The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-19

not ask you to De my wife after WHIT
my father did that night That was
as silly of me as this is of you.
did not contend long against my love.
You have never been out Of my mind
night or day. I was tempted more
than once to desert, but that was i'm
possible, you know. 1t was the ter
rible eagerness to go back to you and
compel you to be mine. My father did
you a grave wrong. He
But my father did me a graver
wrong, Graydon. 1 have thought 1t
all out"
Nonsense, dearest. You have saved
my life. You must save my love.
These last few weeks have knit our
lives together so completely that nei-
Their of us has the right to change
Gods evident purpose. 1 love you for
yourself, Jane. That is enough
There has not been an instant In
which I have felt that any circum-
stance could alter my hope to marry
you. You say you have no name.
You forget that you may have mine,
dearest, and it is not much to be
proud Of, fear, in the light Of Ger.
tain things. You must be my wife,
Jane"
81 cannot, Graydon. That is final
Don't-don't plead, dear. 1t will not
avail. Look into my eyes. Don't you
see that mean it, Graydon?"
by heaven, Jane, your eyes are
lying to me! You can't mean what is
back of them. It's cruel; it's wrong
Hush! You must not become ex.
am still your nurse. Be-
You are my life; you are every.
thing. I can't give you up. It's ridicu-
Ious to take this stand. Be sensible
Look at it from my point of view"
There is only one point of view, and
love has nothing to do with 1t. Come
let US talk of something else. Have
you heard from your-your father
Does he know you've been injuredT
He looked long into her tense face
and then muttered, with the sullen de.
spair of the sick: 81 don't know. I've
had no word from any one"
THE dispatches have doubtless given
your name. One of the Chicago CORE
spondents was talking about you re.
Gently. Your father will surely write
to you now"
Are you eager to have him do so? !
should think you'd hate his name.
can't help caring for dad, Jane. 1 tried
to curse him, but he really has been
good to me. I don't see how he can
have done the things they say he's
done"
There may be a mistake"
That's good of you, dear, but you
forget your mothers statements and
all that Rigby says-all that. Oh. I've
gone over all of it, and am convinced
wonder what has become of him. He
was afraid of-of-well. there was talk
of an arrest before 1 left. 1 have not
looked at newspaper since 1 saw the
headlines that awful morning. God
how they must have hurt your
II, too. have not looked at a news.
paper since then. Graydon," she said
simply. He smiled YEARLY. and there
was response in her eyes.
He took her hand in his, and they
sat silently side by side on the bench
for half an hour. their thoughts far
away, but of one another.
"Graydon," she said at last, "are you
going to remain in the armyl"
NO; l am through with it My dis
charge is to be recommended. I'm dis.
abled.'
You will be as strong as ever. dear
do you want me to stick to the
army? / am only a private"
You can do greater things out in the
world. l know. You will be a great
man If you don't lose heart. Graydon.' -
Il can't be a soldier, dear, and sup
port a wife on the pay get" he said
with smile.
You shouldn't marry"
But l am going to marry" he said.
Il have decided to become a nurse.
1t is my intention to give my whole
life to-
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