human
Perhaps they murdered him, too, she sobbed.
gpt
Oh, cousin! will you not telegraph at once to my friends in Boston, and let them know where I am? Perhaps in that way I may get news of him sooner. And they will be so uneasy over my fate.
human
They?
gpt
Mrs. Stone, my friend, and--Mr. Darrell--the man I am to marry, explained Kathleen, with a blush. Her eyes had dropped, so she did not see the ashen pallor that suddenly overspread Chester Franklyn's face.
human
You will telegraph at once, will you not, cousin?
gpt
I will go at once, he answered, taking the slip of paper and leaving the room. But a terrible temptation had assailed him.
human
Why not wait a little before I send the telegrams! he thought.
gpt
I can not give her up just yet to the proud, rich man she is going to marry. If she stays with us a little longer, I may, perhaps, win beautiful Kathleen from him. It ought to be so. Grandma and I ought to have Zaidee's child for our own because we have been cheated of her sweetness all our lives. I--will--not--send the telegrams just yet. She will never know.