Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1912-09-05

"C0nid You want such man! ask
ed Grace Sheraton bitterly. saw Ellen
shake her head slowly. | heard her
lips answer slowly No" she said
''Could your
looked to Grace Sheraton for her
answer. and as looked | saw
strange and CHASTITY change come over
her face My Godr' she exclaimed.
reaching out her hand against tree
trunk to steady herself. Your leav-
fngs? No. But what is TO become of
me?'
''You wish him?" asked Ellen. "You
are entirely free. But now. il you
please, | see no reason why | should
trouble you both. Please. now, shall
GO"
But Grace Sheraton Snrang to her
side as she turned. | was amazed at
her look 1t was entrraty OH her face.
not anger: She held out her hands to
Ellen. her face strangely distorted.
And then I saw Ellen's face also
change She put out her hand in turn.
There" she said. time mends very
much. Let us hope Then / saw
her throat work oddly. aud her words
stop.
No man may know the speech with
which women exchange thought. |
saw the two pass few PAGES apart,
saw Grace Sheraton sto0p and whis-
per something.
Ii was her last desperate resource.
It won, us courage should, or at least
as much as lie may win at any time,
for Ii was "A bitter. daring. desperate,
shaming lie she whispered to Ellen.
AS Ellen's face turned toward me
again saw Il slow. deep scorn invade
it. IF were free" she said TO ne,
IF you were the last man on earth.
would not look at you again. You de
ceived me, but that was only a broken
word ard not broken life. This girl
indeed she may ask what will be-
come Of her.
II am tired of all these riddles
broke out. my own anger now arising
and myself not caring to he made thus
sport Of petticoats,
Your duty is clear" went on my
new accuSer. flashing out ut me- If
you have Il trace Of manhood left then
let the marriage be at once-tomoTrOw
low dare you delay so long She
choked in her own anger, humiliation,
scorn-i know not what. blushed in her
own shame.
n p.ffx afx hoo
3 stupid ass 1t took me moments to
grasp the amazing truth. to understand
the daring stroke by which Grace Sher-
atom had won her game. 1t had cost.
her much. | saw her standing there
trembling. fearful. suffering, her eyes
wet. She turned TO me, waiting for
me to save her or leave her damned.
| could not declare against the wo-
man who had thus sworn against me.
! With horror | saw what grotesque in
| Justice was uonc 70 me. broke out
| into "a horrible laughter.
| ! had said that had come for my
| punishment. and here 1t was for me 10
take. | had told Orme that one day l
would pay him for my life. Here. now.
was Orme's price to be paid Ii this
girl had not sinned with ME she had
done so by reason of me. II was my
| fault, and a gentleman pays for hi2
/ fault in one way or another. There
seemed to me. | say, but one way in
which / could pay, being ever simple
and slow Of wit / John CowleS with
out thinking so far as the swift conse-
Quences, must now act as the shield of
/ the girl who stood there trembling. the
girl who had confessed TO her rival her
own bitter sin. but who had lied as to
her accomplice In her sin.
at is true" | said, turning to Ellen.
81 am guilty / told you | deserved
no mercy, and ask none | have not
asked Miss Sheraton to release me
| from my engagement. / shall feel
honorcd If she will now accept my
hand. shall be glad II she will set
| the date early as may be"
Night was now coming swiftly from
the hills
Ellen turned to pass back toward
the door Your PARDON | exclaimed
to Grace Sheraton. and sprang after
Ellen
"Goodby," | said. and held out my
hand to her. Let us end all these
heroics and do our best. Where is
your husband? ] want to congratu-
| late him
"Afy husbandr' she said IN wonder.
what do you mean?"
"Bellnap"- | began.
"Ah." she said bitterly You rate
me low. rs low as | do you
But your father told me himself
you two were to be marriedr' | broke
out. surprise wonder. dread. rebellion,
now i'm every fiber of my body and
soul.
MY father loves me dearly she re-
piled slowly s'But be cannot marry
me until | wish No. I am not mar
ried. and | never win be- Goodbv"