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~ the name of Eddie Carter, adjliLf z
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28
GIRL BABY'S
AWFUL ECZEMA
Sight of Eye Destroyed by Disease
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28
THE OASIS I'm THE DESERT

The Senator looked up from the
table, piled high with papers and
bound Government reports, at which
he was writing as Mrs. Morton cross
ed the threshold, He rose mt once,
and. pushing hack his chair, went to-
ward her withf cordial smile. 1t
was wonderful. that smile; it eraser
all trace of the grim lines about his
mouth, and banishcd the tired look
from his grim, dark eyes. It's warmth
made him seem almost boyish
anne" he said, This is n surprise
and pleasure" Something in her
manner made him pause suddenly.
while he bent his eyes scarchingly
upon her face. What he saw there
banished the smile from his own 1t
was grim and hard once more as he
went on. There is something wrong
What is it?'
There Is nothing wrong she an
swered him; but her manner bclicd
her words. for her lips tremblcd as
she spoke, and her face was quite
pale. There is nothing wrong she
continued. 81 only dropped in for u
moment to tell you that | have re-
considered my refusal of the offer
You made yestcrday-thc offer to give
my nephew Howard that Philippine
appointment. want him to have it y
He id not answer at once; but
stood silently surveying her while a
puzzled frown wrinkled his brow. At
last, however. he said, 81 am sorry.
Anne: but YOU are too late
Zoo latc?' The words came from
her lips almost as though they were
cry of pain.
yes he replied, still frownng in
wonder at The strangcness of her
manner; 81 have promised to recon-
mend to the President some one else
She went quickly TO him and lal
her hand upon his arm. "You must
not keep that promisc!' she said
swiftly "You must take it back"
Break my word?' He looked at
her in wonder you know, Anne.
that is out of the question:
She did know that his word was his
bond. it was his most cherished po-
litical asset. and the knowledge sent
sudden chill to her heart: but still
she persisted "You must l'rcak IT,"
she cried vehemently. You must, 1t
IS vital that Howard leaves Washing
ton America, tomorrow, no matter
what the cost
nut only Yesterday" he protested
lightly. though tho puzzled expression
did not leave his eyes. you insisted
that Howard must remain here and
make his career here
Yesterday she banished 1t with a
wave of her hand, 81 did not know,
nor understand. 1t was not until tc.
night that he told me the truth
Perhaps he said. "if you would
tell it to me. could see my way
clearly"
His words affected her strange's
She drew TN her breath SHARP Y. anc
stepped back from him. while the
eyes she raised 10 his face mold 81
odd expression of fear. IF | were
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28

learned what his real feelings toward
her were; hut that was of no moment
To lhm He was too brave. too chiy.
alrous. for That. He meant 10 give
his life to her. MS he had prom sed
to devote II TO giving her the happl,
ness her husband had denied her. |
did not attempt TO argue with Him.
to show him how hopeless such an
undertaking was nor to point out how
disastrous Its results would be: for 1
knew that was useless. He had
pledged his word TO her. and he would
keep II any price. Only one tNng
would prevent-his country's call II
she needed him, he would sacrifice
all else for her. Yon told me ycster-
day that the Philippine appointment
was most important, that the man
who held II might save the country
from some dangerous international
complications ~ complications that
eventually insight lead MS into a great
war. Send for HIM and tell him that,
and he will heed the call and leave
the woman-he will hold that duty
supreme. Send for him and order
him away tomorrow" She had turn
ed and was stretching her arms out
toward him in mute appeal.
Unmoycd. he still stood regarding
her with the same curious intcntness.
At last he spoke. 'In plain Ian.
guagc.r he said. you ask me to
break my word because he viii not
break his"
81 ask YOU to save an unhappy
woman from a greater sorrow than
she has ever known she returned
Il ask you To give her the oppor;nnI IS
of discovering that her husband loves
her; for he does-I know it, Thinl;
what that knowledge might mean to
her, from what 1t might save her
what was the woman's namc?'
Ills face was whittier than before ms
he asked the question. The blood
even left his lips as he waited foi
her to answer him.
She saw this aud trcmblcd IN her
agony of apprehension. "IIc did not
tell me-" she managed at length tc
say.
"But You know" he went on tnss
tcntly. rclentlcssly.
Yes she admitted. Il know In
advcrtcntly he showed me tho ring.
had seen it before on her finger"
"1'hen You can tell mo"
All at once she drew herself togeth
or and faced him bravcly 'But viii
not" she answered steadily.
His eyes were cleaning beneath his
shaggy brows ms he ben; his face
close Ia hcra "If you tell me hci
name. then will do what you ask,
lie announced
For moment she stood WATCHING
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28

