Show adla N 10 in IT I 1 PO dimce her ht biffl e arr 8 nd M ally CHAPTER XIII 14 no more unhappy girl rl lived in till nil of tompkins county than polly hopkins seemingly never ending days dragged by their minutes one by ope one when she in oke up in the morning site she wished it were ni night 1 when she crawled luto into bed she wished it were morning ali and every twenty four hours brought renewed anguish to jerry spent most of tier lier time trying to soothe him and thus the two little waife waifs lived until the news spread through the silent city that evelyn robertson fini marcus mackenzie Mac Kenzle were going to he be mantled in a fashionable church jr in ithaca the wedding day dawned daa lied bright m with till sunshine and together with jerry went into town hid bid herself in tile the thick shrubbery jn HI dewitt park nd Wll watched tIC 1 I with naith tormented toul sout the gorgeous gin genus d display splay of riches site she sow saw celyn in all tier her beauty and me ilp alp resplendent marcus also the haughty mrs robertson leaning it tl if e P arm of robert percivil vil how ilow pale liale liay hiis face was gi great eat tears blinded vollis eyes as she wondered vaguely und and it he ever thought of her f ii i a s a long sad night which she spent after that event lut but still she hied oi ell and curried tier her heavy beavy burden in silence week by week site she coul counted coullier lied on tier slender s fingers tle ile months which would aou u have hane to lie ile lived through before daddy hopkins could come home oil oh how hom she AN wanted anted to steal into ills his arms to lay tier her lead head against him and to be suse suie lie was in the silent city for ever and ever eer jerry must have him too and many were mere the promises she made to tile the child duain tile the wild fall of ilie the storm country that peili aps tL tomorrow Morrow daddy would conie come perhaps perl ml the next day until the childs face too gathered an expression ision as if lie m were ere al always NaNs tor for footsteps outside the hut hilt the autumn rains lad no more than set lit in before marcus mackenzie Mac Kenzle toot took up again ills his persecutions of tile the squat teis on liis ills ledum front from ills his wedding tilpher ti ip i lie wid und eveld to live with mis ills robertson bertson Ko for the arin lilter ter one day da percival approached mac kadzie with another relf request nest that lie he use ube lis ills influence to liberate jeremiah its ils wrong for ills his daughter to stay in such a place alone with that trail frail child marc protested protected robert earnestly es t I 1 Y uvelyn looked up from her sewing in tier her own happiness the thought that tier her handsome cousin loved the squatter girl had lapsed in tier her memory her ter eyes went from liis ills troubled face to tier her husbands marcs expression espres slon was mas dark and forbidding and liis its full red lips dragged down at the cat co conners coiners ners iners I 1 ifer her lapart fluttered at the thought of ills ais rage it if by chance he got an In inkling sling of tier her duplicity zile huzzy wont be there ion long my filona returned marcus gritting britting grit ting ills his teeth ive a plan to put her out with the rest lest why you stand by those people lias has always puzzled me percival a forlorn lot replied robert kobert flushing now what about hopkins 1 A look of contempt settled on macke idies face arid and lie he lung flung out his hand fiands Is as if 11 throwing away something lie be detested hell serve ills time he retorted retort ei and when he be does come b back acl u ills his brats wout wont be where lie left keeping tier lier eyes on tier her husband keln uttered an all exclamation ilow how su suir irber bir and forceful lie he seemed with atiat network of wrinkles across his broud broad brow anger distended ili his nostrils and the look he had bad fixed upon robert was mas full of compelling strength holli both sickening bite broke out fretfully perfectly sicken sickening now listen to me eve ejaculated robert turning to tier her you know iery ely well ell that im interested in the Ilo far family lilly she ditl did not look at him until his keli ik e MIS mas chopped off 0 in confusion 11 J tell nn slie site threw him blin a peculiar glance uh oil I 1 know that well enough ole blie n joined dropping tier her eyes but eliut I 1 i tile me so Is that the ali sic see fc 16 it il you und and male cume come within speak ti distance dista uce you begin an all argument ehy cant you both make B u ri not to talk about those iler her cousin walled walked to the win windol wl dov ail stilted stated out into the garden A derous cough carne from anzle 11 1 wont do it ive eve asserted rob eit presently around some got to be done for polly bolly hop anns sites so young tind ind unhappy I 1 tourig Yo arid and pretty you mean dobs cobs laugh laughed til marcus disagreeably why kii marry the trollop arid put aa ei our philanthropy len hen netta dead so lie he cant with 0 pereival vais s fists doubled as mooil ifft Us ids fre five wax white throwing her into a basket at her side mrs airs mackenzie arose marcuz she snapped you youre re perfectly di now here I 1 peak my mind I 1 dont ever intend to 1 sit in the same room with mith you two