The Washington times., 1913-08-30
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4 wife came. You recall that he told yor
about her in a letter."
Was she there?"
Yes"
why didn't he mention it?"
| He didn't know"
\ why didn't your"
Il promised not to-"
II don't understand"
1 Kathleen found the explanation every
moment growing more difficult than she
had dreamed of. Yet she had to go on
| You see, she faltered, there was q
I locket had given him-before. He still
wore it.. Ny picture was in it"
! But he is married"
j venience, it seems, to please his guar
dian. He married a little girl Of sixteen
-she was his wife only in name. He
never loved her.
Poor Manning stared in anguish.
! But he will, I am sure of it," said
his wife, quickly. her heart fun for
the man who loved her so.
! am not so much interested in him
as In you, returned her husband.
I wen. then, Mrs. Grafton came there
she found that I-that we-that Philip
| didn't love her. She surmised that he
! had loved me. She saw that locket-
my -picture-she nursed him with me
until his consciousness returned-then
che left him with me. She exacted a
promise from me not to tell him she
! out of his life. that he would never
see her again. She trusted him TO me
George; she knew that II had cared.
but still she trusted me, as you did
ana Cirafton's honor"
And how did you fulfill that double
! trust? asked her husband, sternly.
Without falling" said kathleen
proudly. II told Philip that was mar
ried to you and-that / loved-you."
That was a noble untruth."
N GT1fN fR-rnA L..s
Of your honor-of the child that is
coming to us-and pretended"
Was II hard?"
Very hard at first. Impossible, but
II grew eaSier. and today am almost
"KathIeen,.
81 had to tell you, George. I hope
that life has much in store for you-for
us-and i knew there must be truth at
me beginning. What shall be done?''
Kathleen" said Manning, "T sup
pose no man could hear his wife con-
Tess to him her affection for another
man without his heart breaking, but
suppose you could no more help loving
him than / can help loving you II
there was anything to forgive. I'd for
give 1t. IL there was anything to say I'd
say IL. There isn't anything ] can do
but keep on loving and honoring YOU.
can't help that. But II won't trouble
you again You will let me know
when-the little one-comes-and some
day when you have forgotten the other
and perhaps grow to care for me a lit
tie Bit" He paused. choking back
his feeling. and went on more compos-
edly. You know there IS always a
chance In war like this that You may
get your freedom"
George" cried his wife, don't say
that! do not wish any-freedom-that
way"
She came closer to him and put her
arms around his neck and turned her
face up toward him. But Manning
turned away his head and kept her
from him.
u do not wish pity. Kathleen. must
have everything or nothing. Friend
ship will never satisfy me-"
DO not repulse me now" cried
Kathleen. Don't you see, that Ill
don't believe that is a story now,'
Kathleen, you don't mean it?"
g! do You know from what have
said today that ! won't lie to you or
deceive you. You're worth a thousand
like Philip Grafton. / was a blind fool.
II you can ever forgive enough"
Kathleen. Kathleen" cried the
man, ''is it true? 1t can't be, Why,
You came here with your heart full
Of another
give a thought to anyone but you.
back into your heart?''
You have never been out of ii. You
never shall be out OF It." he cried, lift
ing her up in his arms. and although
she was not a small woman, she seemed
little in his mighty grasp. Now" he
laughed, as her arms chung about his
neck, her head nestled on his shoulder.
81 hold all my family In my arms.
This has been a second wedding day
for me- / was never so happy in all
my life. I have won you. and have
won you from such splendid fellow
as Philip Grafton"
You goose"' said Kathleen gaily yet
tenderly. her natural buoyancy return
ing to her in the relief that had come
TO her In the knowledge that her love
had at last gone where il should have
gone long age, there isn't man in
the whole South that can hold a candle
TO you
And whether true or not that was
very important for Manning.
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