Show 0 I 1 esaak 4 VICTOR I 1 A ft a i biml II Ml BY 51 COMPANY 1 I LOVE lobing over dig big a impassable Impat gable swamp in the path of the mima tibi railroad joe 13 lloa tock builder ot of the lint line and villon carruthers carruther chief of engineers are considering tho the difficulties A rifle shot instant ly kills lJ hostock and nd breaks car ruthers ru thera arm carruthers Carrut lier tries to carry the andy to 0 o a pout post of 0 the hudson ii hay bay company where lie j donald li Is the lite factor MoU hIo onalda Donalds daughter molly molit sees ca carruthers Carr uthera struggling in the ti muskeg and drags him from tho the swamp with hla him burden unaccountably her father 0 object to her saving caving carruthers Carr uthera weakened by hla his wound and exer t along I 1 ons carruthers la in disturbed by the ap ane learance aranca ot of tom bowyer Hoa tocks ock buil bus inso nee ri rival va I 1 and pr per ronal nonal enemy bowyer insults molly and carruthers carruther strikes him carruthers declares declare lite hit love tor for molly she pron promises ilses to be hla his wlad carruthers Carruth tre has haa to reach th the a town of clayton Clayt tin to attend a mee meeting ting at which Bo stocks eit emlea plan to wre wrest st control of the from him molly goes with him they are delayed by a storm attacked by his dogs carruthers Carr uthera lite life Is if saved by molly who la in forced to kill tile the alie abow now the they not get out on toot foot for clayton re athing it with curruthers carruthers carrut rut liers in an almost dying condition lie la Is in lime lima to foil Bo bostocky bostocks Hoa tocks stocks enemies and keep control of tile the line for mr litra ll Hon tock lie ile finds enemies at wark at big Alu beree sites molly with ditth nt at tensions tent loni ions lee chamber Ch ambera oaka carruthers for work saying lie he ba lias broken with bowyer carruthers carruther takes min him on kitty bostock Boa tock deep ly in love with carruthers Carr uthera cornea comes in to live ive at the he alg muskeg CHAPTER all continued 94 hut but slie alto or on without li lice ceding dlug him until she stood almost nt at the end of tho the shaking structure Gre tuie it aus ua a place llie ilie wind blew blev strongly sending bending tier skirts flying about tier licht and tumbling tier her hair upon tier lier shoulders I 1 come collie buck back kitty I 1 culled called wilt wilton on Il making laking ills his vay hay across the pla planks illis until lie he i ea clicO tier lier side lie put out ills his land to steady her then lie lib saw that the tears teara were streaming down tier her cheeks why kitty what Is it he begged bg geil 1 I hurt youl site she sho shook ok his hand front from tier her aai ami with a yf violent gesture leaning back and suddenly she lost her stanco and toppled froin coin the edge of the trestle trostle into the river below A plunge into that viscous water was wa more dangerous than a tall fall wilton realized it instinctively lie ile leaped feet and found himself struggling in th the gluey swamp half mud half wa ater kitty who had fallen into the center of the llie stream appeared half a dozen feet away her white face up turned her hands catching caching for support na an the shallow current carried her toward the lie lake fighting madly wilton detached deta clied ills hla limbs from the sucking mud and man aged ngod to grasp her s skirt as she drifted haq him with a desperate erfort effort lie drew her to him and struggled through gli the yielding muskeg until ho he vas able to catch an aa upright of the restle work ie he glanced ot at kitty as lie ho halted to atch lite hla breath she lay lax passive tn in s arms tier lier eyes ees closed site she seemed i have lave fa fainted but bu she breu breathed thed easily though quickly tier her dripping cloths claths clung to her tightly and tier her fair hair streamed over lila hla arms arins then plodding through the yielding waine lie ha struggled on until lie reached the shore kitty opened her edeli eyes and fixed them upon ills hla thank god were all right bowl said wilton it was ives a neur thing in n that muskeg youlie quiet rind and rest a 0 little suit and then well hurry back and you must change your things I nIckly there wits was a aulk catch of kittys kitrys breath ott oh will you are so blind III I 1 gho ehe whispered ou see gee are arc sou ou going to mako mo ime tell you will are you lou going to make me tell you that I 1 love you youl she put lier her arms nebout ills his neck anil tier her face on his shoulder wilton duta founded hardly stirred lie he did not know what to do ill tell you because beaus tt I 1 see I 1 must she ibe whispered ive always loved you IVI wall III and I 1 never dever cored for joe nitty kitty 1 I tile cry that broke front from his lips bield ull all ilia anguish lil of ills his ment iiii nt ills face grew scarlet sc orlet lie ila tried to free himself but she clung tightly to ilia him youve made re ne tell at hii n will and nt must heir roe me how u e said 1 I ncr iver cared for joe not lit 1 that way ew p w anted nic me and I 1 thought I 1 could inn to colove love him I 1 was happy with tin but what couta could be expect lie he would have been olia enough to have been my illy father what wat had bad lie