The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-04-06

never did she ney err touched my hearyy
| only my eye and mind. may be ca
pable Of loving any one; perhaps that's
| it, But what can have possessed her
to leave the theater this time Of
night ?"
A swish Of petticoats, rush Of cool
| air with which mingled an indefinable
| perfume, and. like bird takiat- mo-
| mentary rost in the passage. she stood
poised on the threshold. A beautiful
woman Is a tangible enchantment; and
| fame and fortune had made Katherine
Challoner beautiful. roughly, daring
ly. puzzlingly beautiful. Her eyes
| the flame of health and life burned In
her cheeks, and the moist red mobile
mouth expressed emotions SO rapidly
| and irregularly as to bewilder the man
who attempted to follow them. All, but
| she could act comedy or tragedy, 1t
| mattered not: she was always superb.
Dick. you do not say you are glad
| to see me-"
Beauty striketh the sage dumb" he
laughed. What good fortune brings
| you here tonight?"
| II am not acting tonight. Nor shall
be tomorrow night, nor the thousand
| nights that shall follow"
| why, girl!' he cried, pooling out a
| chair. he had not seen her for two
weeks. He had known nothing of her
movements. save that her splendid tai
cnts had saved a play firm utter ruin.
Her declaration was like thunder
bolt. Explain"
''Well. am tired. Dick: l, am tired"
| She sat down and her gHze roved about
| the familiar room with yelled affec-'
tion for everything she saw. "The
world is empty. have begun 20 hate
the fools who applaud me. l hate the
evil smells which hang about the the
alter. hate the overture and the man
With the drums" whiD1sically.
whats he done to your"
Nothing, only he makes more noise
than the others. I'm tired. 1t is not
! definite reason. but woman is never
obliged 10 be definite"
mo; 1 never could understand you,
even when you took tina trouble to ex-
plain things"
Yes, l know" She drew off her
gloves and rubbed her fingers, which
were damp and cold.
But surely, this Is only within.
You can't seriously maan to give up
the stage when the whole world is
watching you"
She did not answer him, but con-
tinued to rub her fingers. She wore
several rings. among which was brill
liant of unusual luster. Warrington,
however. had eyes for nothing but her
race. For the past six months he had
noted the subtle change in her, grow
ing reserve, a thoughtfulness that was
slowly yelling or subdulng her natural
gaiety.
isn't this determination rather sud
den?" he asked.
II have been thinking OF Il for some
time" she replied, smiling. A woman
always finds herself at ease during
such crises. "Only, I hadn't exactly
made up my mind. You were at work ?"
glancing at the desk.
Yes, but I'm through for the night
It's only scenario, and i am not en-
tirely satisfied with it."
She walked over to the desk and
picked up sheet at random She was
privileged person in these rooms
Warrington never had any nervous
dread when she touched his manu-
script.
How is It going to end?" she asked.
"Oh, they are going to marry and
be happy ever after" he answered,
smiling.
"Ah; then they are never going to
have any children" she said, with a
flash of her old-time mischief.
will you have cigaret?" lighting
one and offering her the box.
NO; have horror OF cigarets since
that last play To smoke in public
every night. perforce, took away the
charm. ! hated that part. An adven-
turess! 1t was altogether too close to
the quick; for l am nothing more or
less than an adventures who has been
successful. Why, the very method I
used to make your acquaintance-year
and years ago, wasn't it?-proved the
spirit.
She crossed over to the window to
cool her hot face She heard the voices
OF the night; not as the poet hears
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loved mel" she murmured, so softly
that even the sparrows In the vine
heard her not, And bitter indeed was
the pain. AS things are written, so
must they be read. She readily held
him guiltless; what she regretted most
deeply was the lack OF power to have
him and 10 hold him. Long before. she
had realized the hopelessness of it ALL
Knowing that he drank from the cup Of
dissipation, she had even sought to hold
him in contempt; but to her he had
never ceased to be a gentleman, tender
manly and kind. 1t is contempt that
casts the first spadeful in. the grave of
love.
He drew her to the lamp and studied
a new ring he noticed on her finger.
The rudy lights darted as he slowly
turned the jewel around.
1T Is beauty. No one but a rich
man could have given ring like that.
And on your finger 1t means but one
thing"
II am to be married in June"
do you love him?"
II respect him; he is noble and good
and kind"
II have always wanted a home. The
stage never really fascinated me: It
was bread and butter"
us 1t necessary to marry in order to
have homer" he asked quietly, letting
tba hand gently slide from his ovo,,
are wealthy, after a fashion; could you
not build a home of your ownT
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