The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-03
Hills Of Macedonia

ran to fls bedside. what dO YOU
Mantg
shirIex he repeated shirley
Get into your dueout.
~ sIl risht, Alsn there's 10
need IL 10 into duEout lis all
over. Yousll be clad IL hear
she stopped as ste saw that he
could not hear her III vas sitting
lib iii bed. his eyes gIassy She
tried to force him back oil the
pillows ana could not.
vsThatss better 81 raped out
They've rot nd guns and rifle
bullet can't possibly get her a
the dug,Ott Now for those Ser.
bianss Come On, YOU devils get
otit those mules
She shuddered az she realized
that Il was now utterly beyond
her control While he raved alie
snerhanicaliy nioistened HIS lipn
Ind sponged him. uncertain
whether she were doink the right
thing FOR him guessing that IL
any moment he might seize her
and strange her not KNOWING
even that she Wa there.
slaeken fire AblapI0yel One
lhan ih three now and stand BY
to holt when I give the word.
with uncanny precision BE wa
going over all the details Of the
battle As he had planned them
as she had carried them ont
sEhirIeyl1 re shouted. Shir'
lev YOU can come out Of the
dtig.otlt. We've won
Steady, YOU TOOL for Gods sake
don't kiss her: She doesn't want
20. IL isn't loVe~ltsS only homer
She has paid her debt ana slle
wants 10 pay It again ana again
out Ok Pride: Shell ElKe Aklxs
thing to bB allowed to 70 on pay
Ing. She doeaf love ANYBODY.
Don't Kiss her. don't touch
her. Shirley my friend
we've beaten them. Come into
the shack and have some f0odA
no, drifll am thirsty Water
water water
He sank down into tlnconsci0u
ness and was still. She went on
nl0isteuinG his lips while her own
thoughts stampeded from the
words he had uttered. 1t Isn't
love it's only honor. He WAS
confused. NJ course. III deIirilma.
some OF the words were sensible
and some were not. What did
ne mean BY Nothing ok
course. deliriuus raxing.
Esiercely she told herself that the
words meant nothing whatever.
He flung himself around IN the
bed.
"Oh. you want me to marry
shirley. too. do yCus Cardew1
Well, I'm not going to do Il.
Here's my resignation from the
club. I've no moral obligation
toward her whatever she has
brought the whole situation upon
herself You're very
clever. Mrs, Sibley but I'm not
going to argue with VOL
Who told You you could call
yourself MIS-. BrennaWay! Ahu
what do you think you're goi9g
to gain by All these little Ml.siy
TOUGHEST wish YOU woman
dust this room Whn1 ~.
You re throWlng the duss I'll 0vers
the place ana making me- thifsty.A
Give me some water, the Gust -
choking me. I'll give you ali the
money have Tor some We rs.
Oh, the dhst---l can preatnes
he was flslng up III lhe beu
and she made the discovery tnals
by CROSSING her nanaa over nls
forehead she could lever him PACK
again. Then with one hand still
pressing on the fOrehead with All
the strength she could spare,
with the other she continued the
bathing. For hour after hour =
seemed, her lett mana Went enc
lessly to the water bowl.
You're tempting me.
Damn You, Shirley, do YOU think
I'm made of steel. DAY
after day IN the same mousse.
Night after night You re too
clever to play the Wanton
You're breaking me down Dut
won't touch you, won't, ~
won't.
she isn't trying to marry you
after all. Own up. Be fair to
her. You've Inisjudged her AL
these months and behaved
damned dishonorably towards her.
She wanted to pay her debt. She
knows Maurois fixed all that for
her and that's why she's going to
be d hostage. BY God, Il they
hurt her I'll stop the work and
Retsa thousand Serbians aTdswe' n
torture every one of those damned
rats IL they've killed her I
shall 80 mad!