The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-07-27
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MIS-. Vincent laughed outright, really
attaching no importance to the scene.
saying as she pissed Helen : ''Come and
console your ineonsolable. 1 must 70
and Dance" .: - .lI,r1. -.
Helen did net answer she walked On
into the room, still gazlns 6xedly~ At
her lover With those cruel eyes, which
had neither softuess nor mercy left in
them. He rose mechanically; she
thought he meant to leave her without
a word.
"One moment" she said in voice
so hard and stern that it did not sound
like hers. II will not detaio you long,
and it is for the last time.'
"Helen I" he exclaimed, half in an.
ger, half in establishment. "What is
the matter-have you quite lost your
reason ?"
"No; I have found it," she cried
with bitter laugh, sad to hear in one
of her age. II have found it !! Just a
word, and then you may 90 back to
that vile woman who is a fit' associate
for q man like you"
"Helen p
"Stop! Don't you speak-its my
turn now, and I will fioish. l have
known for good while that you. were
false. I have been patient; your own
lips, your own act, have set the seal to
my doubts"
"You, are going too far" he said
harshly. ~ have borne 4 great deal
from your impossible temper, but there
are limits to my endurance"
"There sre none to your treaehery,"
she answered. "I'll not waste words.
Take this back p J.. =.
She wrenohed from. her 6ogsr the
sparkling brilliant he had placed there
as sign of their betrothal, flung it 90
the floor at his feet, saying in = low,
dreadful tono: II have done with you
Don't ever dare to speak to me-to
look 10 my facet"
"Helen !" he cried again, this time
in sharp agony, because Re realized nov
what she was to him.
"Don't t,ke my name on your lips," "
she said. "We are strangers.
"What have 1 done what does this
mean p
f'Will you stoop to duplicity after
what I heard and saw?" she broke off
with shudder. "Oh, you are cap .b'e
! Of anything but you canoot .ceive me
| nowV
"Let me explain"
"Let you tell more falsehoods, you
mean. No; I have had enough. I am
weary Of them. Why should you try to
deceive me? I am nothing to you"
II love you, Helen," he groaned.
She moved forward astep, her hands
clencbed themselves, her cold white
passion was fearful to watch.
"1t l were man." she whispered,
"1'd kill you where you stand. Don't
insult me again, or if there's. one Of
your sex in yonder room with honor
enough in bis soul to avenge a helpless
woman, III call him here r.
BY this time Fillmore was as angry
as she, and the stubborn obstinacy
which was one of his worst traits, as
| serted itself.
"lt lifting my finger, if speaking one
o. liable, would right me in your eyes,
I'd oeither stir nor speak. You havo
outraged me beyond what any man
ought to bear. l will never forgive
you"
"Fo:give me?" she repeated. ITO
DIRE do it would be the most unpardon.
able insult Of all. You pretended t.
love me what end Of your own you
hoped to serve I can guess now. Y.u
| thoug bit ME child to be coaxed into
| goodnature-to be kept bliod-to serve
us = shield between you and your in.
famous love-" ~
"Go on" be said III wouldn't stop
you if my fate for eternity was con.
cerned."
"You made Z mistake. ! am not a
child. am = wo nan, strong to fecl,
strong to resent, and 1 would be strong
TO revenge, only I should scorn to eeek
it against man so base and degraded
as you" ." - ''.,'- ..' "
IL rvoiao'. try "a to stop stop yoo;" he ..'a
again in the same steeIy voice, ''not il
heaven would open to me for the speak.
ing. word"
"Easy to assume that tone when
you perceive I am no longer to be
dupcd," she cried. ~ have done now.
Go your ways; they shall never cross
mine again. Take with you my hatred
and contempt. Take with you the con-
sciousness thst you have bl,ghted a
womau's IsouI. God shall de'l with
you for that. ATS not grief don't
think it.. I've no broks n b cart ;td mourn
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