he to m marry I 1 arry as I 1 wits at c vo and osh 4 horld I 1 was nas happy alth liaro lk het you 1 I always loved you will and it wits was my r right ight to love lave you it was you built up in your mind all that about my loyal loyalty to joe I 1 cared for joe in a way but that was all it if you ou imagined nil all that you did was I 1 to blame for it sometimes you ou nearly drove me crazy with your talk nebout joe about ills his work about my loyalty to him when I 1 was nas hungry for your love im ashamed ami knows how low ini im ash ashamed ashantee Anted to tell you tills you made me lite will while joe clyed I 1 was true to 0 o him ini im free and you are free and love cannot be bound and ami I 1 dont cure care a snap of my fingers for the lie I 1 car carr for you ou im shameless now to w when I 1 say tills but you should haie lave seea eaf you should have known what right had you to drone out your refrain of joe joe all the day to me when my heart was crying out for you jou and you oi would not knot henr hear it I 1 want your our love will I 1 I 1 want you to love me and to take me away aft ay from slant toba where ill never hear of the or joel afterward Atte After iward wara it seemed to wilton like a dreadful dream gently he put her arms from ills his neck and rose to ilia his feet and because the nature of the man wits was of that simplicity that dint instinctively understands it was not anger but a deep pity that filled his heart im sorry kiby he said what you have told me lite makel make an end of much that I 1 have planned and dreamed of it takes tile the zest out of things it was my fault let us go back site she looked nt at him with white face set lips and blit blazing zing eyes she r rose without a word declining his hand and without Atho tit it word they went back wi along ng tile tho cleared road lit in the twill twilight allf lie ile left tier her at her door ile he went nent to ills attack and sat at his lesk for a whole hour his lead resting heavily indis hands all that lie hild had giten ills his life to seemed broken ills ideals outraged jils his love for molly was its the lodestone of his life but eyen even love Is 18 not all nl a amfin lies has to live fo for r after a long time lie he was aware of it 0 low ta tapping at ills his door lie ile ros rose e and opened it kitty stood there in the gathering darkness ss site she came a few steps into the ollace and stopped will she said in a low voice 1 I want to ask couo buo ouo forget it was true what I 1 told you partly true but I 1 was overwrought tind weak the heavy cloud that hung about aboul lit I 1 lifted wilton grasped rt lit lie abe hoaeae hope she Ae geive gave him as 98 anun con vinced against ills his will turps turns agal nto ilia his accustomed habits of thought and will not see kitty he said 1 I should have known I 1 was wao blind I 1 looked for perfection fec tion I 1 was to blame lk let us torget it hit all she answered to la the same strained monotonous voice III 1 I did lov love e joe alto said in a way I 1 did ald As much as women mostly love their husbands 1 gently he ha put pu nr arms amu from his HI neck 1 I gave him all abo lo 10 ov cali that yas mas his right anda and I 1 do da leafe cate ar or thistle ehg D lanc I 1 capt you to wipe au n t clibery Cli I 1 fery I 1 of this afternoon out of your mind try to think of me ns as you used to lie ile took tier her hands in his its all forgotten kitty lie fie sald said we wont think of it again hat but all that night ills his revolved about that dark s spot L at in his mind band which he bad off as it if it liall been it a prison J r CHAPTER vill treachery when kitty left the shack went slowly toward her house at the door she hesitated and then as it if with a sudden resolution she made her way quickly in the direction of thu the portage there was ani it a rig with two horses before the factors door inside the door tom bowyer was standing and molly faced him white to the lips and rigid ive given you your answer many times said molly bowyer smiled no decision that was waa ever made cant be changed he be retorted la Is it a crime to love loie you to want to make you my illy wife no but it lg Is a crime to persecute we me when you know you haye have no right to ask ash ineat me at all tom bowyer who tied lind cult cultivated ed ills his rages until they had mastered red jilin him could never refrain from falling into the bulks pose when he met opposition lie he slammed hla his fist down fiercely on ilie coun counter tVr ill change yo your ur answer molly il he be cried before I 1 leave this stare tonight ill have you at my feet for all your pride D n it its 1 il I alit as mch lach ns as you vou I 1 want to humble you Ie because cause theres never been man inan or woman I 1 tame sooner or later im making you an at honorable proposal your fathers a lying dying man anyone can see that I 1 want you and I 1 want to take care of him for 5 dour our sake the rest of his days I 1 I 1 ask you to be my wife to come to colci junction with roe me and marry me pyou sup pose he fie could hold ills job here another day it if tile tie c company mp ny knew lies liei dielle paralyzed ill arne him from tho the 1 P portage unless you marry me audilet and aud let him film take ills his pension and live with 11 us u 8 I 1 II 