The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

looked round the room standing on hearth In
THAI very spot but few hours agone husband had
stood over her with look great in his and
now
Lucy dfvested herself Of her heavy travelling cloak
and down on chair by the table TO think That
wild. hunted still in her eyes-hot burning and
fearless For long time she listened ntenuy for the
first sound Of MS coming
He viii come TO me-" she said 10 herself He viii
into this room sacred with memories he can
not forget He VIII surely give me the kiss OF love
again." but somehow deep heart voice she could
not silence kept saying, Love is dead. love is dead
At she could bear the suspense and inacton no
longer. and with feverish haste she stirred the dying
ebers in the crate Pausins every few moments to listen
for his step. After seemed her long long hour,
the front door opened and shut noselessi and she
braced herself for the coming scene
She had already determined within herself how she
would act She. the guilty would be all penitencs
and remorse for she felt her position keeny She had
"a Ls man Sne loyeo-tAt was Jhe haroest prt
OF ending hurnbly reekly a guilty thing
would voy,1J T 1-os,i5 s+oor "a his feetShe would
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tence and abundantly satisfied She would let him
get such glimpse OF The anguish Of remorse that was
in her heart would pity her. and raise
her 10 his breast again And Oh! the delight Of laying
her tired head there. and Of feeling those strong
p0ssg @ o arms , around her her Sage again door and listened
He taking of his the hall. and Oh! the JOY
Of il, she heard him humming softly TO himself. She
must be e fun a Of s fo7siVsneSs we sSso 90 '''
When he came he would look her and he
would see that there that would make his
loving her She almost screamed with the de-
light OF the thought OF her gad night INTO th2t sure
Lucy waiting breathlessy, heard him slowly ascend
ing the stair and hastily she ran toward the hre ana
II moment Of supreme suspense. He comes!
ne comes she murmured and pressed her hand to her
side But her heart sank as lead within her as sne
heard the welknown step pass the dining room door
without pause. As She listened she heard him pro-
eeed along the corridor and the bathroom, lock-
ing the door behind him with decisive click
e. An; All he needs me- she exclaimed springing to her
the passage and knocked the closed door.
Let me in dear" she said softly Let help you
You had better go 70 bed Lucy. came back the
answer. I can look after myself Goodnight
''Oh, beloved. don'ti" she walled
Goodnight he repeated. and she staggered back
into the dining room and once more flung herself down
How long she lay there she never knew. It might be
ten minutes 1t might be hour In her acute agony
ss the ninte +Cle5 1as-IIi AZ last she sat M with
a start He Is coming now she said, with gasp
Her face was strained toward the door The last trace
Of color had fed from Ter cheeks and the last grner-
Her husband sfrode into the dining room and with
visible trace emotion looked the girl crouching
by the dead fire. staring dreaTily at him.
Lucy he said stil in the same even voice OF frigd
politeness. did not tell you TO go to bed?
"Oh, Bertie how could u" she faltered
She saw that his head was bandaged and that he bad
also tied part Of torn handkerchief round his wrist
At the sight OF this reminder Of her cruelty she bounded
MY beloved hear me but a word" she pleaded Il
sorry; do not know what came over me- But. oh!
forgive this once
Without word Of answer, he sat cooly down and
began &c unfasten his boots.
VIII you not speak TO me. dear? she entreated put
%orG We 5snAine' As 'n0ush ne n-o Hs'o H0' s pis1
.'oh how hard you are. dear, she walled. Come
Ike TO me, but for PHYS sake don't remain silent
cannot bear IL Oh what win do?,
But she might well addressed an Egyptian
image. Please speak ne" again she walled
She veariy leaned her elbow the nantel piece ano
Z will 90 anything Gilbert" she persisted. taking