The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-09-28
CHAPTER xxvIIl.-continued.
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Is about to tell me that she is leav-
Ing" thought l. But l managed to
say: I'm glad to hear of your luck
though fear my tone was not espe-
cially joyous.
80" she went on, II am in posi-
ton to pay back to you, think, what
my father and Sam took from you.
1t won't be enough, I'm afraid, to pay
what you lost indirectly. But have
told the lawyers to make 1t all over
to you
| could have laughed aloud. 1t was
too ridiculous. this situation into
which | had got myself. | did not
know what to say. | could hardly
keep out of my face how foolish this
collapse OF my crafty conspiracy made
me feel. And then the fult meaning
of what she was doing came over me
the revelation of her character.
trusted myself to steal glance at
her; and for the first time l didn't
see the thrilling azure sheen over her
smooth white skin, though all her
beauty was before me. as dazzling as
when it compelled me to resolve to
win her. No; saw her. herself-the
woman within. had known from the
outset that there was an altar of love
within my temple of passion. think
that was my first real visit to 1t.
"Anita!" said, unsteadily. "Anita!"
The color famed in her cheeks we
we're silent for long time.
"You-your people owe me moth
Ing" at length found voice to say.
"Even II they did, | couldn't and
wouldn't take your money. But, be-
ueve me, they owe me nothing"
you cannot mislead me" she an
swered when they asked me to be-
come engaged to you. they told me
about It,"
had forgotten. The whole repul-
sive, rotten business came back to me.
And, changed man that l had become
in the last six months, | saw myself
as ! had been. felt that she was
looking at me, was reading the de-
grading confession in my telltale
features.
81 will tell you the whole truth"
said /. Il did use your fathers and
your brothers debts to me as means
of getting to you. But, before God,
Anita, swear | was honest with you
when l said to you | never hoped or
wished to win you in that way!"
II believe YOU" she replied, and her
tone and expression made my heart
leap with indescribable joy.
Love is sometimes most unwise In
his use of the reins he puts on pas
sion. Instead OF acting as impulse
commanded, ! said. clumsily: And |
am very different today from what |
was last spring" 1t never occurred
TO me how she might interpret those
words.
Il know" she replied She waited
several seconds before adding: Il, too,
have changed. | see that ! was far
more guilty than you. There is no
excuse for me, was badly brought
up, as you used to say, but
"No-no," began to protest.
She cut me short with sad: You
need not be polite and spare my feel
ings. Let's not talk of It, Let us go
back to the object | had in coming
for you today"
you owe me nothing" | repeated
"Your brother and your father set.
tied long ago. ! lost nothing through
them. And I've learned that II had
never known you. Roebuck and Lang
don would still have attacked me-"
what my uncle gave me has been
transferred to YOU" said she, woman
fashion, not hearing what she did not
care to heed. II cant make you ac-
cept It; but there It Is, and there It
stays"
Il cannot take It," said !. IF you
insist on leaving 1t In my name, /
shall simply return It to your uncle"
II wrote him what had done" she
rejoined. His answer came yester.
day. He approves It,"
Approves IT," / exclaimed.
"You do not know how eccentric he
u.s." she explained. naturally mlsun.
Outstanding my establishment She
took a letter from her bosom and
handed II to me, read:
Dear Madam: 1t was yours to do
with as you pleased. II you ever find
yourself In the mood to visit, Gull
House is open to you. provided you
bring no maid l will not have female
servants about. Yours truly,
HOWARD FORESTER"
you will consent now, will you
not?" she asked, as | lifted my eyes
IRON this characteristic note.
| saw that her .peace of mind was
al stake. "Yes-I consent"
She gave great sigh as at the lay.
ing down OF heavy burden. Thank
you" was all she said but she put a
world of meaning into the words
She took the first homeward turning.
We were nearly at the house before
found words that would pave the
way toward expressing my thoughts
my longings and hopes
You say you have forgiven me-"
said !, Then we can be-friends?"
She was silent, and took her SOM
Der expression to mean that she
feared ! was hiding some subtlety.
81 mean inst what | aay Anita -