The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-30

humanity can possess short Of the di.
eyes" said the man, 81 loved you
/ as
''Do I stiIl possess those qualities in
your cycs?''
He hesitatcd. He strove to speak.
"The truth! The truthl' whispered
| tho woman. Nothing else, so help YOU
God,i'
No. said tho man, "but love You
still, and you ought to marry me, YOU
must. Can { you underestimate
''Listen,' said the woman. ficrcclv.
s'I did not 90 TO that man yonder, al
| though he offered me everything that
| honor could dictate and that true af.
lection could suggest, | do believe. be.
| cause j did not love him, although
havo since come to respect him. after
] have thought it over. 1t is not duty.
but love, which Is the compelling mo.
tive in this matter. And | won { take
you; ] would not take an angel from
heaven unless he thought me III
every particular all that woman
should be to man, unless he loved
me with h1s whole heart and soul alb.
solntcly, unfeignedly, completely You
don T. | don Z even think that | love
you now. You have been tried and
tested, and you have failed Gentle,
men; VIII you take him away?'i
''"S "'iN' Silu the man DluntlN-
draWlng apart from the others, land |
VIII XII with my own hands the man
who lays finger upon me, ,;
SIR, SAID the captain, ''this land. I
take 1T. is the United States. AS the
ranking officer present, | represent its
law, 1t rs under my rule. As to
your choice' | have nothing TO say, but
as iar as regards other things. You will
nave to obey me here as any other citi.
zen OF our country -
ca And l know nothing Of the United
States or its laws, answered the man,
proudly. 81 am law unto myself
=, Inc 1rst lesson that the world
VIII teach yon, sir, ~ returned the cap
tain, polntedly, els that that position
cannot be maintained: that tbc wboIc
fabric of civilization depends upon con.
ccsSlons by individuals of natural rights
and upon the enforcement of these con.
cesslons by other individuals to whom
has been delegated that power. .
don . wish to learn it, and that ia
why | VIII not leave this island" per-
sisted the man.
She stepped close TO the man and laid
her hand upon his arm.
- You said that in some fashion Won
loved me, " she urged.
In some fashion / do, - he replied,
1T grows late. Captain, can your
ingl'
a.. IF you wish, certainly" returned
the captain.
VERY well. Man. will YOU then 90
aboard the ship with these gentlemen
ana leave me alone here for the
night?"
..'Alonc, madaml'' exclaimed the can.
tain '"P
Certainly. sir,' returned the wom-
an. There is not n harmful thing
upon, the island. You can come back
IN the morning and we will discuss
Then, what is best to be done. Really.
gentlemen, she went on. with q pitc-
Gus tremblc of her lip, for one moment
losing her control, 81 have been tried
6eyond the strength Of woman TODAY.
II | can have quiet rest, if in the
That is reasonable, - said the snr.
geon. The lady is IN no state for
this discussion, nor. indeed, Won. sir :,
he continued, looking hard at tho
man.
Very well" said the captain.
:. Come, Mr.. Charnock. you cannot re.
fuse that request; gentlemen, Madam,
good night
He turned away, followed by the
others. Charnock for the moment hes.
itated.
"I give YOU one more chance