The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-30
By EFFEE a. ROWLANDS

| jeans gray eyes were full Of tears az
love Audrey better than anything on
earth. / do not ask to know the reason,
but l see, alas, only too we'll, that some
thing has arisen between her and you. L
ask you now, and it is my love for her
that urges the question, will you not see
her yourself before you start on this
journey will you not smooth away the
quarrel? She is in trouble-will you not
take her TO your arms?"
1T is impossible. he said quickly. but
with such determination in his voice as
made Jean shudder, and sent a thrill of
| exquisite torture through Audrey's aching
heart. as she, at that moment, opened the
door in time to catch jeans last words
and her husbands reply.
BY and by, when they were speeding to
Dover, Jean and Willie Fullerton-who,
when he found Jack did not join them.
insisted on goins-in a corner talking
earnestly, Audrey drew out her husbands
letter.
"Audrey-In future. after the events
of last night. il will be impossible for us
70 live together. This, / take it, will be
as much your wish as mine. To continue
to lire as we have been doing would be
mockery of marriage, disgrace to our
race. dishonor to our name. This. then,
is what | propose to do. There shall be
no divorce; the pride and honor of the
Marlborough family protest against such
a course. After all, you are very young
mere child: you may have erred through
! ignorance, but be that so or not, from
hencefo-th you can never be my wife in
aught but name. Ny wife must be above
suspicion-pure, sweet. true-not girl
who. before scarcely six months of her
marriag have gone, encourages a man
for whtm she openly expresses horror and
conten pit.
AS for Beverley Rochfort, before many
hours are over-unless he be a cur, which
| take him to be-he will have answered
TO me for his OWN part in this affair."
Audrey. 1 am trying to write kindly:
am trying to remember your youth and
the many disadvantages that have been
yours since the first, and you-if you
have justice and honesty in your heart
you will recognize that am not treating
you harshly- Your future is my care.
This morning / have made my will l
leave you all the money I possess. to-
gether with Minister, in Blankshire, the
property my father has just settled upon
me. Whether 1 live or die, l wish you
to make your home at Minister. / should
like to think Miss Thwait was with you
Your money will be transmitted through
my lawyers. / intend to start at once
on a tour of the world, giving the condi-
ton of my health as a reason for thus
relinquishing my parliamentary career.
shall be absent, perhaps, two years. and
leave it in your hands to judge whether
at the end of that time your conduct has
been such as to permit Ine to occupy the
same house as yourself, and appear be-
fore the world in my pr oper position rs
your husband.
JOHN GLENDURWOOD."
When Dover was reached a telegram
was brought to JEAN
For Lady John Glendurwood,v the
waiter said. inquiringly. rs that right,
madame?"
'Quite right" :.
Jean hesitated only moment, and tore
it open. She gave little sound of sor-
row as she read. 1t was from Marshall
poor, faithful Marsha.I-and ran thus:
Mrs. Fraser died this morning. Her
last wish was that you should not travel
here, but that she should be carried home
and buried in England. l, therefore, beg
your ladyship to obey this wish. have
telegraphed for my poor mistress lawyers
SUSAN MARSHALL"
Poor little Audrey, Robbed already of
the mother she had longed for so much,
loved 80 dearly, and possessed so short a
while!