The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-29

come into my life. and now that l
have had 1t 1 don't know how to write
1t. except in the crimson OF blood. the
blue OF flame, the gold OF glor--and
tinge of light green would we'll ex-
press the part l have played. But 1t
Is all over at last and
Ruth Chester was the unfolding of
the first hour-petal and l got a
glimpse OF a heart of gold that feel
dumb with worship to think Of She's
Gods own good woman and He made
her in one of His holy hours. wish
could have borne her, or she me,
and the tenderness of her arms was
| sacrament We two women just
stood aside with life's artifices and
concealments and let our own hearts
do the talking.
She said she had come because she
had felt that If she talked with me l
might be better able to understand
Alfred when he came and that she
had seen that the Judge was very de-
termined, and she thoroughly recog-
nized his force of character. We
stopped there while gave her the doc
ument to read. l suppose 1t was dis
honorable, but l needed her protec-
tion from 1t. I'm glad she had the
strength OF mind to walk with a head
high In the air to Judy's range and
burn it up. Anything might have hap
pened II she hadn't. And even now /
feel that only my marriage VOWS will
close up the case for the judge-even
yet he may But when Ruth had got
done with Alfred, she had wiped Judge
wade's appreciation Of him complete
ly OF my mind and destroyed 1t in
tender words that burned US both
worse than Judy's fire burned the let
ter. She did me an awfuily good SER
vice.
And SO you see. you lovely woman
you, do you not. that God has mad.
you for him as a tribute to his great.
ness and It is given to you tofulfll 0
destiny" She was so beautiful as
she said II that had to turn my eyes
away. but felt as I did when those
awful 'LET-NoT-MAN-PUT-ASUND
, ER'-from Mr.. Carter-words were
spoken over me by Mr.. Raines. the
Methodist minister. 1t made me wild
and before l knew 1t / had poured out
i, the whole truth to her In a perfect
cataract of words. The truth always
, acts on women as some hitherto un.
tried drug. and you can never tell
what the reaction is going to be. In
this case 1 was stricken dumb and
| Aohho II uaiu " btt-
"oh. dear heart" she exclaimed as
she reached out and drew me into her
lovely gracious arms, then the privi-
lege is all the more wonderful for
you. as you make some sacrifice 10
complete HIS life. Having suffered
this. YOU will be all the greater wo-
man to understand him. accept my
own sorrow at his hands willingly. as
It gives me the larger sympathy for
his work. though he will no longer
need my personal encouragement as
he has for years. In the light of his
love this lesser feeling for Doctor
Moore will soon pass away and the
accord between you will be complete. ''
This was more than could stand and
feeling less than a worm. l turned
my face into her breast and walled.
Now would you have thought that girl
could dance as she did?
BY this time I was in such a So
luton OF grief that / would soon have
had to be sopped up with a sponge II
Pet hadn't run In bubbling over like
a lovely. white. iinen-clad glass Of
Rhine wine and settler. Happiness
has a habit OF not even aeknowiedg-
ing the presence of grief and Pet