The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-02
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Il she tried to draw her hand away
and Curt felt her stiffen against him.
"Dear. please" she insisted, Is MS
arm frightened about her. I ASKED
you not to, once" .
He allowed her to free herself.
When she looked up and saw tns
hitter disappointment on his face.
she kssed his cheek. brief formaI
earess Witch meant no more than
her assurance es't she forsa'e n''
"sonya, look here he demanded
lis there somebody elseG
She turned his question eside'
sCurt, I wish you didn't idealis91ws
10 much. You have. ever since "
met. You know so terribly littleY>
about the actual me. Our codes are
so different. Something that I con-
s!der right in my deepest heart
might seem to you an unthinkablG
wrong"
Are you meaning this trip Of
yours?"
She debated a moment yes"
you're making a mountain out Of
some molehill. The idea Of you do
Ing an 'unthinkable wrong Is rldic
ulous."
I'VE won't argue 1t. Curt. You. just
wouldn't approve. you'd vio!sntly
disapprove. Of my trip"
"But you told Ralph. and Ihe evt
IDENTIFY doesn't oppose
"Ralph's too gentle to oppose any
body. This has to be matter bf my
own choice and conscience. After
ward. after it's all over, I'll writ@]
you or let you know somehow
I'll answer every question you've
ever asked me-"
you say you'll write me-won't
see you afterward? Can't I come
to see you?"
She laughed. bitterly. "Ybu may.
want to" IN
Before he could stop her she
turned away from hip L and disap'
peared in the darknea coward her
tent. M
,HURT stared after 1el torn by
~ the desire to follow I'D find out
what she meant. HI bought It
ominous that she had Unanswered
his question. rs It son bdy else?"
She seemed to-be 4atr With 49,
self. doing something Is ariyici1 ii
= part Of her instincts. S-se1t resist.
It BY passion she could :arted up
In . tortured mood he ner. That
the island to join his parBaldwin's
ugly suggestion Of Arnoldain again.
was jigging through his bit fight It
and for once he could nj
away. mset
Paul came a little way To- -
him. Any luck in Vancouver" a.
asked in guarded voice.
Nothing that l hoped for.s
You still don't know what she's
doing in this country"
"Dyou mean you found out some.
thing?"
Paul changed the subject ABRUPT,
y. Our Indian friend has de,
camped."
"Tenn-0g? When?"
Last night. I knew he was 70.
Ing. but I didn't try to stop him. We
don't need . prisoner to guard: our
party Is clumsy enough now"
so he pitched OF! Well, you did
the wise thing; II no wouldn't stay
voluntarily he'd only have been I
bother. Did he steal one Of our.
canoes?" q
NO. he swan It. A little matte
like . bullet through his should2e
bothered him not at ALL"
"Hmmphl II he ever gets lie
chance. | suppose he'll show his
gratitude to Us BY sticking 10 full
'of arrows. What else happened
aroypd< ke-ass ~ ,,..~'
Paul ddgeted and looked out
across the dark water. His reluc.
tancs and the sombsr pain On hi
tao struck Z chill into Curt
whats worrying you. Paul2 It'd
something about sonya. isn't TT"
= hate to DO tho ono who brings
odious news"
why Paul, what Il itfs
Paul sided into his story With
slow unwilling steps.
Sonya was partly the cause Of
Tsnn.Og's going away. On the day
after You left she made friends with
him. and ! knew she had some
reason tor doing that Last night.
when he left, she sent 3 message by
him. ! overheard. They were here
b. these sentry rocks. put my self.
rtspect into my pocket and crept
up close enough % listen.s.
"Shs sent . message by him3s
sTo that breed"
sLsNoir1" Curt gaspsd. 80 that
fsllowl Why Paul. you've-you've
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