The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-01-21

breath. She forced smile and drew
her glass toward her The straw tint
ed wine stopped over and frothed on
the white skin of her arm.
"Well." she breathed, this CHASTITY
dinner Is nearly ended"
He nodded pleasantly.
And philT" bit tremulous
what
WAS II all my fault mean In the
beginning? I'VE wanted to ask you
that-to know Your view of t. Was
~"
"No II was mine most of IT,"
"Not ~ not half We did not know
how. That Is the wretched explana.
ton Of 1t all"
"And we could never have learned.
That's the rest of the answer. But
the fault is not there"
Il know better TO bear the ills we
! have"
Yes; more respectable to bear them.
Let us drop this in decency's name.
Alike"
After silence she began "One more
| NuluSs uluSl huON lls duN dlu BO-
ing to ask YOU If may. Shall II"
He smiled cordially. and she laughed
as though contiding delightful bit of
news to him.
"Do you regard me as sufficiently
important to dislike meT"
81 do not dislike you"
"ls 1t stronger than dislike. PhilT
eyes"
Contempt"
"No"
"What is it?"
at is that have not yet-become-
/ reconcilcd"
"To my -follyT'
"To mine"
! She strove 10 laugh lightly and. fail.
ing, raised her glass to her lips again.
NOW YOU know" he said, pitching
his tones still lower Il am glad. after
all. that we have had this plain under
standing. | have never felt unkindly
toward you can't. What you did !
might have prevented had known
enough. but ! cannot help 1t now, nor
can you If you would"
"If | would" she repeated gayly, for
the people OPPOSITE were staring.
I'VE are done for" he said. nodding
carelessly to servant to refill his
| glass, "and ! abide by conditions be
cause | chose to. not" he added con
| temptuously. because complacent
law has tethered you toto the thing
that has crawled up on your knees to
have its ears rubbed"
The level insult to her husband stun.
ned her She sat there. upright, the
white smile stamped on her stlffened
lips, fingers tightening about the stem
Of her wlneglass.
He began TO toss bread crumbs to
the scarlet fish, laughing to himself in
an ugly way "Why. Alike, only look
at him! Look at his gold wristlets; lis
ten to his simper, his lisp. Little girl
oh. little girl, what have you done to
yourself, for you have done nothing to
me, child, that can match It in sheer
atrocityT
Her color was long in returning.
"Philip," she said unsteadily, 81
don't think can stand this''-
"Yes, you can"
Il am too close to the wall. ~
"Talk to Scott Innis. Take him
away from Rosamund Fame; that will
tide you over. Or feed those fool fish;
like this! Look how they rush and
flap and spatterl That's amusing
Isn't lt-for people with the intellects
Of canaries? VIII you please try to
say something's Mrs. t. West is ex-
hibiting the restless symptoms of a
hen turkey at sundown, and Wen all
go TO roost In another minute. Don't
shiver that wayw
81 c-can't control 1t. ! will In a mo.
ment. Give me a chance. Talk to me,
Phil"
Certainly. The season has been un-
usually gay and the opera most stupid
ly brilliant. Stocks continue to fiuctu.
ate. Another old woman was tossed
and gored by mad motor this morn
Ing More time, Alike? With pleasure
Mrs, vendenning has bought a third
rate castle In Wales. A man was found
dead with a copy OF the Tribune In his
pocket, the verdict being In accordance
with fact. The Panama canal
But It was over at last-a furry OF
sweeping skirts. ranks OF black and
white I'm escort to the passage OF the
futtering silken procession.
"Goodby," she said. 81 am not stay
| ing for the dance"
"Goodby," he said pleasantly. 81
wish you better fortune for the future
I'm sorry ] was rough"
He was not staying either. A dul
excitement possessed him. resembling
suspense, as though he were awaiting
a denouement. as though there was
yet some crisis TO come.
After awhile he found himself in tbs
| ballroom
ITO be Continued.
The young widow begins to tall