The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1910-10-07
cHAPrEa xxxlv.
The Victory.

CHAPTER xxxIv.
The Victory.
She will not stay the siege Of loving
Nor bide the encounter OF assailing eyes.
Nor ope her lap to soul-scducins
For she is wise. II can Judge of her:
And fair size 10, u that mine eyes be
| true;
And true she Ia, a. she hath proved her
| self Shakespeare.
What have you done," she ex.
claimed. Are you mad, He may be
here at any moment now. Go. at
| onCe,"
Il shall not go!"
MY house 10 my own! am my
own!"
you know II IL not true. madam"
saw the slow shudder that crossed
her form. the fringe OF wet which
sprang TO her eyelashes. Again the
pleading gesture Of her half.open Nm.
gers.
"Ah. what matter!" she said. 1T
Ia only one woman more, against 40
much. What Is past, IL past, mon.
sieur. Once down. a woman does not
rise"
You forget history--you forget the
/ thief upon the cross!"
The thief on the cross was not q
woman. No, am guilty beyond hope."
Rather, you are only mad beyond
reason. madam. ] shall not 60 so
! long as you feel thus--sithoush God
knows am no confessor."
] Il confessed to you-told you my
4 story. SO there could be no bridge
! across the gulf between US. My hap
+, piness ended then"
1T is Of no consequence that we
be happy. madam. ! give you back
your own words about yon torch Of
1 principles"
For a time she sat and looked at
me steadily. There was. I say. some
sort Of radiance on her face. though
| ]. dull Of wit. could neither under.
stand nor describe II. I only knew
that she seemed to ponder for q long
time. seemed to resolve at last. Slow.
ly she rose and left me. parting the
satin draperies which screened her
boudoir from the outer room. There
was silence for some time Perhaps
she prayed do not know.
Now other events took this situa.
ton IL hand. I heard . football on
the walk, a cautious knocking on the
great front door So. my lord Paken.
ham was prompt Now I could not
escape even II liked.
/ Pale and calm. she reappeared at
the parted draperies. lifted the
butts OF my two derrinsers into view
ut my side pockets. and at Q glance
seFum her. hurriadly stepped into thu
opposite room. After . time heard
her open the door In response TO q
second knock.
could not see her from my station.
but the very silence gave me . pic.
.ture Of her standing. pale. forbid.
ding. rebuking the FIRST rude sxclama.
ton Of his ardor.
Come now. 10 he gomez 10 the place
safe At last!" he demanded.
Enter. my lord" she said. simply.
This 10 the hour you said" he b.
| Buus uuO sue answered.
my lord. II 10 the hour"
But come. what 10 the matter,
thenf You act solemn. - though this
were funeral. and not-just . kiss, 1t
] heard him add.
He must have advanced toward her
Continually ! was upon the point Of
stepping out from my conceaimsnt,
but ~ continually she left that not
quite possible by some word or look
or gesture OF her own with him.
"Oh. hang ~" heard him
grumbls. At length: how can one tell
what . womanIl dos Damn II.
Heien!"
Madam you mean"
well. then. madam. why all this
hoiGhty -toishty1 Haven't stood
nouts aSd indisnities enough from
your Didn't you make . show Of me
before that ass. Tyler. when I was al
the very point Of my Creates COUP
You denied knowledge that ! knew
you had. But did I discard you foI
that? ] have found you since then
playing with Mexico. Texas. United
States oil st once! Have ! punished
you for thati No: have only showu
you the more regard"
NY lord. you punish me most whsu
you most show me your regard"
well. God bless my soul. listen q
that! Listen At that--hers. now. whsI
fvs-madsm. you shock me. yo'
grieve me. i-could I have . glass d
wins?s
' ] heard her ring for Threlks. heart
Der fasten the door behind her - sh'
Lett. heard him gulp over his giasH
For myself. although I did not yet dia
close myself. ! felt no doubt that
should XIII Pakenham In these rooms
] even pondered whether ! shouit
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