Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-11-19
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I cannot TEL you why
4 can 3 vOics, sinister, harsh. 6a--
Inea-l1g, struck IN, and from behind the
palms STEPPED TIE nan whom Pau ha5
fought AZ the weir. There was 10 ms
taking his eyes, malignant cruel, the eves
q an animal I shall have g-eAt pleas
ure n explaining. Mss Men62s, sir, Is
going 70 De M wife
1t is a lie" SAID Hazard coolly.
Ruby did lot say anything. bat IS her
eyes looked a. Paul they LII up with al
mirztion.
The other man bowed snesTingsy.
Yc1 sre gentleman. Nj Hazard he
sid. Your language your actions pro
claim il"
Never mind shout that," returned
Paul impatisat2y. = have my ow-n opsn-
ion SIS 70 what yoa are But VIII 10.
have you annoy this lady"
My promised wife
Il VIII not insult you, Miss Nenias. by
asking you if that be true,s said Paul.
You could not marry . low scoundrel
like this"
he looked the nan full in the face as
he spoke, and detected an expression on
it which surprised him. He could lot
quite read its significance. Ii was 5 look
OF nercest mahgnlty, but Il was Sugges-
tive also of triumph
4 Will leave you 70 yoIr Illusions" tia
man said. They are really Of 10 eonse-
quence. Ruby. where IS your fatherg"
He looked steadily AZ the SRI as he
put the question, and Paul saw an ex-
preston OF terror come into her face
I have not seen him Just lately she
stammered.
I must find him, it Is imperative" the
man said. and his eyes remained Fixed On
hers; they looked ike those Of q cobra,
and the girl seemed 10 yielt 10 their hor-
rible fascination
Il viii 60 with yea to find him" she
said. and placing her hand on his arm.
she bowed Slightly 70 Hazard and walked
away.
Paul was at a disadvantage: This was
Tot the river. and no harm could come 10
the girl in her own house, crowded with
guests. She had left him Of her own
free viii, and she had never denied the
mans assertion that she was to become
his wife. Her companion led her of with
never q glance at Paul-the tables were
turned
The young man stood there motionless
till the frOu-frou Of the satin and chiffon
had died aawy; then he went downstairs.
found his hat and coat mechanically, and
went cut into the street. He was too per
turbed 10 drive. he walked with long.
quick strides. going he cared not whittier,
and presently he felt the air blow cooler
on his face. and found himself on the
Thames Embankment.
1t was very quiet just there, even lone
IT,. There was not another creature in
sight, not boat upon the water. SO far
as Paul saw; it was dark, too, as web as
quiet.
He looked at the river with stern,
fixed gaze.
Could he conquer this madness which
had gained possession Of hims
He was a strong man. he had always
prided himself on his physical force; had
he now the moral strength TO put from
him this wild love, this craving for one
woman which had entered his life for the
first time, and dominated it,
How she was linked to that other man
a man who might be anything that was
despicable-he could not tell; but that
he had some mysterious power over her.
was a fact 10 which he could not blind
himself
Could he give up this madness. turn
away from the woman he hac seen only
four times. and 60 back TO his former
life without her?
He could die. he could suffer. he could
the thought he could compel her By his
strength of viii, and win her against all
odds and every adversary. But, give her
up? He laughed at the idea, and turned
to retrace his steps.
The stiffness was profound; the mighty
city might have been a hundred miles
away for all the sound that came from
it; it was the one hour wlen London
sleeps.
But suddenly on the stiffness rose a
cry. the cry of a child, or a woman.
Help
In an instant Paul Hazard was himself
again; he stood still ard listened. for ne
had not gagged from which direction
the voice came.
TO BE CONTINUED.