The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-26
No. I9

sible, Bess? And after all your faith
and confidence What are you going
The answer came terse harsh, bard
as steel. Do? Why nothlngl What
foot? Dare reveal any knowledge
But you have. done absolutely no
wrong. l can swear to that
e" Who would believe you? Do / be-
lieve there is nothing between Roy and
do v girl V OF course a,,a don't Neither
dress and also about Simon?'
II knew she was facing the situation
l know l have been TIE only really
guilty one in tho wlIele TRANSACTION.
dc ..,,, kno sSs you are ipnoesnt
be God does know it i hardly realize
that what you're saying is true My
conscience tells me otherwise. My con-
character that ] can afford to throw
tones Don't you realize that my hou'e
has crashed about my ears and 1t hurts
bitterness was more terrible to me than
the most passionate outburst OF weep
ing. ! rose and strobe to her side
kneeltng down put my arms about her.
shoulders. Drawing her close to me
murmured, with pa sionate earnestne s.
R2ss, my Queen Bess, won't you let
when assure you that you are dearer
to me than anything on earth even
my own son? Won't you be kinder to
me and let me make you happy? You
known your husband is untrue to YOU
But she was as ice 10 my desire
My appeal had no effect on her. Dis
engaging herself. she TO e and began
TO pace the room in her agitation |
seated myself once more and watched
her helplessly. l knew she was suffer
AT last she stopped before me ana
began in voice full of bitterness,
Don't l know he is untrue to me?
Put oil e..
thinks ] have NJ cause for complaint
Hasn't his mother and sisters ding
donged into his ears enough that he has
degraded himself and them by marrying
one of my despised race? What mat
ter to them that the blood flows in
my veins Is purer than ever coursed
through their noblest ancestor or his
descendants thousand generations
later? l am worn with their assump-
ton OF superiority over me because of
my religion. They lose no opportunity
of stabbing me. with their haughtiness
or manner. their self-suffcency God
knows Jewish families feel the disgrace
OF lnter-malriage as much as the Chris
tians, But the Jewish relatives and
friends do not revenge themselves on
mem as my husbands people have on
pride thems elves? Only an external
smoothness behind which they conceal
uheir hard-heartedness and hatred Of
us: They sent their pastor to me 10
bring me into the fold, sister," quot
ing inc words with a sneer For what
Pnni PVSet - utIy Iuflner the religion
of which know little and bind myself
to theirs, Of which | want TO know less.
And then they wanted my children she
continued vehemently as If speaking 10
herself. But they shant have the babies.
They claim that Jesus, the Jew, Is their
saviour but he never scorned our peo-
pie and our faith. They shall not eman-
cipate Roy Wlnthrop's children from the
curse he and they have placed on Tie
little ones mother
But surely Bess, | interrupted as
she paused moment You do not class
me with those narrow minded relatives
OF your husbands
She turned on me in sudden passion
How can tell? How did you regard
my people before this attachment fol
me? II has helped TO clear the mists
little, but you must remember thai
your affection Is not shared by the
world Were we even free so you couie
marry me, what you'd be the result,
Same as In my case here You'd he
come an object OF pity and l. youl
wife. would have TO bear with yelled
chartable-minded would try 20 CONVEX,
me and have me throw off compieteia
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