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<v Speaker 1>Chapter twenty two of Cloudy Jewel. This is a liverbox recording.

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<v Speaker 1>by Anathemoun Cloudy Jewel by Grace livingstone Hill, Chapter twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>The two young men had shoved the old canoe up

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<v Speaker 1>on the bank, turned it over, emptied it, and put

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<v Speaker 1>it back in water. Fred Higgs was holding it at

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<v Speaker 1>arms lengths now in water, and the would be bridegroom

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<v Speaker 1>had crawled out to the extreme end and it rolled

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<v Speaker 1>up sleeves was pawing about in the water, which did

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<v Speaker 1>not appear to be very deep at cry. They turned

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<v Speaker 1>and Fred Higgs, forgetting the other man's plight, led good

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<v Speaker 1>boat and dashed back to the road. Young laws, arising

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<v Speaker 1>too hastily, rolled into the water spletely and came splashing

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<v Speaker 1>up the bank in a frothy state of mind. But suddenly,

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<v Speaker 1>as they came, while Myrtle's best efforts were put forth

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<v Speaker 1>to hinder Leslie's movement, something cold and gleaming flashed in

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<v Speaker 1>her face that sent her crouching back in the corner

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<v Speaker 1>of her seat and screaming. Leslie had slipped her hand

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<v Speaker 1>into the little secret pocket of the car door and

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<v Speaker 1>brought out her revolver, hoping fervently that it was still loaded,

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<v Speaker 1>and that Allison had not chosen to shoot at the

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<v Speaker 1>mark or anything with it the last time he was out.

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<v Speaker 1>You'd better sit down and keep quiet, she said, coolly,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a good shot. Then she put her foot on

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<v Speaker 1>the clutch and the car started just as Fred Higgs

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<v Speaker 1>sleep on the running board. Leslie's little revolver came promptly

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<v Speaker 1>around to meet him, and he dropped away with a

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<v Speaker 1>gasp of surprise, as suddenly as he had lit. Suddenly,

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<v Speaker 1>Leslie became aware of the other young men, dripping and breathless,

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<v Speaker 1>but with a dangerous look in his eye, bearing down

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<v Speaker 1>upon her from the lake side of the road, and

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<v Speaker 1>she flashed around and sent a shot ringing out into

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<v Speaker 1>the road, the bullet plotting into the dust at his

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<v Speaker 1>very feet. The car leaped forward to weigh her touch,

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<v Speaker 1>and in a second more they had left the two

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<v Speaker 1>young men safely behind them. Myrtle was crushed in the

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<v Speaker 1>back seat, weeping, and Leslie, cool and brave in front seat,

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<v Speaker 1>was trembling from head to foot. This was a new

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<v Speaker 1>road to her, at least, she had never been more

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<v Speaker 1>than two or three miles on it, and she did

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<v Speaker 1>not know where she would bring up. She began to

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<v Speaker 1>wonder how long her gasoline would hold out, for she

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<v Speaker 1>had been in such a hurry to get away with

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<v Speaker 1>Mortle before Allison should come home, that she had forgotten

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<v Speaker 1>to look to see if everything was all right. And

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<v Speaker 1>she now remembered that Allison had had the car out

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<v Speaker 1>late night before. Every scene seemed to be fallen in

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<v Speaker 1>chaos about her. The earth rose and fell in front

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<v Speaker 1>of her excited gaze. The sun was going down, and

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<v Speaker 1>rod ahead seemed endless. Without turning, as far as she

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<v Speaker 1>could see, a great burying ground stretched from what seemed

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<v Speaker 1>like miles Along one side of the road. The polished

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<v Speaker 1>marble gleamed red and bleak in setting sun. The sky

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<v Speaker 1>had suddenly gone lead color, and there was a chill

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<v Speaker 1>in the air. Leslie longed for nothing so much as

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<v Speaker 1>to hide her head in Julie Cloud's lap and weep.

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<v Speaker 1>Yet she must go on and on and on till

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<v Speaker 1>this awful road came to an end. But it ever

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<v Speaker 1>come to an end, Oh, it must somewhere A great

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<v Speaker 1>tower of rick slumed ahead, with a white paved driveway

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<v Speaker 1>leading to it, through an arched gateway and over the arch.

