New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-12
ODE Consequence.
By ALICE MACK

words. that you the dearest woman n the world
TO me- and that wish you for my WIFE -.
err. 4 our WIFE. she schoed with speering ia1sn-
Elizabeth and his face went white as he held
Just that" She said. Il decline the honor"
Then and he dropped her hands and turned
ForEive me NJ love for you has carried me too
Even in the half-iit room E.izabeth's face looked
strangely white as she put her hand 70 her side and
But she laughed again.
IN. u does not m ter. You VII forget IL "a
my fault But you must always allow for
woman CLEANSING her affections. II is a woman's
~No I did NOT know" coidly.
ny not she may vary ner trocks-Why not
For Heavens sake; don't talk Ike that. You
g., - hardly tninN am that Tor your sex does not
world. and not silly. love-sick girl"
girl. any more than thought Of YOU as a wornan
Of the world as you put IT, Perhaps it VII
think you were-weu. altogether different"
ing her nails into left hand she stood Up and
le'a QUE IeT rlsEt one 70 MIN. t5ood9y. mere
am busy tonight You viii excuse me"
looked in9o the tired q sr a d Esl& " uh'y as
-. Elizabeth Elizabeth" he whispered. what does
It an mean? Have you nothing kind TO say TO meY'
VIII lose Your beauty sleep il You don go quicky%
lie dropped her hand and went our OF the house.
Her acting had been success, too much q sue
that she indifferent to him. but she had
Sd w S2 ssef E tor w6 asE Ss less d
cult for him to east her out Of his heart
She certainly did look plain. Yet her appear
ance had not made any difference to him. Ahi
that look Of concern in his eyes when he asked her
Il would have. been so sweet to have had his low
AND ii her operation was to be as serious. and
some way in which She might. before IL was too
ats WIPE 9It tne fa-se IMPRESSION sac had made
would think bitterly OF her-afterward. Surely
It would be some comfort 20 him to know the
truth then. Yes. he must be told. She would writs
LETTER and confess an II she lived it must be
q nave sent YOU away from me she wrote
never look INTO your face again. David. tonight
acted a part TO yOu- forced myself 10 be cold
telling me OF your love. I knew that Y you aid so
want you to guess that cared I wanted you
70 think me heartless Eirt-to desptse me-any-
thlng. rather than you should regret OF have q
To-day my doctor told me that must go under
there was a slight chance but in my heart Know
WOMAN But I don't believe there is a chance, 50
It is too late. I love you as only a woman can
love the man who represents every thing that is
years have waited 70 hear YOU say what you
said tonight SIX months ago prevented you be-
wiser FOR ~ yoq to wait Until you returned could
Showed on ne thouEht Il fair fer you to see
David. Y want YOU to undersfand now 5es-
Derately hard it was refuse to listen to you to-
made IN my NE and prayed for strength to 90 q
i mwSelf
and afterward Can you forgive ne. Davfd?"
inE about what was to happen TO- her. she EVs
her the letter and said what she wished her to do
No surgeon can ever be quite certain to what
the knife. and ofsentimes he fnds it more or less
- - VS. r I9at Mnen IT sanders comrnsrced TO
oprae o. EilztotR Trent Re was agree9 ply sur
comPlicatsd' II was merely an ordinary one.
surgeon said af.a~ tbe ora73 -
has not been so serious as we feared Il IS de
sPenddly with careful nursing
It was two y weeks later when Elizabeth asked
gi !f1 70 her me NE rye q 1.-THE TIE oPe5atoR
swered Il thought you said to post it II YOU
con. Harmon! You surely have not sent that
yes. Miss Elizabeth. have. 7 thought Won
wanted me TO destroy Il If anything happened to
STSraffa1 20 vrsJts5 ti 1+ riIt - tlro4sh Jne
that you did not have a relapse. then thought IL
Before Elizabeth could answer. a nurse came IN
with florists box in her hand and bright smile
'-This is for you. Miss Trent" she said shall
EIizsbsth cried .. out in Joyous surprise at the
80 eitaI EI,t bs- s,,es 800 $500 = SILe ooS
letter that bay partly. hidden in their leaves.
Eazed at tae dear familiar hand Tritins. As She
and Harmon quietly went ont OF the room
ny, my darnF Lee. Ez96Gt read Il have tgst re-
met Mansfield. and he told me OF your Illness. I
had been 20 see you at the hospital Yesterday NV
first impulse was to go End beg them 20 let me SEES
you, but remembered that YOU would not care to
have Feeling deadly miserable. I went back
20 my rooms. and there found your letter waiting
for me. Oh. Elizabeth 1t seems too wonderful n,
be true-that you should m Ike that. WHY
my dear. you were never more lSvaSle IN my eyes
than you were that night. You looked III and
tired and lOngsd TO have the right take care
Of you and shield from all annOyances. When
remember the hard things I said ] feel that fc
viii take al my life to endeavOr TO wipe them out
Elizabeth. almost YOU read this Will
be with you. And theu-ny atOnement viii COM
mence'-(Flack and White.