Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-23

where he went up from, so I'll have
TO send the money for the rest Of the
way. must have the teeth" wiring
ING her hands unconsciously while the
sunken lips quivered and the tears
trlckled down the yellow cheeks. i
must have the teeth--an'-an' 1 don't
know what to do.
'.They sent him up for fifty years.
It's a long time for KILN a man that
egged him on to dom It. an he was
Young an hot headed then. Wed only
been married four year, an we was
JUS gettin' a nice little start, but"
with a dry sob, II know 1t seems silly
TO YOU fer an old woman to care how
she looks. but it's for him; it's to
please him"
The man walked quickly to the win
dow
A woman true for thirty years. A
woman who would not lie! A woman
whose love had grown with suffering!
A woman with clear brown eyes like
He bowed his head in his hand mo-
ment. and when he raised 1t the light
Of Joy that shone through the mist was
like the sun behind an April cloud.
1--WE can't take back the rug" he
said, "but here" quickly writing on
his card. 'is the address Of my dentist.
Go to him. He will make your teeth.
and will stand good for them. Now
promise me that you will go today"
'No, no." she said, breaking into
tears. Il amt nothin' to you, an
can't let you do that God bless you!
amt never taken nothin' yet but
what earned. l wouldn't feel honest
in dom this, for l wuznt tryln' to ger
help, only to have the rug taken
back"
"You must" he said firmly. you
can pay me back; you can pay it lit
tie at a time. VIII you be generous
and do this to/please me?" And he
looked into her face with a winning
smile
"God is good" she answered broken
ly, the weary old face lighting with a
great Joy. 81 know you mean what
you say, an I'll pay you ever cent jus
as soon as l can. You don't know
what this means to me-" breaking into
helpless sobs, "for-for want to look
as good as l can for John"
That evening girl with clear brown
eyes sat with hands folded listlessly IN
her lap, her lips in wistful curve Sud
denly she started, a flush came to her
cheeks, a warm light to her eyes
With a cry Of joy she sprang to her
feet and held out her hands to him
With no words he caught her to him
and kissed her with a passion of love
then, putting his hand under her chin
he held her face so. he could look int
her eyes and said slowly:
''If was sent to prison for thirty
years, would you love me, be true t
me and kiss me after those thirty
years with the same gladness you dc
now?"
81 don't know" she answered hest
tatingly.
"You don't known
mo How could II l love you SO
much l think l could love you always
But how can I tell? Oh" her face
flushing scarlet, "what am l saying
am telling you love you, and-you
have never yet said you loved me.
And you cannot or you wouldn't have
left me for a month with no word,
even to tell me why"
"You know l love you, though" he
said-"love you so much was afraid
of 1t. And l am happier to hear you
say that you can't tell whether you
would be true to me or not than for
an assurance to come tripping off your
tongue. 1t wasn't you, darling, but
your sex, that has almost robbed me
Of my happiness. But one little old
woman has redeemed all your sex for
you and brought me to you again. For
Gods sake, never lie to me, Cleta!"
She looked at him with tender WON
anly pity.
poor boyF' she said softly "You
have seen the one side so long you for
get how many sides there are to an
octagon. Because from millions Of
women a few hundred come to you
with lies on their lips must you con-
denim all womankind? No no, my
dear; you must not condemn women.
for every noble man is mostly what
his mother has made him. While wo.
men have their weaknesses, they
are
''The light Of mans llfe!" he cried.
Luther as a Tease.