The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-15

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Ibis tFpe 0f man--but aEe has
1sTsr Eet him Il was rot only
s-rznge. E1- q Hzs 1znzsroz
A. Eeh tine & zzyo1e lad tod
ner tAzt s1e waz g1tng to keep this
strange zprointne1t she wouId not
hare believed i. yet AZ half-past two
she wzs z-0unting her horse tn spite
q herseiE Rzehel was picturesque As
she rode OF SIC w0rC = wkigs hasit
and tEC COLES followed her horse
he place thz, 45edster called LoT-
ers Leap vas . pine groTs overlook
ing Eke river. and IS concealed from
the view of the wzyfzrer 81 4 hedge
x vas = fzv0rits Sunday afternoon
yak q ths yozng I0Te-s q Webster.
A Rachel Fsined up Betty nan
stepped cHr of The SHADOW. He
seemed almost gzuzG No convention
A couzo1plzess passed between
them TheT faced the situation with
ont preliminary. He began and she
t0lowed hss lead.
-BeloTed. said tie man ard his
arms reached out for her. From her
horses bacx she Bent down to him
Almost savzgeiY he lifted her face
and the kiss that her lips responded
70 hurt her Yet she drow bark some
how. though she had found a new
world Something ia the intensity Of
his passion warned her to contYoI her
own She gradually freed herself
from his embrace. but he would not
FeiinqHish her hands"
Listen. loTe." she said Z must
leave you now forever.
You cannot when have Just found
you You cannot 90. I lore you bet
ter than life. than all the world. TO
be near Tou Is heaven. To hold you
In ny arms Is something that God
himself can never know. Ny love Il
fury that has consumed me since
saw you last night / was to have
been married tomorrow, hnt that is
as impossible nov as to love anyone
but you. have not slept since / first
saw you paced the streets all
last night. Ny head swan with the
desire for you staggered under the
weight Of my love. I knew I was mad
70 dream It. and yet felt that you
loved me. I have found a new life
because Of you. Already you have
made my whole life worth while by a
since kiss Il can only be glorious
dream. love you better than life.
and win suffer hell for the rest Of eter-
nifty to possess you for an instant.
You tell me you must leave me, and
he kissed her hands till she drew
them away.
Yes. | must leave you, though |
feel as you do. Ny love though, is
different With me the soul love pre-
dominates. vita you It Is the body
love. You see, We would never be
happy after the first wild passion had
passed. You would get tired Of me
and think 1t would kill me to live
with yon. love you too well to mar
ry yogs I would OILY make you mis-,
cradle. You see I cannot break down
all the barriers Of heredity and en-
vironment AS mad as | am to say,
take me, I see the picture OF our fu-
ture too plainly. | would sink to your
leyel and would always feel that
had married beneath nc"
He buried his face IN her horses
name and his huge frame shook with
sobs She stroked his cold hair and
each time he felt her touch 1t seemed
to break his heart anew.
Il hate to hurt you so, and am
hurting myself more, but our love is
as elemental as 1t Is impossible. When
you see me married to a man who is
suitable you can know that It Is you
that ! love and that | am longing for
you with all my heart and with all
the intensity that | am capable Of.
You see am not capable Of as much
emotion as you are, or suppose that
this remuneration would be impossible.
My love will last longer, though.
When all the world sees me the dutI-
ful wife Of good man you will know
that | am a bad woman and think OF
you always. You will marry and set
tie into contented middle age. You
win forge, but never can. This is
my last farewell"
She leaned over and kissed him on
the forehead and he, as II moved BY
frenzy, smothered her with kisses un.
til she gasped.
Suddenly. without warning, her
horse started and threw him against
pine tree, where he stood motionless
waiting TIL she was out Of sight He
could hear the river just below the
cliff as It noisily flowed on IT'S iour
ney. 1t fascinated him. He walked
against his will to the edge Of the
blum as man in dream.
The river sang:
You've seen the heaven you can
know.
Now come with me to hell "
Terrified, he looked over the abyss
into the sluggish stream.
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