him, With claspcd hands. her brcnst
heaving convulslvoly. Suddenly. how
ever, she reached out both her hands
and caught one of his. "You will do
1t without that" she implored. lyon
will not mako conditions with me 1t
is not fair nor right for You 10 ask
me-"
He drew his hand roughly from
hers. and pcnt his gaze upon the fire.
II have never broken my word In
my life" he said harshly, ''nnd this
promisc-well. 1t was made to man
of wide influence. He knows the
President NIL do ns ask. He wish.
ed very much to name the nppointee.
II | fail him. he viii be my enemy"
Once more he turned his eyes TO
hers. you know my hopes at the
next national convention If keep
this mans friendship, ! can win the
nomination for the presidency; but If
he opposes me, shall be defeated
Before he had done speaking he had
shifted his gaze once more Now as
he Nn'shod he was gazing again into
the fire. But nevertheless his whole
frame was rigid and strained as he
stood waiting for the answer from her
that was to mean so much to both of
them.
Even So" her voice was firm ana
steady, "evcn though IT does defeat
Your great ambitions, ask again, and
without making any further cxpana-
ilon. that you break the promise you
have had to make
Evidently her answer was what inc
had expected and feared. AS he heard
u lis body relaxed and his head sank
forward upon his breast. All ut once
he seemed to have become II tired.
old man. He stood so in silence for
many minutes. At last the sound of
the street door opening and closing
in the hall below them came family
to their cars. lie raised his head and
looked at MIS- Morton.
at is HeIen.' he explained "Shc
has been at the thcatcr Since my
answer will mean much to hor.-for
1t Is something to he the wife OF the
President am going to let her give
you your answer"
He went to the door as he spoke
and before She could prevent 1t. nj
though she made II quick gesture as
| though she wished TO do so. he had
| opened it. Just outside OH the land
ing stood his wife.
Helen" he asked gently, "wilI YOU
come in here, plcasc?"
She bowed and passed through the
door he held open for her. Across
/ the threshold she saw Mrs Morton
and greeted her pleasantly. Then
| throwing her wrap over n chair she
crossed to the fire and faced her nus
band Strangely enough. It struck
Nm suddenly that he had never seen
her SO beautiful as now. Her soft
Hack frock chung to her tall, slender
| figure. outlining its graceful curves
4 Its sombcr color was in sharp con
trast TO the marble Wilderness of hei
superb neck and shoulders, while IL
served To acccntuatc the paliOr oi
/ her oval face. He stood lost in sheer
wonder at her iovclinrss. until he
saw II puzzled look creep into her
large gray eyes.
81 asked you TO come in" he said
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28

