Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-19

He lifted ii to his lips
hates you. know che does, she added.
she would rcvcr forgive you. She was
too good for you, and you ruined her
| life.''
lie was very quiet and SPOKE i'll 4
| clear. mcditativc voice. lyon are right.
| 1 think she hates mo. But you are
wrong, too, for she has forgiven me-"
''Iou have seen herr" She eyed him
| sharply.
YES, today His look wandered to
a table whcreon was IL Photograph Of
her daughter. He glanced Mt it kecnly.
| A look of singular excitement sprGng 10
his eyes. That is your daughter
~she inclined her head.
| 'Iiow old is shc:" lie picked up the
! photograph and held it. scru;inizing it.
''Shc is H. was the reply in a cold
voice.
He turned Il worn face from tie pic
! ture 20 the WOMAN. "Shc is NY child.
| You lied 10 mc.
1T made no difference to you then.
Why shoUid it make any difference now?
Why should you take it so tragically?"
Il do not know, but now His
head moved, his lirs trCmbled.
''b'!t now she is the daughter of John
GlatircT's wife. She is loved and cared
for By people who are better, infinitely
better. Than her father and mo: her were
or couid &c. ske believes her father is
dead. And he * dead.''
My child. My clildr' he wiispcred
brckcnly over the photograph You
VII toll her that her father is not dead.
You
She interrupted. Where is that phi
losophy which you preached 10 nc, Mark
Telford, when ven said you were going
TO marry another woman and told me
that Ne must part: Your child has 10
father. You shall not tell her. YOu Will
SO away and never speak 70 her. Think
of the situation. Spare her. if you do
not spare me or your friend John Glad
ncy.'
Ii" sat down i'll q chair, his clinchcd
hands resting on his knees He did Tot
speak. She could see his shoulder shak-
ing :; little. ard presently tear drop
ped on his check
But she did not stir. She was think
ing of her child. Had you not better
go:" she SAID at last My daughter
may come AZ any mcmcnt -
He rose and stood before her 81 had
it all, and have lost it all. " he said.
"Gooiby. he did not offer his hand.
"GCodhy. Where are you go;ng:''
Far CrCagli away To forget he re-
piled in a shaking voice He picked up
the photograph. moved his hand over it
softly As though he were carcSsing the
girl herself lifted 1t to his lips. put it
down. and then silently left the room.
not looking back
He went to his rOcms and sat writ
ing for long time steadily lie did
not seem excited or norvous. Once or
twice liz got up and walled back and
forth. his eyes bent on the floor. He
was making calculations regarding the
company he had foated in London and
certain other matters When he had fin
lshed writing, three letters lay sealed
and stamped upon the table. One was
addressed 10 John GladGey. one to the
Hudson Bay cor,pary and one 70 So
licitor III London. There was another
unScalcd. This he PIT III his pocket He
took the other letters up. went down
stairs and posted them. Then he asked
the hall porter TO order horse for rid
)rg-the best mount i'll the Stahles-to
be- ready AT the door III an hOur He
again went to his room, put on 4 riding
suit. came down and walked cut across
the csplanade and into the street where
lIagar's rooms were. TheJ were light
81 10 IN h. hall -
quietly and entered the hall lie tapped
N the deer Of Hagar'S sitting room As
he did so 4 servant came ont, and, in
reply to Il question. sand that Mr. Gagar
had gone TO the Tempe hoto! and would
be back directly lie went IN and sat
down. The curtains were drawn back
between the two rooms He saw the
easels, with their backs 20 the archway.
He rose. went i'll and looked at the
sketches in the dim light.
He started flushed. and his lips drew
back over his ,eeth with an animailikc
fierceness. bat Immediately he was com
posed again. He got two candles,
brought them ard set th"m on a stand
between the casels. Then he sat down
aud studied the paintings attentivelv.
lie laughed once with a dry reckless
ness. This tells her story admirably.
lie is equal to his subject. To be hung
III the academy. Well, well.''
He heard the outer door open, then
Immediately Hlgar entered the room
ana came forward to where ne sat The
artist was assonished, and for the in
slant embarrassed. Telford rose. Il
took ti,c iihcr-,y ~s v-a,riry fnr xo-, owl
seeing The pictures was Interested -
Hagar bn,.cc col,:!v. He waved his
hand toward the pictlres Il hope
yO1 find thcr" truthful -
Il find thcm. as said. Interesting.
They VIII make sensation And Is there