Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-06-10

yours more. miserable Nv
done already. So ~ tAa
your happiness, Wy, you
yon back your word"v ula q
But ! will not have ~
desperately. Il will, ~ sk
derstand you. WIN ~. -
me back my word?ss ''i0uh
lie took her hands co--.
own, and looked in S NE
time, with a sad smila a. 10
colored moustache, uada
Why. Bccause-hoo,.
afraid OF me. my darl,nu use
A spasm shot thraa
frame, like an electric ~. y
. ed: anu wildk
1T is not true, Frank.
not true! Great Cod vs. ! ~
think that? What 1870
make you think ~
Frank: take my word
by all that is holy; tbora
you 1t Is not true. Am
YOU" "iu la
Yes, yes. Eva, you a.. !.
me- he said, CALMLY a.s
stand it; it must be 81. aus
sure you, You should haya a |.
DE, | would lay my hess /
hands; your pretty. cold ls as,l
and sleep like a child. yau M
with me whatever You var''
would never be angry WIN M y
could never be so again. nav
| WOULD lie at your feet. "
your feet on me, on loy hnsw9
SO still-so calm and bies,Is
He had fallen on his kn..
hands.
We'll. then" she said
tnat Is the case, why should
afraid Of you. since q !.
thist Aud why do You taxi !
ing me from my wordr
Because l cannot bea, !.
seeing you so unhappy: ha,s
are unhappy with me. as \
and because you win be pye !.
when we are together Later
She quivered in every ~
strange lucidity came over NJ
saw all that had happened 4
rored In crystal.
Hear me, Frank" she "a
clear, bright voice. @Rems,
you are and listen to me; lsa
mean to be true to you, and '
be happy. / feel that We asl
has occurred that we shvrH }
be miserable? Nothing. M
nothing. Do not let Us sOl 4
lives. l doubted you once, ya|
forgiven me. That is all Al 81
You discovered that Bertp J
scoundrel, and you killed hin /
too. is ended. Nothing Of all n
matter to me now. | win neys|
Of Ii again. 1t has ceased 70 a
far as l am concerned. And Z
all, Frank. Consider, reaot41
all. Nothing else has happenaI
that is not much. We are ya4
strong: we are not really Old
tell you we can live a new lfti
where, together; somewhn !
way from London. A new life \
a new life!-I love Won, FnAl
are everything to me. You q
idol. my husband, my darIz
child. my great child"
She clasped his head passions
her bosom In a rapture M
sparkled. and a flush tinged tAsl
Wilderness of her cheeks. But Y
met hers with n look OF anguial
"You are an angel. Eyai yog
angel. But / cannot claim 10Y
listen To me. The real truth
well, what Is the truthy !.
BERTHE was not a scoundfeL !
nothing but a man. a yerJ va''
That Is the truth, NJ. Listei
Eva; let ME speak. I thought
deai-at Scheveningen-slnoe'
sandhilis-you know. ! taousa
everything L could rememOef I
he had said to me in those 7
ments, In self-defense; ana .!
all his words came back 10 ns
felt that he had been In tle Y
I'm the rigbtf Oh, Frank. !
know what he said in seit-aess1
now. still, shall Berries lnilueS
between us to part ust' sue 2
bitter despair.
NO; 1t Is not that u
MAKE no mistake; 1t Is h0 % Z
Huence which divides U.s. :
guilt"
Your guilt?" 8.
"My guilt, which rises y
from time to time. reiIllaulls
what l have done. so tsati =
get il, shall never foiges T.
me tell you. He was rlgnl
said at last. He was a weaa
he said, flung into lie w', !,
strength of will. Was tna. ~ y
He despised himself for aa.s
so mean a thing about lnOs.
But he had not known WA ~,
do. Well, / forgive him ior r y
for he could not help it. an' '
weak--I am weak, too. :.
but you would never u
such a thing?' cried Eva
Because /, perhaps, a = !. !
But / am weak, all une -
weak VIXEN l am angry y
theL In my fury, | nm ut,ap
weak. This is the truI :.
what Is crushing me: anu, ~
am. I cannot be your h 4
what would I not give I
still alive! l was fohd I'm
and now l could say wnIms
derstand--that / forgive ihD h
frank. do not u I'M
foolishly good" she exci s.sd,
"Oh, 1t Is not foolish S,aTI
said, with a melanchoD
philosophy" il
"Well. Them she crie Mild
rough tone, II am no n
D1 W.