Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-11


BSSss9ssssSSS ment never felt anything
Gsssgs7S worse in all my life than
the shame that swept over me in a
great hot wave when that look came
into his eyes and made me realize just
exactly what had been saying to him,
about what. and how had said 1t. ]
stood perfectly still. shook all over like
Il leaf and wondered If would ever be
able to raise my eyes from the ground
A dizzy, nauseated feeling for myself
rose up in me against myself, and |
was just about to turn on my heels and
leave him. hoped forever, when he
came over and laid his hand on my
shoulder.
Molly" he said in voice that might
have come down from heaven on dove
wings, you can't for moment feel or
think that don't realize and appre-
ciate what you have been to the moth.
erless little chap. and for life | am
yours at command, as he Is. really
thought it would be a relief to you to
have him taken away from you for just
little while right now, and | still
think 1t is best, but not unless you con
sent. You shall have him back when
ever you are ready for him, and at all
times both he and are at your service
to the whole Of our Kingdoms. Just
think the matter over, won't you, and
decide what you want me to do?"
Something in me died forever.
think. when he spoke to me like that
He's not like other men. and there
aren't any other men on earth but him.
All the rest are just bugs or bats or
something worse. And I'm not any
thing myself. There's no excuse for
my living. and | wish wasn't so
healthy and likely to go on doing 1t.
1t was all over. and there was nothing
! left for me to live for. and before
could stop myself buried my face in
my hands.
BILLY asked me to 80 with him on
this awful whale huntP' sobbed out
to comfort myself with the thought
that somebody did care for meeregard-
less of just how was further embar-
RAISING and complicating myself in the
affairs of the two men | had thought
l owned and was now fiuding out that
/ had to give up. wish had been
looking at him. for | felt hisn& start,
but he said in his big friendly voice
that is so much-and never enough for
me-
well. why not you and Al come
along and make 1t family party, If
that is what suits Bill, the boss?"
If men would just buy good, sharp
kitchen knives and cut out women's
hearts in buslnesslike way 1t would
be so much kinder of them. Why do
they prefer to use dull weapons that
mash the life out slowly? Everything
is at an end for me tonight, and that
blow did it. 1t was a horrible cruel
thing for him to say to me! know
now that have been in love with John
Moore for longer than my honor lets
me admit and that III never love any.
body else, and that also | have offered
myself to him served up In every
known enticement and have to be re.
fused ut least twice day for year
A widow can't say she didn't under.
stand what she was doing, even to her
self, but-my humiliation is complete
and the only thing that can make me
ever hold up my head is to puzzle him
by-by happily marrying Alfred Ben
nett-and quick!
OF course he must suspect how feel
about him, for two people couldn't both
be so ignorant rs not to see such an
enormous thing as my love for him is
and was the blind one. But he must
never, never know that | ever realized
it, for he Is so good that 1t would dis
tress him. must go on in my foolish
way with him until | can get away
I'll tell him I'm sorry | was so indlg
nant tonight and say that | think II
will be fine for him o-take my Billy
| AWAY llOln ElG Win lhhoI
at the idea of having my very soul am
putated, insist that 1t is the only thing
to do and pack up the little soul In 9
} steamer trunk with the smile. JUS
smile, that is all. Life demands smiles
from woman, even If she must crust
their perfume from her own heart
: and she generally has them ready.
Oh, Molly, Molly! Is 1t for this vol
came into the worldwide to civ,
yourself without love? What differ
, ence does 1t make that your arms arr
strong and white If they can't clasl
him to the softness and fragrance o
your breast? Why are your eyes blu,
pools of love If they are not for hi
: questioning, and what are your ros,
lips for If they quench not his thirst?
Yes, know God Is very tender will
n woman, and think he understands
. so If she crept very close to him ant
l caught at his sleeve to steady hersel
| he would be kind to her until sh
: could so on along her own steep way
> Please, God; never let him find out. 70
( 1t would hurt him to have hurt mel
4 Some days are like the miracle dow
: ers that open In the garden from plant
you didn't expect to bloom at all.
might have been born. lived and die,
without having this one come into m
life, and, now that have had 1t,
don't know how to write 1t except 4
the crimson of blood, the blue Of llamC
the gold of glory, and II tinge Of ligh
green would well express the part
have played. But 1t Is all over at las
and
Ruth Chester was the unfolding o
the first hour petal, and got gllmps