11 1 I tell you no again I 1 cried molly I 1 ilow how many times am all I 1 to answer you will you ou go now ile he caught her by the wrists thrusting ills his face forward into hers she screamed lit n fear beati and they heard the he dragging footsteps of the factor in his room above the old man felt ills hla way slowly down the stairs an and edged along the counter there web was fear in I 1 his sun sunken ken eyes but bu it was kas anger made him tremble ye go too far mr bowser 1 he quavered q u alered ye canna insult rny my girl giri in my own housel house I 1 get back to bed you old tool sneered bowyer you do your own love making it if she winna have yo ye I 1 winna sell hert her leave the house and do your worst I 1 afi it I 1 do answered bowyer ill do it ayou mean that answer me wdonald Mc Donaldl III i the factor sank back against the counter and glared at him with haggard eyes ills his gray beard brush brushing lug ills his breast bowyer smiled triumphantly speak for me mcdonald lie leered tell her why dued better change her mind the factor raised ills his head molly lass he be whimpered it its Is a grand opportunity port unity hes bes offering y ye e have ye no DO of that tell be d a haene for ye in my old bid age when I 1 canna cafe care for ye molly fixed her eyes in horror upon n mcdo mcddnald bald dut but bowyer bowser strode between them youre a fine love maker P lie he sneered got out of the wayt way I 1 and inflamed fil flamed almost almos tto to madness lie he seized molly ln in his firms arms and pressed his its lips cheek and throat again and agalla 1 I guess youra not so coy as you yon pretend molly tie he cried you women are lill all alike alibee afeei till all I 1 never net er knew one yet et that in it a hurry to get hitched up however much she pretended to dislike it 11 the opening of the door behind him made him start kitty stood there and it was quite clear that she had been a spectator of the scene scebe with a strangled 91 ed cry molly broke from bowyers gr grasp asp and rin ran into her room she dragged her bed against the door and stood behind it sobbing with terror and anger the factor leaned against the thel counter a look of dull apathy on his face bowyer umeda sheepishly to kitty well I 1 guess you caught caugh me this time mrs bostocky he said but being acoman a woman understand kittys kitrys disgust bior for bowyer held her fir silent she made the slightest gesture of tier her head to him and went out of the store bowyer followed tier her what does it mearil mean asked kitty it Iti means nearis that I 1 want molly mcdon donald rind and ive never wanted any anaman man or woman yet that I 1 get gei said bowyer bower make blake the roost most or of it ili he blustered estered ered ive ns its much right ns as car ruthers 17 I 1 no said kitty why I 1 mr Carru Currul hera bers was first they are arc ch engaged gazed to stop tier her breaking it ai aa his subsided baw bowyer yera a keen judge noticed that te was unnatural she deemed et med under some suppressed emotion he looked quickly into tier her eyes and saw that she aie hall had bern been crying and then ilich lie he knew A slow smile spread over ills his face kitty Il bostock bad not made big muskeg her home so long out of devotion to the memory of joe with a deliberated impulse bowyer put out his bis handland hand han dand end took hers 1 1 I want wu n t two tangs th figs mrs bostock he said bald molly 41 mcdonald cDonald and tile he how ninny do you w ant vant ile he looked at tier her still more mori kienly keenly onel one lutty kitty sold said nothing but there was the slightest nod of her hend head in answer its ia a shame mrs hostock no IlD stock that should have to lose all joes money lit in that ten tell cont cent line bald bowyer ile he was quite ot at hta hill cac now feeling himself in his accustomed element t of intrigue int even it it rould could lie built it pay and it if it did pay id take it myself I 1 want it anyway not that id hurt fiur you it if I 1 could help it im bostock Bos toek but ive got mi interests to ta look out ut tor lie irr asked kitty breathing buich ly by the endom end of the lite year your shares will be worth north nothing be ruined rained it ft will hill be impossible to raise the caal tol tat to leep keep tic the line either its a shame that should waite anite his time imo and strength trying to carry out ati an impossible danhi if you could sell your shares at liar par when the note falls lite due you could pull out and you and lie fie could malie make si a sensible investment ll 11 hed d soon get aver oer the disappointment you could see ace to that lie could not tilde hide the flicker of a smile kitty saw it and loathed dow yer er tile the more she knew he was vas playing on oil tier her hopes and yet the sudden vision made tier heart beat furiously 1 im I ni going to marry molly holly lie continued 1 I that I 1 possess tile the power potter to make her ber my ms wife hut but I 1 want the line in return I 1 want to see sec sonic some of 0 joes papers yours mid and you sou can call let me a see them without dol doing 11 9 cropf nad be helping car iti indirectly in ills hla safe you know the combination i III it marry he hertilla her r tills fall you can trust me mrs bostock no stock because you lust just how I |