The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-06-07

who, in return for the confidence, re
/ fuses TO dlvulge her true name and adj
dress. He asserts, nevertheless, that
he viii find her as soon as his circum-
( stances admit If he has to search the
, country through, and Jhen-why, what's
/ the matter, Naleriaf'
4 With 4 half startled gasp she clutch
J ed wildly for the magazine.
rs the authors name Robert-Rob-
ert Franklin?' she whispered.
Lets see. Yes, that's right Why?"
"Oh, don't ask me to explain" she
/ begged. yet you have doubted, and
l must tell some one. VIII You promise
will you promise never to tell a
/ Soul?'
/ Her hating words, low with inten-
sity, struck a chill of premonition to
his heart What so vital to her life lay
/ concealed within that magazine story?
/ Even he had never stirred her 70 such
| depths, however often he had tried to
make love to her; yes, tried, he grimly
/ rcdCc,ed.
viii you promise?' she repeated in
that same tense whisper.
Promise? Why, you know that |
would promise you anything, Valeria.
! But for heavens sake don't prolong the
agony" added Jimmy, totally uncon-
sciOus that he was at the moment as
melo1ramatic as the maligned writer's
of love stories could picture a man.
1T all started at the time of the Gu
! ban war" she began. Il was eighteen
then, young and romantic. Yes, l sup
! pose | mistook romance for patriot
ism" she pursued refectively, gazing
far across the valley to Mount Wash
ingtol, blue yelled in all the grandeur
Of the distance, "aud suddenly | re
/ solved to enlist as a nurse. Father
would not hear of it-What did | know
CT the Eardships involved? But was
silently determined, and l had my way
/ too. Some relatives in Florida gave
me the opDortuaity-I would visit them
! as q Iraa. I'm I til'a son ly ay pre-.
liminagw o-planaton:"
oh don't mind me" be deprecated
/ ironically. at seems I don't count In
this GAME"
She smiled slightly, only to resume
after momentary hesitation: "Lre-g
tliAg went my way, even to my rail-
/ H. access 10 The hospital wi.ha. t..a
re-u.-llo4 requirements. You see. .
nu-se was taken iii lust Ass / arrived
/ and stepped into her place, films j.
as best ] might md, then. he Case.
badly wouudod. but. oh-go Iravc,
She s-on9aI sna.. To f.e.c9 her ROW
ing eyes on Jfnmr# face.
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III such time.' Ia .-a-y-a0.
Sa''eair her mood o.ol-el 10 o..p
oi bitter self delmelt.el.
Wont You forgive me, jimmy! she
begged. oh how / have lied to yoU.
all the while leading you to believe in
my perfect sincerity! Won't sou for
give me-snl forgett' Impul5iyely ah,
rested bc;l hands On his shoulder.
- forgive you" lie repeated, but |
can't say the rest ! guess You know
why, Nalcria.'
Again her mood changed, like the
mood Of an April day.
"Now will You admit that true 70,
nance sometimes lies between the GOV
orsT she playfully demanded.
I'll admit anything you wish. You
can't hurt ME deeper"
ooh, goody! She clapped her hands
i'll ecstasy, then, slowly rubbing her
eyes, added lightly, Now that you've
owned up to being in the wrong, 1 may
as well adMit that I've had such a
| pleasant dream" As she finished
speaking Nnieria regarded him eau
tiously.
DO you mean to say that you fash
toned that out Of whole cloth as you
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