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Show 1924 3ATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1924 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1924 Jra red of fed 1 4 ' i it ob- f If SYNOPSIS . " Tli III - ntotoatnp-KMMtk Owyaae wee rn i oie la Ue eerlae ef 1111 rMi aJo father ran awe froas Ka ir wit. Raeael Carter, a widow. leey teek with th.m ltiade, Carter. ikeTe fcaSy oaushter. la we fail aotk'e- Bother 414 of a broken Mart- Rla grandparents breufht hlsa f to hat the name et Baefcal Carter. eyUojnee v- ;. . CHAPTER t Kenneth, bow a youat awyer. aoeka lodaiav for tho night at he farat of Fhlaaaa Striker. - wear .aferette, lad. It appears that Kan's other kaa roeoatly a lea and that ho la hia war to tafce aeesessloB of i-aalva i-aalva laada ko kaa Inherited. The ttrikore bought thoir farm of Ken'e e4ke.aad.. a .mortgage runs to hia laker's la-ker's widow tba Raohot Carter.-' A Maatlfal alaeteen-reer-elo girl, who ya ahe knew- hi -father - well, and iooeo to give her home, la visiting ho Striken.. Kaa ta mock Interested la hor. CHAPTER It la tho morning the Ctrl la gone. Striker tolls Kon sbo was banning to elopo with Bany LapoUo fad hor.mothar oamo la tho night aad look hor homo. As Ken goes on his war Striker tells htm: "That girl waa 4l Owyn an', ahaa your hlf-utr." CHAPTER III. A handsome, desa- g young tallow rldos up and Intre ices himself as Barry Lapelie. aw. gives Kon a message from Viola to all as soon as ho reaches Lafayette. CHAPTER V. At Lafayette Koa aeoa feis lawyer, Cornell, and the recorder, Bugher. It appears -that tho will of 'Robert Owyn, formerly known as Robert Rob-ert Owynne." dlvldea an extensive property between Ken and Racbol bwyo. Viola Is not mentioned, but has decided not to contest CHAPTER VI (Continued) , Logs were" moIrinjfTB" me deep, wide fireplace at the far end of the toom, giving out little spurts of flame occasionally from- their charred, asb-gfay asb-gfay skeletons. The floor waa covered with a bright, new rag carpet, and there was a horsehair sofa In the corker, cor-ker, and two or three stiff, round-backed round-backed little chairs, the seats also covered cov-ered with black horsehair. These features of the room he teok In while fee stood beside the center table,- await-lag await-lag the entrance of Viola Owyn. lie ' i heard a door open softly snd close up- I I Stalre, and then some one descending fhe atepa; a few words spoken In the i subdued voice of a woman and the I J teas gentle response of the darky serv- I I ant, who mumbled "Yaa'm," and an in-Ti in-Ti stent later went out by the front door. J He smiled. The clever Viola getting eld of the aervant to that ahe could be lone wltb him, he thought, as be tamed toward the door. A tall woman In black appeared In the doorway, paused there for a tec- nd or two. and then advanced alowly auto the room. He felt the blood rush te his head, almost blinding him. His land went out for the support of the table, hia body stiffened and suddenly turned cold. The smile with which he attended to greet Viola froze on hia pa. ' "Oed A suited to ooce from hit stiff llpa, but the worda broke off sharply as the woman atopped a few "le Die Mletah Owynne, tuhr atepa away and regarded him steadily, allently. vnamlllngly. He atood -there Bke a statue staring, Into the dark, brilliant eyea, sunken deep under the straight black eyebrows. Even In the ancertsln light from the curtained windows win-dows he could see that ber face was sb-aolutely sb-aolutely colorless the pallor of death teemed to-Jiave been laid upon It. Swiftly ahe lalda hand to her throat, her eyea closed for a second and then flew wide open again, now fllied wltb an expression of utter bewilderment. -l It Is It you, Robert 1 Is II really you, or am I" sfie murmured, scarcely scarce-ly above a whinner- On0 n(r9 Closed her eyea, tightly; at if to ehut cut the vision of a ghost an unreal thing that would not be there when ahe looked Baffin. - - p a lv- ? By george McCUTCHEON a eounofoTher voice released hia from the brief spell of stupefaction, -Ton remember Rachel Carter well 1 know yoa. I remember you. Tew enough. Have you no recollection of are Rachel Carter," he aald hoarsely, the little girl you used to play with? . She waa staring at him as If fa . UlndaT