The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-10-06
You! Why should YOU CIV p"

NOt the nafocSL l nave the pam OF
knowing my brothers guilt You know
that. whatever happens you are innocent"
81 did not allule to that" Hereward an
swers a little impatiently. ''rhe worst they
can do will be nothing to the pain Of leaving
you"
''Of leaving me !"
sHave not told YOU TINT love Won ,"
'.Ah, but this love! 1t does not last.
Yon will soon forget But IL can never
forget. The horror-the terror-the dis
grace"
"And do you think shall forgct?" Here
ward looks down into her eyes with q strange
smile.
Il hope yon will It is the best thing /
can hope for you.
s.Do not hope or desire it for me- I do
not wish to forget Nothing can take these
hours out of my life. They have come-thc
memory of them can never go away. I
would rather die than forget them"
'.Ah, you will forget! You loved some
body before now"
Hereuard does not think it necessary to
refute this accusation. He answers it by .
smile only For in oil their trouble they
can still smile.
lyon must forget me- There is nothing
clse-nothing else"
81 know that 1 know there Is nothing
else but will keep whit have. shall
not forget you till my dying day."
Lady Gladys looks at him almost like one
in dream, dazed, bewildered.
Il think my heart is broken" she says,
moving away Herewnrd comes forward and
opens the door for her. Then he holds out
his hand.
..Forgive me. " he pleads.
II have nothing to forgive" she answers,
putting her hand in his. He holds in q de-
ternlined clasp.
'.Reaaember TINT only live to serve you,
he says and STOPPING, he kisses her hand
two q three times Then she goes away.
It is impossible to say what struggle goes
on in Lady Gladys Pallisers mind for the
next two or three hours. It is dark strug-
Gle, to Judge from her death-white face. 1t
is the hardest struggle that she could have
been called upon TO endure OF that there
can BE- NO doubt. Pride agninst-what !?
Pride and the love she has for parent and for
brother, and the remembrance OF the shame,
the icnominy, the disgrace Of the affair were
it knOvn-all these have entered the lists
asninst one solitary adversary. But he can
cope with them oil One by one he van
quishes every foe, one by one he clears the
arena oe them ALL
LAde0aedys leaves - room again Just as
the luncheon ringA She S Obliged to
go through that meal, 70 listen to the chat
ter of EVE and Miss Middleton and her cou-
sin, and she guesscs, though she has not yet
been told. the happy understanding between
them. Hereward does not appear IN answer
to the bell The Franlein remarks on his
absence and Miss Middleton shakes her head.
Doctor Jones has been away from home for
day or two, and is not expected home foz
as many more Lady Gladys thinks lunch
con will never come to an end. She does
not announce the lreaking-off Of her en-
cacemeut she does not waste thought
upon the four people present Shs only
thinks Of one who is absent Of one who Is
suffering for hsr md through her, while
these are all so hnpT.v.
After luncheon, he two gueo3 betake
themselves to the rel drawing-room and te
the-suLposed-cM.. of portfolio
of Venetian photographs Miss Middleton
conscientiously layA them before Blount ont
bv one but she klows very well that hi
cnxe Is never once removed from her face
Yc:, If they ars brth snjoying themselves
what doe i 1aattsr2
Lady Gladys opens ths library door, goss
u
Ting with his elbows on the table and his
head "a hiAAnds. He lifts his head at the
sound .oe her spproaeh He does not lo0k
unhaupy; he even welcomes her with q
smile. She has never known before how he
lcoald smile.
'.Do you wonder what has brought me-
baek? 4sf.-
II am too glad to wonder"
II have como to tell yuu that I cannot 90
lcept your 0crifice."
"You must tell me Why"
'Because cannot-1 cannot have you
suffer"
Il do aot suffer"
s.But do" .t~
ssYou r
sYea IsnRee beenns ypa suffer"
ssYou need mot saDR. Dearest cannot
lyou compgshend that i b sweet to me- to be
able to suffer for yua1"
She looks looks at him, q the fires in his
eyes. at the smae on his hpa
"But il i bitter to ma ] would rather
lbcar anything now than that you should suf-
tfer any further diag1aca."
"why have yca changed your mind! L
is out a pityl"
no mot pity
'Whas then!" SIS.
Fur an answer she resh one hand ON the
table, and STOPPING psts The othse on his
shoulder. He turns Iii Ahee up 10 hers with
10 swift duah On hA shG with sudden
light in his eyeA
Gladys. do you love nsr
II do"
Thn these two, bseW1eo whom rolls . guilt
THAT il impasable. fospss Sor one momaat
1.-The deep dark wa1a1 H. divide them, for.
get the long lys fhas = beeoEs them. dur
ling vAicA thsy U8 Win aaxt- agst faroe
Ifate, foegse IL t6nss 6hs1 ts91hsef cheeks.
Itosget svssything bat ths ons faet that thsy
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