| Show 0 n 14 by EMILIE LORIN G 0 servi I 1 CITA CHAPTER TE R showed lymp you could be U apoplexy or holding back testimony a samp bristled s auve could il I 1 because I 1 for ats M hale to to tell herself en a loyal wife ashes been hii heu without whimpering I 1 hen shi she i got to thinking shed ifon things out the worlds blin with w ith stories of mans to man main but there them so kid aid about abou t woman comans loyalty to an letting her tell her own tva as my idea of loyalty to ole noie she told did she but bt it I 1 pro grinst that when ive read lilacs bals ats U seemed to me that hashed months after aay y rehashed re inn took place be burul the morning atter after otan tin I 1 wrote down everything rd d and seen seated sealed it took a radio man ile he stamped it ace and date just as he does that go out here it Is 0 she we the commissioner on an enve ie turned it over in hla his hand ed with the deputy rose associate and I 1 agree that joe hale met me t hla his death by it t the inquest Is closed you little doughboys dough boys come t your the ringing the e bugle pierced bruce har absorption tion as he be left the aban would he fand janice at or would the she have gone to m she had bad slipped away dl liter the commissioner had iced ced a verdict of accidental paxton immaculately at ith deep lines of exhaustion his ds eyes and an apparent i la in every joint had come announced an afternoon deile had offered to take a who wanted to go back to les es millicent MUll cent had been tear iger ger to get away mallory expert surgical tr treatment uny my chester e was hooding her typewrite ie a entered the office her till bore faintly pink evl t blots mercurial tempera ut lut her eyes and smile were that tho the cyclone of excite as passed over I 1 hope to ush something urt ourt picked up a letter from k this ibis Is alaska you expect life here to be like new york ita a dIf different Terent this wilderness tons ions yacht goes out this aft with mrs hale chester and 1 iniss ioner aboard I 1 want go with them td ed consternation wiped the adland ad lanc from her face ill 11 Pax tons boata you advise days ago I 1 would not have id d it but he has proved him tw orthy this letter Is from ther ather billy I 1 wrote him aft covered the identity of jim evan ive told you before ill not let you spend a wine As soon as I 1 can get will join you and well well talk things over I 1 will cay to meet the tha yacht at selika that I 1 her eyes were with anger he could see at contract you to cable billy im not gobby grant hired me to work outfit I 1 shall keep my poll e you talk about my going though it were as simple as out ut for dinner and dance i I 1 to earn my living when the states it so easy up P a job perhaps you think on my brother absolutely atlon ailon swept him like a red s e my wife does not need have half m my Y salary you need it wifel wife I 1 im not your wife rely ely a companion compall on on trial figure in that agree do you think I 1 would ac from rom you you cant give n understanding when you od rny my silly lie he to ned pax aw w manelf as I 1 was always ercy of my imagination I 1 ned d that I 1 would do my ut make ink you happy I 1 in ell that if only wait would have married mint le whitens your face can have her now better g in a the yacht yourself and yn ulment proceedings once me ine that when you hind the dog team and saw house louse through the tha falling t seemed uke like coming home you knew that only a a a houseboy house boy waited for ind id those lighted windows window I 1 aught ehl that net ne t winter you e klad glad to fand me there too take ike deture she cc conjured of her elf walting waiting for him to come coma ah the snow filled darknell dar knes burts courna blood afire with all nath ett he resisted her bar charm 1 his l voice voice under rigid con itans that you will go ernson noon reath haab was a straggling deling sob light 1 her lips between her yom the threshold sag berl fled him icebergs Ice bergl bergi ill go but only from the it II house now that the one person to be impressed by convention Is leaving I 1 will return to argus of the hundred eyes and miss mary they 11 be gladdo have me back with them grant pushed open the door thank heaven youve come tubby you almost lost your secretary your superior officer was giving her notice dont ruffle up like a turkey cock she accept it the door closed behind her before grant emerged from a stupor of surprise new orders for or us came by plane this morning no bridge building this winter retrenchment all along the lne itne we are to push the tracks from here south while the weather holds the crowned heads are all excited about pulpwood pulp wood bill tic then keep the repair shops at headquarters humming till spring 11 headquarters for us all janice will be bd crazy about the winter here well teach her to pilot to handle a dog team harcourt crossed to his desk 1 I want her to go out on paxton Pax tons s boat with the others this afternoon it says you youl the words bubbled with indignation granted youre a wow of an engineer as a married man youre a total loss he miss martha he demanded as the elder miss mims samp entered the office he what I 1 