Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-07-07

determined tone: "Karl, this thing
must end, or your artistic career ID
finished"
Karl flushed.
Explain YOURSELF" he said briefly.
"You know we'll what mean" re-
torted the chevaiier. "Your infatua-
ton for this woman"
"You are no the one to blame me
for that Whose fault is it?"
Mine! Mine! know IL. You need
not tell It to me. lhave said It to my.
self often enough since last night
Good heavens, man. could foresee
that IN ordinary piece Of gallantry
would turn out like this? Be q man.
Return to your work. You have
genius, unIucstioned genius. In your
successes, you will find distraction
mo, Chevalier," answered the young
man, modify. Il have taken q false
step, perhaps-I acknow. edge II to
you, would acknowledge it no one
else-but must abide by the conse-
quences. NV life must be devoted for
ever to this love, passion, infatuation
w hat you will" He paused o 100
ment and then went on in q voice
which was little unsteady. ''Cheva-
lier. my self-contempt would be un-
bearable If had not the h, art to re-
main faithful to my own treachery.
What matters my suffering? do not
suffer enough. My crime will never
punish me 20 much as It has punished
Others" And he buried his face in
his hands.
karl, I"-began the Chevalier, but
Roswein rails ng his head quickly, in
terruptei him.
mo: don't speak TO me OF them" he
exclaimed. 81 don't know what has
become OF them. don't want to
know. hut at least it shall not be o
passing fascination, the caprice Of q
moment, which has made me commit
the cowardly action you know of. 1t
sha ! lie q great and unconquerable
love. l must drink the cup to the
drega II is the o .ly duty which re-
ma ms to me: will fulfill it 1t is the
only virtue which saves me from dcs-
pair. DO not take II away from me"
The Chevalier, as he listened, was
filed with mingled feelings of pity
and anger, in which the latter posi-
bly, pred minated. "G cod heavens"
he burst out, us Karl ceased speaking.
"There is a CHASTITY humor about all
this that makes me shudder. 10 you
think to deceive me by all this mysti-
cal jarGon OF yours? Do you hope to
deceive yourself! VIII I have duty
and virtue in common with the abject
life you have been leading the last
two months? Have YOU the courage
to say TO me That this woman who
holds yon in her grasp, rolls you in the
dust, and with u laugh brushes you
under her foot-that you love her?''
"ies; do love her." he replied. des-
perately.
Have you no pride?" demanded Dc
Carnelles, excitedly. "Will you wait
till she casts you off, forbids you her
presence? Don't you understand that
your place is no longer near her, since
she does not love you?"
Karl started Us though struck by q
sudden blow.
"You don't know her. he cried.
"l do. She is loyal. haven't l Of
fered twenty times to go away and
never to see her again? Why does
she refuse Ia allow me 10 do SO il she
doesn't care for mc?'
The Chevalier laughed aloud. Bit
ter, satirical laugh.
''Why?" he repeated "Why? Upon
my word, this is too a surd. Why has
the tlgress the ways of the tigress?
WY does she play WI h her victim be-
fore giving him his death blow? l tell
Won TINS woman does not love You.
More than that, believe she loves an
othei."
Karl leapei to his feet
"N ho?' he cried, wildly. "Who?"
snow. don't get excited. Sit down
and listen u me. do not mean any
one in iarticular, nor do know any
thing definitely, but won d stake my
lie there is some one"
'Once more. Chevalier." retort-d
Rosweiu, sinking back into his chair,
"you don't know her. She might be
cspa BILE OF crime, perhaps, but not Of
base infamy"
IN, friend, she Is capable of any.
thing" said De Carnelles, gravely, ''as
is any woman VIII is without principle.
Have you ever seen her put her loot
inside n chu oh? No. Very well; be-
ware equally of women who are
always ut church, AMI o. women who
never 20 there. They are ike ven
omous shall tell you the history Of
Emma Lyons"
mo! stop" cried Karl. ~ am not
going TO quarrel with you" he con-
tinued. "Your creeds and your
.alumnies, alike, fall harmless"
"My calumnies" exclaimed the
Cheyclier in q tone of bitter irony.
"Ah. see how It Is She has edi ed
you with some fine story Of her past
In order to blind you TO the present
and future. she has draped herself In
the robe of innocence. The bird of
prey utters the gentle cooIngs Of the
dove. The lioness, rs you gasp be-
meath her clutch, has persuaded You
that You are. her conquerer. And
finally, when she has doubly and
trebly bandaged 20 eyes, when she
has firmly convinced you that You are
the only man ON. cath TO her, she
calmly cast you aside. and whistles
you down TO the wind, a. she has done
your bet ers before you"
With n NUT e-cd curse Ksrl started
M, his face white with pas ion.
"Listen to me. Chevalier de Car.
nelles," he said, In n hoarse voice.
"You have been, after your fashion,
INV benefactor. l have remembered
that up to this moment But one
word more will remove all feeling of
gratitude from my heart ! win bear
no more"
The Chevalier rose, took his hat, and
In q voice full OF sadness. said:
'This Ii my punishment do not
blame you, KARL 1t Is all my fault ]
should have been more far-sighted."
As he opened the door 70 take his
departure q servant appeared upon
the threshold.