dilated. Herllps moved, but no Bound "Of course I remember her," he Issued from them. cried Impatiently. "I remember every- He hesitated for aa Instant and then ! '. Too took her away with yoa turned to pick up his hat and glovea. nd-wby . dld you not leave her be-"I be-"I came to see your daughter, madam ; Wnd " Why could as well yoa know. Permit me ts) take my departure." -- ""Ton are no like your " she began with an effort, ber voice deep and low with emotion. "So like him I I waa frightened-. I thought he bad" She broke off Abruptly, lowered her head In:: air attempt to bide from him the trembling Hps and chin and to regain, if posaible, the eompoaure that had been so desperately shaken. "Walt!" she cried, stridently. "Wait I Do not go away. Give me time to to" There la no need for us to prolong" pro-long" he began In a harsh voice, - MI will not keep yoa long." she Interrupted, Inter-rupted, every trace of emotion vanishing vanish-ing like a shadow that has passed. She mrmm tmrtnm him maw. hr hei1 oroot. w . T: :...I-r eyes were apon him; he experienced . - an odd, Indescribable sensation as of shrinking and without being fully aware of what he was doing, replaced his hat upon the table, an act which signified involuntary surrender on his part. "Where Is VloIaT" he demanded sternly. "8h left word for me to come here. Where hi she V J'She la not here," aald the woman. M8he haa gone over to apend the afternoon after-noon with Erne Wardlow. I will be frank with you. This is not the time for misunderstanding. She asked Isaac Stain to give you that message at my rerueet or command. If yoa want the truth. I sent her away because be-cause what I have to aay to yoa must be aald In private. There ta no one In the house besides ourselves. Will you do me the favor to be seated Very well; we wUl stand." She walked to one of the windows and, drawing the curtains aside, awept the yard, and adjacent roadway wltb a long, aearchlng look. The strong light fell full upon her face; Its warmth seemed suddenly to pa tnt the glow of -life, upon her pallid akin. He gased at her Intently. Out of the past there came to hire wltb startling vividness the face of the Barbel Ba-rbel Carter he had known. Time and i the toll of long, hard hours had brought deep furrows to her cheeks, like lines chiseled In a face ef marble, but they bad net broken the magnificent body of the Rachel Carter who used to toss lilm Joyously Into the sir with her strong young anna, and tare hands. Rut there was left no tlgn of the -".id. rollicking smile that always at-;j at-;j !kd those gay vemplnga. Her lips Ann net straight, and unyielding T.i mouth flanked by what teemed te . be absolutely Immovable llnea. She faced him, atandlng with ber back te the light "Sooner or later we would bare had to meet" she said. "It la beat for both of us to hsve It over wltb at the very ttart" . - "I buppose you are right" aald he atiffly. "Ton know how I feel toward you, Rachel Carter. There la nothing either of us can aay that will make the altuatleu easier or harder, for that matter." "Tee 1 understand," aald she calmly. calm-ly. "Tou hste me. Tou hsve been brought up to bate me. I do hot question ques-tion the verdict of those who condemned con-demned me, but you may aa well understand un-derstand at once that I do not regret what I did twenty years ago. I have not repented. I ahall never repent We need not discuss that aide of the question any farther. Tou know my history, Kenneth Owynne. Tou are the only person In thla part of the world who does know it When the controversy first came ap ever the settlement set-tlement of your father's estate, I feared that you would reveal the story of my" He held up his hand. Interrupting ber. "I can say to you now, Rschel Carter, that I do not Intend to rake up that ugly story. I do not make war on helpless women." Her lips writhed, slightly, and . her eyes narrowed as If with psln. It wss but a fleeting exposition of vulnerability, vulner-ability, however, for lu another Instant she had recovered. "Tou could not have struck harder than that If you bad been warring against a strong man," ahe aald gently, 1 A hot flush stained hia cheek. "It It the way I feel, nevertheless, Rschel Carter," he ssld dellberstely. "Tou can think of me only as