The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-30
AND
THE DEAD
ny BEVERLEY N. SPARKS,

silently the two aat and faced
each other. ahe angry aud proudly
defiant. hu apparently cool aha
nonohalant. The bis mission clock
licked omlnoualy. every stroke OF
the pendulum seeming TO their ex
cited hsaFta the clicking knsil uf
domestic doom Finally the duel Of
eyes ended as be raised hls 5FoNs
and quietly asked
And you say you cannot i've
with me longer. that you have
ceased 20 love mef" he asked,
That IL certainly what ] said +"
aho eoldly replied
IL Vas several minutes before h.
again spoke. bat the words we're
/ hfeleas and conveyed the impress
sion % a soul IA iethal torture.
You will ALLOW me time to pack
few elothssg" hs faitefingly
quefied.
"Oh, yes. II YOU care 10" came
/ from the gifl. for such abe still was.
despite her wedding ring
Without more ado he opened the
door leading 20 their chambers aud
began BITS aAd and solitary task
Presently she came In and. taking
seat on the beds edge. watched
him pull out aud plush ia drawers.
open and shut closet doors and stow
his few belongings IA a dfess anis
case
Soon. all too neom for hlm. The
packing Vas tiniahed and hf stood
7 up. losing : tiuy sigh as he did so
for a moment be held an attitude
% fapf contemplation. then turned
and vent swiftly to the large eioesi
Log and closely he searched the
top shelf before "a explosive query
reused be- from deep reysfY
Whsre is my platelf hs de-
mAnded
Mother hid H. She waa afraid
You might DO something fash when
told you ny dseihion she re-
I toftet.
on. very sell shall not need
Il" ne replied
Slowly be took No the heavy snil
ease. pot on his hat ana started foi
the front door She followed hifa
aith a tFaee Of seeming fspentanc1
Tor the cruelty she sas shaWlns
Deep dosn ln her heart she kaep
that all the wTUnga she had caar
ishsd and maEnifsd against hiu
we're sina Of emlsslan rather that
commission.
You'll Kiss ne rnodhy = b.
ssked IN = voice eAoked With emo
tion.
~Yea. ~ you wish u. was her in
a0arihni answer.
Eagerly BE heat forward. 81 81
heart pulled a hope aae would sir.
him another chance when eho lei
the warm pressure q as lips "a
NJ Fur ore brief Instant fheif Tn.
we're rased. thru phsn shs mad,
40 Hiea. be seFaca sHAs and auisiil
closed the toor that ehut her 0u
~ hia isfs fuFfysrmore
With = tsny sish and tear sionsss
sysa she vent SLOWLY bara insn -.
resins that had - lately been tAell
to1 and Gsilxht she sought IN
resi n siumbsr. bas FOR houra I
taffiei Der Then whsn her mins
ras ebaas II jumping aheep. al
dfppf@a eft - easily that shs knes
y, not anti the bFlght RAYS az Al
APRIL aan pouring iata her Ninaoa
tod hef 4 nsN taY saA EfaslH.
old. Remembrance es-us rapidly an
With joTuua little laugh a.,
spraaF cut Of bod And a. she az
80 she nlafmarea 70 herself. mAnY
manf fimsa
fFNe. free free AZ last a,
ihnuSh she thopEht gave her sx
qutsitc delight.
Like maaY II her san. ahs has
driven BIN forth that hsr our
butterfly existence mlTht no. i.
euFtalird hr ths destroying prussne.
Of The man % phom she ma stxrs
her maiden vowa
And While she, there alone
laughed FlsefullT. fIver.ehor.
~andsrer came upon a packed nal,
eAss lying Just beyond the reach
Of the waves, which aAaE 80 msrrll,
among the uoss Efovn roeks and
feeked not Of the mortal life thay
bad snuffed out
And % both me quick aud ths
dead u vas indeed -chsrehez e
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