The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-15


any more than | have her. We're both
In this tonight. We're both to blame.
But, at the bottom, you are to blame
for all OF this"
"Of counsel or Counsel" smiled
John Rawn sardonically. What
would you expect? I am sorry. But
I'll never tell n one about 1t, you
can depend on that"
You'll never tell" went on Charles
Halsey slowly. You'll never need to
tell. But here's what | want to tell
you. once lore. Whatever this is
and It's about bad enough-it's come
because of you. You-you were the
cause OF this!"
You blame newly, what do you
meant" burst out John Rawn. Where
have l been to blame, I'd like to
knowl What do you mean. young
mann"
Every word | have told you. and
than ! al tell you. You'll not
think-you don't dare to lace the
truth: but there's the real truth. IL
o can't understand that. take what
you car understand. Your wife isn't
to blame-I'm to blame. Love is to
blame. / love her. I've done this."
You have done-what?'
I've taken your wife away from
you. can't you understand, you fooif
She's going to marry me as soon"
"Jennie!-what's this fellow talking
aboutf" The veins on John Rawn's
forehead stood high and full.
He is only telling you the TRUTH"
she said calmly. YEARLY. II don't care
one picayune whether or not you
know III I'm tired! I'm done with
all this sort Of thing! Yes, I'm going
to marry him as soon az we can get
away. As Don as it's decent, II any
things decent any more!"
And you love him. you'll rob me-.
you'll leave me-you1l-why. are YOU
all crazy? What are you talking about?
When I've given you everything
you've got-when you were 30 much
to me! Jenniei" +,
mo. mol" she raised q hand. Don't
talk about that! It's all over now"
She tore at her throat, at her I'm
gers, heaped up In his hands the gems
she wore even then. the gems she
had put upon her person to protect
them from uncertain servants, gems
which left her blazing like some wax
en- queen In her tomb-white, dead.
enjeweled.
Take them!" she cried. II don't;
want them" She went on, piling his
hands full of glittering. flashing things.
He stood gazing at her, stupefied.
Then, slowly, the burden OF years, the
burden of business failure, and lastly
this-the burden of tie worst of mans
discontinue, the worst OF a mans posi-
sible losses-began to weigh down
upon him. He shortened visibly;
~shriveled; dropped.
They had no pity for him. Youth
has no pity for age, love no pity for
a mates inefficiency; but after all
some sort of contempt, at least.
seemed due him.
"Rawn." said Halsey, ITS pretty
hard. We're all Of us paying a hard.
heavy price for what we thought we
had. But we can't evade 1t, any part
of It, 1t was your fault that Grace
left me. We were going to part. You
sent your wife after me, as you call II.
! suppose Grace found that out. You
know what she did then. said Il
blame you. and SO / do. But I was
going to get a divorce"
'Dvorce!--you divorce my daushr
teri John Rawn's daughter!"
did you not divorce her mother-
you, ~yourself?"
But loved-my wife-I mean. this
woman-Jennie. here!"
so DO love her; more than you
90 or ever will know how to dol What
you have done wen do. II Il worse
eDr ~ than Il re Oar yea1 HAakA