The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-27
CHAPTER XI.
Leicester and Winfield.

beating with hope, took step near
er to her as she spoke.
Il will answer any question you
ask me, olive he said; let every
thing come to light
Il wish to know" she said calmly
IF what you say it true, why you
told the others that you were only
seeking to marry me to prove your
wager"
1T is a lie" said Leicester; 81
never told them"
Less than two months ago you
told them. You met them in your
club, in the same room where | was
first discussed. The two others. and
this-gentleman. They besought you
TO give up this"-Olive hesitated as
though the very thought stung her
this wager But you insisted on
paying the money yoursefLthis hun
was valued They urged you, | re.
| peat and you refused. They asked
you whether you had become re
formed in your opinions and you
| denied it. Then they accused YOU of
still playing a part to obtain my
consent to marry you, that you
might win your wager And you ad-
mitted it,"
That is a lie
Il happen to remember the words
that were used said Olive speak
ing in the same hard, quiet voice
"One OF them said to you, it does
not matter which, but one of them
used these words after you had
made certain statements: Then you
have been simply playing part with
Miss Castlemaine?' and you replied.
And if | have, what is that to yOu?'
Then this man said, You admit il.
then? All this teetotalism, this tone
OF moral earnestness which you have
introduced into your speeches, it is
all to win your wager?' And then
you answered, And if it is, have /
ever pretended to believe in the
whining sentimentality of the world?
Have | not all along insisted that
it was matter of price? Then these
men said | ought to know. where
upon you threatened them with ter
rible punishment if they dared to
tell me. Do you pretend to deny
this?"
Il deny everything said Leicester
sullenly. The resurrection of the
past, the destruction of his happi-
ness had unhinged his mind. He
scarcely knew what he was saying.
the ground seemed to be dug from
under his feet.
Il wondered whether you were
base enough to deny that" she
said; l even hoped that you were
not, but after | had learned what
have learned l dared not believe.
My informant asked me to appeal to
Mr.. Winfield to verify the truth OF
this that was why | told the ser
want to bring him with you. Mr..
Winfield. have l described exactly
what took place? Did this man say
the words | have repeated?"
Winfield, who had been listening
like a man in dream, felt himself
unable to speak. He could not, with
Olives eyes upon him, tell lie. and
say that what had been told her was
false, neither could he. as he saw
the deathly pallor on Leicesters face
and the fearful look in his eyes.
confess the truth.
You do not speak Mr.. Winfield"
she said; even you cannot support
your friend. Still, if | have misjudg-
ed him, it is right that you should
tell the truth. Did he, or did he /
not say these things"
am sure ne dld not mean them,
said Winfield tamely
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. y. Dodson will leave |
July 10th for visits TO New York and /.
New Jersey.
The Epworth League of the Carter |
Avenue Methodist church will give a |
social tomorrow evening at the church. /
All are cordially invited to be present: |
Mrs. Ike Fox OF Houston and child /
ren are visiting Mrs. Fox's sister, Mrs. |
Joe Weiss and Mrs. NJ. Goldman