Rachel Carter," ahe aald. "My name la Rachel Owyn. Still It doesn't matter. I am past the" point , where I ran be hurt. Too may' tell the ttory lf.lt suits your purpose. I shall dwiy noth-1st. noth-1st. I wanted iiiu to.couie here to- 7, to eve tiMt aluae,- U br whatl have ' to y 1 set about myself but bout another. I an a woman of olck decisions. When I learned early thla morning thai yoa would Je In Lafayette today, I Bade ip toy mind to , take a certain step and I have not changed It" "If yoa are referring to your daughter daugh-ter to my half-sister, If yon will I nave only to remind yoa that my mind la already made up. Ton' need have no fear that 1 ahall do or aay anything to hart that Innocent girl. I am aa-eumlpg, aa-eumlpg, of course, that she knows nothing of well, of what happened back there In Kentucky." "She knows nothing.", aald the woman, wom-an, In a voice atrangely low and tense. "If she ever knew, ahe has forgotten." Torgottenr he cried. "Good 0 d, how could the have forgotten a thing She moved a step nearer, her bum- Ing eyes fixed on hia. - you not have been aa fair to your child aa be waa to htaT" She waa allent for a moment; pondering pon-dering her answer. "I do not suppose. It has ever occurred to yoa . that I might have loved my child too deeply to abandon ,her, .she aAtdL.1. tr"nf? softness In her voice. "My father loved mev" he cried out, "and yet he left me behind." "He lovVd you yea but be woulJ not take yoa. He left you with some one who also loved you. Don't ever forget that, Kenneth Owynne. I would not go without lltnda. No more would your' mother have gone without with-out you. Stop! I did wt-mean ts offend. So yon do remember little lilndar Iea. rememberher, But ahe la I . . Jt - - ta.A. ita1 Wht da von mention her "Mlnda Is not deed," said ! she slowly. "Not why, she wss drowned la the-" "No. Mlnda It alive. Tou saw her last night at Phlneas Striker! house." He started violently. "The girl I saw laat night wss Mlnda T he cried. "Why, Striker told me ahe waa f " "I know I know," ahe Interrupted Impatiently. ."Striker told yoa what he believed to be true. There It not .a drop of Owyn blood In ber body." , "Then, ahe la not my half-sliterr he exclaimed, utterly dated, but aware of the exquisite sensation of relief that was taking hold of him. "She la no blood relation of youra." "Doea ahe know that the la not my father's daughterr "No. She believes herself to be his own flesh and blood bit own daughter," aald ahe with the dellber-ateneaa dellber-ateneaa of one weighing her worda. that they might fall with full force upon ber listener. "Why are you telling me all thlsr be demanded abruptly. "What la your object? If-ahe, does not know the truth, why should IT Good 0 d,wora- an, you you do not expect me to tall her, do yon? Wat that your purpose In getting me here? Tou want me to tell her that" "Not" the cried out aharply. "I do not want you or anyone else to do that Listen te me. I eha'n't beat about the buah, I will not waste words. So far aa Viola and the world are concerned, ahe la Robert Owya't daughter. That It dear to yoa, It It not? She was teat than two years eld when we came away too young te remember anything. She It nearly twenty-two now, although ahe bellevea ahe Is but nineteen. She does not remember re-member any other father than Robert Owyn. She haa no recollection of ber own father, nor doc she remember you.- "She" "Last night ebe described her father to me," he Interrupted. " "Her aup-poaed aup-poaed father, I mean, 8he made it quite plain that he did not love her at a father ahould love bit owu child." "It waa not that." ahe aald. "He waa afraid of ber, mortally afraid of her. He lived In dread ef the day when ahe would learn the truth and turn upon him. He always meant to. tell her himself, and yet he could not find the courage. Toward the end be could not bear to have her pear bim. I do not believe he would have loved a child If one had come to him and me, no child of mine could take the place you had w hia heart" She spoke with calm bitterness. "Tou say she told yoa about him last night I am not surprised that ahe should have spoken of him aa the did. It was not possible for her to love him as a father. fa-ther. Nature took good care of that There waa a barrier between them.' "I