Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-07-22
A Love So Great

There is a love SO great" began
Bob Travers, then stopred ari red
dened at sight of the elder mans quiz.
zical smile.
Go on. my boy" said Criscom.
kindly. 1T sounds as though 1t might
be interesting Is it theory o. eSperi-
ence?"
"why-er-a little Of either. per
haps. But I'm sure It's fact. believe
there is love so great that it will
forgive anything"
"You know Dick Turner, Bob2 And
his father7"
"Dick, OF course, and his fathe~ a
little," Bob answered, in sonc str-
prise.
ever hear about the older mans
early-er-h agedy? No? Well be
was quiet studious man home low
er, and how he came to love cnt rar-
ry a mere butterfly like Nanny elt
Ter is more than can explain. ]
saw quite a good deal OF the Turner's
that winter. then they suddenly disap-
peared from the places they had been
in the habit of frequenting. For three
or four months l saw nothing Of them,
except as / happened to meet them
driving. l noticed then there was an
odd new tenderness IN Turner's ex-
preston as he watched his wife,
which he seemed to be always dong.
Then, Unexpectedly to- ne at least,
came the news of the baby's birth. It
was Dick. you know, the only one they
ever had. hardly krew Turner when
saw him next. HIS face wore an ex-
preston such as h9d never seen ex-
cept in the faces OF happy mothers.
For perhaps a year Nanny Turner
was bound up in her lovely new toy
and she went about very little. Then
gradually she took her old place again
among the butterflies but now with a
certain little air OF matronly dignity
which added to he~ beauty and charm.
Turner was deep in some scientific
research. and went ab9ut very little,
Nanny. left a good deal to herself.
took up one fad afsr another. until
she/landed in the midst OF the Bohe-
uians. One OF them. a large, habby,
blue-eyed man hand ONE after fash
ion. constituted himself her instructor,
with the other members Of their i'm
mediate set as fluent and willing as
sistants.
"The fad lssted for months. but
Just before the bridge whist fiend got
'em, Blakesley the handsome 'instruc-
tor. disappeared Mrs. Turner threw
herself with doubled energy into the
maelstrom OF society. and for several
years she was a leader in her set. but
gradually the strain told on her
Everyone could see that It was tell
ing on Turner. too though in a differ
ent way. His home was nothing more
then a lodging place. mismanaged by
servants who had their own way in
almost everything, and ruled by the
little chap who had his way in every
thing. 1t was a very sweet little way
to tell the truth Poor old Turner was
bound pp in the boy. It got round
somehow that he put the little fel,oS
to bed every night with his own hand;
and sat beside him till he fell asleep
Then suddenly came the news OF Mrs
| Turner'S sudden and serious Illness
It was pneumonia and she had worI
her strength and nerves down so fms
that she had little left to fight with
For several days the doctors fonsn
for her. but there came day wheI
one Of them told Turner, not looe.nl
at the white, drawn face before him
that the end was surely not NOR
than a day away. That she woull
probably never see another morning
Turner stood dazed. then grope'
and staggered to her bedside, wher
he dropped to his knees, one OF he
little feverish hands pressed to hi
pale lips. For hours he knelt there
Then slowly she stirred and feebl
turned her head and breathed hi
name. At the sound he looked up, hi
eyes dim with agony, and saw in tn
depths of her eyes the knowledge tina
the end was near. At faint pressur
Of her hand, he drew himself sd
closer, and slowly, weakly she b.
gan-with many pauses. TO rest. Sh
told him things which he had neve
/, for an instant suspected, some eve
which others had not suspected. M'
tionless, turned to stone. he kneft. II
; she had finished. and lay painting wit
exhaustion, staring into his eyes. The
with a groan Of utter anguish. he drol
ped his head upon the frail little han
and covered It with kisses. The teaI
rushed to her eyes and rained owe
her white cheeks. "Oh. you are S
good, so heavenly good. never dare
hope for forgiveness, she gasped.
had not believed anyone could be s
mercIful and good
SLOWLY he drew himself up unit
his lips lay on her cheek, then on h'
ips. Slowly her Ids dropped oy'
dimming eyes. SO they found the
later, he in a faint that was almo
death"
Griscom stopped abruptly. Bc
Travers held his rigid pose a moiaen
then shook himself as though wakiI
from sleep.
We'll doesn't that prove" he b
gan eagerly, but Griscom interrupte
THAT was not the end" he remarke
slowly. "she did not die after a
She woke the next morning out OF dn
ger rs soon as she was we'll. Turn
brought suit FOR divorce"
Bob Travers looked profoundly d
jected and a good deal bewlldered.
A But I don't see" he began; b
s again Griscom interrupted. mo y
: boy. ] realize that" he said. as he 70
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