Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-10-11
R0CKyTLIE MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER Lis

passionless In his, arrested him.
"Kathe,2 he pleaded, IT can't stand 1t.
Right or wrong, you must have no
secrets from me. It's torture"--
argument Is useless. Kenneth
Katheriile's voice was as cold as her
look-"Qnite useless. If l told you
this, thqre would be something else to-
morrow am not the woman for
you. You are not the man for me-"
ibid you love me as IT, began tho
man paAs.0aately.
"Its not question OF love-" return
cd the girl. I'm not going to allow
you TO bpoil my life with your UNI
bearAble doubts, nor will sacrifice
my individuality ON the altar Of your
jealousy We have gone through this
before. abd you beat down my reason
By appeaRhfs to my affection. Now I
choose II be free, to put you out Of my
life one. t.ad for AL, Z 4
III ...sef Gays f1lza|ss alil xzasll NtAepe
to reopen the question, but Katherine
would neither answer his appeals In
writing nor grant him an interview, 30
at last silence fell between them. Then
the girl tried to take up her life where
It had been broken into by the coming
of Kenneth, tried to rejoice In her re-
covered freedom. but as tho weeks
passed they grew heavier, dragging at
her heart like the ball and chain on
the convict's foot. She suffered In a
manner that she could neither under
stand nor have believed possible and
grew resentful at the persistent aching
and craving that possessed her.
BY night she tossed restlesely, In
somnia her Tailor. half choked with a
grief to which sho would give no out
let. She had resented Kenneth's mas
terful claim on her and on her pur-
suits. Why, then, when this super
vision was lifted was she not contents
Love she believed subservient to indi'
viduality. When one or other must
be sacrificed she had had no hesita-
ton In her choice. She had made q
fetch OF ego, to find In the end love
had so undermined It that she was
no longer an entity, sufficient to her
self. Then succeeded days when, half
desperate in her unhappiness. she near
ly cnpitulated; hours when It seemed
ub tuOuBu bACblotiOAO AoANO AAhPGAGb
her to Kenneth, but always pride rose
forbidding and she made no Sign.
"Kenneth sails Saturday." Mildred
told her at last, risking quarrel
having been forbidden to mention the
name. There being nothing to keep
him here now" she continued comfort
ably, 'he may never return" She
watched with satisfaction the result OF
this stab. "I've often wondered" she
persisted, shat you never regretted
the break, but it's too late now, &c
it's better as 1t is."
Katherine made no response, but
that night she wept for the first time
and long bitter sobs washed away
every feeling but the love that give
them birth. She realized now that ovei
her love for Kenneth his faults had
no control. Human nature is so frai
that IL must love and cling where II
can in spite OF weakness.
Early Saturday when Hadley was
about to board an outbound vessel, q
hand. thrust suddenly out Of the half
light, caught at his sleeve. He turned
at the touch
"Katherine" No thickness OF veil
could disguise her In his eyes. There
they stood, silent, incapable of speech,
staring ut each other. The man re-
covered first and drew her toward the
end of the dock, where great packing
cases afforded some seclusion.
"You should not have come"
II had to. I've been all wrong-and
l wanted to tell you. I've been writ
ing-short stories ones.
for different firms; that's why went
to Charles Truax's Office. He buys a
number each year. No one knows.
didn't want them to-you especially.
until could do something worth
while. You'll come blackjack to
America
"How much do you mean by telling
me thisr'
GAS much as you wish. Live
missed you so-your faults-my faults,
what do they matter. Kenneth. I'm
wretched without you--p'--
Then Hadley understood. Only at
the last moment had he sufficient pres
ence OF mind to get his trunk pulled
on the steamer before she slipped her
moorings.