Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-06-11

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Sx& stubborn force. Failing to
dominate him as usual. she was filled
with strange feeling of helplessness
and terror.
You had no right to accept such
evidence" she storned.
Bah! Why try to fool me? have
your own words for it. The other aft
ernoon came home sick-with my
hend. was OH the gallery outside
when you We're pleading with him. and
heard 1t all. But he was growing
tired Of you. That. you know. makes
1t all the more effective" He smiled
in I'm agonized fury.
"You-cur!' she cried with the fury
of one heating barchand.,l at il barred
door You had no right to do such IL
thing even ii were guilty"
Right. Aren't you my wife,"
The look she gave him was heavy
with loathing That means nothing
with us. never loved you. and you
know 1t. You never could have s,,c-
ceeded without me. All You have is
due to me-even your reputation in
the service. Your success, your inllu-
ence. 1t is all mine The debt is all
on your side. us you and and all the
world know
who made me u nlanikin:" he de-
manded. with womanish fury. fury
that had been striving for utternnce
these many years had ambitions
and hopes and ability once-not much
perhaps, but enough before you mar
rted me. ! was nothing great. but I
was getting along had confidence
too. but you took it away from me-
fon-you absorbed me- You had your
fathers brain, and it was too big for
ME. 1t overshadowed mine In IL way
you were q vampire. for what had
you drained mo Of But tonight. when
he got up before those other men and
dnngled my shame before my eyes l
had enough manhood left in me to
strike back. Thank God for that at
least! Maybe it's not too late yet for
me to be n man. Maybe If I get away
from you and try His voice died out
weakly. In his face there was Il mis-
cradle half glenn Of hope.
III never knew you felt like that l
never knew you could feel that way"
she said In a colorless voice. "But
you made a terrible mistake"
do you mean to say you don't love
him?"
No. have loved him for long
time. l can't remember when 1t be-
gam" She spoke very listlessly. look
Ing past him as If ut long familiar
picture which she was tired of con
tenlplating. II never knew what love
was before; never even dreamed. I'D
give my life right now to undo what
you have done. just for his s,,lSe. for
he IL innocent Oh. don't sheer: It's
true. He loves the Garavrl girl and
wants to marry her. I'm going to tell
you tho whole truth now without spar
Ing myself. 1t began. think. ut Tn-
tnga. that night when he kissed me.
1t was the only time he ever did such
thing II was dark. we were alone.
! WAS frightened. and It was purely
impulse ON his part. But 1t woke me
ny. and all ut once knew how much
he meant to me. When discovered
That he cared for that girl-well. If you
overheard you must know. frighten-
ed Garavel into Diminishing him. and I
set out to break him. Just to show him
that he needed me. Tonight he scorn-
cd mo. That's the truth. Stephen. II
we believed in oaths would swear 1t. {"
You are shielding him. You want
to make me out wrong" But she
knew he knew.
Those are the facts. Heaven knows
they are bad enough. but they are by
40 means so bad rs you thought. And
I'm your wife. Stephen. That thing
you did was brutal. Those men will
talk. was guilty no doubt in my
thoughts. but I'm young, and you have