Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-05
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Chapter x1.

We It were possible I would not
speak OF the agony OF which |
was q witness that night in the
apartment Of my friends at Nine.
Brossard's. I went with reluctance.
but there was no choice. Keredec had
sent for me.
Keredec had told his tragic ward too
little. The latter had understood but
vaguely the nature OF the catastrophe
which o%verhung his return to France,
and now that it a indeed concrete
and definite the guardian was forced
into fuller disclosures. every word
making the anguish Of the listener
more intolerable. To him It seemed
that he vas being forced to suffer for
the sins of another man.
.Do you think that you can make
me believe l did this" he cried-"that
I made life %unbearable for her. drove
her from me and took this hideous,
painted old woman in her place? It's
1 lie! You can't make me believe such
q monstrous lie as that! You can't!
You can't"!
He threw himself violently upon the
couch, face downward, s%huddering
from head to foot.
my poor boy, it is the TRUTH" said
Keredec, kneellng beside him and put
ting a great arm across his shoulders.
at is what a thousand men are doing
Or more unexplainable-or more simple,
OF all the nations it is the same, wher-
ever life has become artificial and the
poor foolish young men have too
much money and nothing to do. You
do not understand it, but our friend
here, and l, we understand because we
remember what we have been seeing
III our lives. You say it is not you
rho did such crazy. horrible things.
nd you are right. When this poor
roman who is SO painted and greasy
fst caught you. when you began to
re your money and your time and
{ur life to her. when she got you
TO this horrible marriage with her,
on were blind-you went staggering
a bad dream. Your soul hid away,
lr down inside you, with it's hands
yer its face. II it could have once
;ood straight, if the eyes of your body
,uld ave once been clean for it to
ok through, If you could have once
zen as you are today or as you were
hen you were a little child, you would
We cry out with horror both Of her
"a Of yourself, as o do now, and
q would ave run away from her
d from everything you had put in
Jur life. But in your suffering you
lust rejoice. The triumph is that
our mind hates that old life as great
as your sou hates It You are as
cd 10 If you had never been the wild
llow-yes, the wicked fellow-that
~ were. For a man who shakes OF
q sin is clean. He stands as pure
ST he had never sinned."
Tshe desperate young man on the
UGH answered only with the sobbing
"a broken hearted child.
came back to my pavilion after
dnight. but I did not sleep. though
lay upon my bed until dawn. Then
went for a long, hard walk, break
sted at Dives and begged a ride back
Nine. Brossard's in a PEASANTS
IT which was going that way.
found George Ward waiting for
g on the little veranda of the pavil-
!. looking handsomer and more pros
tously distinguished and distinguish
" prosperous and generally well con-
Toned than ever, as ! told him.
Il have some news for you," he
id after the hearty greeting-"an
hnouncement. in fact. Elizabeth's 60
ggto marry Cresson Ingle."
( That IL the news-the announce
ant-you spoke of"
sYes, that is It."
70 "a my life I could not have told
that moment what else l had ex-
cted or feared that he might say,
{ / certainly took a deep breath of
LEI. Il am very glad" I said. "It
otld be a happy alliance"
ION the whole, ! think it will be-"
returned thoughtfully. 'lngle's
ne his share OF hard living, and I
Re had q notion"-he glanced smil-
tly At NEWELL, I dare shy you
DIV my notion But it is a good
Itch for Elizabeth and not without
Yantages OF many counts. You see.
time l married. myself. She feels
very strongly, and I think her
:ision to accept Ingle is partly due
f0Sg WISH u MAKE Al Clc6E 1OE q
y mistress Of my household"
fe laughed again. but ! did not. and.
ing my silence. be turned upon me
more scrutinizing look than he had
given me and said:
You look quite haggard. YOU !
emit been ILL.,"
No; I've had q bad night. That's
0h, / heard something Of a riotous
ne taking place over, here" he said.
le of the gardeners was talking
ut It to Elizabeth"
What was It you heard?" l asked
ekly.
He said that there was great excite
It at Nine. Brossard's because
lnge woman had turned up and
tned an insane young man for her
band"
Damnation" I started from my
IL. did Mrs. Hartman hear this
y?'
lot last night. I'm certain. But
it difference could 1t possibly make
ether she heard it or not? She
sn't know these people surely?"
The knows the man."
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