Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-04
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UnfOrgiying -pitiless -cal'ous' She
had not let 81 a the faintcst note of re
greet in his voice. aud she cit sure that
hrr quiCkcnci sense, wo Ia have T II IL
had there been any in his heart. She
had been treated n n perfect stranger;
he had accepted her angry words tier
ally. and he could never have cared for
her or II would hav, been impossible
Tor him TO behave so coolly In her pres
cncc. Not the slightest ii in wor or
manner that he wished To be forgiven.
or hat he bel eved she had anything To-
forgive.
Proud aud rcmorsclcss' She might
have asked him to forgive her IL he lad
only spoken ono nd word. Int 10.
ho forgot. or n yer thought of nj she
hal suffered. and remembered i'm his
pride only her ono b'undor. She knew.
that she had Numbered terribly in her
passion. and he would not forgive her.
For that ono fault he cast everything
else aside and shook himself free from
her as compOscdly rs he might have
put away an old garment. Fro what.
over place she might have formerly held
IN his thoughts no had comp clclv
m ust hor out, and evidently it had cost
him mo- trouble.
What n fool she had been. How he
would triumph in her weakness, he had
actually gone To his chambers. sought
him cut herself and asked his help.
She had done this she who hal threat
oned TO insult him ii he ever dared To-
speak To her. lie would not g,vo u
thought 20 the peculiar circumstances
OF the case which had induced her to
seek his aid. II he were reminded of
them that he had known Teddy and
that Teddy mother hid been kind To
him-he would have looked upon them
rs nothing moro than excuses. Oh, what
n fool she had bcenl
But she had not BETRAYED any weak
moss. either She. too. hal behaved
with perfect calmncss; and he could
not have seen in his indi 'orence how
eagerly she was watching for any sign
of tenderness. or even ot remembrance.
which would have iusti cd her i'm cx-
planning her motives for going TO him
She would take care that hc should
know. lie should not think that
But was she actuatcd by no other
motive than the desire to obtain the
best available counsel when she took
Mrs. OBryan to Mauricc's chambers?
Was 10 only impaticncc to learn what
fato was in stole for her fo,tcr-brother
which took her up to his room when.
by waiting few minutes Ion zee in the
carriage. she could have heard all with
out undergoing the ordeal OF the inter
View
She met the question bra7ely. and
miserable. mean ~ tho answers made
her feel. she did not cvadc them.
Yes although she had { iod To con.
ccal u from herself. she was ob ICED To-
own that the longing To have III.
rect news 81 himself how he looked -
what his place was likc-had I'm urnccd
her; and thon. being at his door. rs il
were. the longing Overcamc pride and
prudence aud she had gone 10 him.
There had been. too. the vague hone
that he would break down the bar
which separated them. AMI that she
would have the opportunity to SPEAK
freely 90 him once again.
She was glad she had done u. for IL
satisfied her that he was well and lutte
settled in his resolution To think no
moro about her; ,,uite contcutcd To for
ret her
And yet u was a pity To have enc;
for the visit had dcstrO, cd some visions.
which although vain mad yet their value
In occasional CLEANS of comfort She
would not have remembered that be-
had anything Ia do with tho law u Il
bad not been for what Teddy had told
her ON the evening he luckily for him
self. rs u now turned out) came % the
house In kcnsington. Maurice had
written TO her; Teddy had got the let.
ter and burned u without knowing
what was In 10; then he pretended that
Maurice hld sont tor his things and 80
sent thom OF TO CalthOrpC.
Had she misudged any one else as
she had misiudgcd Maurice. she would
have at once oaorcd an ~ ology. WHY
was u she hcsitatcd tO make one to him?
She did wish him TO know that she was
now aware II the wrong she had done
him. and that she was sorry for H. She
did wish him Co know that she was con
vinced othis fidelity before the fact was
revealed To her. and still she shrank
from Il.
She would hesitate no longer. She
would tell him how cruelty they hal
both boon made TO suffer by Teddy'S
folly. aud she would ask h IN To forgive
her would that tc right
Would IL not disturb him again for no
good purpose. except 20 relieve her
mind of burden of rcmorsc. since they
could never resume their former rcla-
tiOnShip so long rs their pos tons re-
NAMED as they were nj present?
And yet that could have mace no diff
ference " he had cared for her rs he
had declared he did. lie had said that
he lived for her. Ave. but IL was at that
moment she had turned upon him. tell
ing him that he was false an base.
II was horrible. Rut why did he not
tell her about that letter? Had he
done SO. she believed that in her Wild.
est passion she would have been ready
10 'orget everything In the iof that
knowledge would have brought hur.
Now Il only brought new pain and bitter
regret that would never leave her
Would she have changed so quietly in
that time of madnessP Perhaps not;
perhaps he saw that she would not. and
20 remained silent IN liking IL useless
70 speak.
She would tell him at once and he
could spca now he chose TO do so.
But he would not do so; he was too in.
different; he had shown that In his let
ler-writren ter he hal had time
Tor ~ ection; and he had shown u In
his conduct dur nI that br.o, inter
view. She would write, and her letter