The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15

would be days before he could hope TO
shake off its influence. He was absent
" scrawling on the linen cloth with
the prongs of his fork his food scarce.
ly touched.
Dallas watched him narrowly. She
knew when she married Tharpe That
she had undertaken tremendous
proposition. She loved him, and that
bridged every prospective mental
hardship she would probably be called
upon to endure. Notwithstanding
1cr thorough knowledge of his former
career, and her keen insight into his
present character and inevitable tenn
perament-she slipped quite willingly
into the yoke.
Presently he looked up from his
olate and encountered her eyes with
curious, ironical glance.
Il am going away, Dallas he said;
''you know why"
"Going-away! She dropped her
knife and fork and stared at him In
hurt silence.
"When shall we start, Douglass" she
asked.
I'VE. said that ! was going
"But thought. naturally she In
terpolated swiftly, and broke on,
disappointed look creeping into her
eyes.
Tharpe shook his head, his eyes
averted stubbornly from her pleading
gaze. After little, he ventured to
look up.
ut is Just this, Dallas. The devils
got his claws in me again, and-and
I'VE got to do something. I've got to
get away, by myself, and fight him
down-strangle him for good and all
II I can. You've put up with this sort
of thing long enough, and I'm deter
mined-don't try to dissuade me, dear
lin in earnest, fearful earnest
Dallas said nothing, though her eyes
filled with tears.
Would you wish me to have your
things packed, or would you rather at
tend to 1t yourself? | hope you Will
not be long away, dear"
'I'll see about packing. Are you
going to miss me?" he demanded
abruptly.
"Am /? Oh, Douglas!" She rose
and went up to him, laying one of her
hands, cool and slender as white
lily, on his shoulder.
He took her suddenly in his arms
and crushed her against him.
God knows l wish" he stopped
half way the sentence held her of
from him, searching her eyes deeply,
jealousy.
"Dallas!" he cried, after moment,
tell me; II should stay for-say
years. and then come back-would II
be Just the same between u.s." He
was trembling visibly.
His wife paled. but controlled her
self by an effort.
Always" she said. Her heart con
tracted.
by the way. he remarked. present
ly, In q changed tone. whatever be-
came Of the man. Ashton villiers?"
Dallas caught her breath sharply
When they we're Arst married. she had
made clean breast Of her affair with
villiers. and the subject by tacit con
sent. had been closed forever. II was
some time before she replied.
81 had forgotten that such person
existed"
He regarded her quizzically for ar
instant.
81 am afraid II is a pity you did not
choose Unfinished of me-" he pur
sued, tentatively. Il suppose he would
have made you happier.
when you talk in that fashion
Douglas. there is really no answer
can make. Anything ] might sa!
would tend only to make matter,
worse" she said YEARLY.
A sudden revulsion OF feeling seizet
him.
Forgive me, sweetheart am
miserable brute. That Is just why
want to get away-to beat II to death
the fiend that is eating up my YER
vitals"
Dallas lifted her head and looked a
him bravely.
you trust me. Douglass" she que!
toned wistfully.
"You know It," But even as h
spoke, she caught his tell-tale husl
his shifting eye.
A few words more and they sepa,
ated for the day. At six, Tharpe cam
home with the announcement that h
would be going on the midnight trail
He might return In a month-mor
likely. II would be twelve
Mrs. Tharpe had been out the grea
er part of the day. She came in @
twilight with naggng headach,
Throwing herself across a lounge, sh
fell into a deep. dreamless sleep.