The Washington times., 1930-10-02
Cathie Gives Up, Ready to
Abide By Her Sentence

nattered. She couldn't even
+ feel impatient for Gordon. She
could only sit and wish he'd
come, and wonder II her head
would ever stop aching.
Gordon Weary
"Cathie. .Cathie. sweet"
Cathie lifted UP her head, and
something inside her seemed to
melt. Oh. she did care. she
). did =. she did.
"You look SO tired. Does your
head ache?" she asked him.
Her hand stole up and touched
his tanned cheek. How thin he
was, how lined. he looked 50
I, old. She thought Of that first
day she met him. how hand
some and boyish he was then
;. how well they looked to-
gether she had thought when
she saw their reflections In the
windows. and now. and now
:. in a little year..
He held her in his arms, COM
forted her, whispered silly,
madeup love names in her ear,
so that she smiled q little
through the gentle tears that
were coming now, and bur.
rowed her head closer into his
shoulder. rest. rest. He was
giving her rest.
Afterwards. was 1t Soon2
She knew she had been sleep
ing, and that, the pain in her
head was gone, and there was
peace in her heart again. He
was still holding her in his
arms, rocking a little, back
wards and forwards, and Mrs.
Evans, the matrou, standing
there with a glass Of milk in
her arms, watching. :.
Nov, dearie, drink the milk
and you'll be all right" Mrs.
Evans was saying.
Faith Unshaken
Cathie drank it gratefully.
Put her head back on t:crdon's
shoulder. Fanny Evans walked
away. poor thing, let her Re
with him for q while. little
enough left you can do for
her.. #@.
Twice Gordon tried to talk.
"No, don't talk. I can't bear
to talk. Just let me put my
head on your shoulder. That's
all-that counts"
So he held her silently.
I'm sorry sir. You'll have
: to go!"' Fanny Evans was kind,
but rules arr rules.
t"Goodby. Cathie. And Cathis
be brave, because a new angle
Gunther and haze been work.
ing on is looking up. New evi,
dence, think"
"What?" she asked.
' Marguerite. We've been
combing the country for her.
There's a new lead at last. I
think well have her before
morning"
Cathie looked his diappoint-
ment. She had thought it was
something about Chester Some
thing to make him admit he
lied. That's awfully nice" she
said. without any spirit.
"She can make it deuced un.
pleasant for Chester. do you
see? Even five can't get any
help on the shooting she'll be a
most valuable character witness
for you. Between her and
Cheong we'll be able to prove
there was no mitive, do you
See?"
Cathie didn't see. But she
knew, since she had lain in Cor
don's arms again, that she
wanted to be free. oh, she
didn't want to get life imprison-
ment or. be hanged.
You'll help me. Gordon?
You won't let them put me in
jail for all my life?"
MY dear, if they take, you
Cneyll nave TO take me, 700!
Really, Gordon?"
Really" he smiled.
"And If they hang me?"
'I'll go with you!"
"Truly?"
"Truly!" ~ -.
"Then I'll find a way to- go
free-to be with you. You wait!
You'll see!"
Come, Mrs. Farnsworth!
''I'm coming, Mrs. Evans.
Good-by, Gordon!" She blew
him a kiss, and the smile that
went with it didn't hurt you 10
see this time. It was her old
smile. gallant, lovely.
And that night. after the
lights were out, she sang a little
tune, under her breath.
Continued Tomorrow
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