The Portland daily press., 1895-08-03

nefsel1 OUTSIDE Philips studio door,
clutching at her heart to still it's Ioud
throbbing while she steadied her voice
to speak lightly and say she was going
out on an errand and not to worry
about her. She had not dared open the
door or look at him lest her courage fail.
Then she sped down to the street and
boarded car which would take her
near the Union Square hotel. 1t had
needed all her courage to enter that no.
tel and ask boy to send her card up to
Mr.. Dunning's room. She had felt as if
the floor were shaking beneath her feet
when the boy returned and said the
gentleman would be down, and she had
replied, "No, will go to his room -
But it was carrying out her plan, and
she must not waver or shrink now. The
boy had grinned insolently, she remem-
bered, as he conducted her to the door,
She raped, the door open and closed
upon her, and she was alone with Dick.
The room swan about her for an in
stant Then she heard Dicks kind
voice, saying: Poor little Suzanne!
Poor little girl, how she has changed!"
and then he had uttered an awful oath.
by -, I'll kill the man that's made
you suffer like this''-he had said say
agely, and that had brought back all
her strength. NO. mol" she cried. ''It
isn't his fault, Dick. It isn't his fault.
He's never said an unkind word He's
never been anything but good and patient
and generous. Why, Dick, see these
clothes, and these rings-diamonds
real diamonds, Diok-and he never
seemed to think it was anything to give
me such fine things. Oh, he's been good,
but-but you see it was all an awful
mistake. I've only just found out, just
by accident He loved another girl,
rich. fine lady, and her aunt broke it up
She made him think this girl was not
true some way, and that's what sent
him down to the shore looking SO un-
happy. Only thought it was his way
I didn't know, you see. It was what
made me love him at first, guess, that
sad look he had, and then father died SO
sudden, and he saw how felt, sup
pose, and married me just for pity
DQu WdSA U UuO W1l0 lOI Allll, blOh
Oh, I tried and tried, and couldn't be
like the other ladies. saw this and felt
bad for him before I knew about this
other, the one he loved.
tHer aunt came and tried to make
him offer me money to let him be di-
vorced because the other girl is dying
for love of him now. And, oh, Dick, if
only you could have heard him stand
up for me! 1t was beautiful He said
he didn't love me, to be sure, but he
had married me, and he should try to
make me happy, and that ia die
sooner'n take money from anybody.
Wasn't that grand of him, Dick? He
didn't know I was hearing it all-he
never dreamed of it, you see, and that
makes it all the grander. I'd "a staid on
with him, guess, even after hearing
him say he did not love me, if ! hadn't
seen him meet her. Oh, Dick, his face
was SO beautiful-it was like heaven
como to earth when his eyes lit on her
all unexpected. 1t showed what he
could be aside from what he is now if
he had her. That look, Dick! TIL never
forget it, never. It was beautiful, bus
it was like beautiful shiny knife that
cut into my heart. It made me see spite
of his defending me how stood in his
way. I couldn't never be happy to stay
with him after seeing that. heard him
tell the girls aunt that no man could
get divorce in New York except on
statutory grounds. did not know what
that meant, so went and asked a law
yer. Dick, do You know what it means?
1t means man must prove his wife is
bad, all bad-that she's gone agin her
husband and all her promises, Dick.
And that's what he must believe of me,
and you must help me, Dick. No, don't
look so scared at me. 1t amt that /
mean to be bad-you know Suzanne
never could get to be like that, not even
if she didn' t love her husband better'n
her soul. But, Dick, he must think I'm
bad. He must have proof of it, and then
it'll make it easy for him to get di-
voroe and marry the girl he loves. It's
the only way. thought it all out, and
remembered what you said about being
willing to die for me. This is werse'n
dying, Dick, I know that But you
must stand by me, or I'll have to end
it all worse way by taking my life. I
can't live, Dick, and be in his way
He's too good to me for that. must
get out of his way and make it SO he
amt sorry to have me go, fearing I'm
feeling bad. He's SO tender hearted,
Philip is But you must take me away
and let them all think I've run off with
you. That'll make it easy for him, and
nothing else matters. You must take me
to Portland, and after get little
rested like I'll find work to make liy-
ing. Here's-here's my rings. Dick.
They'll bring money to pay for the
travel and the hotel bill till I get work.
Oh, Dick, you must stand by me. You
must take me away-say you will,
Dick; say you will. You said you'd be
my friend. and It's now need you. "
And SO Dick had stood there listening
to her wild, impassioned flow of words.
seeing how she suffered and how oblivi-
GUS she was to all the terrible torture
she was imposing on him. 1t was all