The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1908-09-30


| Mr.. Bansemer. Just think Of the poor
fellows who are repairing the lines to-
/ night. Doesn't it seem heartlessY'
at does, indeed. And yet l dare say
you've been scolding them bitterly all
evening. one seldom thinks it worth
while to be merciful when the tele-
phone refuses to obey. It's only true
! philanthropist who can forgive the tel
ephone. However, am grateful to the
blizzard and happy. Fair weather
would have deprived me of pleasure"
81 am sorry Mr.. Gable is not at
home" she said quickly.
81 doubt II 1 shall miss him greatly"
said he.
HE expects to leave early. He isn't
WELL" she FASTENED to say. Don't you
want to smoker
"A cigarette If you don't mind. By
the way, where is my future daughter
in-law? Surely l may see her tonight"
"She is at the theater-with Fern
mores. Graydon is one of the party.
Didn't you know" she asked sud
denly
Il do remember it now. He left the
apartment quite early. Then l have
Fernmore to thank for-we are alone"
He leaned forward in his chair and
flicked the cigarette ashes into the fire,
his black eyes looking into hers with
unmistakable intenness.
"You assured me today that you
would be fair" she said with strange
calmness, meeting his gaze unfnch-
ingly.
Il am fair. What more can you
ask?' with a light laugh.
"Why did you say today that 1 had
nothing to fear from your" she de-
manded.
lyon have nothing to fear. Why
should you fear me? For twenty years
your face has not been out of my
memory. Why should l seek to hurt
you, then? Why should l not rejoice
in the tie that binds our interests-Our
lives for tFat matter? Come, l ask II
am not fair?"
Her face became pale, her heart cold
She understood. The mask was of
He yelled his threat in the simplest
words possible. The purpose looked
through with greedy disdain for
grace.
Il can offer no more than l offered
today she said.
"Do you suppose l would accept
money in payment for my sons peace
Of mind?" declared Bansemer, with
finely assumed scorn. you offered
me $4,000. You will never know how
that hurt me, coming from you. Mon
ey? What is money to me in an affair
like this? l care more for one tender
touch of your fingers than all the mon
ey in the world You and you alone
can mold every imp@lse in me. For
half my life / have been hated. No
one has given me a grain of love.
must have it. For years YOU have not
been out of my mind-I have not been
out Of yours
stop she cried angrily. You
have no right to say such things to
me. You have been in my mind all
these years. but, oh, how / have hated
YOU"
/ Like a flash his manner changed.
He had her in his power and it was
not in his nature to permit his sub
! jects to dictate to him. Craft and CO
ercion always had been his ally. Craft
could not win a wOman's heart, but
coercion might crush it into submis-
sion. 1t was not like James Banse-
mer to play a waiting game after it
had been fairly started.
Now listen to me-" he said distinct
ly. You cannot afford to talk like
that. You cannot afford to make an
enemy OF me. l mean what u
What would you do?' she cried.
you have promised that nothing shall
happen TO mar the lives Of our chill
dren. You have given me your pledge.
Is it worthless? Is it,
Il wouldn't speak so loud if l were
you" said he slowly. The walls have
ears. You have much to lose if ears
other than those in the wall should
hear what could be said. 1t would
mean disaster l know at least that
you do not love David Cable
w nat. IL Worship NY nuoDdIus
she cried, her eyes flashing, her bosom
heaving. - love him better than any
thing else in all the world. How dare
you say that to mev'
Control yourself" he cautioned
calmly. Permit me to say you love
the position he has given you. You
love the pedestal on which you stand
so insecurity. You would rather hear
his curse than to see the hand Of so
cial ostracism raised against you
Wait! A word from me and not only
David Gable, but the whole world
would turn against you"
81 have committed no crime" she
fared back at him. Il have deceived
my husband, but 1 have not dishon
ored him. Tell the world everything
If you will"
ut would be luscious tale" he said
with an evil laugh. The world, which
Is wicked, might forget the fact tina
Jane is not David's daughter. but Da
,,-o,,II not Forsrof tbot no fc YOURS ,