Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-19


agony enough
Mira Holiness Robert, I'm shocked.
Dean-So am I. though upon my soul
don't know . word that's in It.
Promise me you won't read it. nor let
anybody see It.
MIRA Holmes of course / won't
But think your conduct to Annie is
Dean--Hush. here she comes
Annie runs In with four large has
socks piled In her arms and a cushion
on top. She cannot zee over them. and
so coliides with Mira Holmes Dean, In
view Of this catastrophe, forgets his
assumed lameness and jumps up.
Annie-Why, Bobby. are you better
Dean-It has all passed away.
Annie (suspiciouslyD-And you said
IL was paralysis Robert, you have de-
ceived me.
They go out towards the conserve
tory, quarreling. Mrs Holmes takes
the letter from her 20, ket.
Mrs Holmcs-This Is shameful.
What ought to do? | must read il,
in spite of my promise. and then de-
eide.
[She begins to read. Holmes enters
and Mrs. Holmes hastily conceals the
paper.
Holmes taside)--A letter. Can Eas-
ton have played me false?
lEaston enters Holmes makes a
sign to him and points to Mrs. Holmes
who pretends to be busy about the
breakfast table. Easton shakes his
head.
Holmes tasidel-Then IL 10 her own
This Is q Judgment on me- Oh. Jennie.
Jenniel Heaven knows | never dreamed
of this. But my course is plain
(Aloudl Jennie. IL seems that your
own guilty conscience prompted your
unjust suspicious q few minutes ago
IL was you who really had something
TO conceal l demand TO see that let
ter.
Enter Mrs Easton, Dean and
Annie.
Mra Holmes-It Is neither mine nor
yours. cannot let you see IL
Easton--what's this. Jennie? Re
member my counsel this morning. You
should show him the letter.
Dean (pulling Easton's sleeve. and
speaking ssidel-Here. look out or
you'll Jet into q pretty mesa It's
yours -
Easton fshuekhne. sside) - This IL
too rich. ALOUD, impressivelyl--I re-
peat whet have said Coming from n
man 30 much older than you all. my
words should hare weight Jennie.
give thai letter 70 your husband, and
let him'resd5t slosd 10 all present, IL
he IL wiling 30 do 80.
Dean tsghastt--Tic's crazy.
Mrs Holmss-f cant stand this.
looks significantly ~ DEAN will
not ress under unjust suspicion. Take
IL and sead 10 IL ron wish.
she hands the letter 70 Holmes He
recognizes itst . glance.
Holmes (aside}-She evidently has
mt read L. Then aloud. holding the
letter IN hia hand and looking round
the groepi Did anyous here think for
. moment that ! distrusted my wife9
Ibid sny Of yoa Imagine that would
read this letter. IL any did. Let him
learn Q lesson By my act Let him
learn the besuty Of perfect confluence
between man and wsfs. DO not care
70 pry into ths secret Of this little
scrap Of paper. See. lay u upon these
burning eoala II vxnishes In an In
stant. and 20 should all doubts vanish
in the pure flame ~ love.
a-----@- -
Zen though the face be rot 10 fair.
And beauty nay be all but fown,
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