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Show By Ruby M. Ayret I mg aha leanad bar arm a aa tba aaaatel ahrir and hid hrr face in ihm. t'other ralaed her head, aha bad not abed a tear, bat bar faaa waa while and deealate. Ph walked paat him la Iha door "I m peing ta -arle tenlaht " aha aald '"nothing ). ran aay will atop me - aalklag " "Vary wnl. thea I will tama with you " Hha did not anawer: aba fumbled kelpleaaiy mutt iha daar haadle MKkv lama farward to oiaa it for kar, and Ihalr hanite -taurkrd. A lillla flame of red luahed In hia fara; ha put bla ahnniiiare la tha door. 'tou raal g Ilka thla." ba aald. eiammenng. How ran I let yau go Ilka th'a "Phatevar Iva dana. I haven't deaervrd that yau ahaold think aa Iwilly f ma aa yau do. It waa ha. rauaa I rared for you ao murk I tried lo aava yau paia a . parhapa It Ian I any eroae. bul II I Iha truth I'd give my ery aoul If I rould undo wkat a gone. If I could aava you from ihla" hha waa not looking al htm. but tba cold rontentpi In her fara etung him "Tau ma v tleaplee ma." ha broke aut again Jaggediy. "Hut II a tha truth I va told yau a . a Aehloa never cared for vou; lhar alght at my raome " lie elopped ha did nat want to tell her. hut eoftiehow Ihera waa a compelling force wlihm klra thai dreve Ike war, I. lo bla llla "Mi told ma bad bad ta break wllh yau thai be waa going away from l-nndon berauee nf you. lie aald ha atuet marry a woman with money It a Iha truth, if I nevar apeak again Ka never rared for you, bather ha waa never fit in kiaa Iha ground you walk on. Ha wanted to be rid af you hr " "t'h. ynu liar yn liar." aha gala The oenla were a knarae whleper, har voire waa almeet gone. Kha fell away from him. akahlng la e-ery limb: aha dropped lata a chair, hilling her face Ii aramed a long time befnrt either nf ihem moved en epnke. then Mather drava.d heroelf 10 her feel. "IMaae let ne peaa." aha aald la a lilaprr. and Ml ky alood aaiila William Willi-am a word He followed her aut and Innulred for a train: there waa a alow one at ta a Ihav lofd him: ka put Kather Inia a rarrlage and got -a rug for her and a riiMlilon; ha knew ahe had had aoihmg to eat. and be ordered a ba.ket lo ba mn'te up al Iha refreahtnent room. W hrn he rente bark aha waa Billing In a , orner with her ayaa cloaed. Khe had taken off her hat. and her goldrn hair waa tumbled alioitl her fare, hhe took no notice wkrn he put tha rug aer hrr: alia did aoi even opea bar eyre when the train atarted. ' Mh ky a.t down In tha oppoelte corner, cor-ner, he felt more llrrd than he had ever felt m all hla life, and yet ha bnrw thai ha could not eleep: hla brain aremed aa If II would never real again: he a.tt with fara avrrted from tha girl In the rornar. looking out Inta tha dar. neea. Mi.ky gol up and look down Iha aui't" r t.Mehet ha had managed 10 get at tha elation There waa a email thertnoa of hot eoffre. He poured aoma out and made her llrltik It. If he had etpectril her to reftiaa ha waa aarra. I atilv dlaaptiolnted Hha abeved apathet-Irnlti': apathet-Irnlti': ahe even ate aoma aandwlchea. kll'ky waa ravrnoua hlm.rlf, hut hr would not lou. h a thing nil aha had fir lalir.l "Vo'i',1 ba mii.'h mora comfortable If rou put vour feet up on tha arat and ried to Bleep," ha Bald preeenlly. "You ran have piv coat aa well ga the rug Your hiintla are like Ice." He look off hla coal aa ha apoke and laid II over her I'm afraid we've got A long Journey yet." he aald ruefully. "If ynu could gel gome Bleep" Khe turned her head away and rloacd her eye. hhe looked very young and appealing appeal-ing In Hie driirr.alng llglit of Iha car-riere. car-riere. he train ru-nhled on through Iha night: It draagrd Into many little at, tlnna and lird Jerkily, but I'.alher did not wake Hg roae and benl oer her, hut ahr did not innvr, and ha went bark again to hla corner. , Ha lei the window down 1 little wav, honing the cold night air would help 10 k.rp him awuke; the mlnulea aeenied lo drag, though In rrallty only a nuarler of an hour paaaed when Ka-Ihrr Ka-Ihrr woke with a littla amothered cry. tTo ha rontlnued.l "h. Micky" ahe ea!d broalbleaaly Hh put aut bar band aa If 10 grip bla arm. ihen drew 11 awar, moving barb. How did you com hera 9 . antl how dare o foliww m " r Micky tia.k her arm very gently. 