TO tell YOU the truth" ste said soft
~, and shivercd
He saw her fear, but misinterprct-
cd it. I'VE are such cid ana dear
friends, Anne" he said kindly and
gently, that You should not hesitate
10 tell me anything Already you
have said enough to let me know that
Howard is entanglcd with some WON
an
Again the same curious exprcst on
of fear leaped into her eyes. and her
bosom heaved. She did not speak.
but stood rigid with claspcd hands
In manner suggesting that she was
waiting for some cruel blow.
Il am sorry lie went on. the odu.
ty of posture apparently escaping
him. that so bright chap as How
ard should have permitted himself to
/ become soiled by some vulgar flrta-
| ton
Strangely enough, the words trans
/ formed the woman before him. The
body relaxed from its tense Rightly
her breath came more easily. n gen
Tie color stole into her eyes. You
have misunderstood entirely she
said. 1T is true that he has become
cntanglcd, but it is not one of those
shocking, degraded affairs. The
woman in the case" she went on
evenly, while she looked him steadily
III the eyes. lis good woman; but
she is married unhapnly"
a sour smic--a smile that was
vastly different to that with which
he had greeted hcr-twistcd his Inns
mentcd dryly. ut would seem Chat
;,,I =.
| Yes she answered with spirit
that is true And do YOU know why
| IL is true? Well, | VIII tell you-it
! s simply Lecausc of the sheer selfish.
ness Of men like YOU"
He looked at her in amazcmcnt:
but she did not pause. Rather she
went on with an added vchemence.
Yes, men like you. who III your am
| bition for power of wealth or fame
forget entirely that your wife is your
! partner and bar her ont from all that
= is closest to Your heart bar her ont
! in loneliness 10 find her happiness
/ whilc you neglect her Is il any won
! der that she rarely finds II. or Finds
lit only In the cnmpanionship of an.
f. other man? IL such woman is
childlcss. God pity herr
! Tho mans face went white as she
spoke, ana his eyes blazcd with II
sudden anger. II was sometime be-
fore he could trust himself to speak,
and even then his lips trcmblcd per
ccptibly. Anne" he said coldlv,
knowing as you know the way in
wiz oh Helen and ! have drlfted an!
/, arc still drifting. apart. ii is scarce
ly kind of YOU 10 speak TO mo as YOU
have spoken. God knows that from
the bottom of my heart | love my
wife; but shc-wcll, she cares for INC
no lons%. My every effort 60 brnp
her TO ipc seems only 10 widen the
gulf between us Fame. power
wealth. be went on, his voice ringing
out wonderfully in the silent room,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28

presently, when he had pulled him.
self together, "bccausc Mrs Morton
and myself have rather All important
question which we are anNou that !
you shall decide for u.s.
"l'm afraid you have chosen rather
n poor person to decide anything of
Importance" she said. smiling slight /.
ly but shall do my best If you tell
mo what Il Is"
While she had spoken she had he
gun to draw off her gloves Seeing
this, Mrs. Morton crossed quickly to
hor and laid n dctu'n'ng hand upon
her arm.
"Then you must give your whole
attention to the subject she reprov
cd her. The gloves can wait till
later"
AS the words left her lips. she be-
came aware of the mans steady
gaze. Raising her head she faced
him; and then for the first time sha
knew. All along he had suspected
the name of the woman of her story.
and now her attcmpt to keep his
wifc's hand covered had made the
suspicion certainty. The whole af-$
fair was to be left to the woman her
self.
at Is about Mrs. Morton's nephew
Howard that we are troubled" the
Senator began---he had carefully
averted his eyes so that he could not
500 lbs wire's sudden start OF alarm
Gle has unfortunately become entan
glcd with woman who is already
married Who she Is neither Mrs
Morton nor know" lie added rapid
~. I'VE merely have bare outline
of tho facts"
His eyes were still ayertcd, as were
Mrs, Mortons. Neither of them saw
the white, scared look that lGanched
her face. though both knew that 1t
was there. lt
They arc" he continued resolutely.,
something like this: The woman'ss
husband has long neglected her and
/ sho is and has hcen most unhappy.
J Howard saw this unhappiDess. under.
stood ct. and felt great pity for it,
Sc great indeed, that he mistook It
! for love. He even told the woman
that he loved her, and asked her 10
/ give horself into his keeping; but she
was a good woman and. although
greatly drawn to him lin her loueiI-
/ ness IL was but natural that his kind
ness should attract herr. she resisted
| him, although she promised that u,
J she changed her mind she would send
( him signal. Well" he had seated
himself ut his table and was idly fin
/ Serlng pen, 'afterward she did
I change her mind, and Nent for him.
He paused for moment. and then.
WIN a gentlcness that was rare with
him. proceeded with his statement.
But IN the meantime Howard had
grown to recognize his real feelings
toward her Not that he repented
He was really 20 stand by his prom
Use; only he realized that it meant
unhappiness for them both.'
He unused again. still idly playing
with the acn; but the lines in his face,
i showed plainly that he knew the grief.
( lie was causing the woman he iovedS
She sun stood before the fireplace
rigid and motionless 1t seemed AZ,
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