The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-21
CHAPTER XII
Whom the Gods Destroy and FsN

Whom the Gods Destroy and Few
othsrs
same time PASSED before FitHEvr-
aid brsanr aware ~ Mauflesa do
paflufss When ae sass that ne end
fnadalnr we're aIeur hr said moth
ms but pulled all the harder At bis
clay.
Hn booked into hia heart there
esas no auimasifY Ne had ceased a.
hiame hrr aha uaB dulna fus her
country what he would Do faF his
And after at. he could not wai
ag aln-t woman like this
How soft her vatgp uas' The kins
Nsas safe. biz duDf was az god ~
dana. bis cnuseieurc was AZ ease in
that dlrrctian.
Madame was seated AZ the plano
laiY shnagnmssH zagt mlnes chloride
she ass w4lttuE COT him - #F~faA
she = ant0d 81 teal bis Yeiss. a.
know au1 measure its emotion
There was q wrinkle - eentempi
aul amusement iurAing ~ thH upr-
HsHs - her efa# HAD Maurice beet
there 30 would have seen e. tita-
Eeraid might have Eated into thoas
esea until HaaHaatay. and uNFrt
have sstn eian thaH their graz
fsfh2sus
sof whAt are you thinklns. mea-
sasuf aae aaked
lie started Frankly. I Wah think
Ing that nathlHH can BE- gained 10
knenlnx us prisoners hers.
Nas even farNt e0nrH#r
forgiveness q. there e nothing
- forgive goa Il is ouiY yuHF mis-
- q a..a.a...f FaaaaHa Gtas HH5aa aa.fH -
tfafY. there IL uueh ~ thank you
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Il HeFWly Fn Heeasaance WIN Der
alshneNa' wiabes%
IT, moved uIlFssiiy "ft = hef
vii not YOU'RE Madame. shall cell
fuu = secret
a secret TEL me- slttlax In
tts chair nest % bis
This has baen the pies safest
v eek ! have known In ~ years
Then yoa fpfktss me-
Yea
Al then. sal q ne faiiaasa ~
- leasiF ksasf. ~ sn.a be- 80
ahssui hia life. IT. emptiness. ifs
taastnEs Zach sentence WaE a
knife. ard. ns aAa contemplated his
heaass face. nnAHnfns was Gems inps
af a vague dfHffust - haFsHff n
only he had offered 20 fight. shr
fhaaeht uut BE haa not.
Al. m0usiesf. 800 % urung O.
fafsive met inpataiTsiy.
IT. smiled
WAY Shouts ynn Be friendly %
me- whsn ! represent All that IL an .
taEonistic 60 you
To me yeu represent only beau
fsfui woman"
An yoa have been taking les
sans - yussf friend
lie d a good teacher lie Is one
Of those u4sn whom ! sdrisre. Worn
en- have newer mastered him. Ito
knows ~ fuueh sbaut them
Yes r. = thicker tn her EYES
Beneath al his banter there f. a
brave hesrt lie T. a rare mar wha.
having hfaia and heart % guide. fnl-
i4sa the heart AZ fpr rne. | kHaW
nothing ~ women save that have
been ten Ions withoui tnefn
and you hase gone AT these
Y~afa without knowing what Il j. t.
love-
f'stsweraid vas silent
what you are Hiientf r. there
after al q woman somewhere IN
ynaf iifsT-
yra 49, 9A-z $40 AaTs - sssas
lastly that shs eostd not resist she
waa annoyed
Tell me about her"
You would laugh % me
II No. hove Il sacred She had
hnaates 20 Maurirn that she was
without conscience she had only
Hnaiheref o.
s.csrfainly abe must b. worthy. ~
yeu would not love hsr she IL
rlehr'
s5Thai does not matter: am"
and she reiss'sd you and sent
yuu - the army
she has not rejected me. though
Aars asg abe would. had the pre-
sumption 10 ask her"
a faint heart. they say
MY heart is not faint. q Il ny
tongue
Monsieur" she said. IL u rasai-
bic ttat YOU have Hagcufnlfs1 ta the
charms % madame. the countess
Perhaps can AID sou"
Love is not merchandise. % tfaf-
ne with
Madame'a cheeks grew w4rm
Sometimes ths trick ~ fence ia
beaten down BY y iyr0'H stroke.
lie came toward her 10 swiftly
that inrtincfivciy she rose and
moved 90 the opposite eide ~ her
chair Something ~ hia face caused
her 10 ehiNaf She knew that the
ahfver was not uunlixed with fear
Madame IN Gods name. 10 not
PLAY With met" he cried
Munsieur you forget YOURSELF
You know iuYesyou who could
resist you. Thirteen years are we'll
wasted. IN the end g. love a woman
lie YOU"
before she could withdraw her
hands from the top ~ the chair be-
had seized them.
Monsieur. release me-" She strug-
nled fufiieiy
Monsieur. monsieur" she cried
genuinely affirmed do not forget
that YOU are n gentleman
4 am not n gentleman now. ! am
man who loves
Madame was nov aware that what
she had aroused could not be sub