The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-10

stroryth Of his eager pleading, bold
enough now that his utterance hau
crossed swords with her silence 1ie
words of passionate fervor were palm
to her quiering spirit. and she listen
ed with the longing of one whose soui
is painting for water brooks.
with his hands outstretched In num-
b,e heseechment-what could she 90
but go to himg .,
A revelation of wonder and beauty
IN Edith was this love OF his. Day py
dav the miracle of Its tender strength
amazed and satisfied. There was no
atom of her being untouched oy ms
leavan. Out of 1t grew the desire 10 De
the woman of his faith. the LOFTY ioeal
a good man creates Of the creature
who has kindled his elements and stir
red the primal deeps of his nature At
once God and man. This fierce de-
sire throttled her unconfessed sin, and
| the two struggled in the secret cham
hers of her soul, apart from her out
ward self and yet dominating 1t.
Edith did not live without effort to
free herself. She was perpetualiy
poaded to seek relief in confession,
and had even struggled TO the point or
laying her soul bare and defenceiess
at her husbands mercy. only to recoil
from the unbearable possibilities or
the revelation.
| At times the occasional glimpse of
Harold Daingerfields mocking figure
glided like grotesque taunt across
| her turmoil. At such moments silence
seemed more than human nature could
| command, and once or twice, under the
maddening gibe. she fed Iiae a GRIM
inal fleeing betrayal. The Daingerfield
money sorched her pride like grudg-
ing gift, and she specialized whether
| peace might not lie in the original
terms of the will and turning over
the legacies to the appointed heirs. AT
last in her desperation she determined
| TO submit an impersonal query to Ros-
emarsh-perhaps his clear insight
would help her to rid herself of the
incubus
John, dear" she ventured, as they
sat one evening in the cheerful sitting
! room of their quarters in the post bar
racks, I have been puzzled a good deal
over a person / know who needs ad-
vice PERHAPS you can tell what Is
best"
He laid down his book. and bent to-
ward her with instant interest.
Suppose any one had come into
money on conditions he had failed to
keep. Would he be morally reinstated
do you think. to restore 1t by the orig
inal terms of the willT'
II do not catch your meaning, love
A sort of conscience fund, Is that tht
idea?" He clasped her hand on the ia
BILE. Explain bit"
NO, not a conscience fund. The case
IS like this" and she repeated her owl
story in the third person.
He heard her with grave absorption
as he always did. This touch of loved
devotion was ever present In his atti
tuda toward her.
1t was some minutes before he re
piled.
II presume in her heart she feel
; like a thief and a murderer Their
} there is the other man-there is al
} ways the innocent victim to suffer IL
, such cases'-
! DO you think he ought to know?
interrupting him.
He gave an incredulous laugh.
, Pardon me. dearest. but the ques
? ton was very near amusing in its In
nocence. Know it-poor dupei y
course he ought to know how he ha
!. been deceived"
1 What good will 1t do? And thinl
what misery 1t will bring to then
both"
. IT have never known good to com
r Of evil. Edith. But that does not re
= release her. Suppose such secret be
a tween you and me. my dearest girl
1 Yes. between you and me, John
t dear? What would 1t mean?" She wa
}, infinitely matching silks for her EN-
D broidered centerpiece.
Z "A broken image and a dead faith
g what a chaos of ideals! We will no
a talk of 1t. But this person. this wo
man. why did she not confess in tn
r beginning? Then is the time to adjus
such problems"
q she must have been afraid"
Nothing is more to be feared tina
n deceit, because it is cumulative.
q question whether giving up the for
d tune wipes out her guilt, and yet sh
certainly ought not to keep it. Their
X seems to be nothing left her"
e But perpetual exQiation in lanai