The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-05-21
CHAPTER xv.
The Second Current.

Charles" said Virginia Rawn,
eCharley-" And always her white
hand touched his shoulder. his arm
Believe me. you'll both be sorry to-
morrow You don't know what you're
doing! You're only angry now. You'll
both he sorry" Her eyes glowed.
evaded.
Halsey shook his head. IT'S all
over. so far as I'm concerned" His
eyes glowing. sought hers.
why. Charley. boy. that's all fool
ishnesa. Don't you know how wrong
II - to talk in that way? What hasn't
Mr. Rawn done for you! And she's
your wife!"
He has done little for me and much
for himself" he answered hotly. AS
for her, his daughter. she left me for
him and what he could give her. She
liked this sort OF thing rather better
than what ! could do for her. She
weighed 1t up. one side against the
other, and she chose this. Most
women would. suppose"
Charley how you talk" Her voice.
reproving. none the less was very gen
tie. very soft. One would think you
we're regular misanthrope. The
next thing. you'll be saying that | was
that sort OF woman because | live
here OF course. other things being
equal. any woman likes comfort But
you seem to think that We all would
choose luxury to love-"
Don't you--dont you all?" de-
manded the unhappy youth. Some do
Of course. Would you? Haven't you?"
He was reckless. brutal. now. The
young woman before him started
shivered. She passed a hand cropping
ly across her bosom. across her brow
There was a strained. very strong
quality In the air OF Graystone Hall
that evening. Thought seemed to
leap to thought. mind to mind. swiftly
without trouble for many words. These
two at last looked at each other face
to face, deliberately. she gazing be-
meath heavy. half-closed lids. a superb
q beautiful woman. n creature for any
mAn's admiration, He was a manly
Young chap. He stood . victor as shs
had seen but now. He eazed at her
out of eyes open and direct. Reck
less, brutal in his despair. he now al
lowed-for the first time in all their
many meetings-his heart to show
through his eyes. For the FIRST time
their eyes met full.
You must not ask that" said she
quickly Il wouldn't want to tell you
anything hut the truth about it." She
was breathing faster now.
What Is the truth about II? want
to know II any woman ia worth while
I'm down and out myself. and it
doesn't matter for me Just won.
dered"
Il used TO see YOU often about the
once" said she irrelevantly. when
you came in to see Mr.. Rawn rath.
er thought Grace was lucky, then, I
was just a girl then you know. Char
ley
What do you mean. Mrs. Rawn."
Nothing. What did you think I
meant"
Il didn't know I've never dared
think much. l supposed everything
was eoing to come out right some
how. Now it's come out wrong. I
don't know Just where 1t began. Don't
you see, Mrs. Rawn. it's all like a faul-
~ conclusion in logic 1t builds up
fine for n long time. Then all at once
things go wrons-it's absurd. and you
wonder why. Well, it's because there's
what YOU call a faulty premise some
where down close to the start II
that's the case. there isn't anything In
all the world is ever going to make a
conclusion come out right | reckon
there's wrong promise somewhere
down in my life or ours. or in this"
He swept an arm. indicating Mr..
2awn's opulent surroundinss.