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looking after her down the hall, clos
ed the door, and, with his face still
inscrutable, said: BE seated, please.
You'll find cigars and cigarettes at
your elbow"
Thanks, no." said Morrill, and he
waited for the other to begin.
Il shant detain you long" Garlan
began. Il merely wish to reassure
myself about you" He studied Nor
rilIs face carefully and calmly. I've
always had a good opinion of you," he
went on, "and, listening to you a few
minutes ago"-this with a trace of
irony in his cold VI-ce-'T got still
more favorable impression, not Of you,
but of your sincerity. My wife encour-
aged you, and l drove my wife away
from me. AS you've seen during the
last few months-and must say you
showed it plainly in your face all along
I've been a very poor excuse of a
husband"
Morrill, shifted uneasily in his chair.
Had Garlan gone mad?
81 see you don't understand" Gar
Ian continued. The point is that l
am a ruined man. Tomorrow we go
into bankruptcy-a ghastly wreck. l
do not wish my wife to suffer on my
account. l had the chance with her,
but threw it away. To be brief, l
propose to free her."
"But she will never desert you in
those circumstances! Morrill, eX-
claimed.
Garlan looked at him coldly. 81
propose to free her." he repeated.
Morrill, looked at him in a puzzled
way. Suddenly he grew pale. You
don't mean" he said slowly.
Garlan seemed not to have heard
him. IF it should ever happen" he
went on, in a monotonous voice, look
ing straight ahead of him, that you
should happen to have the chance to
make some woman happy, hope, for
your own sake as well as for hers,
you won't forget this lesson. The
time may come, the time will come,
when all the material things, the
things men most value and seek, will
fall to pieces, when you will turn for
support to the things that have seem
ed weak and small, the sentimental
things to which, 1t may be, in your
pride and arrogance, you have
thought yourself superior. When that
crisis shall come-and it comes tC
every man, sooner or later-if yoU
heed this lesson, you may find what
l reach out my hands form vain
If you do not, you'll have only your
self to blame"
Morrilrs eyes filled with tears. "Yol
seem much older than l tonight" ht
! said, but you're not; and l can
| help saying that ] don't think yol
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ought to let yourself be crushed by
this one blow. Other men have fail
ed and recovered You will recover
and be stronger and better than ever
before"
"You are very kind" Garlan's sar-
casm was not concealed "And now,
l shall not detain you any longer"
He accompanied Morrill, to the front
door. Good night" he said.
zone moment, please!" Morrill,
spoke earnestly, impulsively. Its
she; what you overheard, I'm sure. |
must say it; it's only honorable that
I should. I'm convinced, now, by a
thousand things | didn't think impor
tant. before, that she has never cared
and never could care for me, but that
it's you she cares for; that it's been
your neglect"
Good night" Garlan shut the
door sharply.
When back in his study, the young
man locked the door and dropped
lulO d CIldlI ASdl IllC AACs 11OpS! IbS-
covery? With everything he and she
had lived for since childhood swept
away? Impossible. He had played the
game and lost. He had manhood
enough, surely, not to stake his wife
his wife who was longing to be free.
When she knew the truth concerning
him, learned of the bankruptcy, the
destruction of the great name his
father had built up, the wiping out of
the great fortune, and that nothing
was left but long and bitter strug-
gle in poverty and obscurity-
He was interrupted by a knock at
the door. How we'll he knew it! How
many times he had answered it's timid
insistence with an impatient, almost
discourteous intimation that he did
not wish to be disturbed. He turned,
opened his lips to answer, sighed, and
turned again to the fire. The knock
came once more, and, after an inter.
val, a third time. A long pause en-
sued and then he heard a faint rust
ling, as of woman moving reluctant
ly, and there was silence.
"Masham was right" he reflected
except about her. It's all my fault
vanity, folly, stupidity" He went tc
his desk and drew out the top drawer
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He realized that, while he had been
deceiving himself into believing he
did not look to her in this crisis, he
in reality had been relying upon her
her love, her sympathy-as the last,
but the strong bulwark between him
and utter despair. 1t seemed to him
that there was an explosion in his
head, as if the fiery powder-train had
touched the great central magazine.
He gave a loud cry and became I'M
conscious.
When he returned to his senses, he
again heard voices-his wife's and
Morrilfs. But the voices were near
him and the room was flooded with
light.
81 say, go!" his wife was command
ing.
