The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-05-21

was himself. All that she was he had
made her; the wreck Of all that should
have made her other than she was: her
wretched married life. her husbands
downfall. her nephew's disgrace, her
own torture that should last as long a.
she-he had done it all What misery
Of soul had been hers since that day
when she had stood before him and
asked him II he wished to marry heri
Her love for him had made this ruin
and he had loved her and wronged her
love. She had always been fair to look
upon: she would have been beautiful
with other environments than had been
hers. more beautiful than his wife; the
education she had CLEANED somehow or
other. her dignity Of speech, could not
he himself have brought 1t about and
nodded her into brilliant womanl She
had loved him. and her love for him had
wrecked her and all those nearest her.
Did his wife love himT Had not ambi-
ton. rather than passionate affection,
brought her to him; had not ambition,
rather than the maternal feeling Of this
woman for her nephew. made bis wife
anxious for this match between Estelle
and John Elwyn?
Believe herl To doubt her would have
been to exculpate himself Believe heri
Though the woman watching him may
have thought him only cold and callous.
What" she cried. DO you hesitatel
Do you feel that nothing is my duet
Have not sufficiently accused your
With . despairing gesture she threw
herself at his feet. Believe herI
No, no." she said pleadingly, ~ do
not accuse you-you are innocent. the
whole world Is innocent, only am not.
came TO you because am not quite
dead. and the affection that made you
its idol holds to this child Of my adoption
with all the tenacity that availed 1t 90
little Of old loved you once. and that
should be something to you. ask for
something for my dear boy. Us ask you
to screen me for his sake from justice.
Will there not be sufficient punishment
for me when it is always before me that
send him TO prison and must withhold
the truth from him? r. She could
say no more. She kneeled there with
uplifted pallid face
And the ludgel
'SalomeI" he esaid-nothing more. But
the agony. the remorse, the grief in that
word were apparent to her who heard
She looked at him. her life surely con-
centrated in that look Then she rose to
her feet and tottered. and he put out his
arm to support her.
oh. SalOmei SalomeT" he said.
He held her thus little while, and
from the adlnining room came the low
murmur Of happy voices, while from the
wall looked down upon him the pictured
eyes Of his wife. The face Of the woman
he held had undergone strange altera-
tiOn What years Of privation and re-
preston had wrought still remained
there, but it was ~ though a soft light
had flooded down over brow and eyes.
She disengaged herself from him, and
he took the roll Of papers he had written
that evening. crushing it in his hand.
Tomorrow. he said. II place in the
hands Of your nephew's employers the
amount Of the money that Is missing.
Ny word will be taken for whatever I
shall say. And-l will have the sem
fencing Of your nephswI | can say no
more.
He Will know the truth, ," she cried In
sudden terror; my boy will know what
did"
When you tell him.
And you say that you win have the
sentencing Of him You mean that you
will make his sentence lightY
'Yes-the lightest."
DO you know that people viii blame
you for that They will call you IN.
just: and then there Is your chance Of
being governor; may not that be weak.
sned by what you would dOg"
She still thought Of him aud his well
fare despite hes own great pain. His
eyes were looking into hers. his face
came nearer her wan cheek; she heard
ms troubled breathing. aud then she
felt the touch Of lips she had not felt
Gince she was u young. passionate girl
'ROberti" she said softly, and he put
his hands up over his eyes and knew
that she went from him. without an
other word, without another look.
Half an hour later the Judges wife
rustIed into the study sne wasradiant
,AsleepY' she said brightly. going 10
the table where her husband nj .Then
wake m and let me tell Won how Rlad /
am that Dunlap woman came when she
did For when I went to Estelle and
John they had been having a little til,
which / quickly Matched nm. and tba
r,sunciliation. "a ali rvcouciIiations win
do led ID far greater tenlIernesa than
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