The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-12-16

me-to what is the right phrase?) send
me about my business!"
''No, mol" she exclaimed. Immo-
diutely then she rose and stretched out
her right hand. II viii be your wife, 80
she said, ''und / thank you Tor the great
honor You do me"
He also rose ct this and wrapped her
with his embrace But something in
her lips, her eyes, her look (he could
not for his life have told just WHAT
made him put her away at arms length
/ iRtently scan .ler features and then re-
| coil several steps, touching her no
longer.
claimed You're giving yourself to
me only because of gOur mOther!"
Her eyes dilated frightenedly- ooh,
no; don't think that!' she cried.
but I do think i'll musti Why
not, when read it, when ] see it? Your
heart is elsewhere, and you're willing
to let me possess If 1 wil-the void
that marks where it once beat. AmInot
right? Answer me- Kathleen am ]
not right?''
She burst into a passion OF tears-
''Yesl yesl I dare not lie to you If
you were not SO good and fine II
Elighs lie, but you tear the truth from
mel You saw my PAIN my undying
memory YOU taxed me with them;
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II confessed that you were not wrong
But ana willing to be your vvife-yvili-
ing. Oh, hear me, monsieur 7 am not
absurd to phrase it like that. Only it
is best to be truthful. You, who are
so sincere yourself, viii understand,
viii pardon. If / had never known him
1t would have been so Different I could
have loved you then with all my soull
L can Imagine some good woman loving
you that way. Perhaps it viii come to
me In time You spoke Of my mother
No, it is not she-not wholly she OF
course she wants such a marriage; what
mother would not? ] myself am proud
to be your WIFE only there is that other
love which viii not diel Am I not
wiser 70 letyOu know this? You can't
blame me. I see now in-your eyes that
You do not blame me. I've never asked
you If he has spoken OF me; I've never
wanted 20 know. It's quite over be
tween us There, that Is all. I go
to you without q guilty conscience
You know me just as am I've tried
to crush 1t but it would not be crushed
Suppose 1 had never said a word about
it and let you take me with falsehood
in my soul Many a woman would
have done that. Almost every other
woman in the world would have done
it. But I'm not vaunting my virtues
I'm simply making a clean breast OF
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mustl There dare say III be q vTor-
thy wife to you, monsieur, and I'm GER
taiH that III be a very faithful and de-
voted one AS for a queen land she
laughed wildly through her tears), 7
may fail at that 1t is such an nm
dreamed-of part for me TO playl But
III try. III try hard. strengthened by
your helpr'
The tears were glIstening on her
cheelzs as she put forth both hands to
him lie took them. kissing them both,
and then, stiu holding them he saids
Kathleen, you are a very noble and
+ brave girl ] thank you sincerely for
/ what you have told NE One easily
Z multiplisa words Xou VIII understand
I just how grateful feel The evening
: of the ban is SO near that a press OF sf-
/ fairs may keep me from seeing you tn
/ then But las said 20 vou yesterday,
/ IL mistake not)s my carriage VIII be
7 here II the hour named to conduct your
I mother and yourself 20 the palaee- Au
! Fs1afF- Let everything rest rndeLer-
I mined please until We 1aesz again.
! she 4el- his lips touch her hand and
than IN che tsTinlzl5ns o. ga eye, before
/ she could even be sure that he meant 70
/ leave her. no lad vanished frurn the
Eonm-
she Eanlz in5oe chair. Hezhaars was
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