The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-05
TIE
HOPE
Noveiized by
VIRGINIA LEILA WtNIZ
From the Play by
WILLIAM J. URtBURI
Copyright. 1911. by American Press
Association
CHAPTER TX.
BACK FROM PRISON.

BACK FROM PRISON.
no Mrs. Mason's narrow. unbend-
ing, shortsighted code every
thing in life was prepared in
u ADVANCED mans political con-
victions. woman's religious convic-
tons, n child's nursery stories, the ba-
bies' prayers. Her puritanic soul was
outraged wholly now. and. flushing
angrily, with an instructive shrinking
back of her whole person, she attack
ed the woman before her.
"May the Lord have mercy on such
women as you. Anna Granger. You're
wicked. fiagrantly. deliberately wick
ed. 10 utter such thoughts. Isn't 1t
enough TO have the unlawful feelingY'
She wheeled suddenly TO Temple.
"Oh. I've seen for long time that
you loved her. Every one has seen
1t. But I thought her sense Of de-
cency"-
Temple stepped forward at that. his
eyes blazing.
Mrs. Mason" he said forbiddingiy.
don't you think you have gone quite
Tar enough; Have you no pity, nc
sense of womanliness?
The housekeeper WINGED at the
mans tones. The words escaped her
Anna had risen. Very white and
still, she stood for a second. Then:
mir. Temple, / must leave this
house, leave it at once. But you may
count upon me. When your case
comes up for trial shall be there.
am going to clear you. Mrs. Mason
thinks"-her eyes travelling slowly t
the elder woman-"that it's not be
cause you're innocent that l insis
upon giving my testimony. She
thinks it's because love you. / do
But you at least know I've nothing
further to hope from this. l am Rob
ert Changers wife till death!'
Temple bowed.
"Yes, l know" he said simply. &c
want youth my soul / want you-t'
be always as you are now-right anC
loyal"
THAT is what l longed to hear 20,
say just those words" said she, will
a little, quick, sobbing breath.
Mrs. Mason was forgotten. For
brief moment they two were alone, re
moved from the rest of the world
The silence was eloquent, yet neve
had Burton Temple felt farther fror
the woman he loved than now afte
she had made her hearts confession
He adored her inaccessibility, her cod
of honor as wife and mother.
1t was she who broke the silence
and when she spoke the great mott
erliness OF her voice sank into hi
troubled soul and quieted him.
ut had to come some day-the avail
ening. Will you try TO believe m
when / say it is not all loss, b'
cause we will not allow it to be loss
Because we are going TO do right, yo
and l."
She smiled up at him with tremblin
lips and eyes running over. Then 81
lifted one hand and placed 1t upon h
dark head. even as he n little viii
ago had placed his upon her owi
And In this case again it was not
caress, but benediction. and he III
derstood.
She turned and moved evenly towal
the door. There came sharp rap,
. feverish, insistent, wild sort of IA
and she paused Cato looked up aler
: ly from his nap and threw back h
ears.
Temple stepped quickly to the do
!. and threw 1t open. Then, in amaz
ment. he stepped back.
"Granger~ he exclaimed. "Wh
are you doing here?"
A little white faced man, wearing
long ulster and carrying his hat in h
hand, entered. 1t was not his clio
cropped hair and subservient hangd,