Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-11-03


inert. 50 saas be hst waited and hara
y nokieed WHISTLER TIA time went fass
or slowly.
The nosse Of Tire bus reused him ffuan
hts t0rpoT. Rose was Ia the hus. bat
Caylay did MOI feel any excitement IS
the thought Everything had becozns
ID SOME strange way inevitable.
Cayisy was waiting q couple on hun~
cred yards down side turning. n waa
convenient little lane, which Cayiey
had marked weeks and weeks ag0. when
he first thought Of killing Rose.
Rose had not been able to UNDER
stand at first why Cayley should wnnk
70 meet her In such an out-of- the-way
place. and SO far from both tina cot
tage and from hkerchester. but Cayley
had been able to make her see reason
Both the plan Ia ais heart and the plan
on his lips depended on his meeting
with Rose remaining secret, and THAI
had been very convenient for the FORM
er.
That explained Why Rose was COM
ing 10 meet him in the last bus from
Stanford 70 Merchester and not in that
from Aerchester TO Stanford, although
It was IN MercheSter that Rose was In
service and Cayley worked Stanford
and Merchester, both towns Of some
size. we're eighteen miles apart, and
while It was unlikely that Rose. not I'M
digenous To the district. should be reco~
gnized leaving Merchester, It was al-
most impossible that she could be reco-
gnized leaving Stanford. Cayley had
been taking no chances at all.
9 q 9
The bus had grsmbled TO q halt Just
beyond the turning. and reared on
again. Cayiey heard footsteps coming /
toward him. scraplng IN the dark on the
gritty surface Of the lane. he waited
where he stood until they were almost /
abreast Of him, disregarding the calls
Of his name.
Rose" he said quietly.
Rose uttered q little scream. "Ooohl L
You didn't have to make me jump.
Why didn't you answer when calledf 1
Have you put your trunk and things
in the cloakroom2" It was essential t0I
Cayiey's plan that Rose should have
left her luggage that afternoon at Liv-
erpool Street Station. IN London
Course / have. Well" said Rose
archly, aren't you going 70 give me q
kiss2S
'sWhat else do you think i've been
waiting for2" Cayleys heart was beat
ing q little faster as he kissed Rose.
for the last time. He thought Of Judas.
It made him feel uncomfortable, and
he cut the kiss as short as he decentav
could.
Rose shifted ct him Been drink
ing, haven't you? I'm going 20 put .
stop To it. Not going to have 3 drunk
ard for 8 husband, I'm not"
Cayley wxithed. Roses vocie was fun
Of possession, fun Of coanpIacenk as
surance that Ia future he would have no
life but what she chose 70 allow him.
Had any QualFns remained in him, that
tone Of Roses would have dispelled
them
Come on" he said sharply. Let's
get off,"
cayley bad wheeled the motorcycle
into the lane and switched on the head
light. He helped Rose into the side
car, and jumped into the saddle.
~An serene. So off we go, on our Z
honeymoon" giggled Rose. Fancy you I
and me on our honeymoon, Norm"
he drove slowly down the lane. "See
any one you know in Stanford" he Z
asked, as casually as possible. 4
$50 likely, isn't it, A fat lot Of peo- I
pie know"
But did you2"
mo. Mr.. Inquisitive. I did not. ANY d
more questions2" 6
They turned into the main road, and
Cayley increased his speed. d
Although 1t was the last time that r
Rose would ever ride In that side-car t
alive, yet her presence exasperated him c
as much as ever. He had expected to 4
feel tolerant now toward Roses irTitat- 9
ing ways. 1t was q relief to find that u
be had not softened. "a
he had feared lest he might let Rose d
,ee that something dreadful was afOot.
But there was no longer any danger ,
II that. Rose could not guess what was Il
going to happen to her. AS for Cayley o
himself, he felt almost Indifferent, as II n
he matter had all been taken some
how out Of hts hands.
Cayley's lonely little cottage was not
N the main road. It was down 8 side Ii
z1rning, and q good half mile from the =
dllage. he liked solitude Since he had n
to xiii Rose, he had realiz- a
ID how his liking for solitude had play q
d into his hands. r
As he turned off the main road his 3
owe Of solitude rose up IN him In
PASSIONATE wave. Had Rose really
imagined that he was going TO let her
ntO that little corner OF the world that -
le had made for himself Rose, with =
Ter inevitable vulgaTzty Of speech and !.
nil1d2 Ross, 50 assured Ia her owner -
hip Of II all that be would be made 10 !,
eel an iubegloper In his own tiny do =
nain7 Miriam would never be like -
hat. Besides. Miriam was
Cayley thought 1leEeely how peaceful
yerything would be again once Rose
las dead, bow peacafM and how hope 81
III ca
A hundred yards away from the cot Cs
age he shut OF his engine. Late though So