The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-03-11

ancient phrase. "they hrst make mad"
He rushed to his doom with blind
folly.
"You needn't be Jealous Of her. my
dear" he mumbled on. Il used TO
think I loved her and we were mar
ried. damned foolishness. as you might
say. She can't hold candle to you.
II you are little touched" he tapped
his forehead impudently-'1n the up
per story"
And this man, this degraded thing,
regarded her as . mad woman. There
might be no God, but there was devil
and he stood before her. There might
be no heaven. but there was q hell
and she was in It.
ION second thoughts" he rambled
on, II couldn't introduce you to her.
You aren't respectable and she H."
He stopped and poured himself an
other drink.
Respectable" he laughed. ITO hell
with responsibility. We know better
thing that that! Soul to soul. heart
to heart, the union of equals without
the trammels Of conventional bonds
for weaker beings Yes, that's what
you said"
+ And she recognized with horror that
he was quoting her own words.
but 1t doesn't go. you see. It's
all very we'll in theory, but It doesn't
work out in practice. The worlds
got some ideas Of its own. It's been
holding EN- for . good many thou
sands Of years and you can't change
'em. You belong to me now. To hell
with your equality! You are nothing
more nor less than my property, and
mark you." he reached out q trem'
bling finger and shook it at her. "your
salvation is with me. II cast you OF,
you 60 iato the gutter"
She wondered vaguely how much
more Of this she could stand and live.
But don't be afraid" he went on
with a drunken attempt at reassur-
ance, you are too fine and too hand
some. even II you are cracked, for
that-yet. I'm glad to see you've come
to your senses"
He rose heavily az he spoke and
felt his way around the table hand
over hand. He approached her. She
let him do 1t. She shrank a little
closer together, every muscle tense for
action. She was no longer a woman;
she was human tigress and her phil
: osophy was gone. He was too drunk
| to see it, too incapacitated to take
warning.
That's right" he continued as he
, lurched nearer to her. Stay right
} there. I'm coming to you as fast al
I can and when I get close to you
: we'll kiss, and"
r He was by her side now. IL
= Strengthened himself up with q spas
J. modic effort, released his hold on tn
t table and stretched out his arms to
q ward her. And then she sprang a
t him.. How she did it, she could neve
tell but in some way her outstretche'
: arms, grasping for his throat, strucl
Q him in tho breast. Unsteady on hi
e feet, he went down as II he had bee
?. shot. Such was the violence of his IA
e that the momentum carried her wit
d him. She fell upon him with all he
e force. His head went back and struc
le the deck with q frightful crash. Sh
st herself was almost stunned by tn
" violence of her own fall, although h.
ID body broke It.
er She arose and stood over him Il
g. a minute and then she lifted her fo'
N and brought 1t down upon him. H
m had said she was q mad woman an
IN it was true. She was crazed by VIII
8, she had heard. by the horror Of Il
situation. She had not changed b.
Id dress for dinner that afternoon. 81
If. was wearing a pair Of light boatil
n, shoes. It was lucky for him. II 81
1t had worn evening slippers with hig
ly rigid heels, she would have MASH
is his face beyond recognition. AS
ne was, she left horrible marks upon
IN He lay absolutely motionless. 81
re could see that he was still breathil
ny and was not dead. II she had b
IN. a weapon she might have killed b.
ir, In the fury and transport Of her raj
he This wretched philosopher! As NO
he sistance came from him, she pr
ar emily stopped. the feminine In b
Ks slowly rising to the fore.
ao She realized now that the 1rrev
&C. able had happened; that there was
for longer room for two Of them on Il
i. ship. Al the mists Of passion clear
he away, although the ire Of rage o
OF burned in her heart, her mind cleal
tut, also. She thought with such rapid
7ou az she had never thought before.
First she picked up cloak. thr
his 1t about her and went on deck. A cal
attendant was standing at the comp
in lonway, az was always the case. vi
ich Ing possible summons. She told !
that his master was Ill and did
its desire to be disturbed. He did
even want the dinner things clea
bly. away. He wanted to be left entir
ion alone until morning. The serv
,me smiled slightly. she thought, in
ood light from the cabin skylight.
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