The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-06-16
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CHAPTER III.
HER LAST WOEp.

"ol lOl H. tufN Ntlt IblI'lNlit DN 4
long. dead silence She, slight and fraii
and ashCn white stood luldly fronting
him, her eyes filled with int"nS"st
scorn and showing no shred Of the fear
with which her heart was quakiny; lie,
divided between rage and astoniSh.
ment, inst touched with shame that he
should have raised his hard to woman,
and that woman his young wife. SO
they stood until at last lie found words
with which to spcak
$50 you luathe me- do you
An older or Il wiser woman might
have given Il softer answer than l"Hpcl
to Mary Conway's lips in reply. "IcS,
she said harShy. "Only loathinS is too
mild word. -
But You married lie, Nuu We're
wiffinY enough t. marry me. he said,
gnawing ut his und"rlip vici"U,ly.
willing. Never She flashed ont,
II married you. It is true, with fec!
ings of gratitude with Il desire - do
my best to repay you for IN" money yuu
had laid out. with Il h,i:"t that yuu
were kind and good if not thn l.vtr e
my heart nor the husband of my inlgi-
nation. / have learned >:ns" that there
was no need of gratitude from me -
you; that there WAS uu kindness OF
goodness in the help yuU gave during
my mother illness that every day th|
nurse remained every drop uf win"
my mother drank, Cvcrr strawberry
she nte, was entered into IN account
which was I" pay on" DAY with my
very hcart pio"a' N'i'' E"" nay" ha's
Your pound or li">h' E'u nave n'uEAt
your Wilc' az" ''i' ""I." - '"'!l,i'''
the debt all rah. I"'aE You nave
broken every oon"' every Ahh' ever!
cnaln' between us pear your h"llie'
that al
Is 'h"t your iaSt wore" Mary
les my iaSt word NO. l. am NOT
alraiu ol YOU VI! poor niue IRAN u"iI
~ AFRAID horrihiE' desperately alralu
or you put my near. anu Sool anu an
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end her davs in comfort"
IL was satisfied cnou.b with my 1if.
before Won came and u,dn bcr lis.,ti..
fled with the provi.i,n That | was oLln
To make for hrr Yrv .,,l, a,y,v my.
living 1t is hut right tho, Won shouI1
provide for both Y,u lij ,r-Linn
your eyes shut
Nor vuu Wrll-I do ;luvidr for
You both / shall cMiinqr to DO SO
But there's Il sid" IT, lnv rlrt If the
bargain. didn't lual: 10 provide for "a
wife to say nothing # Lrrlnurhcr, and
10 keep away from her. ard won't i.
it. You've no witn.-, that | struck
you And it wouldn't sound Il lErlv
story anyhow. III 20 away today in.
stead of Monday. for lIm sore ahi angry
and not master of myself anl neither
are you. But | shall come back again
I shall come hr,n. .,rYi,, .rI ,...u II y.