The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-08-14

enormous thing as my love for him is.
and ] was the blind one. But he must
never, never know that ever realized
1t, for he is so good that it would dis
tress him. ! must go on in my foolish
way with him until / can get away.
III tell him I'm sorry was so indig-
nant tonight and say that l think it
will be fine for him to take my Billy
away from me with him. | must smile
at the idea of having my very soul am
putated, insist that II is the only thing
to do and pack up the little soul in a
steamer trunk with the smile. Just
smile. that is all. Life demands smiles
from woman. even If she must crush
their perfume from her own heart,
and she generally has them ready.
Oh, Molly. Molly! Is it for this you
came into the world-twice to give
yourself without love? What differ
ence does 1t make that your arms are
strong and white if they can't clasp
him to the softness and fragrance of
your breast? Why are your eyes blue
pools of love If they are not for his
questioning and what are your rose
lips for If they quench not his thirst?
Yes, know God is very tender with
woman, and l think he understands
so If she crept very close to him and
caught at his sleeve to steady herself
he would be kind to her until she
! could go on along her own steep way.
J Please. God. never let him find out. for
1t would hurt him to have hurt me!
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ers that open in the garden from plants
you didn't expect TO bloom at all.
might have been born. lived and died
without having this one come into my
/ life. and, now that l have had it. I
don't know how to write it except in
the crimson of blood, the blue of flame.
the gold of glory, and a inge of light
! green would well express the part
have played But it is all over at last
and
Ruth Chester was the unfolding of
the first hour petal, and got glimpse
Of heart Of gold that I feel dumb
with worship to think Of. She's Gods
own good woman, and he made her in
one of his holy hours. I wish I could
tenderness of her arms was a sacra-
ment 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
! 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 determined.
and she thoroughly recognized his
force of character. We stopped there
while l gave her the document to read.
suppose it was dishonorable, but l
needed her protection from it. I'm
| glad she had the strength of mind to
walk with head high in the air to
Judy's range and burn it up. Any
thing might have happened If 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 AL
fred she had wiped Judge Wade's ap-
probation of him completely off my
mind and destroyed 1t in tender words
that burned us both worse than Judy's
fire burned the letter. She did me an
awfully good service.
And so you see, you lovely woman
you, do you not, that God has made
| you for him as a tribute to his great
ness and it is given to you to fulfill
a destiny?" She was so beautiful as
she said it that had to turn my eyes
away, but | felt as / did when those
awful '1et not man put asunder"-from
Mr.. Carter-words were spoken over
me by Mr.. Raines, the Methodist min
lister 1t made me wild. and before
knew 1t l had poured out the whole
truth to her in a perfect cataract of
words. The truth always acts on wom-
en- as some hitherto untried drug, and
you can never tell what the reaction
is going to be- In this case ] was
stricken dumb and found It hard to
see.
ooh, 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 to complete
hts life. Having suffered this. you will
stand him. ! accept my own sorrow
at his hands willingly. as 1t gives me
the larger sympathy for his work,
though he will no longer need my pee-
sonal encouragement as he has for
years. In the light of his love this
lesser feeling for DR.. 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, / turned my face into
her breast and walled. Now, who
would have thought that girl could
dance as she did?
By this time l was In such solu-
ton Of grief that I would soon have
had to be sopped up with a sponge If
Pet hadn't run in bubbling over like
a lovely white linen clad glass of
Rhine wine and seltzer. Happiness has
habit of not even acknowledging the
presence of grief, and Pet didn't seem
to see our red noses. crushed draperies