Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18

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I'VE acilt not quarrel" said he SADLY
the very presence of God in his own
temple to me. Be sane and honest,
Carl. How can you deliberately sacri-
fee the friendship of my husband and
OF MIR. Harrington, to say nothing of
mine!"
'As for you, Dorothy" he replied
with an emotion Of which would not
have Thought him capable, Il cannot
be your friend. Gsd knows that have
tried"
"If God had known It," said she, "you
would not have failed. He would have
given you the strength to succeed. No;
you have not tried"
Il cannot be your FRIEND" insisted
Carl. ''As for the friendship of the
others, do you fancy that l shall tell
them?"
"Do you fancy that shan't?" retort-
ed Dorothy, almost in tears from shame
and rage. How dare you hint that l
would share II secret with you and ex-
clude my husband? | wouldn't do it II
it were about pint of peanuts, and
you should have found that out by this
time"
had a glimpse of Carl at this mo-
ment, and his face was so white that il
seemed to shine.
you will tell him." said he slowly
at is honorable. But upon the other
hand was equally bound in honor tc
tell YOU"
you We're bound in honor not to
have any such thing to tell" replied
Dorothy with spirit.
'We will not quarrel" said he sadly
II have only one word more to say
The time must soon come when l shall
offer you the deepest sympathy of my
heart. l cannot offer it to you in the
name of friendship. l won't lie to you
That is why tell you now that l love
you"
at seems to me that If you foreset
trouble coming to me you have nov
put it out of your power to help me
But what do you mean? Do you ex
pect harm to come to my husbandT
"Will you keep the secret?"
mot from him." she answered firm
ly. IF there is good reason, 1 viii
keep it from everybody else"
II cannot speak on such terms" sait
Carl. Indeed, would better not speal
on any terms. l have lost your es
faap, an ,,n,t count ,,pnn ,-n,,r l,al,,
You would distrust me. But, Dorothy
remember this: There is some one yer,
near and dear to you-much deare
than he has any right to be-whom
have honestly tried to save, but hav
failed"
Dorothy was more bewildered thai
alarmed.
II know that my husband has los
money" she said. "AIr. Bum has lie,
him into very foolish investment. II
may suffer heavily, but it will be III
such catastrophe as you imagine"
This, by the way, was the first hint
had received that Donaldson had gon
with Bum into certain wild dream
Of finance which l will here describe
simply as the Harbrook Land com
pany. 1 had earnestly advised Donald
son against it, and | supposed that Ii
had needed my warning. AS for Bum
l understood that he had drawn on
with marvelously small loss. My con
science had been dragging me ava,
from that window; now it dragged IN
back again.
wrhat is but u small part Of tn
trouble" said Carl. And then sudden
ly: Dorothy, don't disclose this. Yo
will regret it. l have spoken to yo
from really good motives, even thong
they may seem to be mistaken, and i
the strictest confidence"
'There can be no confidence of thi
kind with wife," said Dorothy, 81
she really is one. But, Carl, l begi
to see some sort of sincerity in YOU
and this is what l will do to reward il
will tell my husband that you hay
spoken in way to offend me, bu
that l have forgiven you, and l wi
beg him not to ask me any question;
will not say, unless directly asked
that you have spoken to me of his bus
ness difficulties, which beleve ina
you greatly eXaggerate. But l can tax
TINS course only II you promise me
change from the heart outward-to b
to me in all your thoughts that whic
you may honorably be, and no NOR,
Will you do this?"
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