Show r ir CUR E by richard hoffmann copyright by richard hoffmann service i CHAPTER X continued 22 her cheek moved touching his un nn ethar in the th their lips came to together gentle beginning of belief and then the soft near shadow of her husky whisper said poor dear deal darling they icy even let you she paused for the shadow of her soft chuckle too let you shave kind heaven he whispered my aly own dearest dont you care what ive done freyou arc you taking me back out of the rotten empty death I 1 made for myself barry you yon youve done nothing to to me she said against his speaking her head nodding in a gentle negative except be all the things I 1 want you to be except make me love you and her soft lips came back more closely under his full aspiring enchantment brisk thoughts be began bean an to hurry about the means of preserving this miracle among its dark circumstances to build up the sedulous patiences that must guard eest ecstasy isy forever now against anything lie ile said carefully U barry who knows where you are he her r head moved a little and she said no one enemy my darling 11 you can stay hidden then a little while till I 1 can get in my y discharge or sneak out of this d n place and we can get a boat for japan australia anywhere far away she made a quick exclamation almost as of pity both her hands came to his cheeks in a more precious cherishing of him you would 11 she said in marveling softness do that for me there was reverence an awed humility in her slow kiss then she raised her head again to watch his eyes and she said 1 I L kill 1111 him before his new incredulity she halt half straightened over him one hand band smoothing the hair back from his temple no she said in dreaming gentleness 1 I kill him I 1 have to kerrigan said hal with swift conviction vic tion swift remorse at having forgotten him till now they h avent caught him he stated slowly no she said and they wont hes fles gone somewhere he tell me I 1 said goodby good by to him last night ive got a letter for you from him ile he moved his fingers over her smooth brows down the sure modeling of her cheek to the full honorable honorably hono e lips and all the time her tender eyes watched him as if he were the thing so difficult to believe in all this inside Ker rigans ion long fat envelope were his letter four or five telegrams and a folded document hal went first to the letter sport besides my ambition to kill a man in the cool of the blood which is satisfied and cured let me tell you ive wanted to play god to people I 1 loved it going to be so very godlike unless I 1 get away with it it was tough standing you in the corner so az long but the thing was no soap unless it embodied the latest aerodynamic principles there much time to during our slight on those read up and I 1 other night buggy ride ot of the girls girl 3 had a 11 1 of a time getting your to unconditioned promise to go straight before the fireworks you today the police get my confession example of the confessors as near a perfect friend c can in fes sors art as an old legal make it youre left out of everything I 1 entirely have to see barry guess bess uess but she knows her story be surprised how tough it Is sometimes to whip the truth into plausibility the thing may not be watertight so ill be watching in the bushes till its over and if anything blows up lop ill take care of it you stay out of it for barrys sake your fathers mine do me that one holy favor chivalrous on us it ual ila dont go would wreck the works enclosed please find documents which hide under some lonely cobblestone till everything every thin things s in the bag then burn here are telegrams telegram s about who you are and arent and that incrimination the late martin crack got from barrys father do this for me too sport will you the first three days of the next nest month after its all over run a personal in the chicago tribune addressed colonel I 1 saying youre married what town yo youre ire living in and whether your fathers N Y bank is a good place to write you congratulations some day well hoist a couple more and ill tell the kids about wyoming wyomia hasta la vista and good luck you lucky guy but always be sure theres one old railroad man believes you rate it K hal looked up at barry when he had finished and quietly she explained lie he killed him ual hal and then he went down to the street and stood there tor for an hour to keep me from going in it had taken me so ion long to to find my coura courage e her head was up the grace of its carriage by anything that had happened or nearly happened invulnerable to shame and fear and remorse because the bravery behind her eyes could not invite those things the beauty of her face was so simply so wonderfully arrived at the white straight nose the taint faint of her smooth cheeks that seemed to make her untouched lips push a very little forward the clear candor of her eyes that wanted to show him anything he should desire the direct curve of eyebrows and the white forehead the rich parted flow of f gold so simply ended in the thick turnings up at her neck whether it was more painfully beautiful to believe in the possession of her or to believe her a dream hal tell lie ile knew lie he would risk nothing of that beauty a again ain ever in the smallest way it might still be the boat for australia and in the meantime in case the police barry hal said in the crispness of immediate necessity the first thing 0 youve got to do her cool hand came against his mouth the first thin thing she said her quiet voice near huskiness her clear eyes untouched by his concern more important than any old unshaven thought of yours P she bent over in quick bulc k supple grace and whispered at his ear car hal do you love me THE END |