The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23

live together. We will not bury this
wretched happening in the past in any
oblivion. / will marry no man, al
though he may have my whole heart.
who is not proud and glad TO take me-
who does not realize that I am as pure
and as innocent of wrong and shame
as he would fain think his mother, as
he would absolutely know his wife must
be | told you that your manhood must
be put TO the test. / told you that your
love must be tried by fire. What T.
loved in you was the assurance that you
would survive the test, that you would I
triumph in the trial 1T is not / that
have been before the great judge this
morning, but you-and you have
failed. -
"Kate,' said Langford, "he casts
YOU off; take me, / swear TO you that
| were ] in his place, ! would not have
hesitated moment.
81 respect You more than ever.',|
said the woman, but | don I love you
and | cannot, J will not take you! %
"Charnock,' said Whitaker, elf
that's your name, permit me to say
here, saving the lady's presence, that
You are behaving like "A damned fool ,,
! The man looked at him dumbly. un-
! prehcndingly, and made no reply.
/ II was the woman who spoke coldlv.
jmpcrially She had seemingly dis.
missed the whole affair, though at what
n cost TO herself no one could know. j
! "'Sir.' she said, ''is there anyone on
your ship empowered to administer an
81 have that power answered the
lieutcnant-commande why do you
ask 30
~ wish you would bring some of
your officers here with paper and ink.
I wish to make a deposition as to thc
facts that I have learned concerning
this man winch may be OF service TO
him in establishing his identity and dis.
covering his history when he returns to-
the United States' ~
"But are YOU not going back with
us, Miss Brenton7' asked the officer,
in amazcment. 1--WE are sailing for
Honolulu and thence for San francisco,
as directly as we can go.
'No,' said the girl, 81 will not
leave the island You can take NY
friend here,
"The Southern Cross said Lang
ford, ''ls at Your disposal. Kate"
81 have had one voyage upon her, ,'''
said the woman bitterly ''I want
never to see her again
"Woman,' SAID the man of the,
island suddenly, ''if YOU stay here, i
stay hore. Without you, / will not
.. Not so. said the woman scorn-l
fully. 81 would not be upon the same.
island alone with You again You have
failed me- y
Her voice broke, but she caught it,
again instantly and resumed her iron
selfcontroi.
"Then if one Of us must stay, it shall,
be T."
"No," said the woman. "I have
been in the world and you have not.
You may 60 and learn what it holds for
YOU. ] have tried TO prepare you. to
| my lnsspns Now nuf
them in praetice. -
.'Thc island is mine said the man:
"I was here when YOU came. l shall
he here when You return.
''We shall see, - returned the woman.
looking body at him. The clash of
wills almost struck fire within the eyes
of the two who thus crossed swords.
MEANWHILE she turned to Lang
ford. ''if YOU will leave the island and
90 back 10 Your ship, I shall he very
glad. There is nothing you can do here
You have nothing to gain by rcmain-
Z. Kate" he cried, "onc last ap-
peal. - 49,,
"lt is as uuavailing as the first.
She looked at him steadily. He saw
that within her face and bearing which
convinced him that what she said was
true.
"At least he said, with the dig:
nifty of sorrow aud disappointment Hif
have played the fool, | have done my
best to play the man.
He turned slowly away. In a step
the woman was by his side.
lyon have she said "Whoever
else has failed me in this hour, il has
not been YOU. / am sorry that | do
not love Won. that ] never did love you
and that l cannot love YOU She
reached her hand out. ''Good bye 3
'tGood bye he said, ''if you think
of me- remember that ] did my best to
make amends and if YOU ever change
"I shall not change said the wom-
an. s'Good bye. -
lie moved off down the strand, called
his sailors 10 him, got into his boat,
showed off and was rowed over the
blue lagoon and through the ooeninE in
the barrier toward the yacht tossing
slowly upon the long swells of the Pa
cific
"As for you, sir.' said the woman,
after she had watched Langford a lit
tic while in silence, will you go back
and bring some officers ashore to hear
my story?'
cat your wish, Miss Brenton," said
the lieutenant commander gravely.
The woman turned to her compar-'
ion.
F'Will you 30 with thcm7"
"And leave you here alone?" cried
the man.
~ shall be here when you come
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