Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-10
CHAPTER Iv.-(contInued.)

CHAPTER IV.-(continued.)
She shook her head sadly, wistful-
iy. How do know? How can tell!
Surely. dear, no two people were ever
happier than we-yet within year
from our wedding you you left
me. ran away from me. Il. Why
We'll We know why. dearest, and
well We know twas love of We alone
that drove me from ye Could l let
1t be said We had husband who was
incapable of supporting ye? Could
let it be said that your husband lived
like a leech upon your fortunes
Faith. didn't / have to go for your
sake?"
No" she dissented with second
weary shake Of her pretty head; Il
think it was love Of yourself. little,
Terence-that and your pride.
Why should any of our world
have guessed you were not the rich
man you fancied yourself when we
were married? Who would have told
them that your landed heritage in
Ireland had turned out profitless? Not
|. my dear"
Il know that" he contended stub
bornly, but | know, too, sooner or
later it would have come out, and
they would have said: There size
goes with her fortune-hunter, the adj.
venturer who married her for her
money"
And If so? What earthly differ
ence could it make to us, sweetheart?
What can gossip matter to us--if you
dove me?"
If" he cried. almost angrily IF,
All, but no. darling. It's your
self knows there is no IL about 1t, that
Am sick with love OF ye this very
sninute--sick and mad for ye =
Then" she pleaded. with desper-
ate little break in her incompatible
voice; and again held out her arms
70 him then have pity on me, oh, my
dearest one--have pity on me If only
for little while"
And suddenly he had caught her 10
MIN, and she lay In his arms. her
young strong body nodded to his. her
lips to his, her eyes haif-veiled, the
sweet fragrance of her-too well re-
Notwithstanding him: lay SUI
pine in his embrace. yet held him
strongly to her. and trembled in SYM
pathy with the deep, hurried pounding
of his heart.
In the south the horizon famed
fivid to the zenith, revealing a great.
black wall of cloud that had stolen
up out of Africa; beneath it the sea
shone momentarily with sickly silk
sn luster Then the dense blackness
of the night reigned again, as pro-
found as though impenetrable, eternal.
Later duh growl Of thunder rolled
IN across the waste. With 1t came the
first fitful warnings of the impending
wind storm.
Twas ye who sang to me. dear
est?'
Who else, you great silly boy?
And when you followed me 10
the door. making as much noise as a
young elephant. Terence was mind
ed 70 punish you a little. a very little,
my dear. So l merely opened mine
and closed it sharply"
There was a woman In the hall"
II saw her, dear, and laughed, think.
ing how puzzled you would be.
Was cruel, my heart? But l did not
mean 20 be. I'd planned this surprise
son know. from the minute | found
our rooms adjoined."
AND this letter"-o' Rourke tumble,
IN his pocket and got 1t out-"y
brought 1t to me?"
1t came to me in London, dear, tw
weeks ago; we were together-Clar
Plinliinmon and lat the Carlton
waiting for her yacht to be put int
commission. Meanwhile she was maj
tng up the party for this Medite
Eanean trip. | had no ide
where to send you the letter. Hay
sou read it,"
Have had time. sweetheart
Enine?"
There was an interlude.
In the distance the thunder roll
and rumbled
Resolutely the young woman d
engaged herself and withdrew to q
tle distance