Show I Saint p S l Faith did dM not faint but It seemed loomed e m to Bob Dob that shO he was WIlS dying as I her strong body hody crumpled In hIs hi arms It was tho rector tho th Rev 2 Mr fr Ashburn who finally spoke What to do you OU Inca mean What has hap hap Iene Speak meal tip up IP man mn Robs Hobs stricken eyes never left Faltha white face faco fac turn turned up to his lie spoke gently quietly his love for h her r routing horror from his voice I 1 would have given my lifo to have vo spared you OU this dear heart But you you had to kno know Shall I I tell U you ou now Youre You're not going coins to faint She swallowed twice pain painfully Cully th then n whispered red hoarsely Ill be all allright allright allright right Tell me Mr Mr lIr Ashburn I think you had l better m make ke an announcement that the wedding will not take tako place You can use our own n Judgment judgments as asto to 10 how much of o it you should t tell II but I do pot not think it would be wIse to tell that mob In th there he there re he h mo- mo mo motioned with his hi head li l toward the auditorium of f the church that th Mr 1011 Cluny dead la-dead Is dead It would be b better to dismiss them without an ex- ex explanation ex s see ice e that 11 they y leave quickly and quietly The Tho police may maybe maybe maybe be 11 here ro any minute minute- minute This Is terrible terrible the r rector made a- a a few tew unc uncertain stepa about the tho room then seeming s to gather courage turned toward art the thedoor thedoor thedoor door leading Into the tho bridesmaids lK awaited the tho bride Where Is I Cherry God knows know When I 1 saw you yon here dressed as aa a you are arc terrified I thought she sho had fled l to you It would 1 be he like her lIeI She Sh has turned to you In trouble all her life Now ow darling let me tell you ou all I know Uncle Ralph had naked asked me mo to call for him In In my car at a quarter to nine aa as he was sending the sIne for you and Cherr Cherry Cherry- The parlor maid m Mary Kearn Kearney y who h has s been with Uncle Ralph for tor two ho or three years op opened ned the door to me She was looking sull sullen n and anil angry an and andI andI l lI I supposed It was as because she I Id had hadnot hadnot d not been allowed to go co to the tho th wed wed- wedding wed wedding ding I I went right upstairs to Uncle Ralph a room expecting to find him In the tho th ver very last stages maces lit ages ot of dress drs- dressing dress In ing or 01 walking the floor In antici antici- anticipation anticipation pation of my arrival al Instead Instead- Instead l- l he he J paused aused gathering Catherine her hand tightly against his hi breast I found lying him R on tho the floor blood floor malting his ids white hair dead hair dead Faith shrank hrank back as IlS If It he ha had l struck her lier tuggIng to release her hands Cherry didn't do it If she cried out sharply sll She Site couldn't She never ver could bear ber to hurt peo people peo- peo people pie Sho She never nover fought like other children children- ll Her r voice was rising hysterically Listen Faith You mustn't go goon goon coon on like that Im I'm not accusing not Cherry But Dut I have to tell you ou the I truth ruth all that all I know of ot It Ill I'll 1 have to tell lell It to tho the police polica In a a few minutes anyway Wouldn't you OU rath rather r hear it first alone like thIs Tell me Ill I'll be goOd tood she sh uld h humbly Well We'll stan stand l together through this Faith Well We'll save Cherry Ashburn or the police will bo hero any minute Mary Iary Kearney K the maid says say's ays Cherry rang rane the front door tell bell ell at about thirty eight She on a brown coat suit and hat no and l a x was wa waiting at the curb In 11 It It Mary WoW taw n a a man In- In Indistinctly In Indistinctly distinctly because b cause the th snow now was as falling failing you know leno Cherry pushed past tho the maid and ran upstairs to toUncle toUncle Uncle Ralphs Ralph's room wiler where ho he was WIS dressing for tor the th wedding The sound of ot heavy havy footsteps In- In Interrupted Interrupted In Interrupted him Its JIs If tho the J police darling Be brave To Be nc Continued Copyright 1926 13 NEA XEA S Service Terror and con confusion fusion ruslon reign at tho church 00 00 |