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<v Speaker 1>Some words, Leslie got only one of them, crematory. She

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<v Speaker 1>shuddered and put on speed. It seemed that she had

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<v Speaker 1>come to the place of death and desolation. It was

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<v Speaker 1>lonely everywhere, and not a soul in sight. What horror

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<v Speaker 1>if her Gasolyn should give out in a place like

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<v Speaker 1>this and they have to spend the night here, She

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<v Speaker 1>and that poor weak creature sobbing behind. What contempt she

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<v Speaker 1>fell for her former friend, What contempt she fell for herself? Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>she was well punished for her wilfulness to think she

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<v Speaker 1>should have presumed, to hope she could help her to

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<v Speaker 1>better ways. She a little innocent who never dreamed of

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<v Speaker 1>such depths of duplicity as had been shown her that afternoon. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>to think of that low some higgs person daring to

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<v Speaker 1>touch her, to try to take her car away from her,

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<v Speaker 1>and to smile at her in that disgusting way. On

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<v Speaker 1>and on went the car, and rolled on the way

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<v Speaker 1>into the dusk, up a high hill, and down again

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<v Speaker 1>up another, past an old farmhouse with one dim light

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<v Speaker 1>in the back window, and the great dog howling like

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<v Speaker 1>one in some old classic tale. She had read on

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<v Speaker 1>and on till at last a cross road came, and

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<v Speaker 1>she knew not which way to take, to right or

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<v Speaker 1>to left. There was a sign board, but it was

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<v Speaker 1>too dark to read, and she dared not get out

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<v Speaker 1>and leave myrtle. There was no telling, but she might

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<v Speaker 1>try to run off with car. It was at the

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<v Speaker 1>crematurey that she began to pray, and when she reached

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<v Speaker 1>the crossing, her heart put up a second plea for guidance.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh God, if you'll just help me home, I would try, try,

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<v Speaker 1>try to be what you want me to be. Please, please, please.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the old vow of a hard bowed down

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<v Speaker 1>and brought to the limit. It was first time Leslie

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<v Speaker 1>I have ever realized that there could be a situation

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<v Speaker 1>in which Leslie Cloud would not find some way out.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the first time, too, perhaps when she realized

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<v Speaker 1>herself as being a sinner, insensive, having a will against God,

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<v Speaker 1>and having exercised it for her own pleasure rather than

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<v Speaker 1>for his glory. Down the road to the left, carsped

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<v Speaker 1>and after a mile and a half of growing darkness

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<v Speaker 1>with woods and scattered farmhouses. The lights of a village

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<v Speaker 1>began to appear, but it was no village that Leslie knew,

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<v Speaker 1>and nothing anywhere gave her a clue. A truly line appeared, however,

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<v Speaker 1>and after a little a car came along with a

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<v Speaker 1>name that should it was going city ward. Leslie decided

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<v Speaker 1>to follow the trolley track. In the meantime, the girl

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<v Speaker 1>in the back seat roused up and began to look

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<v Speaker 1>about her, evidently recognizing something familiar in the streets or town.

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<v Speaker 1>You can put me out here, Leslie. I'm done with you,

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<v Speaker 1>she said haughtily. I don't care to go any farther

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<v Speaker 1>with you. I'll go back on the train. No, said

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<v Speaker 1>Leslie sharply, you'll go home with me. I took you

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<v Speaker 1>away without knowing what you intended, But I mean to

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<v Speaker 1>put you back where you were before I'm done. Then

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<v Speaker 1>my responsibility for you will be over. I was a

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<v Speaker 1>fool to let you see me that way, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not a fool any longer. Well, I won't go home

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<v Speaker 1>with you, so and that's flat, Leslie Cloud. You needn't

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<v Speaker 1>think you can frighten me into going either. You're in

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<v Speaker 1>the village now, and my aunt lives here. If you

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<v Speaker 1>get out the revolver again, I'll scream and have you

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<v Speaker 1>arrested and tell them you're trying to murder me. So

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<v Speaker 1>there for answer. Leslie turned sharply into a cross road

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<v Speaker 1>that led the way from the settled portion of the

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<v Speaker 1>town and put on all speed, jeering away into the

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<v Speaker 1>dusk like a wild creature. Myrtle screamed and stormed behind her,

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<v Speaker 1>all to no purpose. Leslie Cloud had her metal up

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<v Speaker 1>and meant to take her prisoner home. Out of the town.