heard you shout in mr tubby as I 1 came from Ms halos hales cabin cabins hes pretty near packed up an dropped in to see if you were bryin to talk with fairbanks without a wire grants grievance was too acute to permit of appreciation of her humor shout when you hear that the chief wants janice to join the party on Pax tons yacht sakes alive has the excitement turned his brain miss samp dropped into a chair course any of my business any more than mr Tub bys but why are you sending that child away mr bruce you have been so kind to janice thatis that it Is your business miss martha I 1 dont want her to experience the hardships of a winter here remember what this life did to cent hale martha samps gnarled fingers stroked 11 the glossy coat of the black cat circling in her lap she regarded harcourt with shrewd eyes did to herl it made a woman of her it think back she came here just an ordinary spoiled flighty young married girl at first she fretted then she kinder found herself never complained she developed the hearth heart the endurance of a noble woman and how did it end you mean about her kinder fly in off the handle tit at the last ive got a pretty good idea of what caused it she got to deanin on you mr bruce you were all her husband when janice came along so pretty an gay an attract uve tive she got to bro brogdin brood odin ln on her troubles an th inkin life played favorites vo rites an something snapped she any notion of hurtin joe course she have threatened him but who do a fool thing or two in the course of a life it restore your faith in human nature to find an officer of the law with the common sense to recognize an accident when he sees one an not try to make a criminal out of a female who enough sense to leave a revolver hangin in its holster martha samps argument seethed like an undercurrent in harcourte Har courts mind during the afternoon as he packed tor for chester sent aca messages helped the commissioner with his reports not until she came to the shore to embark in the launch which was to take her to the yacht did he speak to millicent hale her hand dune clung to his her violet eyes eye were tear filled 1 I with wish I 1 were the one to stay with you bruce lie ile smiled and shook hook his head 4 you have forgotten the long dark winter im willing to bet that with the first ight of the lights of van couver be thanking all the gods that be that youre back in civilization side by side harcourt and grant watched the launch as it shot hot like a brown streak for or the yacht in deans and eskimos stood in groups on the shingle behind them see sec tion bosses and engineers with unconsciously wistful faces waited for the modern mariner to hoist th the anchor janice was leaning against the it II house eyes on the pale blur which was gliding gilding into an opaline mist her long lashes were wet but the she faced him with gay bravado sorry not to have been moved out before you came back but pas ca was so busy helping the travelers off that he had no time tor for rne me he caught her by the shoulders youre not going back to the samp cabin you will stay in my house she defied him flippantly dig big chief heap bossy I 1 you tried to push me out of headquarters and now you are dictating as to where T I 1 shall hall live I 1 am working for tub by grants grant not or you ills hands tightened jan my dear dont you know what it mea means as to love a person so much that you au would tear your heart out it if you thought it best for her ile he cleared his voice of huskiness 1 I know that you are forcing yourself your relt to stay triumphing over what you think is a fear complex what I 1 know mow to b be imagination I 1 know also that if you stay here you are bound to be miserably unhappy angry tears drenched the eyes which made them think of bronze bronz 11 pansies how do you know that JL I 1 would be unhappy you and tub tab by and the samp girls thinkers think mrs hale a marvel of sweetness and light because she carried on why she it was her job you talk about love A lot you know about it I 1 can see ace you following a person half across the world not a chancel danl the incredulous whisper brought her eyes to his even his bis ups lips whitened danl ile he caught her up in his arms kicked open the door his laugh was a caress thu this time ill carry my bride across the threshold as big strong mendo men do in tho the movies and points south he set her on her feet gently raised her chin till her head rested against his shoulder demanded softly all right with you beautiful eyes vallant valiant lovely color tinting her soft skin she answered with an unsteady attempt at raillery 1 I never did think much of that trial companionship idea of yours it you care carol carel it if I 1 carel in a fury ot of passion he kissed her eyes the hollow in her throat her mouth kissed her vehemently thoroughly said with a husky reckless laugh q how I 1 care tubby grant pushed open the door first call for tea in the dining cart carl you P his voice dwindled to a gurgle he blinked something suspiciously like tears from his wistful green eyes with a softly breathed praise be to allahl asahl he gently closed the door from the out side ITHE ETHE END |
