New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

tul 10 you. BuJ DcyOHu tl"' "'N W."
the least like the woman you ought 10
marry -.
81 am listening patiently he remarked;
"but do not agree with single "oru' ne
woman whom a man ought % marry IS the
woman who, in some mysterious way, mas
made for herself place that no other woman
could make in the heart Of the man VINO
covcts her. There is no universal standard
of suitability,-you must know that yourself
very well-or all men would desire the same
woman. | feel for Sybil what / have felt for
no one else i'm my life, what shall never feel
for any other woman. | cannot listen 10
single word against her. ! do not believe a
single word against her'
She leaned a little forward. "You believe
in your heart you know that she killed
AvnesworthlT she declared firmly
Icrmyn opened his lips and closed them
again. She leaned a little closer still
81 am not sure, even, she went on, watch
inc him closely. "that Aynesworth, If he
spoke to you at all, did not let tall some
word; did not, directly or indirectly, con
firm this
Icrmvn covered his face with his hands.
A sudden light flashed IN Lucilles eyes.
When Jermyn looked up he seemed older.
Lucille, ne ntilN, - Nllln WI ga Hii'iN w.
tween YOU and me, Since you force me to
it, then suppose admit that oyDh ana
kin him. II was done in an impulse Of mad
ness. You do not for a moment suppose
that | shall not protect her with all my
mower. bv every means possess
"Nothing that you can do, she replied,
"will be Of any use # choose to speak out
"But you WON'T
con certain terms | shall not, She as
sented. "If you refuse my terms, ! shall
tell the truth.
LIE looked at her doubtfully, still without
IL complete understanding
AN hour or so ago, She continued drop
ping her voice a little, something IN the
coming Of the morning from behind the
woods carried me back 20 the past so over
whelmingy that | was compelled TO speak
10 YOU Of a moment that | have thought OF
always i'm my heart with shame. ! mean the
moment when | begged for little of your
love. No. don't move away. This hurts
YOU to listen TO. perhaps but YOU must
iistenl When you told me that you were
going 10 marry Sybil Cluley YOU gave me the
cruclest shock of my life. There was nothing
left for me- am not one of those who can
distribute affection, Jermyn When love
as | love YOU. as God knows | love you,
there can be no other man in the world,
there can be no life worth living without
YOU. there can be nothing but misery. Sit
still You must hear me TO the end. Tween
tv-four hours ago it was all over with me.
] couldn't even make up my mind what !
should do with the wrctched fragments Of
nv life. | simply didn't care. Wherever |
looked | could see no single ray Of JOY or
happiness. or anything approaching it. The
one thing that alone desired, hopeless as It
seemed then. was 90 separate you and Sybll
Clulcv. Fate has done that for me.
He moved uneasily in his chair. She held
out her hand.
81 know what YOU are thinking She went
on. 81 have brought you face TO face with
your own problem You are wondering and
wondering. Now listen, | am going 10
solve that problem for you. ! am going 20
give YOU no chance to marry murderess.
am going to give YOU no chance Of herolsm.
If YOU want 20 save this girl from the
scatIold, YOU must marry me and marry me
quickly"
He sprang to his feet. "Lucille" he cried.
Lucille"
Shcrosc slowly She looked at him, looked
at him long and steadily and his heart sank.
Then she continued THAT is the price of
nv silence. she told him deliberately. 81
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