'Ill found vour not.." he aald "I had ta cv-ne .a a jnt a a a- Tha aud-lenltr hla ralmneaa broke nh. thank Hod I found wu thank i;el" he aald hnarerlv. Lather arrmrd arreaied by the emo Hon In Mlrkv a yol.e. ahe alood looking look-ing tip at him with wide eiea and parted 1 l-e. thea euddenly aha bruke out again . . "I don t know what ou mean I II nevrr folgive June If alte aent oU afier me I m going to l'arla.-1'm not a rhlid to be followed and looked after like Ihla I at me go" Mickv r.leaaed hrr arm al once when hr etioke hla lob-e waa uulol and rattier aiern I'lra.a ili.n'l make a arrge. f have follow..! oii for your ona aaka. I know I ran'l atop you from going to l-ar.e I'm n..l going lo trv All I do a.k la that Vou will let nie eprak lo oii If what I have lo agy to you la ueelr.. giva you ln wurd of honor lhat I will leave you bara and let tou go 10 I'arla alone." Hhe looked at blm wllh etormr area 'I don I brllevr llll len't the.flret time vou va lied to ma an. I. rokr nff lire. I h lea.lv. Micky turned pale, hut he atiewrred evenly rnouah "too re none Joetlfled In aavlng that. I'm nol going lo Irv and ilenv II. Hut wr can't atand here all night -people are beginnlig lo atare a "I don't 1 are" but aha dropprd her voire a little, and when Mlrkv made a eliaht movement forward aha followed fol-lowed "There are no tralna evrept alow nneB." Mlrkv told hrr. "The etprea. haa gone half an hour ago I ran find vou rooiiia In a hoiel rloee bv for the alght e e ryee met hera arroa at ha table and he broke out. "t ether, for Hod fl aaka rt me eaplaln llilnga lo you You ve all your life ivefore you: lomorrow. If ou wlah If, I II go aaay and never are you aaaln Hut I cant let you go now without tailing you the truth I ought lo have Inbl you before -II waa for our own aaka I tried lo keep It bark ' Her eyea Bear, hrd lite face dlabr-lie dlabr-lie v 1 n w I "If you've anyth.ng to aav again! lr Aatltiin " .be ea.d. "I refu.e to Jleten I ehouldn'l a bellev a anvthing lull aav. for one thing. Whv. ou don I even know hla name unle.a June haa laid you" alia a.ldrd brealhleaaly. "June haa mid me nothing. I know, all tha aame. I knew the flrat nlabl I ever tnrt you - when I left you ai.,1 went bark lo my roome. ha wa. tl. era, walling for nie a a "He waa there who waa there" ehe gaked abrlllv "A.hton Havmond Aahton." Mlrky gnaw rred There a aa a tragic alienee, then Kather Ka-ther looking diKe.llv round her In a hrli.leaa aort of wav. They went ba k 10 the ataflon, and Mlrky foun.l a w.t.ng room with a .-louring fire. ,he tlKiaaed ona of the iitirointorlal.lr wnoiti n betu Ilea i-l.ieel to It and made l-.tber Bit down, lie i'lo.f ,1 Hie door anil ,aine bark to her. kinky looked at her, and auddenly he broke out - "tnher, apeak to me-aay aomethlng 'for heavena Bake"- "Ihia morning -waa It nnly thla morning? It eeema ni long agu." Hhe atopped for a moment, then went on again alowly. "V hen we were at Ibe Inn In tha village Iho.a men wllh lite rar I heard them talking " Hhe atnnped again "Yea" aald Mlrkv. hhe frowned aa if hi. ninnoavllahle had Interrupted her train uf Ihought. Hhe went on preeenlly "They w.-re talking of J'aile and flavin, ind." And now .lie luieed hrr eve.. 'If vou eav that It w,ia true what I heard them aay, I will kill vou.' alia .aid with eudden paaaion. "It a a Ha Ju.t a lie 10 hurt me, 1,1 hurt ma more than I ve ,ern hull alr.-aily.' Hhe atuiiped, iianling. "H a a lie aay ll'a a lie." ahe uruve tha worita al him. Micky aat down ureide her. "If they aald that A.htftn bad been m.irrled In I'arla tu Mra. Clara it waa the truth." ba aald. He looked at her and quickly away again. -(-'argot him Kather. for (lod a aaka He never rared fur yuu; ha lent worth a thought " "Huw dare you aay em h thlnga lo me?" .lie .aid In an odd, t hoked voice. ' You aluava hated him vou and June. Ilo you Ihink Im going to believe ou'.' I'o you think 1 coulil believe you fur a liniment when I have hla lettera whin he haa abown nie In ao many wave bow ha enree'.- I iiou't care what you aay I don't rare if the whole world were to tell me 11 waa true I'll never believe 11 lilt he telle me hlmaelf ' Her brealh came gaapinaly; ahe looked at Mlcky'a white face with paaetonate hatred In her " How do I know It len t all a made-up made-up atory?" aha aaked him hnaraely. oka hardly anew what aba waa u;- |