Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-07-27
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sEIizabethlr
Seeing that there was no escape.
she paused now and turned toward
me. have never seen d glance like
hers.
s'How do you do" she remarked
| Her voice was al cool white enamel.
she was there somewhere, but i
could not see her clearly now. It
WAS not her voice. took her hand,
res; but II had now none of answer
| Ing clasp.
Elizabeth began; Il am Just
back, | have not had tirne-I have
had no leave from You to come to see
you-to ask you--to explain"
Explain" she said evenly.
But surely you cannot believe that
H."
= only believe what seems credible.
Mr. Trist.
] pulled from my pocket the little
ring which I had had with me that
night when ! drove out to Elumhurst
In my carriage, the one with the sim
gle gem which had obtained hurried
" that afternoon, having never before
that day had the right to do so. In
another pocket found the plain gold
one which should have gone with the
gem ring that same evening MY hand
| trembled as | held these out to her.
II prove 10 you what ! mean. Here!
! had no time! Why. Elizabeth, was
| hnrryingI was madi-I had right
to offer you these things have still
the right to ask you why you did
not take them2 VIII you not take
them nowgn
She put my hand away from her
gently Keep them" she said. for
the owner of that other wedding gift
the one which received"
Now | broke out Good God How
can ! be held to blame for the act Of
q drunken friend? You know Jack
cambridge as well as / do myself.
cautioned him--I was not responsible
for his condition"
1T was not that decided me-"
You could not believe 1t was who
sent you that accursed shoe which be
longed to another woman"
He said 1t came from you Where
did you get 1t. then r.
Now, as readily may be seen, was
obliged again to hesitate. There were
good reasons 10 keep my lips sealed.
1 flushed. The red OF confusion which
came TO my cheek was matched by
that OF indignation in her own. I
could not tell her. and she could not
understand, that my work for Mr.. Cal
houn with that other woman was
work for America, and 80 as sacred
and as secret as my own love for
her Innocent. still seemed guilty.
so, then, you do not say? do not
ask you
II do not deny 1T"
You do not care to tell me where
you got IL
No, said I; u win not ten you
where i got il.
'sWhygs
because that would involve another
woman
Involve another woman? DO you
think, then, that on this one day OF
her HE q girl likes to think OF her.
her lover as involved with any other
womang All. you made me begin to
think ! could not help the chill that
came On my heart Marry you'll /
could not never could, now
But YOU loved ME once / said
banaliy.
= 40 not consider ii fair TO mention
that now
4 never loved that other woman
had never seen her more than once.
You do not know her.
All Ii that II Perhaps could tell
you something Of one Helena Won
Ritz. Ii III not so7"
Yes. that was the property Of
Helena Won Ritz, told her. looking
her fairly Iii the eye
Kind ef you. indeed, to Involve me,
as you say. with lady Of her prece-
dents
hardly think any one Ii quite just
II that lady. said slowly.
Except nat Nicholas Trlstl Al beau
fifal and accomplished lady. doubt
not II his mind
Still I went on stuhbornly But
may | not see your father and have