Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
esaprER W.-(contlnued.)


4 Ign y,tb Mrs. Dace. Bruce Halliday /
b loys - ~ shun her as an adventures
CHAPTER W.-(contlnued.)
~.s, night I happened to be pass
:. M place. / had no intention OF
,,rr upon you'll never dishonored
~ such acts-but fate ordained
y, should be just in time to see
.l,ght with Richard Mackay. The
n the lower entrance remained
sor a few seconds after you had
.-sd saw your scene with him
..,s,s YOU entered the elevator"
never IN my life had seen such a
80 come over a human counte-
. - a. swept hers at my words. |
=. color fed in a fash and her
<..ts became ashy gray. Into her
=. me instant before so soft there
$50 the glitter of leopardess as
4, r.thers herself for the leap. Tense
"A seeming to crouch, | saw the
,.c,ardess In every outline Of her
.-,,,d body. Then as suddenly she
..s.xed. the glitter faded and the
4 ~ Of anger gave way to the cold
=. n scorn. She stepped backward
I'll mocking bow.
You honor me greatly. my dear sir,
"A assure you that l shall never
lrest It Yesterday you told me that
"a an angel exalted above your
4 .rs: today | am a fallen thing be-
,,,th your contempt. And all be-
,.u.e & a miserable occurrence like
At And you would have left me
vsk no opportunity to explain my
+ rs.jtiessness had l not forced you to
. rsri me that right"
your guiltlessnessl" l returned as
kny. Il have charged you with no
4 rl. beyond treachery to me. You
4 "a me that no other man made love
. /, you. and | believed you. You had
tld me that Mackey was merely your
/ tnsncial agent. and pinned my heart
NON your paked word. You have
4 cruc:hed It. Yet I could forgive you
we're It not for the fact that this man
1 ( married. and has a family and you
i ~ wen aware OF 1t. I leave the ques-
su Of your guiltlessness towards his
/ VIE to your own conscience"
Her bosom heaved and her hands
4 trhtsned. Listen" she said In a
vice hard as steel. "You shall hear
N out now, for there are things that
i ]m must know. Not that l care for
4 Nur opinion, and not that l care to
d rizin even your friendship after this,
mi because It Ia my duty to myself
nj to Mr. Mackay, who seems at
kzzt to respect me. I had told you
rsch Of my affairs. but not every
i nins Mr.. Mackay made certain in
7utmsnts for my husband, and It was
Dat fact principally that brought me
hck nom the Orient He has been
Ind enough now that l am alone In
he world to protect them for me and
j fFe ne the benefit of his judgment
mt experience that l might not have
Il , exist on the charity of friends. That
4 makes It necessary that should some
cna see him. As to what the world
nyS about me, do not care the snap
4 ny finger, for 1t has always ma
lued me and do not even take the
4 PAINS to deny what It may say. AS for
nat scene In the hail. as your high
nsss seems pleased to designate 1t, !
AVE only to say this. / was taken III
Ni night at late luncheon at which
y happened to be present with 9TH
a. and he hurried me home in his
a. ! was very faint when we ar
med here and he supported me with
~ arm across the walk and into the
ulding. Before the elevator came
esn ! must have lost consciousness
~ moment. for when / regained
ny senses he was holding me in his
Hn' to prevent my falling and bend
w over me as he asked me what he
~ald DO for me. In a moment I had
e'oVered my strength and requested
IN 70 release me. which he immedi-
sv ala. He escorted me as far as
" door and left me there at my re-
west AFTER ! had assured him that
.'net would do all that was necessary
ne Mr. Mackay did no more than
ciher gentleman would have done
~1H the circumstances"
i'e pride of her poise was magnifi-
IN and the cold dignity of her tones
y q an outraged empress. Never
.~o'e had she seemed so beautiful,
pure, 50 womanly. And cropping for
~ne'hing. no matter how slight,
a which to once more fasten my
-An N her, my jealousy and black
pleions once more fed before her
lng and explanation, and in their
.s love and belief came surging
-. The terrible smothering weight
an me was lifted and could have
49, aloud in the blessedness of my
a fen upon my knees before
orokenly begged her forgive
elutching her convulsively by
asnd and pleading my heart out
sac be merciful. She listened in
lee to my appeals until they were
'as'ed and then told me | must
20 not know what to say to you,
IM