unless you keep your conversation off 01 the squatters she marched arched in to the alic door tier lovely head held high and marcus strode after tier her come back here evelyn lie he ordered how flow lure you talk like that to mo me it was the first tiree marcus had spoken to tier her just that way ay and the of his tones and the giitter in it ills dark eyes fent ent a sudden rase rage through tier lier tilie she whirled squarely upon blin at the sight of tier her face lie took a backward isop lie ile ila biad never seen tile the blue fall fade le from his cifes eyes and a gleam like blight steel take its place 1 I sold said exactly what I 1 meant slie she told jilin 1 I 1 positively refuse to listen to wrangles rai igles about the silent city now you both d dont jou suddenly she went deathly deat lily pale held out a I 1 trembling in hand and swayed as if she were going to fall I 1 site she looked 0 so o stricken and ill that marcus caught her tu to jilin him everything but bilt ills his doely ely oung bride faded from ills mind the matter dear clear heart he cried sit down a minute there you know very well eve darling I 1 mean to be brutal she knew lie lid did not require an answer arid and gae it haru rn none slie site only sobbed hysterically against ills his arm neither did I 1 IA uvelyn elyn said robert in ili a low voice aie he went to his counsins side instantly st begging tier her forg heness the girl irl turned tier her head and impulsively kissed ills his hand hall never mind now dob bob she said faintly please go away like a good boy y after Perci percivall vals departure ItI marcus arcus lathered gathered its his wife into his arms and sat down dov n etli her on oil ills his knee there 11 now ow sweetheart V i lie he soothed rind and lie he drew her head to ills shoulder li and kissed hissed tier her dont don t cry any more inore it matzos makes me so nervous marc cifare dear she ex explained planed silling up to 1 V WO fa 11 ra 1 i 1 efto A 14 if r 11 11 d come back here evelyn he ordered how dare you talk like that to me hear quarrels between you and robert and and I 1 dont feel very well mackenzie studied tier keenly then ill get a doctor today lie exclaimed much concerned A lush flush comred the garls face and she hid bid it lignin st ills coat 1 I dont need a doctor darling she whispered but I 1 do want are anil and quiet nil all i A strange unknown thrill I 1 shot through thron gli the man look nt tile nio beloved lie begzad quivering lie ile forced lus liis wires aff es race lace up to its hia anil and searched deep into the hue blue eyes eve my love my on darling was all lie could sa then evelyn rested in ill supreme happiness against tier her hus husbands bunds breast for a long icing lime fline 0 0 0 one cot cold blustering morning a i little while before thanksgiving evelyn mackenzue Mac Ilac Kenzle came down to break breakfast fat alone she was very pale and tier eyelids showed signs off of weeping ilie I 1 lie night before her husband had bad let booc the reins upon his violent temper II 11 lad irad arrived home at a late hour chafing and irritable Irrl lable awaking ills hu wife from rom a sleep li lie demanded to know it if she were ivere cognizant of tile the fact that robrt ert was trying to obtain a pardon tor for hing several representative citi j zens zelis among whom were two distinguished layers lawyers had approached jilin olf ou the subject and that all he fumed 1 I started something else today and hes tying trying to block me ile he jerked at ills his collar so violently that hat the linen tore with a waln ing ng sound round D n that thins thing he exploded and threw the file ruined neckwear on tile the loor floor 1 I wont stand any more inter ference if iou dont want to bring crib to terms ernis lie wont went on 1 I my word mord ive held let my lily peace as long as I 1 I 1 c can an I 1 good god oil now dont start to cry hilt in ili spite of his imperious command lelyn hall had wept long iong after tier husbands heavy breathing told tier that lint lie was asleep next nest morning walking into the aln dining ng room me wearily arlly she found tier her cousin robert standing near the window ills hands in his pockets she went ment straight to lils ills side bob she breathed the young man turned upon her and caught the hand slie she laid on his arm youve got to help me now live eve lie be began girin without other response to her greeting its all lery ery nell for mare marc to take a high hand in some matters but this thing lies hes planning is boufal 1 I cant do anything iny thing with him cried the lie girl ile he told me about it dinst night and I 1 talked and talked till im hoarse dob why aby dont you go nn bwy ny somewhere robert shook liis ills head bond dismally 1 I cant eve I 1 cant he returned 1 I know ali what it polly Is but ashes young and anil ile he paused brushed back his hair and hurried on oil 1 I loo loe tier her lints nil it if marc are continues in ali ah here lie he comes come the door flung open rind and mackenzie strode into the room loom ile he came to a halt at tile the sight of 1113 hi young arid and lier her cousin A hats up lie he exclaimed testily hob dob wants to talk to iou dear evelyn in a conciliatory tone she liar had learned in the past months that suppressing tier