The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-09-10

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II we'd only had children" Mary
sobbed. loAing herself In complete COL
lapse Nothing counts but children.
They're ali We get out OF marriage
when we're old II we'd only had
children, he couldn't have left me like
'this," her shoulders shook.
Katherine started - her feet. IN
able longer to bear the sight Of tho
womAn's suffering.
Don't cry. Mrs. Slade. DONE cry"
she pleaded.
MY God" Mary exclaimed. How
am l a-goin' to live out my life! /
can't I can't I'm used to him. and
now he's going to have another woman
near him" There was renunciation
and anguish and anger In her out
burst. And I've lived with him all
these years. can't help lovtn' him.
she sobbed.
Katherine watched her. ashast At
the vision of = love such a. she had
never before realized. Tho hot tears
dlled her eyes and her lips trembled.
Unable TO night any longer. she
stretched out her hand and touched
the older woman gently. almost rever-
emily.
"Oh. please-please don't cry like
that" she begged. Il can't stand 1t.
Oh. please don't" and suddenly her
emotions swept away her control
her remembrance Of why she had
oone-of everything but this slender.
sobbtng little woman. She flung her
a1ms around Mari. buryins her face
on her shoulder. The woman In her
rose up and rebellod at what she had
been about to do. Love. not OF the
world. mastered the worldly In her.
~ the tears overlooked.
Mrs. Slade. you Tight" she sobbed
breathlessiy. Never mind what. You
hsbt! He loves you best after all
ive seen that Don't you give In!
You'll get him back She's an out
and-out bad. heartless. selfish creature,
She's bad-bad. sitting every good
honest impulse for money-money.
thing. II he were poor she wouldn't
look ut him. Don't you mind and don't
you cry. Mrs. Slade. You flght-hghs
thsm-all" and abe loosened her arms
and sank sobb4ng and heartbroken
into . chair. throwing her head on her
outstretched arms In perfect aban
don Of repentance and grief.
For few moments the two women
sobbed brokenly. Mary was the firs,
70 recover
There. there" she cried. patting
Katherine tenderly on the shoulder
don't you cry for me-
Suddenly Hayes appeared in the door
way He looked first at Mary. Their
at Katherine. Katherine. her face
still buried. her sobs still uncontrolled
had not heard him open the door. One
sight OF the two women was enough
to convince him that IN the encounter
the stronger had been defeated and
that the gentle little woman whom
be loved had come OF the victor.
Mary stood looking from Hayes tc
Katherine in bewildered perplexity
Suddenly her eyes lighted with
thought. She began to read her an
swer in Bob's eyes. but he turned tc
avoid her glance. She looked agar
At the sobbing girl and as she did sc
the conviction came to her tha
Katherine was the woman her hus
band vas planning to marry. She
opened her mouth as IL to speak
and turned Questioningly again te
Bob. But Hayes could not meet hel
eyes. Suddenly Mary pointed an &C
custuS finger ut Katherine's bowet
head she. Oh-h." she gasped
Katherine. unconscious OF the reve
lation that had just taken place, was
still sobbiHg bitterly. but with sweet
or tears than she had shed for many
many years. The sight of the girls
misery called for all the treasures OF
love and sympathy in Mary's nature
sweetened by long years OF forgivine
and selfsacrifice
There. there. there" she crooned