The Washington herald., 1912-11-03
A Story for IL Married and Those Who
Expect to Be, Written from the Great Play
Of the Same Title. :: :: :: :: ::

womanhood demanded satisfaction.
Helpless she felt herself. but prisoners
sometimes hurl themselves 1t the steel
doors of their cells.
What am to answer@ she de-
manded. Her voice was tense with
suppressed fury.
The truth, madame" cried Sir
Robert, harshly; "if you can"
The truthr Peggy flung the word
back At him from between her set
teeth What is the truth to you?"
she cried. IT'S not the truth you
waaf-Fs me y And she struck her
breast with her little elenched fist.
IT'S me-my very soul! That's what
you want! Not to wiring the truth
out out. OF M, ms.Sgt but Just 50 much as will
Admission raised his head at the
sound of her scream, and now he did
not take his eyes off her face Her
glance had ignored him from the first.
Mrs. Admaston," Sir John warned
her, these outbreaks will not assist
your case"
my caseT she caught at the words
with fierce scorn and turned her Wild
ly blazing eyes on him. MY lord who
Will believe in the face of that lying
letter! It's trap! A trap, I say!
I've been hunted and bounded into It!
I'm not surprised now. that ingoeeut
women in hundreds let their cases %
by dafault rather than face the hu-
initiation and torture of this awful
placep
MADAME" broke in Sir Rober.
sternly, Il must. insist upon an an
swer."
Peggy wheeled to him once more.
1And what am I tofanswerr
IF you ask me. Mrs. Admission" he
replied; grimly '1et me advise-the
"The TRUTH
"Yes; the truth" his voice rose with
scorn. That this trip to Paris was
all arranged between you and your ad-
mirer-that at the very moment your
husband tried to reach you on the
phone you were in your admirers
arms!"
TT isn't true~ blazed the girl.
trembling with rage and the weakness
born of the, long strain.
'The telephone bell rang several
times before it was answered.?
yes; but"
81 suggest to you that even then you
were in your admirers armsp thun-
dered Sir Robert.
1T is not true"
Then, Mrs Admaston,". he cried,
brutally, "and for the last time I press
for an answer. Do you still insist
that you and your"
Peggv's FIRST came down on the rail-
ing with a jar that wiped the word
from his lips.
How dare you sugges, this" Her
voice trembled with fury. Il tell you
that l never loved him-never, never.
neverT The last word was almost a
shrek. IF / had loved him. do you
think would be here now? For
months and months he has begged and
entreated me to let my husband get
divorce so he could marry me- II l
had loved him, do you think l would
have faced this awful place" She
passed her hand across her eyes to try
to drive away a strange dizziness. Il
never loved him! have been foolish
II loved his admiration-I played with
FIRE! never knew that the law
mans law-made no difference be-
tWCcH IIc opportunity 10 20 wrong ana
the giving way to it! l know now,
Some day men who know women will
make other laws-but some of US must
have our lives broken first! In the
face of that letter and the evidence.
no man would believe me, whatever I
say, but l swear it was all an accident,
swear that meant no harm by my
little lies! swear"-the girl was
gasping and swaying-"I swear I have
done nothing wrong-nothing! But no
one'-she clutched at the railing and
her voice grew fainter and fainter
her face turned a ghastly pallor-then
she collapsed and slid gently to the
floor
Even as Peggy tainted the tense
ness of the situation. the strained looks
of all in the court room, relaxed and a
breath of relief swept over all present
that the beautiful young wife was no
longer subject to the terrific strain she
had undergone
Tender hands lifted the inanimate
form, she was borne carefully to the
private rooms of the Judge, and as
soon as the first flush of color came
back to her pallid lips she was con-
veyed to her carriage and escorted to
what she looked to as her only home
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