Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-28
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! By William Have" Ross
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cars was the ne"'
,se ships longb9at +ronical fervo,
The 9o 4hree occupants of the little
u alsft Not sail was wlIn n, ,, ,ns p th.
da, alive, and no long wreath upon tns
spec'''' -aro sign of the presence of 8
steamship. - tho boat. his head
AZ w., nnon the lap Of a young WON
Feslins nan lay. His face was white
an ~ and the glitter Of his eyes
anu % ~ extreme physical weakness
p %" other man sat upon the stern
Inc and watched sea and sky with
th""l' raze The woman's face had
anA'V nothc of prolonged suffering.
tn nn rp+ Water murmured the
man at the bottom Of the boat,
D Have patience, Tom, said the won
~ ~ ~ mechanical voice. I'VE are in
al - trock of ships and must be rescued
soon. ,.,.,,.. ..,.o,, will he
,rod-vou and Dick-but not l."
nick glanced at him in pity but re,
ainod silent The woman pushed
hook the matted hair from Toms eyes
-',th foebIe fingers, but made no reply.
The look of death was on the race Pill
loved upon her knee
rbrea DAVIS had passed since Ton
and Kate passengers, and Dlck' mas
cor mariner had abandoned the SINK
'ac bark West Wind, bound from Rio
~ New York. OF the fate OF thell
eliminates they had no knowledge
Tho had gone without food and with
ont drink. and the weight of sheer eX
boustion had begun to deaden thei,
senses.
Finally Tom spoke again. He looked
Dick in the face searchingly and said:
"Will you forgive me, Richard? ]
conld die happier if you would. Kate
will never forgive me, but you might
Forgive you" exclaimed Dick won
deringly. "Why, that have you done|
"You always loved Kate" said Tom.
"yes" replied Dick very slowly and
after pause; Il always loved her"
"And she always loved you" sale
Tom.
Dick half started from the thwart
but checked himself.
The woman turned her face away.
81 came between YOU" said Tom. -
did you both a wrong. But. oh. how
have suffered! You can't realize, Dick
you will never realize-the agony OF
mock possession, the anguish of having
a wife who in her heart loathes your
slightest caress. She never loved me,
Dick. and have been kind and good tC
her always. But what are kindness and
goodness to woman when she does
not love you? Nothing. Dick. worse
than nothing
~ don't understand you at all" said
Dick. 81 know that you're out of your
head. Speak to him, Kate; it may
quiet him."
But Kate neither spoke nor turned
her head.
mo; you will understand" said Tom,
with more emphasis. I'm going to
tell you something. If l were not dy
ing, perhaps you would kill me for it,
but would not care. do not want to
live unless | can have Kate"
Have Kate" repeated Dick. why
man, she's your wifev
mo, no" cried Tom weakly. "She
never was my wife! 1t was only an
empty ceremony that shackled her tt
me- She was always yours. Dick. and
yours only. Soon she will be yours for
ever"
Speak to him. Fate. He's raving"
said Dick hoarsely, but she sat as if
stone, watching the sky line
You see" said Tom. "she will moi
lie even to sOothe, and she is right. for
lies are useless. knew she loved you.
and lied to keep you apart, You
thought it was friendship and kind
ness that made you master of my West
WIND, but that was the first syllable
OF my lie. vented to put half tn
world between you two, so | made you
captain of my best bark and chartered
ner for China. Then the lie grew and
grew 1t was | who had published in
New York and copied in the home
newspapers the lying notice that you
married a woman in New York til,
Jay before you sailed. After Kate had
'eau the lie she thought the world was
al an end for her, so she married MT
NOW you know 1t all except what
nave suffered. You can never realize
that"
inere now was deep flush upon
Mates cheek, and Dick was bending
'orward' speechless and glowering.
lou won't forgive me, thenY asked
LON pieadingly. "She will soon bt
'ours' and-and-and I've left her ev
erythng."
y, niast you and your money! cried
IN now upon his unsteady feet. with
threatening gesture.
out Kate, VINO still sat with averted
e"4e' put her arm across Toms face as
~ protect him, and Dick sank back
S,a enly upon the thwart and turned
"A away too. Thus they remain
49,. Ut many minutes. But when Dick
oe' a,n turned his eyes to the horizon he
scarcely restrain an exclamation
Tar. AZ away upon the edge of the wa