The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-08

eng cement ring. She held out her
hand and looked at them both.
And he only gave me pearl. she
said slowly.
The woman's face grew hard again;
Don't you understand? The pearl
was for tiA young girl he loved. The
other-was--disferent You have them
both, though. now" she said harshly.
She turned again to go; the girl was
Il am sorry that you are going
away. would like you to come again
when he Is hereto see US.
The woman turned fiercely.
| II do not want to see you again! !
hate you. / hate you! You have
avervtbinr that / craved, everything
| that would have meant happiness, life.
| to me---and you do not deserve II!
What have you over dome that you
| should be made SO happy? What am
1 that I should be cursed, cursed--ano
everything denied?"
| The girl stood for second. startled
at the outburst; then she buried her
face In her hands and started crying
weakly, nerveiessiy:
For Gods sake, don't cry. you poor,
weak, silly little thing! Don't be
are so iittk and soft and winter" She
| laid her hand on the trembling shoul-
der.
The girl raised tear-stained face.
II didn't know that you were like
that" she whimpered, go away. please
please go!''
away, and then stood watching her
with a face white with the hot white
ness of passion.
GO? Yes! 1 am going! Do you
know where? Do you care? am GO
ing where he-wbere you--have driv-
en- me.
"Oh. II he had eared--if he had even
remenlbered--I might have been MS
good as you! AS good? What IL
goodness but being weak? You are
good because you are not strong enough
to do wronRi might have beer
strong and good could not be weak
and now! / am strong--but lost for
ever! When ] go-now, soon--l an
not going alone! The man to whom
am selling myself is waiting-look.
ing for me now--do you hear--now'
There is no escape, Escape? l DO mo-
want to escape! ! am going Willingly
| eagerly, because my life IS a nell WneT'
memory Is killing me!
| But / wanted to see you first--to b
able to remember 1t when tried to for
get and forgive! ! needed that u
keep me hard, bitter--so that the life
/ go to should not crush me down!
| wanted to know why ] had lost-ant
etill--now-I cannot tell!'
The girl was sobbing convulsively
her face hidden In her arm. The wo
man watched her for a moment; ther
her face grew tender, the hard worr
look passed away. She put her arm
gently around the trembling shoulders
her face quivering as the girl shud
dered and tried to draw away.
Forgive me! Forgive met sh'
whispered, the tears flooding her eyes
did not mean 1t, / did not men it
was going to be so brave and no
speak of 1t at all--this awful thinI
that am gong to debut am weake
than / thought.
Il did not come to taunt you, child
That would be, your privilege--no
mine! wanted to see the wife HI
loved; l wanted you not to think thai
ne was-as they said: wanted you tC
treasure your happiness, to realize wha
you had won and make him happy In
return; and then, I was going away
Into the darkness-for there IL no hope
Tor me--none! did not want TO set
MIN again. / could not hear that
loved him too much" She continued
whimsically. ARE you surprised? But
wanted glimpse OF his happiness,
memory to tighten the years that are
70 come, and wanted you TO have
the ring-his ring! could not wear