The Dolores star., 1913-10-10
SYNOPSIS.
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CHAPTER - Congre ssman standish
nnu the woman, believing themselves In
love. spend trial week as man and wife
IN hotel In northern New York under
assumed names; The Woman awakens TO
the TACT that she does not love standish
and calls their engagement on. standish
protests undying devotion.
CHAPTER II-wanda Kelly. telephone
girl AZ the Hotel Keswick, Washington, 10
h loved py Tom Blake; son Of the political
and In refused
reasons her determination to get revenge
gresham Frank T. Kelly. Congressman
Mullins bill. q measure in the interests
OF the railroads. The machine Ii seeking
means to discredit Standish In the hope
OF pushing the bill through
CHAPTER vI-Tom Blake and his faith
er have a family row over the fathers
political theories Jim Blake sends for
s6tandish.
CHAPTER Willie lays a trap to secure
the name Of the woman. He tells Miss
standish and that at It's conclusion the
nSaer T w SsIi u ,b Wnms on the o fss
Miss Kelly 800 for that number.
CHAPTER Iv-Robertson. son-in-lax of
Jim Blake and the latter's candidate Tor
speaker OF the house. tries to win S.an-
dish over. and falling. threatens to dig
into his past.
CHAPTER v-Jim Blake nnds out
about the episode Of Aye years back at
cures all the facts except the name Of
the Woman and proposes to use the story
as club to force Standish to allow the
Mullins bill to pass.
About their scheme to wreck Mr..
Standish-"
"Mr. standish!"
The exclamation was out before
CHAPTER vIfI-At the conclusion Of
the Interview with Blake standish gets .
New York wire and calls Plaza 1901:
Kelly to cali Plaza iCoi and get his wife
or one Of the servants on the phone.
CHAPTER Ix-Miss Kelly refuses to
: I'Ssssais.'S%' Blake the number called BY
CHAPTER x-Blake has a story Of the
s s1,ndish . episode RrepWar o ready to sehs
his love for Wanda Kelly and family
row ensues. Blake's daughter. Grace. ar
rives with her husband. Governor Robert
son.
CHAPTER xI-Blake sends for stan
dish and Grace promises to entertain
him until her fathers return
CHAfTRh AlI-hlBs heuy ChiI1 on
Grace to warn her that her good name
Of stsndish and is insulted for her pains.
CHAPTER xIII-Grace appeals to
to protect her name. He refuses.
CHAPTER xIv-Grace sends for Miss
Reilly Apologies for her rudeness and
q IS she will never betray the Woman.
The utter ardor OF his words. com.
blned with the dull lifelessness Of his
tone was almost laughable. Grace
was gazing at him In blank astonish.
ment.
you love mel" she muttered.
q nnE.eave told you So" came the slow
)essl4ed answer. You talk much Of
bur love for Mark Robertson. II Is
easy to love when love makes one bliss
fully happy. But IL your love worthy
to be compared with mine? With the
love that brings only an eternal gnaw.
Ing anguish-the love that can never
hope for one atom of requital and yet
that cannot die-ths love that would
sacrifice everything for you and yet
must endure sacrifcing-you?
you love me-" she repeated: and
her voice had all at once grown won.
drous sweet and vibrant. You love
>Spe-MattF"
She had drawn closer TO him as she
spoke. Now she was looking straight
up into his wretched eyes: her own
glowing like mist haloed stars. So
near to him was she that the chiffon
. on her breast touched the harsh tex.
ture Of his coat Her breath played
lightly on his face. The faint fra.
GRANGE OF her hair filled the mans
nostrils. The warm magic Of her
presence dazed him.
Matthew Standish stood. his eyes
wide, his breath coming fast. the sweat
beads breaking from his forehead. The
heavy mask on his face twisted itself
into . haifxrotesaue aspect Of pain.
You love me-" she murmured.
"Yes," he groaned. his big voice
breaking. God help me! Yes!"
And you wont-you can't-destroy
my whole future. You can't. DEAR"
"Ah!"
Il was the cry OF revulsion that
might break from q forest.roamer
who had all but trodden on = rattle
snake. He recoiled q step, with .
shudder ~ Of physical sickness.
Was this needed," he ragged. WAS
Il necessary to deiiie my smash ID Idol
still furtherf Wasn't II enough that
you long ago taught me TO look on all
women ~ shadows' Why must you
turn misery into nausea BY playing
Deiilahf My love WAS tragedy. Why
must you profsne Il and make II foui'"
He mastered himself with an efYort