The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-19

mad A.. Nohle up 10 her,
inaue TWO steps beside him, and then
suddenly slipped into the recess
where the farmhouse joined the engine
shyilgnt She stood still. and he in.
stantly ranged himself beside bor
lhey were quite out of sight of Tho
others, and of the bridge. and even ~
II mad been daylight they could NOT
nave been seen except by some one
coming from aft
l want to speak to you" she said
In low, steady voice. Please liston
quite quietly, for some of them NAV
begin to walk again"
kralinsky bent his head twice. and
then inclined it towards her. to hear
better what she was going to saw
1t has pleased you to keep up this
comedy for "a hours" she began.
He made slight movement which
was natural under the circumstances
i do not understand" he said in
his oily voice. What comedy9 real.
ly have no"
Don't go on" she answered inter.
rupting him sharply. Listen TO what
am going to tell you, and then de.
eide what you will do. | don't think
your decision will make very much
difference to me, but it will make a
difference to the world and to your.
self saw you from window when
you brought Mr.. Van Torp to the
hotel in Bayreuth, and | recognized
you at once. Since this afternoon I
have no doubt left
Il never saw you till last night"
said kralinsky, with some little sur.
prise in his tone, and with perfect as
surance.
DO you really think you can de-
ceive me any longer?" she asked. 81
told you this afternoon that If you
could come back from the dead, and
know the truth. we should probably
forgive each other, though we had
many differences. Shall WEI" She
paused moment, and by his quick
change of position she saw that he
was much moved, Il don't mean that
we should ever go back to the old life,
for we were not suited to each
other from the first, you and l.
You wanted to marry me because I
was pretty and smart, and / married
you because | wanted to be married,
and you were better looking than
most men, and seemed to have what
l thought was necessary-fortune and
a decent position. No, don't interrupt
me. We soon found out that we did
not care for each other. You went
your way, and | went mine. | don't
mean to reproach you, for when ]
say you were beginning to be tired of
me l did nothing to keep you. / my.
self was tired of 1t already. But what
ever you may have thought, was
faithful wife. Mr.. Van Torp had
| given me a great deal of money for
my charity, and does still. | can &C.
count for it. never used penny OF
it for myself, and never shall; and
he never was, and never will be. any
more than a trusted friend. / don't
know why you chose to disappear
when the man who had your pocket
book was killed and you were said to
be dead. It's not my business, and il
you choose to go on living under an
other name, now that you are rich
again, | shall not betray you, and few
people will recognize you, at least in
England, so long as you wear that
beard. But you had 1t when we were
married, and | knew you at once, and
when / heard you were to be of the
party here, | made up my mind al
once that | would accept the invita-
ton and come too, and speak to yor
as I'm speaking now. When be
lieved you were dead | forgave you
everything, though | was glad you
were gone; frankly, | did not wish
you alive again, but since you are
God forbid that | should wish you
dead. You owe me two things in eX
change for my forgiveness: First
yours. If / treated you ungenerouslS
or unkindly; and, secondly, you ough
to take back every word you ever sale
to me about Mr.. Van Torp, for there
was not a shadow of truth in wha
you thought. VIII you do that?
ask nothing else"
Indeed will, my dear Maud sai'
Count Kralinsky, in voice full o
emotion.
Lady Maud drew a long breath tina
trembled a little as it left her heate'
Inns again. She had done what sh
believed most firmly to be right, ant
It had not been easy. She mad no
been surprised by his patient silence
while she had been talking; for sh'
had felt that it was hers to speak ant
his to listen.
"Thank YOU" she said now, i shal
never go back to what ] have salu
and neither of us need ever allude u
old times again during this TRIP J.
will not last long, for | shall prooaol
20 home by land from the hrsV poi
we touch, and 1t is not likely that "
shall ever meet again. If we uo'
shall behave as if you were ooun
Kralinsky, whom have met ao'oa'
neither more nor less. suppose 20
will have conscience enough pot '
marry. Perhaps, If thought ano,n0
woman's happiness depended on ~
,ia oonsont IN divorce you, Dut yo