Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16

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resumed bar story. narrating events
shaf carried n o. 10 the hssr Nheu
she walked into The little ugssairs
room a. Bartons inn win the maE
vho uas % b. her husband
= did rot see the Register at the
inu. ! DID not knos tin Afterwards
that ge uers not booked Once up
stairs 2 refused 10 remove my hat os
my ven or my Goa. Ensn ne uroasn,
his friend % me he preteaaed 10 be
Fery anery over bis friend failure
&c BE- there beforehand. ss he had
Promised He oEdsHed supper
served N the room. ] did not eat any
thing somehow ! Was beginning 10
understand vagusly Of course. bat
surely and bltterly AR WraHaalL
Suddenly be threw Oh the MASK.
HE eoolly informed me thai he
knew the kind Of a SRI ! MAS. had
been ou the stage HE said II vas no
use trying 70 work the marriage game
on him HE Was too oid a bird and
too wise 20 fall tor that Those we're
his words. 1 was horrihed. stunned.
When ! began 10 cry cut in my fury.
he laughed at me but swore he would
marry me even at that II Il we're not
for the fact that he vas already mar
ried l tried 10 leave the room
he held me HE kissed me a hundred
times before I could break away. =
! tried 20 scream. A little
later on. when l was absolutely des.
perate, III snatched up the knife
There was nothing else left for me
to do. | struck at him. He fell back
ION the bed. ! stole out of the
house-oh. hours and hours sfterward
IL seemed 10 me. | cannot tell you
how long | stood there watching him.
d. | was crazed by fear ~"
Redmond wrsndall held up his
hand
we will spare you the rest, Miss
Castieton.' he said, his voice hoarse
and unnatural There is no need to
say more"
"fou-you understand? You do be-
lieye me?" she cried.
He looked down at his wifes bowed
head, and received no sign from her
then at the white. drawn faces of his
children. They met his gaze and he
read something in their eyes.
IL think your story is 30 convinc-
shame of having it repeated to the
world"
IL cannot ask you to forgive me,
sir. ! only ask you to believe me,
she murmured brokenly. IL am
sorry it had to be. God is my witness
that there was no other way"
Mr.. Carroll came to his feet. There
were tears in his eyes.
Il think, Mr.. wrandall, you will nov
appreciate my motives in"
Pardon me, Mr.. Carroll. il | sug-
gest that Miss Castleton does not re-
quire any defense at present" said
Mr.. Wrandall stiffiy Your motives
were doubtless good. VIII you be so
good as to conduct us to a room where
we may-may be alone for a short
whlle?"
There was something tragic in the
mans face. His son and daughter
arose as if moved By an Instructive
realization OF duty, and perhaps for
the first time in their lives were sub
missiye to an influence they had never
quite recognized before-a father's
unalterable right to command For
once in their lives they were meek
in his presence. They stepped to his
side and stood waiting. and neither
of them spoke.
Mr. Wrandall laid his hand heavily
on his wife's shoulder. She started.
looked up rather yacantly. and then
arose without assistance. He did not
make the mistake OF offering to assist
her. He knew too well that to qtes-
ton her strength now would be but to
invite weakness. She was strong. He
knew her well.
She stood straight and firm for a
few seconds, transhNing Hetty with a
look that seemed to bore into the very
soul OF her. and then spoke.
You ask us to be your judges?"
I ask you to judge not me alone
but-yOur son as we'll" said Hetty,
meeting her look steadily. "You can
not pronounce me innocent without
pronouncing him guilty II win be
hard"
Sara raised her head from her arms.
You know the way into my sitting
room, Leslie" she said. with singular
directress. Then she arose and drew
her figure TO its full height. Please
remember that II is who am to be
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