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<v Speaker 1>She turned into another road that ran parallel to the

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<v Speaker 1>trolley track, from which she could see the lights of

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<v Speaker 1>the trolleys passing now and again as it grew darker

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<v Speaker 1>and by and by. When they came to another cross road,

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<v Speaker 1>Leslie got back to the trolley track and followed it,

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<v Speaker 1>but whenever they came into a town she kept to

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<v Speaker 1>its outskirts. Leslie had a pretty good general sense of direction,

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<v Speaker 1>and she knew just where the sun went down. If

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<v Speaker 1>it had not been for river and some ills that

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<v Speaker 1>turned up and bewilder with her, she would not made

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty direct course home, but as it was, she

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<v Speaker 1>went far out of her way and was long delayed.

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<v Speaker 1>And much distressed, besides being continually harassed by the angry

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<v Speaker 1>girl in the back feet the Kathleen was holding out.

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<v Speaker 1>It was evident that Allison had looked after it. Blessed Hellison,

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<v Speaker 1>who always did everything when he ought to do it,

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<v Speaker 1>and never put off things until next day. How cross

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<v Speaker 1>she had been with him for the last six weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>and how good and kind he always was to her.

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<v Speaker 1>How she had deceived dear Cloudy and troubled her by

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<v Speaker 1>going off this afternoon. Oh what would they think? Would

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<v Speaker 1>they ever forgive her and take her back into their

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<v Speaker 1>hearts and trust her again? The tears are blurring her

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<v Speaker 1>eyes now. As she stared a heavy road, it seemed

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<v Speaker 1>as if she had been cheering out through night for

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<v Speaker 1>hours like this, Her arms ached with nervous strain, her

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<v Speaker 1>back ached, her head ached. Perhaps they were going around

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<v Speaker 1>the world and would only stop when the gasoline gave out.

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<v Speaker 1>They swept around the curve. Could it be that those

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<v Speaker 1>were the lights of the college I have on the hill? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>Joy at blessed they were up this hill over across

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<v Speaker 1>two blocks, and the little pink and white house would

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<v Speaker 1>be nestled among the hemlocks and rested homelet bleast, but

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<v Speaker 1>there was something to be done. First. She turned toward

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<v Speaker 1>the back seat, where sat her victim, silent and angry.

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<v Speaker 1>Well you can let me out, now, Leslie Cloud, said

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<v Speaker 1>Myrtle scornfully. I suppose you won't there lord it over

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<v Speaker 1>me any longer, and I'll take could care that the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the town understands what a dangerous little spitfire

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<v Speaker 1>you are. You ought to be arrested for the night's work.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all I've got to say. Well, I have one

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<v Speaker 1>more thing to say, said Leslie slowly, as she swerved

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<v Speaker 1>into her own street and her eyes hungrily sought for

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<v Speaker 1>the lights of Claudy Villa. You're coming into the house

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<v Speaker 1>in me first before you go anywhere else, and you're

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<v Speaker 1>after that I should worry. Well, I rather guess I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going into your old house and tell your old

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<v Speaker 1>aunt anything. I'm going to get right out here this minute,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're good and going to let me out too,

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<v Speaker 1>or I'll scream bloody murder and tell it all over

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<v Speaker 1>this town how you went out there to meet those boys.

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<v Speaker 1>You haven't got any witnesses, and I have remembered, said Myrtle,

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<v Speaker 1>But Leslie turned sharply into the little drug and brought

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<v Speaker 1>end of the terrace. Now get out, she ordered, swinging

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<v Speaker 1>the door open and flashing her little revolver about again

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<v Speaker 1>at the angry girl. Oh Leslie pleaded, the victim quickly

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<v Speaker 1>with memory of that shot whistling by her into the

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<v Speaker 1>road a few hours before. Get out, said Leslie coolly,

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<v Speaker 1>as the front door slung open and Julie Clove peered

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<v Speaker 1>through the brightness of the porch light into the darkness.

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<v Speaker 1>Get out, Leslie held the cold stills nearer to Myrtle's face,

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<v Speaker 1>and the girl shuddered and got out. Now go into

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<v Speaker 1>the house, she ordered, and, shuddering, shivering, with a frightened

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<v Speaker 1>glance behind her and the fearful glance a haveave, she

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<v Speaker 1>who threw the door open wide and stepped aside to

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<v Speaker 1>let them in. Leslie, with revolver still raised, and pointed

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<v Speaker 1>toward the other girl came close behind Myrtle, who sidled

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<v Speaker 1>hastily around to get behind Miss Cloud. Why, Leslie, what

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<v Speaker 1>is the matter, gasped Julia Cloud. Tell her, ordered Leslie.

