The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-12-29

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~ Hood q smotien. now hsM T.
e6sck: Il was the. Dittsr price that
The must pay Tor victory. tangible %
her letter to Winamere. but mot untlI
The was alone, :. \
Suppose the man you marry cant
understand that sort Of hunger-has
nsysr felt Il! You might blow your
eal"
Trusting her chair abruptly back.
Mnlicsnt stood Q little behind him.
where hs< could 10 longer watch her
lace. When she spoke It was With
% effort. her tone showed strain.
n never should have allowed you
70 rake up he past today She
dropped her chin upon her arms.
crossed On the high hack Of his. ehairs
shs stared. dry-syed, into the glowing
Goals. Mother was. always ambir
tious. even when We lived In cabin
and she did the family wash. she's
the. same today. only instead Of
money she Graves position and power.
Got 20 much for herself 90 for me.
nnd-within certain limits-shs' has
made me like herself. She dragged
me at the heels Of society until she
compelled recognition. In return she
asks only that / marry we'll. That
letter would have paid my debt to
her" She broke into an almost
hysterical laugh. Mother failed II
her generalship when she admitted
you today. for-with you here. sum.
moning up pictures Of the past-I
can't do III"
You don't object II smoket"
Rising abruptly, Adam selected
cigar. u and the hand that held the
match was unsteady. :: The girl. hav.
Ing risen, also watched the dioksrin0
flame. hands clasped bsfors her.
you. with thousand moods day,
how do you know that this will last?".
The brutality Of the question
whipped tho girl to fury. Catching
up the letter she tore it. shred to
shred. by this and this" she
cried passionately. finsing the fras.
ments into the flame. Then. empty
hands spread wide, she turned from
him, suddenly weary Of controversy.
Nov 60, shall not marry Lord
Windmere."
The hands Of the clock having com.
pleted the circle. it, silvery gong
struck Ave. Within the hour Rove
had made good his boast. but some.
thing in the girls attitude spoiled the
davor Of success"
Until you put that letter into my
hand ! had no notion the fellows
claim was 90 pressing he said
tersely. You see. the girl we've been
talking Of could give herself for moth.
Ing less than love. And I had come
here, free. for the first time, to speak
plainly. Your attitude seemed t. say
that time for discussion was past, 20
II made time-I stole an hour-.set
your clock back! But II you regret
your decision. It's not too late. Send
you letter to the train. 1t will catch
Windmere all right"
please co. repeated the girl wear.
lily. TIN tired-and mother will
have to be told" !,
Il said we should discuss matters
concerning us both. cant 60 till
me, thought it's been touch and go
with most of US on the street these
last few months. But I'm out Of tho
woods now, and I'm going to take Q
long vacation"
The girls lashes flickered; other.
wise she did not stir.
I'm going back to our hills and
plains; want to take you with me-"
At last, when she was off guard,
the only vital issue between them had
taken form. Always, forming the
background of her life, she had dis.
cerned Adams love. Yet, WITH .
woman's weapons she had avoided
recognition OF It between them, since.
once acknowledged. 1t could only be
q struggle to the death between It
and her ambition. Yet, now that he
had broken down her barriers, values
seemed different. life less complex. A
new world opensd-one in which her
feet would trace familiar paths that
might lead to peace.
You don't. guess how far I've
grown from our old life"
Nor do l care. sirl-girl! It's
years since the child gave her prom
Use to the boy; need tho man wait
longer for his wife,"
Slowly her .wavering eyes were
drawn back BY his. filled with id
articulate love and worship. and tho
blood leaped in her veins as she sur1
rendered herself to his arms. Al
they closed huugr1ly around her ID
seemed as II she had been waiting
for this moment always, though she
had not known.
A New ireland.