Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-15

Newbold's wife, that was another; she
realized how he had deceived her,
that was the third. These eliminated
the man from her affections, hut Il is
one thing to thrust a man out of your
heart and another to thrust him out
of your life; he was still there. And
by no means the sport Of blind fate
Armstrong intended to have something
to say as to the course of events, to
use his own powers to determine the
issue.
OF but one thing beside her hatred
for Armstrong was Enid Maitland alb.
solutely certain; she would never dis
close to the man she loved the fact
that the woman, the memory Of whose
supposed passion he cherished, had
been unfaithful to him in heart ie
not in deed. Nothing could wrest that
secret from her. She had been in-
fected by Newbold's quixotio ideas,
the contagion of his perversion Of COM
mon sense had fastened itself upon
her. She would not have been human
either if she had not experienced q
ity that in some way, of which she yet
swore she would not be the instrument
blind or otherwise, the facts might he
disclosed which would enable Newbold
to claim her openly and honorably, with
out hesitation before or remorse aft.
er, as his wife. This fascinating flash
of expectant, hopeful feeling she
nv Of
to fight it down, but with manifest i'm,
possibility.
1t has taken time to set these things
down; to speak or to write is a slow
process, and the ratio between outward
expressions and inward is as great as
that between light and sound. Cues
lions and answers between these three
followed as swiftly as thrust and parry
between accomplished swordsmen, and
yet between each demand and reply
they had time to entertain these swift
thoughts-as the drowning compass
life experiences in secondsi
Il may not be her friend" said Arms
strong steadily, 'but she left mo in
these mountains a month ago with
more than half way promise to mar
ry me, and 1 have sought her through
the SHOWS to claim the fulf1llment."
"You never told me that" exclaimed
Newbold sternly and again addressing
the woman rather than the man.
"There was nothing to tell" she an
swered quickly. st was young girl,
heart free; 1 liked this man. perhaps
because he was so different from those
to whom l had been accustomed, and
when he pressed his suit upon me,
told him the truth. I did not love
him, did not know whether [ might
grow to care for him or not; if I did,
1 should marry him and if I did not
no power on earth could make me.
And now hate him!" She flung the
words at him savagely.
Armstrong was beside himself with
fury at her words, and Newbold's cool
indifference to him personally was I'M
endurable. In battle such as he waged
he had the mistaken idea that any
thing was fair. He could not really
tell whether it was love of woman or
hate of man that was most dominants
he saw at once the state of affairs be-
tween the two. He could hurt the
man and the woman with one state
ment; what might be it's Interior effece
he did not stop to consider, perhaps is
he had he would not then have cared
greatly. He realized anyway that
since Newbold's arrival his chance
with Enid was gone; perhaps wheth.
er NewbOld were alive or dead it was
gone forever; although Armstrong did
not think that, ne was not capable Of
thinking very far into the future in
his then condition, the present buIked.
too large for that
II did not think after that kiss in
the road that you would go back on
me this way, Enid" he said quickly.
''The kiss in the road" cried New
bold staring again at the woman.
you coward" repeated she, with
one swift envenomed glance at the
other man, and then she turned to her
lover. She laid her hand upon his
arm, she lifted her face up to him,
Gas God is my judge" she cried, her
voice rising with the tragic intensity
Of the moment and thrilling with in
dignant protest, "he took it from me
like the thief and the coward he was
and he tells it now like the liar he is.
We were riding side by side, I was
utterly unsuspicious, I thought him a
gentleman, he caught me and kissed
me before I knew it. 1 drove him
from me. That's alI.'
Il believe you," said Newbold gent
", and then for the first time, he adj
dressed himself to Armstrong. ''You
came doubtless to rescue Miss Matt
land, and in so far your purpose was
admirable and you deserve thanks and
respect, but no further. This is ny
cabin, your words and your conduct
render you unwelcome here. Miss
Maitland is under my protection; if
you will come outside 7 will he GLAD