The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-24

open it the engine had attained such speed sAse =
would have been foolhardiness jump out
He had glimpse of what he believed 70 Be Pa.
mea standing with bewildered AIR upon the plaafosA
He threw himself back upon seat
Great heavens" he cried. distracted. what does
it mean? Has she gone suddenly mad?
He caught sight of small triangular note upoa the
seat before him. He it open and read. Writfea
in a tremulous hand
Il shall leave you at the junction. Why didn't 700
tell the TRUTH John. have waited until the lase
moment, and if you had only spoken could have for
given everything-coud have loved you IN SPITE
of your having wronged me. cared enough for
you marry you to your honor The truth aboue
the viii leaking out. Now nothing can Be said.
The money is honorably yours. But cannot Be de
wife to one ! cannot respect You will nevefssee -
again"
He broke out into passionate exelamatioos.
"Oh, did DEAR romantic little woman eAinS
and write such rubbish?' he exclaimed "As though
I will leave stone unturned before End hes. A.
though will not find her and that soon"
For two whole hours until indeed he stopped n dist
spot chosen for the honeymoon. he paced theseassgs
like mailman.
what a fool-an utter fool was not 10 ten her
everything" he broodsd What would she dor Would
she return home? He could think it. She would
not face her old friends and the old life h
this new anomalous position When the train,at length
stopped he had fumed himself quiet. He gotsout and
collected his baggage-her baggage also.
He took the next train to the junction. Almost
he expected to find her waiting for him On the Plat
form. repentant. lonely and unhappy. But she ~
there
Had she been weak enough for this she would have
been too weak 70 do the thing she had done.
When Pamela slipped out of the carriage she hsd
left everything chance She had made her plana
av,d hoe sso Let AZ
and the search for the flask should fail IN aiding
her fight Her one hope was to escape without word
suade her-she vas AFRAID 81 herself She vas ssssred
that should she be persuaded her judgment Of him and
ward between them and happiness Better thousand
times to leave him now while he, contempt tor hs Co.
into ri. honest eyes. :. The truth appeared ieo.e
Answering an advertisement: she had accepted poe-
Ss :. She had been ~ Ss s
he, The ;.l syy "a; s =. as..:s =,
would ever again be Of the slightest consequence. see
fit; far different from that bridal one with which John
presently ruefuly returned She took the train
When At last she was seated IN tie ions: oid-fasa-
Toned drawing Of comfortable. pretty house and
refuge her new employer soon d;speied the ilias;ea
She was brisk gaunt woman with suspicious eyes.
and these scanned and 'ertimaed the new sovesasss
After few conventional remarks she left The room
She returned in few minutes and stood with DE-
termined air before Pamela II sorry say" she
informed her. higidly, that fear you win not suit
me. require q simple quiet young woman to tsain
my two girls in an old fashioned quiet fashioa- Your
appearance. your dress"-her Suspicious eyes ~
She snread her h.nds s;sn;sc.nsiv Oh. sori - -
purse "Allow me "a rrsnrn vx,,y fare I an soerv :
shrinking face but It Is best to deal frankly With yo
And you are not At an suited to the position have
to offer"
Almost before she could collect her thoughts further
than ind;0n.ntl q, refue. 4e ,erf.~ed ~. .,,ele
found herseN rnee or. :. ~ r.;v.v s..t;c ~ =
time 20 taLe the last tr.;n hsc 20 ne hone ~ M
left In the nosnise
Good gracious Pamela" her aunt began when the
poor bride ZEN vorn ssd veeosns into Her .sms
Two days later she sat in the old and weii-Doved