Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-08
CHAPTER XLVIu.

once; there is something in her eyes that
checks him. Imprinting tie caresS he
would have given her, upon her small
brown palm instead, he instantly releases
her
You will give him up?" says he calm
Who: Mr.. CrawfordY With star
tied glance.
Yes. Why not: lie is less than moth
ing To you"
You are wrong there" ueryously.
He"
Has done you one immense service,
no doubt; but beyond that. has no part
in your life You will not persist in this
affair, Evelyn? You will throw aside
this"
4 cannot," says she in a Low tone aud
with little frightened expression. You
don't know; you don't understand III
daren't."
"Daren'tl"
Yes. I'd he afraid TO tell him l
wouldn't marry him. Oh. let me so. Eat-
on, beginning to cry bitterly. Don't,
don't, dou'; hold me. l belong to him.
You were right this morning when YOU
said he had bought me. That Is how |
feel about it. | am his. There is no
escape for me. Ii Is as though | were 4
| slave. tied and bound. and without voice
/ OF power of my own in the matter. oh.
/ what shall au?" cries the poor child.
Sobhing violently now. oh, why. why
am | 50 unhappy
| ''Nou are taking an absurdlr morbid
! view of the whole thing. 1t won't he n
/ pleasant task no doubt, but the straighf-
| forward course fer you To take is 10 20
direct 10 Crawford and tell him Won made
| a mistake, and that
| Il couldn't" wildly. He would listen
4 to me, and he would say nothing, and
I In n 1.anl s,, Ia is M
miserably. I'D rather die than do il.
You family. have no idea how dread
| fuily fond he is of me-.
Il can make a guess ar it. grimly
Still think you should zoe just to your
self as we'll as TO him, Evelyn"
He wouldn't thank me for such JUS
| tice." says she Sorrowfully.
You are prepared then TO sacrifice
three lives" says he in a new tone so
! strange, so grave, so full ct something
that is almost sternness, that her heart,
if possible. sinks lower. "You think me
dishonorable for suggesting this course
TO you-is your conduct honorable, do you
! think?'
We'll" SAYS she, with a heavy sigh,
raising to his her large eyes. dark with
tears. iii is | who shall suffer for it,
'Oh, no, says he with a most unmirth-
! full laugh Don't console yourself with
that fiction. We shall all three suffer,
!
are so careful, will probably suffer most
! Of all. Come Evelyn, he sensible. Df
| as | advise YOU Break through thess
| trammels and be yourself again"
| = could not" almost inaudihly.
| You mean you will not After all. !"
coldly, why should YOU? There are
many things for. as well as against, this
to pose as one of such extreme impor-
tance in your life
He turns abruptly from her He might
| perhaps. in his angry misery have left her.
but the grasp of a small cold hand, the
eager clinging of trembling fingers
around his. recalls him to his gentler self.
1T is our last. last time together. y
whispers she desperately. Don't be I'M
llind to me. Don't, darling
| The fond appellaton. coming from her
/ as though wrnng from her in her pain,
goes to his heart.
'oh. no exclaims he sharply; sne4
| that, Evelyn not that" He feels as
though dagger has been plunged into
| him. "Unkind to herr He presses the
hand he holds. pasSionately TO his lips.
since Sweeter joys are refused him. But
when Il mans heart is breaking. how is
he to know what words he uses? And
see now. Evelyn" trying to recover him
self aud attain to Il calm judicial air,
| Say Crawford is miserable for a month
or two after you-you--
Throw him over. Go on. Why hcSi-
| tate about it?" YEARLY.
We'll yes. Surely that is not so bad
as for you to be miserable all your long
= sweet life.
You talk like that" says she slowly
and with the slightest soupcon Of re-
preach. you. Will You be miserable,
then. for only a month or two, when
She falters.
But that will never be-, says he prompt
| ly and with sudden fervor. All his cour-
age has come back to him. He seems
fresh and vigorous. and very fit ITO tighr
his battle over again" 1T is not worth
an argument | will resign you 10 no
man living. Why should Il" with IN
creasiug valor, seeing She does not seek
To silence him. love is lord of All. and
love is on my side; he has given you TO
me, and no other
Cruel love- says she with a smile
that is sad as Il tear.
Don't look ri il in that way.
is there another way lie has placed
my heart where it would bc my body
hc has forgotten"
He has left that for your own be-
stowal. DO his generosity justice Say
you will give mp Crawford"
You forget" casning her hands ncrv-
ously before her, that love him net
only unfailing kindness. but a large sum
Of money!
DO you mean to say that you think
he --'
NO. no. Don't 70 pcrsistently mis-
judge him. He gave freely. gladly. with
all his heart. and without thought OF
reward ] will even confess to Won.
Eaton coloring hotly. thought she
knows he cannot see her crimson cheeks,
that ] had to entreat him to marry me
before he would consent"
'Oh. ! darcsay" SAYS Can't Stamcr
derisivcly. II think see you begging 10
any man TO marry YOU vain"
We'll, he would not hear of it at first
signing. And it vas only when
When the farce was clearly PLAYED
ont. and he was quite sure he had made
his magnanimity apparent to you. and
he began to fear YOU might take him at
his word. that ne nobly consented to-
destroy your whole life. Pshaw. rs a.
plain as n pkestaff."
How unjust Won can hr"'
Not TO Crawford" with conviction.
From the first moment ! saw him ! felt
a distrust 10 him. and I cannot Yet be-
lievc II was unfounded."