Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-27

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s SirZuia gituatf0nI Armstrong
had loved another woman, SO had New
bold; and the latter had eyen married
this other woman, yeA she was quite
willing to forgive Newbold, she made
every excuse for him, she made none
for Armstrong. She was ar eminentl,
sane. just person, yet as she though
OF the situation her anger againsi
Armstrong grew hotter and hotter. Il
was a safety valve to her feelings, al
though she did not realize 1t. After
all, Armstrong; actions rendered hel
a certain service; IL she could gel
over the objection in her soul, IL she
could ever satisfy her sense OF honor
and duty and obligation. she could set
tie the question at once. She had
only to show the letters to Newbold
and to say: These we're written by
the man of the picture; 1t was he. and
not you, your wife loved" and New
bold would take her to his heart In.
stantiy.
These thoughts were not without a
certain comfort to her. All the 45m-
pensation Of self sacrifice is In its
realization. That she could and did
not somehow ennobled her love for
him. Even women are alleged with
base metal. In the powerful and
universal appeal of this man to her,
she rejotced at whatever was Of the
soul, rather than of the body. To
possess power, to refrain from using
1t In obedience to some higher law. Is
perhaps to pay oneself the most nat.
terfng OF compliments. There was q
satisfaction to her soul In this which
was yet denied him.
Her action vas quite different from
his. She was putting away happiness
which she might have had In compif-
snce with a higher law than that
which bids humanity enjoy. 1t was
nsttering to her mind. In his case,
1t waa otherwise; he had no con.
seriousness that he was 4. victim Of
misplaced trust, Of miainterpxeted nc
Hen. ~xNmkApm&ht khsssaeae .Axnr.
4r1S1 q ~T1arSs-S WoTn1
-1hom no was putting away happiness
WAS almost as worthy, II Infinitely less
desirable, an the woman whom he now
loved.
Every sting OF outrage. every feel
ing Of shame, every fear of d~isioyalty,
scourged him. She could glory In It;
he wa ashamed, humiliated. broken.
1.. ..l -ayass.y waiAins up
and down the other room. restlessly
impelled by the same Erinyes which
or old scourged Orestes; the violator
of the laws of moral being drove him
d. These malign Eumenides held
him in their hands. He was bound and
helpless. rage az he might In one
moment. prav as he did In another. M
;uueTit the earth! Yes, that wa true.
She Knew 1t now. IL neve before. and
10 did he.
Slowly the man released her. She
did not even then draw away from
aim. She stood with her hand still on
his breast. She could feel the beating
n his heart beneath her fingers.
Il am right" she said softly. 1T
kills me to deny you anything. MY
hearts yearns toward you. Why should
deny it? 1t Is my glory. not my
name
There il nothing above love like
ours he pleaded, wondering what
marvellous mastery she exercised that
she stopped him by a hands touch, q
whispered word, q faith.
NO: love Is life, love Ia God, but
syen God himself ia under obligations
sf righteousness. For me to come
10 you now. TO marry you now, to be
your wife, would be unholy. There
would not be that perfect confidence
between US that must endure In that
revelation. Your honor and mine. your
aeIf respect and mine, would interpose.
II can't have you with s. clear con-
science. Ii you can't come to me In the
same way, we are better apart. Az
though it kills me, although life with
put you seems nothing. ! would rather
NOT live 1t. we are better apart.
cant be your wife uutfl1"
Until what and until whenr" de-
nlanded Newbold.
u don't know said the woman. shut
I behave that somewhere, somehow,
We shall find y way out of our dim
Guilty. There is a way" she said .
little incaufiously. 7 know It"
SHOW It ~ me"
30. / c@l1D
What prevtnts?"
The SANS thiag which prevents you:
honor. loyalty"
To q mani"
ITO q woman
Il do not understand"
mo, bat you will some day" She
smiled at him. s's1e,. she said,
through my tears / can smile at you,
.ssss 49, asaz ia breaking. / know
that IN Gods good time this will work
lssel9 out"
u can't wait for Cod. I wait you
now.s persisted the other.
Hush. don't say that" answered the
woman. for d moment laying her hand
an ais Ups But / forgive ycu. ]
anow how you suffer-
The Ennn could say nothing do moth
aag. Ne stared at her q moment and
ala asssd went TO his throat as IT hs
Hars choking.
eun@orthy. be- said hoarssly. sun
sorkay of The past. unworthy Of tbs
essaf. unworthy OF tlse future May
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ssze @ilE sQxgsyp yoas never gsax,
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