Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-28

tensely miserable. Sac might raise ,
ferment OF horror and grief and rightecu
iadign AXIOM within him that would maxi
his marriage with R:clard Phelps dsugh
Ter viz .ual separation from her home aut
parents. He could never again iii
fiendly hands with the man who bat
done this thing. She must see him be
tore &c met the fciled schemeT, AID tes
MS fai III herself to the utmoet-ask O
MIN what few msl would be willing u
gtaDt-blind and ignorant obedience tc
what might sound like Q rsasOnless be-
| hest.
This done, she might get her out Of
slight f4r little while; might trust her
seaf 10 lock fsirly at the stain she had SCI
IN her soul.
Fur ting WAS what 1t was. For the
frat time In her recollection she bad been
guilty q s downright lte-"perjury," she
named it, with q cold, sick snudder; hen,
Issned btck memory and conscience, Thai
strength might be ltf; for the interview
with him VINO, IS youth and msn, had be-
iItved In aud loved her as . SON bis very
own mo.btr.
Rcnsrd sighed In his SLEEPS soboiug
breath thst brought her to his side. He
Sas TERRIBLY Frustrated BY the excit-
ing scene he had passed through. A re-
lapse might be tas result. Leaning or
TIE ec.eep, she regarded him fSstly,
}esrnlrg heart snd ssddened sou. IN her
strained gszs. Until now, she had rex
oneG as rne most direful ep1ch In her life
NOT second to that great horror Of dark,
aces In which she hsd become the lnno-
cent spy upon her husbands correspon-
dence with her bosom friend-the night
waen Richsrd nSd called heaven to wilt
ness that ne had always been true TO hsY
in thought, word and deed. Weak che
hsd kao Hn HIN to be prior 70 that tim
1ickedIy weas-s slave to impulse, and
prone to Sea things rs ne would have
them sppear, rasner than as they were,
not man VINO would volunteer q false
hood, aEG take his solemn oath that l.
WAS truth.
1t is sentimental f.lIscy that love Car
not exist spart fiom respect OF the
twain, love IL The mora robust, sud lives
on divorced, or widowed, In tsolstion
that may not % resigned, m uch less coz
tened, yet Wnicl ie, to Aii APPEARANCE,
asle existence.
W.fely respect; ire s'Id homage cf her
upright soul 10 h,r hus band, os her cups
rlor az morsl aud meEs1l sIenglh-dtgd
and had oishorCrkLlZ buritl, one mock
ing bright August noon, six Yeats egole,
when, leaving ner cIlyalescing husband
asleep II SAlJma's chsree, she summoned
courage, without speaking Of It tn any
one, 20 look ovsr and put apaY the
t fleets Marion had commended, in writ
ing to Der, 'shouid she survive iae.o
Tne first sentence her eye Hgh.sd upoB,
On drawing tie paper from TIE envelope,
told ner the worst. SIC had Ie2d ell,
eseh word branding Itself GQon her mem
Cry forever; theT, IS sic had t,uiy dateG,
locked away sealed envelope in tie
drawer SIS In : shameful gclyt, and ig!. il
here, IS shs b hsvsd,fo 90 seen no more
by human eve while she s2d Rcha:d
Poelps both lived.
Love had made wifsiy Guty more tulsr-
able in one way thsn # DC had become
odious 10 her with tls knowledge OF his
iaithlsssness. IN ao0insr Gen6e, II had
made ;ne cross ehsspsr, Mts LupsoG
you havs eLerrat sxals!Isiy, tad she
susm,sed how often ths sI.e's heArs HAD
suag-ghs t.Eveety Of tbs
mJuthiul old song tcsvesty Issrcl
took credits tn hsTsan for igvalGing-
SENst- 2GG - 1e LIZ L4C1 O4EA
* lcYa 3. wnich rsason should have
o!usaec. she had somet:mss thought the
bitter sAj sstife should be inscribed upon
oer chiTalr. Us, WiusOme bus9s1d's tcmD
3 one.
Tie hour cha k1eW daeuer depth CT
degr.deVlor-svoa the lowering Of ner-
seG 10 shield him The saivatlon OF his
i&ir fame; Inc shadow worshipped ny
din; the protection CT her children from
o f3uling scancsl; SHlome's happiness
the uns 2cakAb!e dread OF seeing her hus
hand dis under tns sccurge of detection
~ SO much mere fearful to charsctere
lite his thaa swdkered conscience, Is
they love themselves more inaq others-- |
II ii Sc thiCgs started up b5.ore hsz, in |
NE cue iastA.t Ct recoil from actual AID |
conscious and hurled her forward. Sac
cried 20 81 cf:1ded God for forgiveness.
9a knew she might Of the Temptation,
sCd being meyciful, might assoil her
soul. Tee blce would be forever more
visible TO her. l: wss Pgrrhian v,c.ory
wito disasters never 10 be retrieved.
L.: hin WHO has ace bean tried beyond |
his strepgt1; lOs whom expe0iercy has |
never suddeDly usurped the place OF |
oecessIry, f1lhesr 10 iadss this WOMEN. !
He love Iss CT 2 temper SO divine th.t |
Is wlthstooG the fires OF the furnscs |
e2ted severity times We; 50 pure, tbs. |
gathered no base e,eGelts iEcm con-
tfc. With perfiy; go strong, that it |
sriump3ed over eli possible rivals. I, |
WHO stsud with bowed head Ia her pres
spoe, uordlesE, when l Eesk tor terms |
t1at mSy fl IL convey my reverence and
wonder, frankly owo, With her pioGs |
critics, thst the thing for which she
ri5ked her soul acd 5artared peace Of
cenFcience, was no. worth titbs OF tSe
price paid fer It. Tie love Of G man ike
z cherd Paeips YVES not to our cool, per-
spSc'ive view fl for her having or holding
Ne heArd il SAID long sgo tina: hsr caer-
scter yes laid Out III grand, simple lines.
Der gteadfsetnes5 &c har marriage VOW,
.he htersl resd.Es Of ths obligation t.
:endsr low, honor and duty until the
Welded ones were parted by death, hes
Silence On the TacE, her tender sssidui!y
y csrs, he bravo font i1,eed to lei
To:lc, DeYe :ho outcome Of th,s nature
.Id lie tsw stsuca principles she had
eeraeG II sll au1liltty slG sirsleaess CT
ie.rt. ConEiaet, they made l2 ior be,
Slaw, scsldiug drops tY;ok,ea down be.
heess, rs she eaas toward her sleeping
"a ..s.a
''Aad sal il iddsmsn. rpan you. ssr,
ny pooI, wax, teRpEsd, unrepsltant
.esrl"
CHAPTER XIX.
The oriental gsrb CT the riverside hills
VS. sufassd With roseste glow as S..
ome and RE-, cantering up the drive on
heir rsturn from their ride, saw Mrs.
helps standing on the piazza, evidently
xpectslt.
"How is pape2" asked Sslome before