The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-28

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I Greg
7 bizEs only myself"
Why have you come back 10 tor
tire me- she exclaimed. You said
it vas forever. You cast ne %. when
I cried and tried 70 keep you You
said ID never see ygu again
Il vas 2 fool. M&dgs
Then accept TIE consequences. and
Z leave ne zlone"
And L I cant
she Iooked him sgHzrslT in the
sYss. Z an Joe's vile. STE said
Madge.T he said. 7 am not try
4 ing 70 defend myself I'm thro~ing
myself or your mercy I'm begging
y0u. On ny knees. for What 7 threw
away -
You've broken ny heart she
said. Why should I mind Il you
break yours17
-Madge." be cried. Ia ten minutes
Ts can Be aboard the Northern
Light and under weigh. ia AZ hour
re can Be outside the reef. ia two.
ard this cursed island Win sink Tor.
ever behind as. and no one here will
ever see rs again or know whittier ne
have gone Let Us follow the gale.
ard push into rev seas. among new
peg5se- Tahiti. MarsHesas. the Pearl
islands-Thers ve shall win back our
lost happiness, and End our love only
the stronger Tor what we've SUI
fered.~
She pointed 70 the vindEard SKY.
I think know the port we'd make. p
Then make Il" he cried. "aud 90
down 70 L in each others arms"
For a moment she looked at him In
a sort Of exaltation. She seemed to
hesitate no longer Her bot hands
reached for his and be felt N her
quick and tumuItuous breath the first
token Of her surrender Herself )
child Of the sea. brought up from in-
fancy among boats and ships. her
hand as true On the tiiler. her spark
ling eyes as keen 70 watch the luz oi
3 sail As any mans she knew as
well as Gregory the he'll that await
ed them outside To accept 50 ter.
rible an ordeal seemed Ike a purih.
cation Of her dishonor II she died.
she would die nnstained; II she lived,
is would be after such bridal that
would obliterate her lie to the sos
below Then, on the eve OF her civ
ing way. az every line In her body
showed her longing. az her head
dropped as though to find q resting
place On the breast Of the man she
loved she suddenly called up all her
resolatlon and tore herself free.
I'm JOes wifei" she said.
Gregory faltered as he tried again
70 plead with her: but In bis minds
eye he saw chat stiffening corpse be.
low. lying stark and cold on the cabin
floor.
You gave me TO him. she burst
out I'm his, Greg ! will not be-
tray my husband for any man"
] again be beaought her to 80 With