The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-05-09


CHAPTER lV.-(contlnued)
She shock her head sadly, wistful-
iy. How do known How can ! tell?
Surely. dear. no two people we're ever
happier than we-yet within a year
from our wedding you you left
me, ran away from me-. WhyF
"Well 70 know why, dearest, and
leil We know twas love Of We alone
that drove me from ye. Could / let
It be said ys had a husband who was
incapable OF supporting ye? Could /
let Il be said that your husband lived
like a leech upon your fortunesY
Faith. didn't / have to go for your
sake?T
NO she dissented with a second
weary shake Of her pretty head; Il
think It was love OF yourself. a little,
Terence-that and your pride.
Why should any Of u world
have guessed o. we're not the rich
man you fancied Yourself whom we
we're marriedg Who would have told
them that your landed heritage in
ireland had turned out prohtless? Not
4. my dear"
=" know that" he commended stub
bornly, but | know. too. soone or
later II would have come out, and
they would have said: There she
goes with her fortune-hunter. the ad-
venturer who married her for her
MONEY"
"And If so9 What earthly diner
ence could it make to us. sweetheart
What can gossip matter to us-if you
love me?"
IT be cried. almost angrily. I'll
All. but no, darlingl It's your
self knows there is no II about II. that
I'm sick with love Of ye this very
m~inute--sick and mad for ys
Then" she pleaded, with a desper-
ate little break In her incompatible
voice; and again held out her arms
to him-"then have pity on me, oh, my
dearest one-have pity on me If only
for a little while"
And suddenly he had caught her to
dim, and she lay In his arms. her
young strong body nodded to his. her
lips to his. her eyes half-velled, the
sweet fragrance Of her-too well re-
membered-intoxicating him; lay su-
pine in bis embrace. yet held MIN
strongly 10 her, and trembled IN sym.
pathy with the deep. hurried pounding
OF his heart
Ia the south the horizon famed
liVid 70 the zenith, revealing a great.
cAack wall Of cloud that had stolen
up out OF africa beneath It the sea
shone momentarily with a sickly silk
sn luster. Then the dense blackness
the night reigned again. as pro-
found as though impenetrable, eternal.
later q dull growl OF thunder rolled
IN across the waste. With II came the
drst htful warnings Of the impending
wind storm.
Twas ye who sang to me. dear.
estY
Who else. you great silly boy?
And when you followed me 70
the door making az much noise as a
young elephant, Terence was mind.
ed 10 punish you a little. a very little
my dear. So merely opened mine
q closed It sharply
There was q woman in the hail.
saw her, dear, and laughed. think
ans how puzzled you would be.
Was ; cruel, my heart? But / did moi
mean to be- I'D planned this surprise
you know, from the minute / iourc
our rooms adjoined.
And this letter. Rourke fumblec
in his pocket and got It out-~ys
brought II 10 me2'
"lt came 10 me ia London. dear, tw,
weeks ago; we were together-Clars
Plinlimmon and Lat the Carlton
waiting Tor her yacht 70 be put int,
commission Meanwhile she was max
ine up the party for this Mediter
ranean Trip. I had no idei
where 10 send you the letter. Hav.
o read it2"
Have ! had time. sweetheart o
mino?
There was an interiudo.
iu the distance the thunder rolic.
and rumbied.
Resolutely the young woman dii
Yougaged herself and withdrew % q "a
- distance