The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-19

| beth's hand In his. Antony sat trying n
| dcne her the worst possible wrong; how
could he right it? Duty called him to Mu-
riel; duty chained him to Elisabeth.
At last he made up his mind that WITH
Elizabeth at any ratio he would BE- honest.
He had an infinite confidence in har: shsI
should help him decide.
When they were in their bedroom he toldI
her. She listened to him in dumb misery.
shiyering jealousy, till he had ended. Them
she cried: "Oh. how she must have missed
you! How she must have grievedr'
Antony had thought little Of that. and his
heart sTnote him.
She buried her face In her hands and
thought awhile. Then she said drearily,
You must go back to her" Then she Grief, !
''Ah. no: it is too late-too late" And An-
tony knew that he was bound to her by .
twofold chain. :.
rs it so?" he said, with a groan. and
started to pace the room. /
sobbng. 7
Presently she said: II couldn't give you
up now. il l would. And yet-and yet-you
must go back to her; you are bound to-in
honor. And-and-I can bear it,
Il will not give you up,'' said Antony.
BE- practical. After all, there's moro than
one world.
Muriel is as much in another as II she
lived in the moon. There are a summer and
winter in every year. 1 shall spend the
81 MINER In England. the winters In the
Orange Free State"
Elizabeth sat up, sasping. You expect
me to be content with half Of you?" she
cried
Il would give you the whole. with all MY
heart, but how can I? And have only half
OF you-half the year with you, that Is.
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concealment. the worrying possibility of the
truth coming out.
But we cannot help ourselves
Il Will never endure it! Never-never."
said Elizabeth feebly, and she began to sob
afresh.
Antony soothed her very tenderly.
His suggestion rasped all her womanlyi
feeling. but the compromise appealed to her
human tendency ito like half loaf better
than no bread
She did not. however. agree at once, and
for three days they threshed and threshed
the matter out. nj the end his idea seemed
bad way, but the only way out Of Q bad
business.
They explained to her father that AM
tony's memory had come back and he must
go to his estates in England for a while; Of
Muriel they I'D nothing. but they bright
ened his heart with talk Of the Importation
Of sEorthorns.
A week later Antony rode away from!
Vrengderijk.
He rode up to the hotel, and a big man
on tie verandah gave q great shout. cried,
"Arbuthnot! BY all that's holy! Arbuth-,
not!' came running down the steps and
wrung his hand
He recognized as figure In a dream his
old friend. Bromley Carter
We thought you were deadr' he cried.
We. all thought you were dead. Where
have YOU been?" Then his face fell SOL
enin. and he said in a. gentler voice: II was
awful sorry to hear the bad news Of your
wife-so awfulfy sudden"
BED news Of my wife?'' sair Antony with
gasp. think for the moment that he spoke
OF Elizabeth. Then 1t flashed upon him that
he spoke of Muriel. What bad news? I've
heard nothing for months"
= "She's-she's-oh, she's" Bromley Cars,
ter stammered. and words failed him. !
Not dead? cried nAtony.
Yes; four months ago-typhoid."
For breath the world swan around AnS
tony and he swayed in his saddle. j
Then one thought. one desirt. grippsd hin,
like fury-to sweep the anguish out OF
EIizabeth's eyes at once, on the instant !
He swung round his horse, jammed IN In
spurs. and tore at mad gallop down thSi
street. I
His Kafnrs opened their mouths. atnxsAi
after him and then followed