The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-30

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 efanhen did not dare to breathe Tree 1y tfil she was quite alone; and as she lay quiet in her bed in the dark sne thought before sleep came.
 Her first feeling was one of thank xulnehs that immediate danger was awerving from her. Things were so. ahnninw thenaselves that she need not have any fear concerning Leonard FoE hia own sake he would have 70 keep sfiil If he intended to blackmaii neI. she would have the protection ok per nnntss knowiedge of the loan. and of hcr participation in t. The only weap- on that rernained was her own letter 10 him: and that she would get from him before furnishing the money Tor the payment of his other debts.
 These things cleared out Of the way, her thoughts turned 10 the ms..er , oi inc greater dread: that of which all alnne she had feared to think Of for a moment: Harold.
 Harold! and her treatment of him!
 The first reception of the Idea was positive anguish. From the moment he had left her till now there had been no time when a consideration of the cirnulmstances had interfexed. or her own personal condition had forbidden Now. when she was alone the whole awful truth burst on her like an ava lAnche.
 Tt was with a smothered xrean that ahe. fin the darkness. held up her arms and fnxera linked in desperate coucen- fratf0n of appeal.
 oh. lk she could only take back one hour of her life. well she knew what That hour would bel Even that shame fnY time with Leonard on the hilltop aAeu1ed innocuoua beside the degrading rernembrance of her conduct to the noble friend ox her whole life In the arnt. the fault had been entirely her own: and cnly herself need suffer. But in tho last. whatever she might suffer, would be nothing to the pain she had. inflicted on Harold That mute look of suffering in the eyes which had never looked in hers without love and strengthening kindnessl Those pale checks and ashy fipsl That plead Ing break In the voice. which had @i- ways been sweet and tender and strong 60 her. and Tor her: the voice which had on1v moment before her stormy outbreak uuivoree with difIidenk loving speech! What had he done Co offend. which would justify her conducf7 Af- ssr alL nothing but what the other bod left undonei
 sadly shs turned her over in her bod. ana with shut eyes put her burn ing kacs on the pillow, to hide. as it were. from herself her abjeca depth of 1hame.
 on for tears nowi ohl that she xafeht weep, if only once. to relieve the agony of her bursting hearti
 But tears would not come. She felt SIS if fn aii her life she would never he able to weep again.
 SfeDhou'a Belf-abaaement was the best guard against the attacks of pas sion which had from time to time for now some aixty hours so cruelty rent her h the shadowy rest Of the House of Hamflity the clash of passions sounds as if afarl Tn the midst of her dry aobbing. tSteDhen's overwrought feelings veiied her memory. She slept the dreamleas sleep which Plato gives sm the acme Of happineag.
 n her case 1t was so: for she for- 9otl
 Laonard'g attitude in his own home 4fsnta night was to his father nose ex- maparnting. Conscious of immediate re- 1laf from his troubling debts. and &llAr In thes wrong than himself in the rimht. he kept studiously away from Ehe subjects which were of interest to chem both.
 He lounged through the next morn- ing with what patience he could. At ( o'clock he was at the door of Ncvrnanstand in his dogcart. This time na had a groom with him and a suit case packed for a nights use. as he was to go on to London after his in- terview with Stephen. He had lost sight alto9ether of the matter Of Stephens letter. or else he would have been more nervous
 He was taken into the blue drawing