The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-03

in seeking to forget In pleasure aud
eNoltementf
You are Mrs. Ludlngten." said,
rising,
She held out her hand aud took
/ IL IN mine onco more l felt that
/ fate, tudnmltah bile fate. had once moro
scised mo IN It's mcreiicas grasp
After my eoualn had asecrtaiuel
/ that | Intended staying With her Tor
I "A week or two. she fitted away 20
attend 10 her other guests, SOME of
y hom were staying IN the house,
and others who were merely callers.
i Mrs. LudnEton leaned back In her
lehair and looked ~ me steadily, she
f did not look happier or younEer
than when / saw her last,
Then l am frlghtful indeed
F And / laughed aloud az the idea.
No" she said. In a curidusly quiet
tone. Handsome would be too weak
word to use tn describing you. l
should cali YOU a hero. martyr, a
matchmaker Cyrano de hcrEcree,
Chevalicr Bayard. and oh. ahaVc all.
the destroyer Of your own happiness
and minel'
l looked at her In amusement.
HAD trouble turned her BRAIN Per-
haps she was laughing at me. or DID
she really mean q,
Your Intentions were good" she
continued. and her voice grew bitter,
hut therc - certain place paved
with xuod intentions ! have -
doubt YOU thausht you were doing
me a kind action. You We're. indeed.
only Instead of leading me Go who're
the r0ses would he. you pushed me
further AMONG the stones. Al, YOU
men. YOU glorious possibility man.
how little you know. when All n
told. Of woman and sNuman'a nature
When Elri laughs and talks win
9 man - at once jump at the con
eluslan that she Is in love with htu.
II never occurs 70 YOU that q IL TIA
quiet one. ghs man who thought ~
loved her - much that be was WIT
ing - alive her up to insure her nap
pinesa. that abe loved
fIer voice ranE loud and clear
through the deserted room
l rnse hastily and stood In iront
--f-hTT. she Hnuat know all. but Who
told hers Not he. surely. and not
T.
sMsdse.s said I. unconscloasly
using the old name. what do you
fneauT''
Il an speaking to the man who
deliberately gave up the glri Who
loved him and who thought he loved
her. 70 another. ana that brute.
who made her llfe hell for four
years.
Was this woman the Firi knew
long agor The girl with whom
stood on the old wooden bridge and
teta her a. ths suns last CLEANS
ahone on her bronze hair and ~ ~
her pale face. that was going
away 70 war. and might never re-
turn again.
The ilsain grew DINNER and dim
mer in the room. and there In that
hour she told me her story. How
she Ievea me and only me from tho
beginning. How she had iaushed
and firted with Godfrey LudinEtoa
because she thought was tnainer-
snt 20 her. and only married him ~
faat because I nad konr away ana
ne grew persistent.
And then. Bert" shs continued.
when Godfrey was dying he con.
fesksd all. that he had pleaded ani
begged % yoa To exchange regiments
wlth him. and out 81 night OF mis-
cry. out OF your great love TOT me.
Won consented o. do 80. ucrt. ] hat
"a my husband at that moment dy-
Ing though he was After ne died
wandered the wide world over In
.~arrh % peace. and found u not.
Then I came houia again. and
now"
sknd row" I SAID.
You are safe" she replied
And YOU holding her hands 90
that she could not hide her face.
Il ara happy In the thought that
Won were not eaten BY the eannihals.
married 90 a sauaw. killed ey via
animals. 90 captured by savasea.
.sRut, tnateas.. I have come home.
IKE a Christian. 90 marry the best
viri in All the world and i've ana
/ lie happy ever after. IN, Aadgs
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