lier own temper was to travel along the lines of least resistance well have bave some breakfast was the ungracious reply sit down both of 3 lou ou ive had my breakfast answered robert 1 I waited malted to have a word with you marc before you went eat into town I 1 want to buy of you at your own price nil the land the sliu squatters ritters are on oil that would relieve squatters again ell eh came in ili quick 1 interruption my dear robert 1 MacK cazie placed his bis lingers fingers on the back of liis ills chair and watching matching liis ills wife proceeded 1 I really dislike to be abrupt lu in my lily onn on family and in your house but you iou know there Is such a thing as a man minding ills own business A deep flush rose to perch als brow 1 I am minding my own onn business lie he shot back if its your vill to persecute a girl chos almost dead with mith grief its mine to help coln her ber if ican I 1 can tills last thing thin joure trying to put over Is in rough impatience marcus sat down 1 velyn evelyn dropping into tier her place opposite 1111 h ii front from your interest one would think thin you had a moie intimate reason than just humanity robert lie he sneered broadly bio blo idly adly Is blat it into evelyns pale face rushed a mass of color nil and she shrink shrank back as if f she had received ii at blow As quickly the fluch lii sli receded lending ia ing tier her N whiter hiter than before came forward to t o the table youre perfectly right marc lie confessed almost inaudibly 1 I do love polly fully hoplins 1 I 12 I 1 2 interrupted liim him t ty ry y rising to lili fret feet ills his hand han donie ome face suffused with anger then its time lime I 1 cleared tier lier out lie answered ans answered were A squatter in the family n a van liar mrs Mac mackenzue Kenzle struggled to her feet arid and begrin began to cry 1 I cant stand any more ste whimpered 1 I simply cant more the nay boll ou both quarrel over alio those e people bets on oil my lily you promised ine HIP lon on ever do it again all ill the concentrated rage lie hall had gathered in ili the past pait pai t few wees beeks burst forth ill a lelous snap then tell loll your precious cousin to to keep ills ilose dose out of my lily affairs my IDY dwir dear im perfectly capable of attending to them I 1 dont wish nish to sell that land but I 1 do intend to get rid of that tribe and both of you toll might just as understand it now as later inter lie he said it with such forceful deter initiation that feln chiew an eni ell ll 11 glance at robert utterly Ut a abrl slimp lie he tinned swiftly and went out the next few houis bouts lie client in ithaca illiana Illi aca ti to turn aside tile lie bill lilina that threatened to full fall upon polly hopkins but 14 so grait vins vas ales influence that Perel vals on omi shook their bends lien ahen lie a ap proa hed them utterly cast town down by the futI futility lit of f ills mornings wik on oil behalf Ieli alt of llie file squatter squat ler girl robert Pel cIVIll ills wily way to tile hie silent C city he could not let the alie relentless relent lets burst in dupoin pollion poll op unprepared throng lit ie settlement lie hurried to the alop cills shanty and paused ile before ore li it tl ere still above inc door was the lie pi sign if your hearts loving and icinda come rl bt in it if it aint scoot OZ off all ah su surely rely he did love ler ier in spite of what she had done As a traveler in a dry and thirsty land lon longs gli tor for fresh water so he desired bolly giop kills vain had been his efforts to tear her image from his henrt often lie he hall had been tempted to marry her ond and tale her out ot of tier her dreadful circum culus but bah time the desire came to him the vision of the dying furnier farmer killed it broodingly I 1 ills his eyes swept the narrow take lake arid and the eastern rearing hills ile he remembered how lie and polly had sat together on tile the ragged rocks watching tile clouds sweep over the sky above like blocki ot of birds across wonder forider blue water with it a groan be threw oft off the these mc moiles and striding forward lie rapped on oil the hut door polly bolly hopkins opened it looked at jilin bent her ter held head but spoke no word 1 I want to talk to you child was the excuse lie he gave and still silent I 1 N NJ cmar jar Z at t 0 t f 11 1 p there still above the door was the printed sign if your hearts lov ing and kind come right in if it aint scoot off slie she moved backward and allowed him to enter the room now that lie was there robert felt us as if lie he could not force ills his tongue to say the alie things she must hoar hear ile he was oppressed by ills his utter failure to keep the promise made that day before the greatest mother in the world and knew not how to explain it polla iolli Iol lv lie he had commenced when because she was so tired so forlornly helpless began to sob bitterly the sight of him leini after all these theary days quite overcame tier her dont lie he interjected impetuously please dont do that tier her tears only added to the remorse that lint scourged urged him and gave new vitality to his passion but like a wall of tire fire between them burned his jealousy 0 oscar bennett Ce anett 1 I want to help you lie ho stammered shook tier her head you cant do |