Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-13

)vE11BEk II, 1919.
went; Rosalis entered that apparsas
sleep With which che concluded hse
frances" A sho lay tAseA Win
nothing to DO bat think. this new pr.
ploxity rovolved ITSELF IN hoe mind.
What meant that sudden qusstion-
Did that come Arst9" The trail Wa
leading into wilde1nssees Of which che
had never dreamed.
Rosalie held three moro seaooos
With Miss Dstrflla before she reached
the nnal vital one to which I'll her
diplomsciss had been leading.
John ID speaking through the lips
Of Rosalie Le Grange; and Miss 10
trilla 10 answering.
II am stronger now. Tho flesh In
fluence 10 not yet gone from me. There
was much on my soul. and It hard
to forgive. And know must-itue
lady" Resale had learned from
Constance that little lady" was Cap
tain Hanska's pet name for woman In
tender relations, and che lse u out
as venture.
"Oh, John! But consider how much
have to forgive. All, did you ever
love me: You never answered my
letters"
II loved you perhaps too much.
Over here, we can not lie. was
carried away-and l was married."
Eyes. Every one knows that now.
You deceived me. It Is harder for
me to forgive that than tho other
thing"
"Yes-but loved you too much-to
risk telling you.''
"Was that why you kept the jewels.
then" A hard attack came into Miss
Estrilla's tone. 1t was more than
question: there was irony in it. Rosa
lie thought rapidly. That diamond
buckle on the stair-case-"the jew
els"-here was a startling new CORE
lation Of facts. She must venture no
further; she must have time to imag-
inc and to plan.
II can not tell you now" said the
voice of John. Il am-growing weak
I sinned-"
vi, AO 6OA0 OwoSS OAVA0 IA Su0
voice Of Laughing Eyes.
Another seance. John u speaking,
Miss Estrilla answering.
"Ah. I really love you. But md
Il hard to forgive"
Don't you understand. John, that It
wasn't revenge? It was duty"
II know. There ID much that do
not understand, but do understand
that. In the flesh. was always at
tracted by the glitter Of Jewels"
This was lead into territory only
partially explored. And the road
opened.
II think there were two parts Of you,
John. But. oh. the better part loved
me. did you mott"
Eyes, loved you truly, little lady"
"John, If you had stolen them out
fight-but to use my Lowell"
Il am going. am not strong
enough yet to endure reproach-"
s0h. I will not reproach you again.
You must forgive. You know how
little you have 70 forgive. Wat. John.
wait!"
John h speaking again: Mtss Es-
txilla replies.
They give. me- now strength every
day. But this poor ignorant woman
- weakening. Why did you try TO
get them ~ you did?''
What was I to do when found I
had no claim under the law3 What
was to do after you wrote mo that
letter."
THAT happened before passed out.
could not see you then. And have
not seen any one clearly. am not
ike tho better spirits. Ny soul was
not good when It left tho hesh. But
think you came to New York Just
to get the jewels."
This was . venture on Roea6e's
part: still there were ways Of rstEisv'
Ing the mistake II her guess was
wrongly
"Yss. It was my plan. not Juan's. l
have been more foolish than he. Nv
cry day spent In the room above you
I was afraid yoa would discover me.
Yet when thought Of you down there
II loved you stiul But my eyes were
really sick. It was because cried DO
much-but I promised not to roproach
you.'
Little LADY, WAS bad. but loved
you. I think n had seen you, l
would have restored them"
"Oh, joint That y hardest Of all!
John, can not die and Join you now
Il dare not-because 1t would b
wrong-and because Of Juan!"
Rosalfe noted how the name Of Juan
came in again. For caution, she must
veer away from that lead at present.
II think that I felt you near me at
times."
did you. John? Did you know I
was In your room once when you were
asleep? Do you remember how you
slept through the ire at home! That
was why l dared. There was hight
on your face. I wanted to kiss It"
IT you had-and wakened mot"
III I had-if I only had!" Miss
Estrtlls wept bitterly; the voice Of
John answered with reassurinE words.
But John, why can you not forgive!
Don't you know ALL" continued Miss
Estrilla when che had control Of her
voice.
Not all. We do not wake to the
spirit ct once. knew nothing until
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