Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-23

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His Mistress" he muttered, bro
kenly.
Il would not have had you learn
in this way. and now that you have
heard SO much, you must hear MORE"
she went on, not sparing herself,
though she might have justly resent
ed the word. She was dealing with
more serious things than words now,
bitter though they might be. "That
ship. which is the ship Of our country.
stands for law as his for license
was more sinned against than sim
ming. When you have heard all, then
you. shall Judge. This is the test.
Would God that it had never been
laid upon me" said the man, hoarse-
ly. Would God that the beacon had
not been lighted on the hill"
Nay" returned the woman, gently,
that's past praying for Decision
rests with you, but you must not pass
It until you have heard the whole
sx,ry. The world holds me stained,
polluted, 1t may be said, but
am, not the sinner that 1t thinks me or
he portrays,"
You said it was true" doggedly
cried the man.
81 Yes. but not all true"
And I had him in my hands. and
still he lives" 81
Wont you hear me?" pleaded the
/ woman.
The man shook her on and turned
away. The very innocence which had
prevented his understanding at first
the charge made 1t the more hide6us
when comprehension came. He had
loved this woman with a love that
passed the love Of man, for there had
not entered into his mind the faintest
l possibility that she could ever be or
ever have been other than what she
seemed, daughter of the gods in
truth, In sweetness and In purity. And
this strange man had come from out
the world and proclaimed her his mis-
tress. his CASTOR. abandoned mistress.
Once the clew was given he found
more hideous depths of infamy In that
word than would have appeared had
his been wiser and more expert
enced vision. Indeed, so clear and
pure was the soul Of this woman that
a man of the world would have known
instantly that there was an explana-
ton. which the child of nature could
not see forthcoming. He wanted to
',be away from her and alone, and he
turned as If to plunge into the depths
restrained him u - ssns's 'o''e sue
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assin 70 lnae Dllter tnougnt, nad
nm IN Nm M nands ana spared MIN"
But you spared MIN Ior my sake,
saia tne woman; tnlnk OF that
for your SAKE declared the man.
po,nteoiy. Would ana snouid nave
killed MIN.
Thou shalt not XIII" said the WON
an, softly.
Az eye ,or an eye, anu q tootn
lo o too.n, relurheu tne man. he
anu you Det e''' you SIG" my neart.
las lean woulu 10 no muroer' put
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Will never believe 1t. 1t cannot
be"
Anu yetlt was, put you snaii nave
Tue Wnole wretcned story today, and
you shaH Judge. inns mucn l Will
say. tnat tnougn all tnat ne SAID was
.rue, yet 4 noid myseI Diameiess ana
I Innocent aAaos;e Inc Worio JUDGES me
narsniy, ana It may be that you VIII
nna lts Judgment Just. yet DO not
no '.l!4 lnysen as On trlal az tnls moment
Dut you.
y 90 not understand.
mere are many Things that you DO
nor understand, my friend.
Woa.u tnat ! nad oeen ieit IN lg-
aeI.
Nay, .nae ls MOI mans WISH put
Qesfi--S,< n
=. one .nlns anu certain.
.. nuu wnat ~ tnat
n. snou!u nave kiiieo nim!
nay saia tne woman again, that
IS NOT a cnllds wish, but brute's."
You said yourself" he flashed at
her, mat there were some things q
woman could not forgive, and this
is one that man puts in the same
CLASS.
The woman sighed. There occurred
to her at the moment no answer which
was adequate to the stark realism OF
this fact. The conversation had reached
an impasse beyond which 1t could not
progress without the full and com.
plete explanation which now there wal
neither time nor opportunity to give,
los the boat from the man-of-war was
f approaching the shore. The woman
stepped resolutely down the strand to
meet Il, and the man. after slight
hesitation, followed her
So soon as the boats keel grated on