The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
Continued from Yesterday

Il had too much--and no money.
Don't be mad with me. dear" She
put her hand gently on his arm. Its
not my fault that your wife knows"
she added, in a tone that would have
inspired the maker of the proverb,
who excuses himself, accuses him
SELF
Nelson folded his arms with grim
force.
You saw herr" Events were
moving so fast that Charles Nelson
could only watch the tide of circum-
stances.
sYes. and she knew who I was"
What did she do?" asked the man.
in deep anxiety. So much depended
upon what Emily had done when she
had been brought face to face with
"the other woman
Gave a grand imitation of an ice
making machine. I'm sorry-awful
sorry
She spoke earnestly. putting her
hand on his with little gesture of
real aTection as she spoke
And now we won't have to keep
under cover"
THE PARTING
Nelson dropped his arms to his side
with thud of amazement
II don't understand YOU
Again Kitty tried the lure of her
little hand on his. Her palm was
soft. magnetic. full of the electricity
of her youth and her emotions.
She'll name me. of course. I
don't pretend 1 like 1T, but what's the
use? / don't care IL you'll only be
nice to me. Charles"
Nelson rose from the side of the
girl who was clinging to him now
with genuine feeling at the thought
of any danger to her power over this
giant among the men she had known.
He rose. shook off the thrilling little
hand and took his stand firmly on
the other side of the room.
He spoke gently. 'Tt Is all over.
Kitty. You're n good girl I'm your
way, and I'm sorry--but it's all Over-'
Kitty rose and very earnestly in
deed she joined the man. Somehow
even yet she had not begun to guess
that he did not care for her, that
Nelson's strength had come back to
| him with a silent force that no
woman might shake.
you've got it wrong. She's thrown
you, OF course, it isn't overr
| YES" said the man in a tone that
| for his own ears spelled absolute
| finality.
! why? Why?" pleaded Kitty.
/ Several reasons. / can't explain
| ] am in trouble-money matters" said
/ the man, uneasily-
| In all her career Kitty Claire was
/ to have two big moments-moments
when she rose out Of the shell of a
Kitty Claire to the woman she might
have been. One of them came now.
4I'm mo CRATER, I'll stick" said a
| ~~oufIn xnioo
NO" said Nelson, firmly, unemo-
tionally.
Kitty walked over to him and
looked at him in puzzled wonder.
"You mean-you're going to quit?"
Yes"
you can't, Not now--I can't let
you go!" The girl threw her arms
/ around his unrespopsive shoulders.
That frail arml Those massive
shoulders! With one to lure and the
others to break down the barrier how
the grisly family skeleton had come
/ from it's prisoning cupboard and
danced its dance of death in the
shamed light OF day!
FIGHTING FOR HIM
! II can't let you go-I love you,
| cried Kitty Claire.
Nelson broke from the powerless
hold of his siren.
! II never deceived you--never from
/ the first gave you the right to- He
had noticed another couch on the far
side of the room. He sank into It.
the strain was telling on his nerves
| and power of repression.
Kitty ran to his side. All was not
| vet lost. What the wife must resign
in pride at the first sign of restive-
ness-of the desire to stray-the
"other woman" may fight for, since
! she has no pride to lose. To the
"other woman" love Is all that counts.
Kitty Claire would fight Tor her own.
| To Emily Nelson love must be free
| gift-she could not ask for it-she
/ could not even strive to hold 1t.
/ And in the end which woman was
permitted to keep the thing she
| loved?
.Oh, / know what I was to you. but
I don't care! I know you don't care
| for me that way. 1t used to make me
| mad, but 1 don't mind even that any
more. / know you'll go some time,
but not yet! can't let you! / just
can't!'
II think you exaggerate your feel
ings." Nelson spoke dispassionately.
a sudden CLEAN came to Kitty.
| Perhaps there was the reason for his
/ coldness.
you're. sore because she knows. but
/ tell you it wasn't my fault"
II know It," said the man. with a
sad uncertainty as to just whose fault
| 1t all was.
/ "You needn't fool yourself-she
! won't forgive you"
| mo" Grimiy he disposed OF that.
/ Then why can't we go on. Just the
same as we have for two years? I'll
! be good / won't look at any other
man. wont drink--not even . cock