The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-11
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clude my husband? / wouldn't do it if
it We're about Il pint of peanuts, and
you should have found that out by this
time"
l had glimpse of Carl at this mo-
ment. and his face was SO white that it
seemed to shine.
You will tell him." said he slowly
cit is honorable. But upon the other
hand | was equally bound in honor to
tell you"
"YOu were bound in honor not to
have any such thing to tell" replied
Dorothy with spirit.
I'VE will not quarrel" said he sadly.
81 have only one word more to say.
The time must soon come when | shall
offer you the deepest sympathy of my
heart. | cannot offer it to you in the
name of friendship. | won't lie to you.
That is why | tell you now that | love
you
"It seems to me that if you foresee
trouble coming to me you have now
put it out of your power to help me-
But what do you mean? DO you ex-
pect harm to come to my husband?'
'Will you keep the secret?"
Not from him." she answered firm
~. IF there is good reason, l will
keep it from everybody else"
Il cannot speak on such terms" said
Carl "Inheod would better not speak
on any ttl!A.>. have lost your es-
TEEN. l cannot count upon your help.
You would GistrUst me. But, Dorothy,
remember this: There is some one very
near and dear to you-much dearer
than he has any right to be-whom |
have honestly tried to save, but have
failed"
Dorothy was more bewildered than
alarmed.
Il know that my husband has lost
money" she said. MIR. Bum has led
him into a very foolish investment. He
may suffer heavily, but it will be no
such catastrophe as you imagine.'
This, by the way, was the first hint |
had received that Donaldson had gone
with Bum into certain wild dream
of finance which | will here describe
simply as the Hurbrook Land COM
pany l had earnestly advised Donald
son against it, and | supposed that he
had needed my warning. AS for Bum,
| understood that he had drawn out
with Il n:;sgrriously small loss My CON
science had Eeen dragging me away
from that window; now it dragged me
back again.
THAT is but small part of the
trouble" said Carl. And then sudden
ly: "Dorothy, don't disclose this. You
will regret it. | have spoken to you
from really good motives. even though
they may seem to he mistaken, and in
the strctcst confidence"
There can be no confidence of this
kind with a wife" said Dorothy, ''if
she really is one. But, Carl, | begin
to see some sort of sincerity in you,
ana this is what l will do to reward it:
I VIII tell my husband that you have
Sl;Ol:en in Il way to offend me, but
that have forgiven you, and | will
beg him not tc ask me any questions.
| will hot say, unless directly asked,
that you have spoken to me of his bust
ness difficulties, which | believe that
you greatly exaggerate. But | can take
this course only if you promise me to
change from the heart outward-to be
to me in all your thoughts that which
you may honoraby be, and no more.
Will you do this?'
"IIow can | look at you he began,
| but she interrupted him crying:
Carl. this is monstrouS! | am an
old woman. | am the mother of a
grown man. / have lived my life, and
| it has been a WOndrOus and beautiful
| life to live. l have had such love-
! such perfect love-"
| you trifie with me- he said in q sud-
! den rage. Your husband is as cold as
| the dead. He neglected you openly.
| He has no eye for your beauty, for this
| living miracle of your unfading youth
| which has been bestowed upon you,
, in my belief, that you might wait for
| a real love-
| Il have not had to wait" said Doro-
| thy in voice indcscribably sweet.
"And now she added "ths is the end,
| absolutely the end I asked you for a
| promise. Give it to me and think upon
whatever is most sacred to you while
you speak"
| Il viii think upon that which is most
sacred TO me-" he said looking straight
| into her face, ''and for the sake of it !
will either conquer my heart or sur
render it with all my mortal part to
| the dust of the earth-to the uncon-
scious dust that cannot suffer-
| This pledge struck me as somewhat
| theatric and yet it was spoken with
heartbreaking sincerity and seemed to
| have a considerable effect upon Doro-
| thy.
| ''The way to cease to desire some
thing" said she, sis to desire some
thing else. Find right love, Carl.
hope you may. There is woman
somewhere who is really young, who
needs no miracle, who will not fade in
| a year or two. Find her.