Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-16

liked best. BVt there. that's zone and
done with: We viii let the poor fellow
rest In his grave. II n the present and
the future that concerns u.s.
Very well" she said, In u tone whose
evennesa made II sound almost hard,
we VIII let the past bury Its dead.
as You say, and come TO the present
ana the future, ! married Sir George,
as am not ashamed To confess, for his
money and his position, and I've al
ready found that I've made n very bad
bargain--so bad that am almost care
less OF what happens 10 me " could
only escape from bondage that Is
getting intolerahle,
Now you. TO put II frankly-brutally,
u You hkc-wnnt me TO leave him and
10 on with you, as u good many other
men and women have done under slni-
lar circumstances, and l have told you
that ! am willing to do so ON one con-
uluon,
"And what condition. he OK
claimed, with shrug OF his shoulders,
THE sacrifice OF my honor and good
manner
Spoken--wcll-lilSe man, ~ not
much like q lover" she exclaimed,
with touch OF bitterness In her tone.
And what about my honor and good
nRmeP Come now, Frank, he sensible,
and look az II like the man OF business
that YOU usel To be.
You ask me 60 forfeit my position In
the world. temporarily at least. and
with II everything that woman IL
supposed 10 hold dear. OF course, l
am perfectly aware that Il Is quite pos
siblc nowadays Tor people TO 80 through
the divorce court, marry again, and be
perfectly respectable members Of 500
| clety all the while. risk everything
and you nothing. except the law costs
and damagcs' Surely 1t is fair that
should nslt YOU to Incur risk equal TO
| mlne.'
But that II the risk OF making my
self an uutcast,-no, worse than that
n fclun," he objected again, this time
a tribe more strenuously than before.
There Il no risk at all she said
/ save In one cvont. and that oan only
come 70 pasn through your breaking
| faith with me, which NJ course you
| don't for moment dream OF doing"
"of course notF he exclaimed. And
/ therefore, why.
because, we'll because, h You IKE,
h IL womqns within that You should do
| So shc said decidedly, MY mind IN
| quito made up on that ponlt, IL You
! take mo you must take the risk as wen.
You want me to commit what is a
| crime IN the moral senge There " only
a social penalty FOR That and y talla
| on me anu not on you, hccnruinE 70
| you commit crime lhnt carries n
| criminal punishment WIN ~ 30 lnnt
Tor the time being, Nhe Went On, WIN
q nervous l,l'le laVkn' we 'h"'' p'
| wy UllIHlnnH .. ,i,,,r,, N,ou
Aftcr NV II u very simple VOW
are 70 io,Eo "uo'bo ,.a '''I
| 70 Nh,NN w
I pounds nhu give tne ono'n
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| chhtke 81 my NollVl'".' nvn Wv ~
yeeuiilse nhe oA'' NM wv nv Nm IN,
ao MA GrV W MA MA M, ny one I'M our
s s"iY S' ,yni ~ e u" thot WI has evcr
been IN existence. You must see Una,
vg1"tH ~ " '.'.e,,', t,,,'r ,tS,,in,,
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CONC auitt lar enough. l.id iSvintercRt.
! ~, t,tvoiid n,,lv TaVr mo M hour for
nc stroii i'm iGe.ac,s. - the evening,
under vour PROTECTING escort. Doesn't
INN a6tind funnyY 30 now, Frank. /
hnvo already said yes. what do you
aay?"
For lust one fatal moment he hesl-
tated. and, as urual under such cir
cumaiancoH, In that moment he wnf
lost
yes" he said, speaking quickly and
n nttle honr5ely, az / must, must
I cunt lose YOU now that ] have nc
nearly won you, so give II TO me hnt
| will do Il. Have you got II WIN
your
yea eho said, taking out nor nntr'
and giving him q little slip OF paper
pale green on one side ana pale PIN
on the other IA thouHnnd pounds
mind. payable TO yourself ana crossed
You win give II to me tomorrow won
you? II the imitation IN not gopt
enough you viii have 10 try again
mind You have got plenty OF hpeel
mons 60 work by
when 'ranl, Meredith reached hll
room soma three hours lnior, hhNini
soon her lndyship back 60 her apart
mcnt md taken leave OF her husband
he Hnt himself TO work without u '...l
on his terrible infk' ana hl'.r AeN .',I.',
trials sucoo"ded IN ihhhlhg IN vNvvl
lent Imitation OF SIT bcolbs hlku,
turo on the cheek anu an eauui,g bV99,
imitation " MS ilHureS anu Wrle'ns u
the necessary pihveH. 4,
There lac haid tnlnk hst WI
do" when he hnd hipitoI ~ hiu W.. y,
fully destroyed the hlottlng paper NM
all the experimental COPIES nc "a,
made peloienanu. ~, W. ~ nf,e'
Huou enoutt' - ~ d. ~ IL. I, ,vn,idn
au' u " ol,g W &C. i,sr 10, thia Ia Is,
&c nIry y, " hor nosaession. or oven with
iou"n ,iin,,or
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"hhe dotsn . h'en' ~ nu u. 49,, n,.i,nn
be presented pe i tnv,V !" . n' unr,