And I say, l will not" Morrill, re-
piled. Il must bear it with you. 1t
was my fault. Besides why should
sneak away? l am neither ashamed
nor afraid"
Garlan drew himself to sitting po-
sition, and, with his handkerchief,
wiped away the dampness of the cold
water that had been put on his fore
head. "You are right" he said, gent
ly, to Morrill,; 'stay! There is no
cause for shame or fear to anyone
here except-me" Then he turned
| to his wife. "Will you leave us?
Don't think I'm reproaching you. A
few weeks ago-yes, few days ago,
l should have-have-but no matter.
Please leave me, until tomorrow,
won't you?" He got upon his feet q
little unsteadily.
She came near him and looked up
at him anxiously, very pale and wide
eyed. "Frederick-you don't believe
that IL"
"No, dear; no." He smiled, sadly
Indeed / don't. would have trusted
you, do trust you, absolutely" He
lifted her right hand to his lips and
led her to the door.
Morrill, nerved himself for storm
he felt that Garlan had been merely
displaying unusual capacity for self
control. what an influence she must
have over him." he thought, that he
is able to restrain, himself" When
] she had gone, Garlan. who had beer
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said to himself, sick at heart. Only
a hothouse could produce or preserve
such a plant. She will pine, she will
die-and die hating me-"
There was an uneasy silence. He
longed for her to go. He was still
standing near the door, and said:
Wont you be very late for the op-
era?" But she threw back her wrap
and seated herself.
She shrugged her shoulders. What
does it matter? 1t bores me to think
of going, almost as much as it bores
me to think of sitting at home alone.
1t seems to me that life is terribly
silly and tiresome farce. There is
either nothing to do or something that
seems worse than nothing. Every
thing looks so well and tastes so fiat
or bitter! But l suppose you don't
understand or sympathize-you have
your work, your career, your great
projects and triumphs."
He WINGED, and on the pretext Of
lighting cigarette, moved where she
could not see his face.
"Busy-always busy" she inter
rupted, holding out her wrap to him.
"You have time for everybody except
your friends-and your wife" AS he
put the wrap about her shoulders and
kissed her gently on the hair, she
turned and looked up at him. Won't
you Gomez" she pleaded. Il need you
this evening; and, if you will, I'll cut
the supper at Mrs. Prestons and
come home with you"
Impossible" he exclaimed. The
very idea of facing all those people in
the opera house gave him shock.
Go and enjoy yourself while you can"
A reckless look came into her eyes.
Good night" she said. Don't forget
you wouldn't come, though l begged
you. Good night. I'm going where
I'm welcome"
Alone again, he turned down the
lights and threw himself on the divan
against the folding doors that separat-
ed the study from the reception room.
His brain was aching, and pain and
weariness throbbed through his veins
to every part of his body. He lay for
an hour or more without motion, and
then fell asleep. He was awakened
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by voices heard family but clearly
through the thick door between him
and the reception room.
"But-I-you know how l care for
you-more than anyone else-so much
that think only of you" 1t was a
mans voice, Morrill's. He had been at
the house a great deal of late.
"Harriette-dear!" At these words,
uttered by Morrill, in tone that GER
tainly seemed sincere, Garlan made
ready to leap up and drive him from
the house; but he sank back, as his
wife replied:
Il suppose ought to silence you or
send you away. Butt wonder-do
you really care? No, don't want you
to protest. But oh, l don't know
what l want"
You're everything to me. 1t
breaks my heart to have you so lonely
and sad. l know you've never felt or
received real love-the love that un-
derstands, that is always about one
like air. Had you shown anyone else
('I'm anyone else,'" thought Garlan,
in a fury at the youth and ardor and
conviction in Morrill's voice) even
what you've shown me of your true
self, l should never have had the
chancellor it is a chance isn't it?''
Il don't know. l think not" Har.
riette spoke regretfully, as if she
wished she could say that she thought
yes"
There is a chance insisted Nor.
rilI 81 shall wait and hope and try
TO deserve you; and l shall win you!
want to make you happy-honor.
ably happy"
Happy" she interrupted, and her
voice was so sad that it arrested her
husbands rising anger. IF l could
believe that, or half of it! 1 thought
once before that l was to be happy
for was promised happiness just as
faithfully as you seem to be promis
| ing it now. Don't think / blame any
one, ("Im 'anyone!'" thought Gar
LAM for l don't. 1t must be my TEN
perament-or something else. All
know is that I'm so bored all the time
and miserable most of the time, thai
l think l must fly!"
