Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-09-07
CHAPTER XII
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'HE MADE NE LIVE A LIE"

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fTsSSS sion from Lisle. She had be-
kSUSU gun TO think that her new
Sriend would accept the change In her
destiny as matter Of course and that
in fact she was secretely glad that
rate had created her woman. The
depressed passion which I.isle had suf-
fered without manifesting any sign
ayas phase OF character entirely for
qeign TO her understanding All her
9ife Erna had without restraint ex-
pressed every emotion that possessed
Sher, and she could not comprehend a
mature which concealed the impulses of
1he heart until they were swollen to
such an extent that they. burst all
bounds and swept everything before
Ghem- just rs a raging torrent held in
check for years. at last GCmolishes the
solid wall OF masonry which holds il
and PUSHES downward. to enGulf and
destroy everything that lies in its path.
She did not know that Lisle'S calmneSs
IN view of the discovery made was thc
result of pride OF viii. which dominated
her every act. She could not under
stand a woman who co1;ld endure with
~calmncss agony that was consucling
sSisting Isle, as she had been requested
10 DO. She stood with clasped hands.
oarted lips and bated breath. terror
stricken by TIE revelation OF depth
Sof passion which she had not believed
EXISTED.
Not until Isle had torn the '-instru-
1nents of torture apart and flung them
ssavagely 10 the far end OF the room
did she regain her compOsure: then.
using much better Judgment than
Yould have been expected OF her. she
sprang TO the assistance of her friend.
but without Offering any protest
against what she had said aud. better
still, without venturing TO give advice
mt a moment when Il couh neither be
appreciated nor followed
Lisle kept silence also while bcing dl-
vested of the costume I'm which Erna
had dressed her. Not until she tad
resumed the masculine attire the one
aaid out for Erna and not the one pre-
viously worn, did she utter word.
but the struggle was raging within her
with the same savage fury with which
IT had announced itself. aud Erna,
watching her furtively. became more
and more dismayed.
when Isle was fully dressed liz the
garments TO which she was accustom-
ed she walked TO the window and with
her back turned toward the room said
quietly:
-'Dress yourself, Erna. as you were
last night While you are busy will
think. DO not speak TO me. please, I'M
I'll you are dressed"
Erna FASTENED 10 obey. Isles de-
Eneanor awed her into silence. She
felt lnstinctivcly that she was In the
presence OF a character which dominat-
ed everything. She was. without being
sensible of II, afraid. and she worked
IN silence, rapidly.
~ am ready, Lisle," she said at last,
but the girl at the window did not hear,
and she approached t,midly and touch
cd her upon one shoulder.
81 am ready, Hsle," she repeated. al
znost fearing that the. words would call
forth another TRADE of passionate an
ser. but Lisle turned calmly. and there
was a pathetic smile upon her lips
when she spoke.
'Forgive me, Erna, for giving way
as did few moments ago. / will en-
deavor not TO repeat the offense- Such
evidences or weakness cannot benefit
me, and certainly you are not to blame.
The only person who Is responsible
4or this moment lies dead Ia another
noon, and my vengeance cannot reach
him. i am calm now and cold. too, as
cold as death, and, think, as unfor-
giving. You do not understand me-
Nobody does; nobody ever can, l fear.
Sf am revengeful, 1t Is because / in
merit 1t and because have been taught
TO be so ever since / can remember II
u hate and desplse the memory OF that
dead man who taught me to call him
Father, as he taught me 20 believe N.Y.
self to be man, the sin rests upon his
soul, not upon mine or yours. If l
am unreasonable in my anger and re-
Esellion against something that l can
T-kot help or avoid. il is because that in
sSELne man wronged me so. not because
SSau discovered and revealed the truth.
The truth am glad TO know am
sSugry only because IL has been denied
tao 1me all these years. Can a human
sSeing commit greater sin than to
ssseize upon and defy law OF Almighty
SsOd and with his puny strength dare to
Enake the effort to alter il? think
xa0t. just heaven! Cannot you, my
friend. imagine something OF the horror
enf the position | am in? | realize the
Changer which surrounds me without
KNOWING what II is l know that there
Sare bottomless pitfalls in my path. but
8 cannot locate them or recognize them
when | see them. ] know that there is
sSonething left for me to do bet have
NO means Of knowing what that duty
GE, for that despicable dead man. while
Ere hved, was far roo cunning TO have
tasrt behind him evidence which will di-
rect me. Think how he fooled mel
Think how he has misled me! Think
Sof the lie that he lived and oclDeIIad