Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-24

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my chances of peace. comfort and happi-
ness in this world in order that ! might
give you my confidence. You hold every
secret of my life-yOu know that of me
which no other person in this world
knows"
Except one-except one, she cried
passionately, leaping to her feet and
striding up and down the veranda. 'Ex-
cept one, and from the consequences of
that one would save you at the risk of
my own life and honor, though it seems
to me hate you, hiatt "a for it. ="
Fountain regarded with amaze
ment, and his face gT k-pale as he NUT
tered under his bres sis it possible
that she can have beeg uniformed by some
oneY'
He stopped her as she passed him, and
forced her to sit down.
Il do not know what you refer to, he
replied From the time l confessed
my love for you have concealed moth
ing from you considered important. or
which could or ought to affect our rela-
lions, even remotely"
''Oh, indeed Have had record Of
your daily life?"
mo, you have not, nor will give it
you The number of cigars / smoke, the
glasses Of wine drink, the passages OF
the daily life of yo| % man of leisure,
permissible in bacs 1or, if to be con-
demned in benedid i have not given,
nor will I give; n would any broad
minded girl, such jas have regarded
you until the past three weeks, demand
them"
Passages in the life Of young man
of leisure-such, for instance, as strange
DISCUSSES at late hours of night"
He flushed dull red through his dark
skin.
4 do not know to what you refer" he
replied.
"You do not know" she repeated
scornfully, and then, lifting her hands
before her face as she clasped them SO
tightly as to fairly pain her, she cried in
agonized tones, 81 cannot, cannot bring
myself to speak of it to him. My God.
can | not hate him? must go on loving
him in spite of myself?
He watched her, strongly moved him
self, showing anger and alarm. He NUT
tered. Some one has discovered 1t and
BETRAYED me to her." finally he said with
forced calmness:
II cannot tell what possesses you. l
presume in your own good time you will
inform me what it is, when can defend
myself as l shall repeat, the with
holding of confidence from you cannot
be charged against me.
when / confessed my love for you,
he continued, 81 told you that did not
have the fortune rumor credited me with;
that it was nearly exhausted. When
made that discovery which shocked and
nearly crazed me, came to you at once,
offering you the freedom the world did
not know you had given up. telling you
was illegitimate.
when | made the further discovery
that by an effort might receive a for
tune, but involved in the effort might
possibly be the exposure of my illegiti-
macy, came to you with it and you
babe me make the effort, promising to
face the world with me, saying you had
no property and we would fight to-
gether.
These are the great events of my
life. Is the aversion with which you
have seemed to regard me recently due
to my iIlegitimaes6 If it is, let me say,
as once said to you before-you can be
free. am too proud in my degradation
to hold you against your most slightly
expressed wish, though it broke my heart
to release you"
She shook her head, murmuring:
1T is not that; it is not that"
SIS it," he pursued, ''that we are both
poor, and you have finally concluded you
cannot face poverty with me?'
sit is not that; it is not that" she re-
peated.
mo, could hardly believe it was, for
they are to both of us now old stories,
and we have grown accustomed to them
Things are not worse for me, they are
better. Providence has removed Tenn
pleton from my PATH
She leaped to her feet, crying aloud:
''My Godi can he refer to it like that?
Is it possible that such man can liver
She swept up the veranda, so charged
with emotion and passion that she could
not remain still.
He followed her, saying:
"Well, l have begun the effort, but l
will abandon it if you wish. have
taken the first steps. have even gone
so far as to inquire for certain papers,
and have called on lawyer, Henry Hol-
brook
She whirled upon him, her face pictur-
ing the greatest alarm.
"On Henry Holbrook? Are you madF
That man would hang you if he could.
Great heavensI It was to take you from
the possibility Of meeting that man that
l called you here. Do you know that
Holbrook saw the murderer OF Temple
ton escape into the park
She had grasped him by the shoulders
and pulled him squarely in front OF her.
Before Fountain could reply, hearty
laugh rang out upon the air:
''Ha, ha, hal Goodl good! l applaud
Encorei Encore! The scene is good. You
should go to the front veranda to rehearse,
and you would get, Immediately, fash
ionable audience"
They saw a friend of the house ap-
preaching BY a path some distance off.
The next moment he was hid behind
shrubbery, long enough to enable them
both to recover themselves. When next
he appeared he was near the veranda.
'When l heard that Fountain was
due here" he said, as he stopped beneath
to talk, II said to Mamie, Now we will
have some private theatricals.' And at
the first pop catch you at rehearsal. !
congratulate you, Flora ! was too far
off to hear the sentiment, but the acting
was realistic"
"Glad you like it, )" replied Flora. "Ill
give you a secret-win you keep it?"
"As my life"