Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29

have no light to ask Suoh q eusstiea."
And should not have answered It
to any but ny father. Mr.. Breitmaal."
Sbs extended her hand. LIST 10 for.
get that yen have Speksa. sAeula
like y0H for 4 friend"
without 4 word he tSsk the hand
| and kissed 1t. Hs made no effort to
hold it, and it slipped from his clasp
easily.
Good aight"
Good night" And he never lost
sight of her till she entered the salon
cabin. he saw a star fall out Of moth
ing into nothing. She was sorry. The
moment brewed a thousand wild sug-
gestions. To abduct her, to carry her
away into the mountains. TO cast his
dream 10 the four winds. TO take her
in spite of herself. He laid his hand
on the teak railing. wondering at the
sudden racking pain, a pain which
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mind stagnant and inert. For the first
time he realized that his pain was Il
recurrence of former similar ones
Why? He did not know. He only re-
membered that he had had the pain at
the back of his head and that il was
generally followed by burning fury.
rage to rend and destroy things
What was the matter?
To have BUNDLED himself thus before
this American girl and to be snubbed
for his pains! But, patience. Two
million francs and his friends awaiting
the word from him. She was sorry.
he laughed. and the laughter was not
unlike that which a few nights gone
had startled the ears Of the other wO-
man to whom he had once appealed in
passionate tones and not without sue.
cess.
"Karlr
The sight of Hildegarde at this mo-
ment neither angered nor pleased him
he permitted her hand to lay upon his
arm.
MY head aches" he said, as il re-
plying to the unspoken question In her
eyes.
Karl, why not give 1t up?" she
pleaded.
Give it up? What. when | have
come this far, when have gone
through what have? Oh. no. Do not
think so little of me as that"
But 1t is dream
He shook of her hand angrily IF
there is to be any reckoning | shall
pay. never fear. But it will not, shall
not fall"
She would have liked to weep for
him. Il would gladly give you my
eyes, Karl, If you might see 1t all as
| see it. Ruin. ruin! Can you touch
this money without violence? All. my
God what has blinded you to the real
issues:"
81 have not asked you to share the
difficulties"
mo; you have not been that kind to
me-"
Tonight there were no places in his
armor for any sentiment but his own
II want nothing but revenge"
II think ! can read" her own bit
terness getting the better of her tongue.
Miss killigrew has declined"
You have been listening?" with a
snarl.
1T has not been necessary to listen
need only to watch"
"Well. what is it to you?"
Take care. Karl! you cannot talk
to me like that"
Don't drive me. then. Oh" with a
sudden turn of mind. Il am sorry that
you cannot understand"
eff hadn't should never have Civ
en- you my promise not to speak
There was time when you had righl
on your side. but that time ceased TO
be when you lied to me. How little
you understood me! Had you spoken
frankly and generously at the start.
God knows ! shouldn't have refused
you. But you set out to walk over my
heart to get that miserable slip of pa
per- All. had but known! | say to
you you will fail utterly and miSera-
bly,. You are either blind or mad"
Without a word In reply to this
prophecy he turned and left her, and
as soon as be had vanished she kissed
the spot on the rail where his hand
had rested and laid her own there.
"Now there" began Fitzgerald. TAX
ing n. Ferraud firmly By the sleeve.
81 have come to the end of my pa
thence. What has Breitmann to do
with all this businessT
"Ah, Mr.. Fitzgerald! This Brett.
mann is what you call poor devil is
it not? At dinner tonight shall tell
a story, at once marvellous, past belief
and pathetic. shall tell this story
against my best convictions because
wish him no harm. because should
like 10 save him from black ruin
But attend me- My efforts shall be as
wind blowing upon stone, and ! shall
not save him. An alienist would tell
you better than | can. Listen! You
have watched him. have you not? To
you he seems like any other man.
Yes. keen witted. gifted. a bit Of a
musician. good deal of a scholar
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