The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-02-24
PAID IN FULL
John W. Harding
Copyright. 1908. BY G. v. DiIlins.
ham Co.


woman's Keen perception had OWNED
a spirituality that was buried purpose
~ by speech and conduct. This had
interested her and given her food for
!, thought, but she could find no salts
4 factory explanation. The clew to the
mystery, which. truth to tell. interest
ed her but mildly, had come to her
first on the evening OF her husbands
attack on Captain Williams in the lit
tie Harlem fat when, after he had
let fall and smashed the cup. he had
remarked little ruefully that he had
let slip everything he had ever had in
his life that was worth while. The
/ confirmation of her deduction that his
unrequited love for herself had been
the death of ambition and accounted
| for his aimless, lonely existence, which
she had been inclined to reject rs alb
surd, was obtained on that momentous
night just before her husband extin-
guished utterly and forever the few
embers Of love for him that still were
live. After he had told her the story
Of his life In his quaint. everyday
speech and her heart had gone out to
I him in that burst Of lrrepressible sym
patty the Consideration this had caused
him had uncovered his secret as in a
book, for in that moment she had seen
beyond the mere start Of timid mod
esty.
Later, after the shock Of Brooks ac-
ton had ceased to obsess her and he
had receded further and further to-
ward memory, she had set free her
imprisoned inclinations. Once more
her rejuvenated fancy had, taken wing
to the heights of the ideal and roman
tic. Somehow it had come to asso-
ciate Jimsy with its excursions. Pos
SCISSOR Of his secret. she had set herself.
while Disgusting her task with cum
ming. to the dangerous study of the
heart that had held II so long inyiolate.
The knowledge that he loved her with
such steadfast intensity rekindsed love
on the dead ashes her husband had
left behind. and for the very reason
that Jimsy betrayed his sentiments In
nothing. held unswervingly 10 the line
Of conduct toward her he had followed
ever since she had refused TO take seri-
ously his offer Of marriage. this love
had grown stronger. flercer. until II
had filed her life. She saw that she
had passed happiness by. She exalted
Jimsy's secret passion until in her
imagining he became the incarnation
Of nobleness. Of desire. Of all mortal
joys.
She brought heap Of blutberrIcs to
him and poured them into his joined
hands. and they seated themselves on
a rock to eat them and 10 rest.
This Is the most enjoyable picnic
I've had IN years" she said gayly. ,"It
was quite an inspiration ~ vours 10
run up to visit us. WIZ don't you
conc often instead Of spending your
week ends n the hot cityf You ought
to take a vacation and stay here for
few weeks"
'T'd like to awfully." he told her.
s'hut the fact Is I'm tno busy 10 think
Of getting away. Williams Il pilIng
whole lot Of work and responsibility on
ne these days. Williams. yotf know.
isn't what you'd call nm easy boss. T.
be raises mans salary he sees 20 II
that he gets his moneys worth. lie
simply won't he bothered. even with
matters that Amt precisely details
Its because be trusts you. JImy,"
she assured him with an lntonation
perilously near TO tenderness.
so you see,- be went on, Its easier
to talk about holidays than TO get
them. ! shouldn't be here now. for
I'm working Sundays as well N other
days at present. only that had to
come up on a matter Of Importance"
oh she said. with pout. II
thought you came 10 see Us for our
selves, not on business trip. No
more berries for you"
Il came for the express purpose Of
feeing you and OF talking to you
alone"
Her heart suttered violently. surocat.
ngIy. again.
TO -aloneg"
Yes. I've seen Joe"
The pronounclng o. her husbands
name was 10 her as a heavy blow.
Sweet. timorous expectancy. hot. tur.
bulent bluahcs that she had bent to
hide vanished instantly. and she look
ed up nj him startled.
Joe walked IN on me Eve nights
sgo. he looks well aud IL doing WELL
what a. that 10 meT"
The words came In chilling accents.
snd her eyes grew hard.
Emma. do yoH remember that on
iLat night just before you learned the
truth J told you about that chap ~
Denver who was long On love and
short on honor and kind u took the
view that II was his wifes place 10
overlook things and hep him get
riehtr'
"welly'
well. I'm stu of that opinion.
do ! understand that you-that
yon,--
She did not finish the sentence. but
eat gazing at him with wide eyes.
stark with agony and amaze.
y guessed you'd be kind Of sur.
prlsed 20 hear from him. Tince you
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