The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-14

afraid of lightning and thunder Will you-if you won't leave me this afternoon-consider the idea of staying with me for a while? You'll realize then what life with blind man would really be like l could very likely arrange for Nurse Casey to be chaperon." Nurse Casey!" She could not manage to sound impersonal. "Oh don't think"
 She's not the one who let me down, you know. She's the one who has been splendid. Whats troubling you?"
 Hallie had sighed and winced un- der the unconscious stab.
 Well, if you've some reason for not wanting to be chaperoned by Nurse Casey" he went on, T can produce someone else, at pinch The difficulty is that, as well as being blind, I'm really homeless | This place is my brothers and the money that keeps it going is his When he marries, all I shall have is about three thousand year. had bigger income before went cut on my last African trip. Like fool, I invested some capital in ivory and lost it all"
 Twice, thunder had rolled and crashed about them. She followed him into the arbor and placed herself beside him.
 Your brother may not marry for some years" she ventured. She was not tco certain whether she was supposed to have met Lester before
 "Lester's plans aren't definite yet" he said at length. T wanted him to be here this afternoon. when you came, but he had to go in town I asked him to tell me what you were like, Rose. I said you wouldn't mind
 "Of course I don't mind" But fear stirred in her Would Lester stand close contact with her whilc she played this role? 1 Outside the rain-storm broke.
 My dearest" he had got his pipe going after much fumbling- my dearest But it isn't pos sible. We can't marry, Rose" Do you believe in signs and tokens?' she demanded.
 "Yes. No. I can't say"
 That is what l always feel. But something has happened that makes me very sure that I-belong to you You remember that I told you didn't know my real identity?"
 "Yes."
 Well, today I made inquirie! and I was told who I am. My fath CT was called Conaldine." Grannock drew at his pipe.
 "Conaldine," he repeated.
 Apparently he was at one tim' suspected Of murder"
 "Oh, yes, I remember. But h wasn't found. 7. You are not oblig ed to accept his name, take it Why not continue" ] T haven't come to the importan part" broke in Halhe. She did no want, if she could help it, to hay to invent another explanation o herself and Aunt Marietta. ID you know what my first name is?
 Tt will always be Rose, to me. '
 Tt is Rose"
 Grannock's hands found hers.
 Queer" he muttered.
 You don't really think 1t queer" Hallie told him. You thin as I do, that it is strange and won derful. It is an omen. Put out you hand, Saxley." She took the ivor rose from where it lay between tn folds of her pale red dress an laid it in his palm. Tt hasn't lei me since you gave it to me by tn sea. have brought it back to yo and you mustn't let us go :" T can't possibly marry you,' h , insisted.
 You're sending me away?' "It is obvious that I must" }, He was standing over her. Sh l but up her hands and drew hil , down to her.
 No" she said. "Oh, no. It
 useless. You can't turn me ava
 If you order your servants to loc 7 the doors against me, I shall con } in by a window My life is yours } I can't explain why. Just take Ask nothing
 ) She put her lips against his. A } she leaned against his shoulder, h arms came round her and she fe his kisses . .. : T can hear somebody on th , drive" said Grannock, twenty mir , utes later.
 Its a telegraph boy" said Ha , lie, standing at the arbor entranc DO you think it might be fc
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