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<v Speaker 1>The revolver still pointed straight at Myrtle. What shall I tell?

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<v Speaker 1>Gasped the other girl, turning a white, miserable face toward

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<v Speaker 1>Miss Cloud as if to appeal to her leniency. But

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<v Speaker 1>there was a severity in Julia Cloud's face now, after

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<v Speaker 1>her long hours of anxiety, that pudded no good for

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<v Speaker 1>the cause of all her alarm. Tell her the old story,

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<v Speaker 1>ordered the fierce young voice of Leslie. Why we went

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<v Speaker 1>out to take a ride? Began Myrtle, looking up with

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<v Speaker 1>her old brigadio shoe. There had seldom been a time

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<v Speaker 1>when Myrtle had not been able to get out of

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<v Speaker 1>a situation by Hugh's of her willy tongue. Tell it all,

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<v Speaker 1>said Leslie, looking across the barrel of her weapon. Thell

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<v Speaker 1>who wanted to go on that ride? Why yes, I

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<v Speaker 1>asked Leslie to take me. I we well, that is,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to meet a friend. Tell it straight, ordered Leslie.

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<v Speaker 1>Why of course I didn't tell Leslie, I expect to

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<v Speaker 1>meet them him. I wasn't just sure he could make

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<v Speaker 1>the arrangements. I meant to tell her when we got out,

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<v Speaker 1>and when we met him and my cousin, it was

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<v Speaker 1>my cousin. I was to meet you. See, I'm we

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<v Speaker 1>he Myrtle was getting all tangled up with her glieved

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<v Speaker 1>tongue under the clear gaze of Julia Cloud's tru compelling eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>She looked up and down and twisted fringe on her sash,

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<v Speaker 1>and turned red and white by turns and seemed for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time a very young, very silly child. But

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<v Speaker 1>Leslie had suffered, and just now Leslie had no mercy.

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<v Speaker 1>This girl had been a kind of idol to whom

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<v Speaker 1>she had sacrificed much, and now that her idol had fallen,

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<v Speaker 1>she wanted to make her idol pay or no, was

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<v Speaker 1>that it. Leslie afterwards searched her heart and felt that

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<v Speaker 1>she could truly say that her strongest motive in compelling

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<v Speaker 1>this confession having to get the burden of knowledge of

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<v Speaker 1>it off her own shrinking soul. Tell the rest came

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<v Speaker 1>the relentless voice of Leslie, and Myrtle struggled on, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm engaged to mister Bertram Laws, and my guardian won't

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<v Speaker 1>let us get married till I'm through college, and we

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<v Speaker 1>fixed it up to get married to day. Quietly, I

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<v Speaker 1>knew it'd be all right after he found out he

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't help himself. And so tell how you asked boys

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<v Speaker 1>to catch in the car, ordered Fierce's voice again, and

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<v Speaker 1>Myrtle recalled from another attempt to pass it all off,

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<v Speaker 1>pleasantly went step by step through the old shameful story

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<v Speaker 1>until it was complete. Then Leslie, with a sudden motion

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<v Speaker 1>of finality, flung the little weapon down up on the

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<v Speaker 1>mahogany table and dashed into Julie Cloud's arms in a

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<v Speaker 1>storm of tears. Oh Cloudy, I'll never never do any

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<v Speaker 1>such thing again. And I hate her. I hate her.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll never forgive her. Can you ever forgive me? No

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<v Speaker 1>one had heard a sudden, startled exclamation from the porch

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<v Speaker 1>room as Leslie and Merle came into the house. But

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<v Speaker 1>now Myrtle suddenly looked up, thinking the time had come

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<v Speaker 1>for her to steal away, and seen, and there in

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<v Speaker 1>the two doorways that opened on either side of the

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<v Speaker 1>fireplace stood on one side else and Cloud and the

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<v Speaker 1>Dean of the college, and on the other side two

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<v Speaker 1>members of the student executive body, all looking straight at her. Moreover,

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<v Speaker 1>she read it in their eyes that they had heard

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<v Speaker 1>every word of her confession. Without a word, she dropped,

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<v Speaker 1>white and striking into a chair, and covered her face

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<v Speaker 1>with her hands. For once, her present willits were gone

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<v Speaker 1>and of chapter twenty two. Recording by annecy Mount from Portugal,