to
speak" He gave her an uneasy
side glance. "Are you imagining
that you know something YOU ought
to teli?'
no, oh, no. But ] keep thinking
of it, all kinds of possibilities.
Now, you, if you had suspicious Of
some one?"
He looked at the grass at his
feet In harassed survey Of his OBJ
legation:
I'm the only person here they
know anything about, that they
to trust. It's a devilish posi-
lion. trying to hide what you
.hink, trying to state only what you
know. fairly, without personal feel
.ng or prejudice. But it's up to me
% do it till we round up something.
don't want to get anybody in
wrong. but, good Lord, if l knew
my one was-didn't guess. was
sure Of it'd give the information
~ Just rs quick rs could get
across to that library"
Her hope was over and she saw
low how wild it had been. With a
ieart like stone she sat by him,
the contact of his body, his
trn pressed against her side, know
ne herself as far removed from his
-O5IiLbil anu AttD as thobSh th
lay between them.
Suddenly the doorway of the liv-
ng room sprang into the dimness.
IN illumined square, and Mrs.
'inkney was visible moving about
lighting the lamps.
mo moon tonight said Bassett.
md getting up, drew her TO her
Get. Come, let's go in. It's too
h1lly for you out here
1t was not till they had gathered
ound the supper table that Raw
on's absence was revealed. Miss
'inkney, coming in with the tea
iOt, saw the empty chair and
rOwned.
rs Mr.. Rawson coming TO his
upper?" she remarked with an
cid note.
Mr.. Rawson's away on bust
ess." Williams answered. You
an keep something for him."
No more was said and the meal
roceeded on>its dismal way.
After supper Bassett and VIII
ans retired TO the library. They
ere surprised and intrigued by the
myth of Rawson's absence. VII
ans wondered if he could have
ONE on anything about Joe Tracy;
Ut Bassett shook the suggestion J
# with a shrug. He could check
D on Joe in half an hour besides,
here was nothing TO be looked for
/ that linz His confidence was