Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-10-11

time or Ordinary Humiliation. To he
unknown and yet denounced was lro
being alone with truth Ny identity
should he hid no longer. and l resolved
to teil her that It was she had de
nounced AS low as I seemed at that
moment. was not so low as to take
her hand until | had confessed all.
The past month rose before me. and
| asked myself IL / was indeed n gen
tleman measured from their stand
point. AZ any rate, could not remain
one and be silent
The colonel crossed the room and
passed ont into the hall. ] got up and
stood leaning on the back of the chair
in which had been sitting.
Miss Ellen" I said. II have some.
thing important TO shy to you II is
not what you think" for panied ex-
precision came into her face 1T is a
confession have to make"
Eyes, MIR Palmer" she said and
turned from the window 10 face me.
Tie sun had come from behind bank
OF clouds and crimsoned the checkered
rares of glass. and her hair catching
the rays that filtered through them.
framed her In halo and TO me gave
her the appearance Of saint Her face
was pale. and her long eyelashes were
fringed VITA tears.
Miss Ellen" | said softly. 1T was |
who wrote those letters"
For moment she did not speak. and
when she did her voice seemed passion
less.
'"Then Il was you. after ALL" was
what she said. Il had refused to en-.
terrain the thought even until you
yourself confessed Ii. Even now 1t
scer1s too horrible TO believe. And |
stopped slleaklng 70 my best friend
merely bedNuSc sic hnlf nHrxnIly sug.
ges'ed that Il might he you She said
this more ~ herself than to me.
why did you uOt tell this 20 me be.
fore" SAID. "nnd would have ex.
plaincdT'
why did not tell youT she asked,
her voice breaking with anguish "Be.
rnuse ] thought you were Il gentleman
and you were our guest II would have
been nm Insult 10 have mentioned Il.
Such suggestion would hnve been n
rejection ON him vnu ridiruIed and on
me, whom you would have made be
lieve you loved had you dared TO speak
The lie upon your Hips"
love you" cried Il would die for
yon.''
1T Is the only way you could ever
prove II now" she said "0b." she con.
tlnued. iii YOU Ind only leyeled your
ridlcule NJ me alone. But father. poor
old father. | am glad he will not see
that last letter he would hardly think
thrt one funny"
She l0okcd at me. and her eyes sud
denly seemed 70 blaze with scorn and
contempt.
'YeS. ! see u al now aud the won
der is I did not see II before. II was
he whom YOU desrrIhod as broken
down ariStcrili who dpsanted on
politics aud wrote pieces to the paper
teilin! the president how 70 run the
goNrruIwnt II was notherwlo dress
ed 10 WORKOUT velvet gowns sand sat Ia
state NJ the dinner her daughter had
coofrd. nnj II was who cooked tue
dinnerS and played Sonalas aud noe.
turues for the Amusrmem OF nnr
guests God. why did Dd see you
MS sou wercE Yes. and these are the
haH'S. she cried IN auguisbnnd scorn
holding them toward me that ! might
see thrm. that have cooked your
meals for the past four weeks, ana
these nre the same hands that played
for ypn While YOU smoked yodr blpe
and heard father dcsClnt m polucs'
How ploF uud miserable we must have
scented 10 You. All that 0uld have
forgiven. mlt you dared 10 soil my skin
visa yonr kisses They VIII hnrn
deep mere" she said. pointing TO her (
FINGERS. 'long after your ingrautnde
has been forgotten
Ellen. for Gods ,mEc have iuty!
cried II have laughpd at your power
y rs II u were uly own il' rirh i
never told this to you bef@r ana
te't Tint tie only use Of my "raI'h ~
the future would be to relieve me bnr-
dens Of those you love Tlis night
nag. this very afternoon-l Eas going
to ask you to be my wife fr'n "hicn
moment your father. mother ihd Dr"tn- (
er would have been mine als'' ~ was
this very poverty nn1 The ior'lthde
with which yon bore II that haVe maze
me love you After you spoEr 'hlS ART !
ernoon | could not tell you q my love