Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
CHAPTER w.
The Coward.

look OF wonder, a resentful wonder,
a curiosity that was even harsh and
stern.
seated myself opposite the woman
I had unconsciously w%ronged. For the
first time she looked at me, and | saw
with relief that neither pain nor an
guish lurked in her clear eyes. There
was no outraged love nor tenderness.
Nor was there pity Tor herself or for
me. But even so. IL seemed to me
pathetic that a m should be so
strong.
II wish to hear everything. Begin.
please, with sour first meeting with
MIR. Willoughby. Tell me ALTO the
last moment"
81 shall not spare either yourself or
myself" ! promised.
Did you know Mr.. Willoughby in.
timate,y? Were you at oxford with
him? | think | do not remember his
speaking of you"
She spoke slowly, with a certain
aloofness. A desire to be just strug'
gled with a manifest dislike-a dislike
that was evidently not lessened be-
cause OF my studied calm. Perhaps
she tbougbt a fervent expression of
u~enitence more fitting. But instinct.
lively | knew that an hysterical repent
ance would increase her contempt for
me. preferred her hatred to that.
And so I told my story absolutely with.
ant feeling.
"I met him for the arst time the
night before his death"
indeed" Her voice trembIed with
a,oo, che uas INDIGNANT that be
,horId have discusses b,e Iove with an
,tter stranger
"It was not until ve had both given
I'm homo that he mentioned vou. Miss
act, " 7 cold with some -eternness
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II a.''"' any u ~, w
we're oo'h utterly eA"a"S'eu W the
suherlhss vi d hlsn' spen' oh INC
"ouhta'h pains,
anu "eie 'he 'oilee
IN oayihs 'hat ~" VIZ u u ~
rieheeu mountain cliinoeI, Anu u''
MT, "%iioushp! Nno" that ;,
les an sihip'! "''"''a'' 10
the hi't "nhc l nave o''h !" H"'P'
eaihe W o"''~e'i""" as 'uouhnu' VI
o'heis 'ohle,'o see Nv mountains
Iroih an no'ei piazza vi arai'"as IAN
~ me as " mus 'o"''s.'' !. n'p
"tip SIMPLY q tiShhNiN loilpi w
oe ,iu"eu eotIp,a'e""u,! a. one u
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ne,e' o.,u'ieu " INC u"'" "''' "''
m,oueno! ,.
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cn1nsa,,. n.y. x,,,,a"ahh,
nanea, - nst a"s, ,ho Eli.
d,hnto NJ The Rom botai He Was an
athlete. SwitzerIand IN him was sim.
nIy an immense nlayground. he smoke
OF the trophies he had won at Oueen's
fields IN the same breath as his ex.
n,oits in scaling a maintain ton Al
6rst 7 listened to him with indifer.
ence. his enthusiasm amused me-
nothing more I had sunposed thai
peonIe climbed mountains simnlv for
the view. because on the summit one
could see a little farther tina If one
were merely on the mountains side
But as he talked began TO under.
stand II was n game-a conaict-s
hattie ~ Won wisb-in which one nitted
one's strength and VIII In a hand.to
hand 6eh with nature.
HE enthusiasm aroused
uine I was wearied If sipbt.eee,np.
~ honda NJ to,rists disgustad mo
poforo we had enisbed our c,gars I
1onved IN muck NV arst ede,veiss. IN
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snerd the night might have neon
made with walking sticks instead of
ainenstocks If was for The most mar,