The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05

I've come" she began. without
seating herself, ito make y5a as un.
happy, | fear. as | am. I've hesitated
long before coming. Bat | am desper.
ate. The one hope have left is that
you and between us may be able
to-to-that YOU and may be able to
help each other"
waited.
u suppose there are people" she
went on, who have never known what
II was to-rcally to care for some one
else. They would despise me for
clinging to man after he has shown
me that-that his love has ceased"
Pardon me, Mrs. Langdon," | in.
terrupted You apparently think
your husband and ] are intimate
friends. Before you go any further
| must disabuse you of that idea"
She looked at me in open astonish.
ment. You do not know why my
husband has left me?"
Until few minutes ago, did not
know that he had left YOU" said
And | do not wish to know why"
Her expression of astonishment
changed to mockery. OH" she
sneered. Your wife has fooled you
into thinking 1t a one-sided affair.
Well, tell you, she is as much to
blame as he--more. For he did love
me when he married me: did love me
until she got him under her spell
again"
thought understood. You have
been misled, Mrs. Langdon" said
gently, plying her as the victim of
her insane jealousy. You have"
ASK your wife," she interrupted
angrily. Hereafter, you can't pre-.
tend ignorance. For I'll at least be
revenged. She failed utterly to trap
him into marriage when she was
poor girl, and -"
Before you go any further" said
| coldly, 'let me set you right. My
wife was at one time engaged to your
husbands brother, but"
"Tom?" she interrupted. And her
laugh made me bite my lip. 80 she
told you that! don't see how she
dared Why, everybody knows that
she and Mowbray were engaged, and
that he broke 1t off to marry me-"
All in an instant everything that
had been confused in my affairs al
home and down town became clear
| understood why had been pursued
relentlessly in Wall street; why had
been unable to make the least i'm.
preston on the barriers between
Anita and myself. You will imagine
that some terrible emotion at once
dominated me. But this is not a
romance; only the veracious chroni
Gle OF certain husman beings. My
hrst emotion was-relief that it was
not Tom LangdoH. II ought to have
known she couldn't care for him."
said | to myself. 7, contending with
Tom Langdon for a womans love had
always made me shrink. But Now.
bray-that was vastly different. Ny
respect for myself and for Anita rose
No. said | to Mrs. I.angdon, my
wife did not tell me, never spoke OF IL.
What said to you was purely a guess
of my own. I had no interest in the
matter-and haven't. / have absolute
confidence in my wife. feel ashamed
that you have provoked me into say.
ing So" ! opened the door.
Il en- not going yet" said she an
grily. Yesterday morning Mowbray
and she were riding together in the
Riverside drive. Ask her groom"
What of it?" sand I. Then, as she
did not rise. | rang the bell. When
the servant came, said: please
tell Mrs. Blackjack that Mrs. Langdon
is in the library-and that am here,
and gave you the message"
AS soon as the servant was gone.
she said: mo doubt she'll lie to you.
These women that steal other wom-
ems property are usually clever at
fooling their own silly husbands"
u do not intend to ask her." re-
piled. ITO ask her would be an In.
suit.
She made no comment beyond a
scornful toss of the head. We both
''' W. S"HN hA'i upon lUe door
through which Anita would enter
When she finally did appear, I, after
one glance at her, turned-it must
have been triumphantly-upon heI
accuser had not doubted, bu,
where is the faith that is not the
stronger for confirmation? And con
firmation there was in the very at
mosphere round that stately, stin
figure. She looked calmly, first at
Mrs. Langdon, then at me.
Il sent for you" said l. because
thought that you, rather than |, should
request Mrs. Langdon to leave your
house"
At that Mrs. Langdon was on ner
feet and blazing, Fool" she iiared
at me. "Oh, the fools women make of
men!" Then to Anita: "You-you
- But no, must not permit you
to drag me down to your level. Tell
your husband-tell him that you were
riding with my husband in the River
side drive yesterday.
| stepped between her and Anita.