Il can and will make you happy
Morrill, spoke with enthusiasm. Free
yourself, Harriette! A year-less
eyen-and you can be free; free tt
start life again. No matter what yol
decide to do afterwards, you owe i
to yourself to free yourself. You can
not, you ought not, to live on in this
way"
A train of thought, like powder ol
fire, flashed across Garlan's mind
I'm ruined. She will desert me; ant
why not? What right have l to holt
her back. 1t is all my fault-all-a
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THROUGH FIRE
By
DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS
NVvNVNVyNNNvvvENs

have-beens to mustbes and back
again. The burden of it all was how
to tell her, how she would take" it,
and what could be done for or with
her in that impossible hereafter. He
had not given her or permitted her to
get the slightest hint of what was
coming. Poverty for himself was
tragic enough. Poverty for her-or
anything but luxury that would leave
no fancy ungratified-was unthinkable.
Toward nine o'clock there was a
faint knock. He recognized it, but
did not answer Usually she goes
away when l pretend not to hear" he
said to himself. But the knock came
again-timid, yet persistent. per
haps she suspects-has heard some
thing somewhere" He felt that it
would be a relief for her to begin the
talk he was dreading and postponing.
He opened the door. "You?" he ex-
claimed feigning surprise.
"Yes-may l come in-for a mo-
ment only?" asked his wife, advanc-
ing into the room.
What can l do for you?" AS he
asked the question. it flashed into his
mind that old Masham's way of be-
ginning conversation had become
his own. He had not thought of this
beforehand yet he used it even to-
ward his wife.
81 don't want anything" she said,
impatiently; "at least"-with a smile
-"only a compliment. How do you
like me in your present." she inquir-
ed turning round and round to exhibit
the beautiful wrap of chiffon lined
with ermine that enswathed her from
neck to heels.
1T is very becoming" he said, in a
strained, absent voice. She thought
his mind was on his business, but ne
was thinking of her-fragile, yet
healthy, her skin clear and dark, her
/ features, especially her eyes and fore
head, sensitive and intelligent. The
blue veins showed in a faint, fascinat-
ing tracery on her cheeks, shoulders,
and bosom. "a typical product of lux
ury, utterly unfit for adversely" he
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30

At Bordeaux, in France, rich lady
lost diamond ring on the street. A
few days later a little girl who assist
ed the cook in a boarding house was
sent to market for a chicken. When
she brought it home she was told to
dress it, and in doing so she found the
lost ring in its crop.
The cook, the landlady, the man who
had sold the chicken all claimed the
ring, and the case was taken into
court. There it was decided that it
belonged to the girl, and the loser
gave her $50 for finding it. The hen
who wants to get herself praised, dead
or alive, will look around for lost dia-
Nonds.
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said. 81 might as well make clean
breast of it. Night before last, l was
down there, going over everything,
and looking about for straws to clutch
at. thought Of your box of securi-
ties, and IL went into the safe, and
well, opened the box and took
them out. But put them back again;
and,-yesterday morning l got to
thinking about it. was little afraid
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30
Side Liqhts on History.

Scott was writing the Lay of the
Last Minstrel"
After which," he muttered, with
grim smile, with your kind permis-
sion, ladies and gentlemen, the gifted
vocalist, Herr Spuytentuyfel, will sing
the pathetic ballad entitled, Mamma,
Your Little Darling Is Too Full to
Eat Any More!'"
For well he knew that there would
be still later minstrels with other
lays
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Il 'hkSj ALE SCHOOL
IN EXCELLENT SHAPE
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barksdale, Dec. 1.-THE chier foo,
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VI tAe Barksdale Graded school Tho
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Ihe campus is large and heantifu,
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The teachers are fine. Miss Lillian
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After reading that mild little editor
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-04
KAMKAMpA GAVE HIMSELF UP
Finlandcr Who Stabbed Wirta,
Galena, Now in Custody.

Lead, S. D., Nov. 27.-After lead
ing the Lawrence county officers a
merry chase for the past four days
and facing Billiards, hunger and cold i,
Matt Kamkempa. the Finlander who
stabbed K. E. Wirta at Galena Mon
day night, walked into Mike De-
laney's saloon at Galena at late
hour last night and gave himself
up to the proprietor. He refused to
talk much, other than to say that he
had become weary of lodging the
cfac"s WREN it was apparent that
his capture was only matter Of
time.
Mr.. Delaney brought kamkampa
to Deadwood, reaching there about
6 O'Clock this morning, and turned
the prisoner over to Sheriff Trathen.
He was placed in jail and his hear
ing will be deferred until such time
as the result of Wirta's injuries can
be determined. The victim of the
tabbing ARRAY was said to be getting
along nicely today and it is now be-
lieved that he will recover.