Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-02-28
..Madl well. perhaps 7 am. Tbero


/, his wife. have betrayed and deceiv-
ed him-thGt steal from his side In
the midnight darkness to meet an
other lover. Do you hearp A lover.
And could hear that and say moth
ing"
You did not confessP" The fright
cned voice, the terrified fact recalled
her to herself. She looked at him In
mute scorn.
"Are you afraid OF thatP" No, con-
fessed nothing"
He drew long, deep breath OF re-
lief. THANK God!" he muttered.
She turned fiercely on him. THAT
is all you say--all you think. II is
not for his suffering-for my shame
that you care; and once l believed you
loved mel"
II do love you," he said earnestly.
Eyes, with u wavering, selfish love
that recks not OF tie i'll 1t brings, or l
endure. Oh, hear me-" she pleaded,
passionately clasping his hands in her
own. "hear me for once and have
pity! Release me from my oath, and
let me tell him all. He will do you no
harm for my sake. will buy his re-
lease; / will follow him to the battle
field itself; l will seek him through
the length and breadth OF France, II
you will only give me leave TO confess
ALTO clear myself in his eyes for
ever"
He looked at her, wrathful and des-
perate In his sudden anger
What you ask Is Madness" he
said; lit would give one or the other
OF us to certain death, and
the guilt would be yours.
Did you say he had Joined the army
this rash hot-headed foolp"
"How dare you miscall himP" she
flashed out wrathfully, "you-a cow
ard and" A warning look stop
ped her words.
at is not for you TO upbraid me, :"
he said. GAS for what you ask, IL is
impossible-doubly impossible now
since, by his rashness, your husband
has placed himself in direct antagon-
ism 10 me. / cannot afford TO ruin
myself for woman's caprice. As
said before the tie between us is too
strong for you to break-the oath that
binds you to serve me comes before
yoir marriage VOWS" She looked
him full In the eyes. In her own
glowed the light of despair; the re-
solve OF one fixed and determined
upon some course OF action, who
counts not the danger that lies in the
path. and would perish in the attempt.
"You think SOP" she questioned
very calmly ''Well, i do not New
ertheless. have no fear OF me, / will
not betray you. i came at peril OF my
life to warn you now. / have been
tracked here by woman, vile of
tongue and cruel of heart. II she
suspects you, know not In any case
this place Is no longer safe" He
started.
"And you have delayed thusp"
Her face flushed with scorn, her
eyes surveyed mockingly.
"Do you hear the pursuer's step al
readyPn
"Do not play with me-" he said
with sudden fierceness. .If there is
danger, say So"
There is danger" she answered
him calmly, .but we seek 1t hence
forth together" He looked at her in
amazement.
What do you mean9 Is this
time for jestp"
"Heaven knows it is not, neither
have the will to attempt it. What
say | mean. / have no home" her
voice quivered, ''no shelter, no love to
love to look for, save yours. You Of
fered 1t once, and | refused it.p
''But now, when shelter means dan
ger and protection death, you ac-
cept?" he said in wonder.
Even So"
al thought | knew something OF
women" the man muttered, looking
ut her with doubtful and reluctant nd
miration. IL see | was wrong"
For an instant silence reigned be-
tween them.
Her face looked bloodless as marble,
resolute as despair. The words she
had just uttered had cost her more
than 1t was in him to imagine.
"You mean it?" he asked her at
length.
"Of certainty do" she answered
YEARLY. II have no home-i can
never look in his face, nor touch his
hand until my oath is absolved. /
may as well share your peril as live
here in shame that will poison my
whole future. He will never believe
in me again" The mute despair, the
utter hopelessness in her face aud
words, touched even his selfshness.
ut is a hard fate" he said slowly.
$40 lose all through mo. Can you
bear itp"
After what | have borne to-day"
she said with an irony that touched
him TO the quick, ,,yOu can aslS thati