Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
'Sased on the drama ol that name as
played by Walker Whiteside)
By ]. ". M,coNAuGHY.

ing Journal Publishing Company.
Well" she said with a comfortable
SIGH, As she drifted onto the divan-
Thank goodness, we're alone at astl'
"llona, you must go at oncel" he said,
In his cold, precise tones.
Go" she echoed, looking up at him
IN surprise
Yes
Or she I'D, 1c..iiss1ng herself eft the
DIAN and picking Up her hat off a chair
with a vicious slap. your everlasting
work Well, III come back later-about
midnight"
'iona you must rot come back"
Not come back she repeated. slowly
ard wonderingly, as she stared with
great round eyes at his cold, inapassive
face There was little silence and then
she broke out bitterly: Il know, It's
that man she pointed to the door
through which Joshakawa had so recent
" vanished You're always this way
after he has been here AS if you didn't
have enough to worry you with that old
kill-joy hanging over you like an under
taker, Wen. I'll come back later, any
way
"Illona, you must never returnl"
The woman gave a quick gasp and
took one swift stride toward him
What" she exclaimed in low voice.
Then IL don't think understand
you
He looked into her eyes with eyes that
told nothing
You must leave at once and never gre
turn" he repeated as dispassionately as
II he were Diminishing a servant
"Why-why! Why-whats the mat
teri" she stammered, in a low voice. her
1T would be better not to go into thai.
he said ooldly sit is enough-you must
leave at once and never return
The Uoman crept nearer to him and half
held cut her hands, tearfully. pleadingly
"Tokoramon she exclaimed in voice
barely above a whisper. GU are jok-
ing
A Woman's Rage
He looked at her in way that left no
doubt on that point You must go. II
Iona
Her ewes began to fash.
''Why9" she demanded, her little white
teeth clinched and her face as white as
her teeth
y do not wish to quarrel with you. I
would be kind to the end-this is the
end I ask you to go at once"
"But-why, why?"
J do not care 10 say. 20.
But" she cried, with proud anger
"you can not look at me like that and
say such things-and not tell me why
1T is better So he said again. with
no change in his cold, impersonal tone
4 would be kind to the end Co IL
Iona"
4 touch Of hectic color appeared in
stantly in the woman's cheeks. Her eyes
bIazed
"Do you think I will be cast off like this
like a worn out coat? All. no, no! she
exclaimed. with sudden softening, creep
ing toward him You don't want to make
me angry Tell me what has happened
what is wrong? Am I not your lllona :
Have I not waited all through the even
ing for you with my heart in my throat
in there She pointed to the divan
Ibid I not lie there. throbbfng with love
and sympathy, While you sat here ana
worked" Her voice broke for an m
slant Have l not been your quiet, com
placant slave. helping you in every way
YOU would let me? And now YOU say |
must eo-without word. without rea-
son-well," Her anger blazed UP again
ct will not go! Do you hear She threw
herself into a chair II have right TO
little more consideration than that!
have had a little corner in your heart-it
has not beer much. but l have had it,
And will hold it, He stood looking
at her without ripple on his face untl
she sprang up with a cry that was al
most a snarl
For goodness sake, say something
Don't stand there and look at me like
that"
Tokoramo turned quietly to a drawer in
his desk and drew it open. There was
clink Of coin
II would he kind to the end, 1liona,' he
said You shall have as much money
as YOU desire
The words struck the last drop of blood
from the womans face
Money" she gasped in a Mortified
whisper.
yes" he said. and stood expectantly
AT the open drawer Illona bowed her
head and pressed both hands tightly to
her face. "Oh" she moaned you never
loved n1e-you never loved me, Is that
what you think of me? Is that what you
think of me?"
lie opened his lips to speak, but she
went on without needing
s.you never loved me, You never loved
me, But tonight" She stretched out her
arm to him appealngly. Tonight lit
tie ago-you said you did, when we were
slone-and believed you. thought that
underneath the ice you had one little
drop of varmth-one little drop Of love
nat vou had a heart I have given you
nv all, You have stripped me Of my
thoughts. my dreams-rny all! Ard now
YOU say I can have rnoney-and 60
4 sr.itt shadow of pain passed across
the mans face His eyes burned a little
brighter as he strobe swiftly up to her
e,a s+zred into her face
why do you lie?" he demanded in a
low. passionate voice.
"Lier exclaimed the woman falling
back a step before Kim
Eyes. nlona-you lie. You have deceiv-
ea ne-and you know it,
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