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sad, but he mistrusted the genuine
ness of this swift change of mood,
certainly its permanence.
What will there be left for me,
Jack, when you go? I thought
though her lips quiVered.
She was realizing that this separa-
ton which her Imagination had al
ready invested with a tragic signifi-
canoe, meant much less to him thai
she believed it would mean to her:
more than this. the cruel suspicion
was certifying itself that i'll her ab-
sence from Mount Hope, North nad
undergone some strange transforms
ton; was no longer the reckless. dis
sipated, young fellow who for mouths
/ had been as her very shadow.
Il am going tonight, Evelyn" he
said With sudden determination.
I She gave a half smothered cry.
Tonight! Tonight" she repeated.
He changed his position uncomfort-
ably
81 am at the end of my string, Eve
! lyn." he said slowly.
| II shall miss you dreadfully,
Jack! You know am frightfully un-
| happy: what will it be when you go?
! Marsh has made perfect wreck of
my life,"
Nonsense. Evelyni" he replied
/ bruskly. You must be careful what
you say to met
Il haven't been careful before!" she
asserted.
He bit his lips. She went swiftly
on.
| 81 have told you everything! / don't
| care what happens to me-you know
I don't. Jacki I am deadly desper-
ately tired!" She paused, then she
cried yehemently. cone endures a
situation as long as one can. but
there comes a time when it is impos-
sible to go on with the falsehood any
longer. and l have reached that time.
1t is my life, my happiness that are
at stakei"
Sometimes it is better to do with
out happiness" he philosophical.
THAT is silly Jack, no one believes
that sort of thing any more. but It
is good to teach to women and chill
dren, it saves a lot of bother, sup
pose; but men take their happiness
regardless of the rights of others
W. 81 a. lit
Yes, alwaysi" she insisted
But you knew what Marsh was
before you married him.
IT'S a woman's vanity 20 believe
she can reform, can control man."
She glanced at him furtively. What
had happened to change him? Al
ways until now he had responded to
the recklessness of her mood, he had
seemed to understand her without the
need of words. Her brows met in an
angry frown. Was he a coward? Did
he fear Marshall Langham? Once
more she rested her hand on his arm.
Jack. dear Jack, are you going To
fail me. too?"
what would you have me say o.
do, Evelyn" he demanded i'm
patiently.
She regarded him sadly.
What has made you change. jack
What is it; what have L done? Why
did you not answer my letters? Why
did you not come TO see me?'
81 only learned that you were in
town this afternoon" he said.
Yes, but you had no intention of
coming, / know you hadn't. You
would have left Mount Hope without
even a goodbye to me-"
TT is hard enough to have to go,
Evelyn"
done? How have I displeased your"
You haven't displeased me, Eve
lyn," he faltered.
Then why have you treated me as
you have2'
II thought it would be easier" he
said.
Have you forgotten what friends
we were once, she asked softly. ''You
always helped me out of my difficult
ties then, and you told me once that
you garcia great deal for me, more
than you should ever care for any
woman"
Yes" he answered shortly. and
was silent.
He would scarcely have admitted
to himself how foolish his early pas
sion had been, for It was at least sin
cere and there would have been no
sacrifice, at one time, that he would
not have willingly made for her sake.
His later sentiment for her had been
a disgracing and a disgraceful thing,
and he was glad to think of this boy
ish love, since it carried him back
to a time before he had wrought only
misery for himself. She misunder-
stood his reticence. she could not
realize that she had lost the power
that had once been hers.
What a mistake I made, jack
she cried. and stretched out her
hands toward him.
He fell back a step.
Nonsense" he said. He glanced
sharply at her
How stupid you are" she ex-
claimed.
She half rose from her chair with
her hands still extended toward him.
For a moment he met her glance, and
then, disguised and ashamed, with
drew his eyes from hers.
Evelyn sank back in her chair and
her face turned white and she COW
cred it with her hands. North was
the first to break the silence.
1--WE would both Of us better for
get this" he said quietly.
She rose and stood at his side. The
color had returned to her cheeks.
What a fool you are, John
North" she jeered softly. and l
might have made the tragic mistake
of really caring for you!" She gave
little shiver of dismay, and then
after a moments tense silence:
What boy you are-almost as
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