The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-08
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Now she was not afraid. It was
 not love she felt for Kirk. What
 it was she did not know. How could heart that had been drain ed of faith furnish a soil for love? It was not love-and it was not night! So she need not fear. She would meet Kirk in the garden, as she had promised. He must not suspect that she was afraid. l Fear. If she might only know a day, night that had no moment when terror, black and cold, did not crawl against her heart. Last night it had stayed long, not only ter TOT of what lay behind, but an in ldefinable dread of something ahead She had risen from the bed. sat by the window looking at the sea. The Thing had stood beside her, watching, too. She had started into the marquesa's room, but the marquesa snored so peaceful that Juanita had crept into bed again, going at last to sleep.
 The night was almost gone. She would not be afraid of the past or ianything to come. Juanita slipped from bed. The mocking bird sang suddenly.
 "A little late, Senor," she said, closing the marquesa's door as she ran the water in the bath between the rooms.
 The mocking bird flew away, leaving the honeysuckle shaking. Juanita put on sleeveless dress of pink cotton homespun, winding her hair about her head. There was no time to daily. If the marquesa was going to wake and come in Juanita preferred her to do 1t after she was gone.
 Kirk was waiting unGer the oak trees by the south wall. A table for two had been set there The world was very dim and still, and full of faint night-fragrances. This is good of you Kirk said i"All your beauty sleep" /, Beauty sleep?" smiled Juanita. DO you know what we say in Spanish? Tt is a sin to sleep when the moon is shining I'm begin ming to believe it's sin to sleep in the dawn"
 Down a little path Rhoda was coming bearing bowl of straw berries. "Rhoda may pour your chocolate, but you're to pour my coffee, Kirk said to Juanita.
 Spoiled, aren't you?"
 "Well-desirous of being, at any rate. You didn't come last night he added. T suppose you were too happy with Adrian"
 She was watching Rhoda dish the strawberries. She could be very si- lent, reflected Kirk In another woman the trait would have exas- ] perated him. It exasperated him with her sometimes. Rhoda went back along the little path and Kirk added, ''Toethi I am leaving you here all day with him-with 4d- rian." #
 "Is he dangerous?" How should I know?" Kirk spoke ltestily. He had not slept well and Juanita looked so disturbingly pret- l ty and remote. He had been over joyed just now to see her coming from the house. Now other things worried him. Tt depends on your Susceptibility whether he's dan derous or not. At any rate" Kirk finished, I'm leaving you here with him."
 Why don't you take him?" How? He's plotted this for days. He's even planned moon for to- night on the ride home" "He has plotted nothing with me-" said Juanita.
 1 "He didn't think it necessary. Here you are, and here he is. And here's the garden. Did you ever in your country hear of the dog in the manager? Well, here he is. I can't use the garden myself, or see you all day-so don't want anyone else to-"
 "You are hard on yourself" Jua- nita said gently.
 Rhoda was coming down the Iwalk with covered dishes on a