have told yoa the truth, because I am as certain at I am that I stand here now that yoa would have found It all out aome day, some day toon, perbapa. In the first place your father did not mention her In hia will. That alone la enough to auae, you to .wonder,,,, Tou understand I cannot exact any prom-' laea. from yoa. Tou wlll.do at yoa see-fit see-fit In the matter. There la one thing that yon must realise, however. '.Viola hat not robbed yoa of anything not even a father'a love. She doea not profit by hia death. He did not leavs ber a farthing, not even a spadeful of land. I am entitled to my share by law. . I earned my share I worked as hard at he did to build up a fortune. When I die my landa and . my money will go to my daughter. Tou need not hope te have any part In. them. I do not ask you to keep allent on my account. I only ask you to spore her. Now you know everything. There la no need for 129 V Mailaie.. JbaxtliBjlhlnxIffJ fbu to uursverriou know who" Viola la, yoa know why ahe wat left out of your fathei-tXwllL The point If thla, when all la aald ahe must never know. She. must always do you hear me? ahe must always look upon yoa at her brother. She must never know the troth about me.- I pat her happt-neee, happt-neee, her prlde, her faith, la your handa, Kenneth Owynne.1 He had liatened with rigid attention, marveling at the calm, dispassionate, unflinching manner ta which "he had stated her case and Viola s Indeed, she had atated hia own case to him. "There Is no other course open to me," he said, taking up hia hat. Ee waa very pale. "There la nothing more to aay, now or hereafter. We have had. I trust, our laat conversation. I hate you. I could wish you all the onhapplnesf that life can give, but I am not such a beast ss to tell your daughter what kind of a woman yoa are. 8o there's the end. Good-day, Rachel Carter." He turned away, hia hand waa on the door latch, before ahe spoke again. There la something more," ahe aald, without moving from the spot where the had stood, throughout the recital "It waa my pleading, back In thoee other days, that Anally persuaded Robert Rob-ert Owyn to let me bring Mlnda up aa hit daughter. He waa bitterly opposed to It at first. He was as firm aa a rock on one point, however. fie would bring her up aa bis daughter, but he would not give her hia name. It was after he agreed to ray plan that he changed fh. spelling Qf .hit. own nemev That waa bit real reason "for "chshglng hit Bame:-:.--;"-...' r ; "In the beginning, aa I have told yon, he bellevedJttobeJiliduty to tell her the truth about herself. He wat sincere la that Bat he did not rThe learet U Net Entirely in Our Keeping." have the heart to tell her after yean had pi sited. Now let me tell you what he did a lew weeka before he pasaed away, aad you will know what a strange man he was. - He came- home one day and aald to me: 1 hare put Viola's caae In the handa of Providence. Provi-dence. I have written It all out and I have hidden the paper In -a place where he It not likely ever to find It wieiJ.amiurejhejrllL never look. m I wm iiotrv'Tell eaherrTt H hidden, for I de not trust yea ao, not even yoa. ' Tot wwald aeek It eat and I destroy K. If sha ever comet acroaa the paper It will ha I miracle, aad miracles mir-acles are not the work at maa. So It wm be Ood BlmaaU who reveala tba truth to her.' Hew ywa caa sea, Kara neth, that the secret la not entirely In our keeping, ' .There la alwaya the chance that the may Mumble upon that paper," '-! "Tou are right," he aald, deeply ln p reused. There la always the chance that It will come to light Are yoa tare that ao one alee knowt that tba la not hia daughter?" "I am sure of It," the replied with decision. " "And there It nothing more you have to tell mer , "Nothing. . Ton may ge now," Aa be walked rapidly away from the house In the direction of Mala street he experienced a sudden tense of ex-'altatlon. ex-'altatlon. Viola waa not hit sister f As suddenly, came the reaction, and with it atark realisation. Viola could never be anything to him except a sister. (To be continued) O' Mew le'Flfllu .... . Men will fight for their rights, but when they fight to take away the tights of others, they are the first te get out of breath. 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