Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-10-11
AWoRD OF WARNING.
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!! uttsr . Cry Of Despair.
ssvictoria Washataugh, why have
you mover told me this beforeP"
Evans Gambit was not young man
who could be accused Of having more
than his share Of gall, yet he spoke
bitterly.
SIN all your acquaintance with me-
Mr.. Gambia replied the young wo.
man. coldly, shave I ever encouraged
YOU to think I cherished awarmer feel.
ing for you than that OF friendP"
"Not In words. Miss Washabanghs
perhaps; not in words In fact you
have put me of, time and again. with
excuses that seemed TO me frivolous
and unworthy Of you whenever have
tried to speak OF what was In my
heart"
al wished to save you pain. l
thought you would become satisfied In
due time that your sentiment toward
me was nothing more than passing
FANCY"
.You wished to save me pain." he
retorted, his features working strongly.
..And for this reason you permitted mo
to call upon you month after month, TO
attend you to church. to places OF
amusement to restau-to-to various
other places not--not so amusing. as It
werel You wanted to save me painl"
he howled, s.and that. 1t appears, Is
about all you did want to save mel"
"Listen, Mr.. Gambitr responded the
young woman, with an imperious 'ges-
ture. 81 wanted not only to spare you
pain but TO spare myself the bitter
modification OF having TO make the
confession ! am now about TO make
When you compelled me to tell you q
few moments ago that i was not free 70
marry any body was telling you the
sad truth. Ten years ago ! became
acquainted with a young Englishman
named Gulpmore. He was q genuine
Englishman, and not one OF these
modern American limitations that look
like pair OF inverted molasses tunnels
trying to pose as a man. or l should
never have looked at him a second
time. was young and inexperienced
and he was so persistent In his atten'
tions to me that yielded to his impor"
tunities at last and we were married.
Three weeks after our wedding NJ
learned that mine OF nearly PURE
alum had been discovered on some liant
he owned In Missouri He left me
promising TO return in week or two
That was more than nine years ago.
have never seen him since. His alum
mine, as have since learned, ha
brought him immense sums OF money
But" interposed Evans Gambit. ''al
/ this took place in another part OF tn
country. 1t is unknown to any OF you
associates of recent years. You or
known by your maiden name-th
musical name OF Washabaugh-and
YOU have never procured divorce 20
surely would have no trouble now
You would be entitled to your share
moreover, OF the proceeds OF that va
liable mine. Why have you never"
"a have thought OF It and hay
proposed It to him through his attol
} neys. and he has always answered tha
I, he would make no resistance and woul
allow me 10 DO divorced from him Will
: out publicity on one condition. and thi
II / refused to comply with II he woul
publish 1.-The story all over the cour
try"
"And,that condition is"
: THAT condition." said the hig
spirited girl as her nostrils dilated, he
y eyes bls.ed as with liquid Are, and he
whole frame shook with intense emf
J ZION, ''that condition Is that must
!. satisfied with the divorce and not 81
him for any alum-money."
With a smothered cry OF despa
Evans Gambit took his hat and crops
: HIS way feebly out into the Wild dar
, ness OF tho night. utterly needless
what became OF him It was the wor
one he had ever heard. -Chicai
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