The Ordway new era., 1914-08-28

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"shirIsy. !. hs said. Il know what you
intended r. tall me by those dowers-
] went 70 Gt. Andrews that night. in
the dark, aftsr read your letter.
Who told xouf Your-mother?"
@No. moi" she cried. "she would
never have told mel" 8s
His face lightsd. With an irresist-
ibls movemsnt he caught her to him.
"Shirleyts he cried. ut shant bel
It shan't Ixtoll you! You can't break
our lives II two like this! It's un.
thinkabJa. s 81 ~ Z
"No. nor she said piteously. push
ing him fross her. You don't under
stand. Ycu are man. and men
can't q ~ +,
y Do undefstnnd." he insisted. ~oh.
my darling my dariingl It Isn't right
for that spectral thing to come b.
tween usi Why. It belonged to past
genstAti0ni However sad the out
come Of thsg duel, It held no dishonor.
1 know only too well the ruin Il
brought NJ fnfhsri It's enough that
It wrscksd thrSs liyes. II shan't rise
again. Mks Banquo's ghost to haunt
ours! ] know what you think--I
would love you the more. II could
love you moro. for that sweet loyalty
but rs wrong. dear. It's wrongi"
TITS Tie only way"
Listen. four mother loves you.
II she knsw yoy loved me. she, would
bear anything rather than havs you
suffer like thlA You say she wouldn't
have told you herself. Why. II my
father- s.
She toes her hands from his and
faced him vfth . cry. "Ah. that Il III
You knaw ypur father 70 little. He
was nsyer 70 yop what she Il to me.
Why. I've hee1 all the life she has
bad. I remeD6ar when she mended
my dolls. and Mold me when / had
scarlet tsveF. and sang me the sonGs
the tress sang 70 themselves q night.
l said NJ pssxers at her knee tin !
was twelve yeaIe old. We wsrs never
apart . day TIL went away to school"
She paueed. breathless.
'Dqssnt thAt prove what I sayf"
he naid. bending toward her. .ehs
loves you far bstter than hsrsslf. She
wants year hAppiness.~ ~
~CoulA tlkas mean hsrsf" shs as-
man1sds hes bosom hsavins. 10 see!
- tagsthae - always -islwsysl 10
-. re1kfaAeA siNcsy1SEtt thsl linss
: naySs H !. ~ fs@ss4 - Snew
how wcmea teal -.AnGi tAsy remsnbsr
-AQv thsy srisysi rvs sons over an
yeu can ~ till NJ soul criss out, bat
It eaa't change W u can'ti !
Valiant felt ~ tl6egh h wsrs bat
tsrins WITH bruised lnnckles at Z stone
wall. = hslplesss anger simmsrsd In
him. ~o1pposs. - sa1d bitterly. ''that
youf nsther one lay. perhapS aftsf
long ysafs. lssrnA OF your sacriAcs.
9hs = Hksly to spsas In the cad, !
think. WIN It ada u hsf pleasure, Do
you fancy. TO discover that ont oe this
conoeption Of hlial lsyalty-for ITS
+tAat. ] saDposs!sses have spoiled
yosr own lifs!"
ne sAs1dsreA ~shs win never
lsarn," ahe SAID heohanly. sOh, I
know shs would not have spoken. She
would suffer anytAlng for my happl-
nsss. Bat ! wouldn't have her bear
any moro for my eaks..'
Hi anssr faded suddsniy. and whsn
he looksA at her again. tears were
burning In his eysa.s
~ehisieyi" he sail. Its my heart.
too. that you are bindins on the
whseli love yeu. I want nothing
bat youi I'd rather beg my bread
from door to door with your hand
In mine than sit on . throne without
youl What can there b in life Tor
me unless you shars Il? Think OF our
love! Think Of the fats that brought
mo hero to md you In virginia.
Think Of our garden-whers thought
We would live and work and dream.
till ws were old and gray-togsthsr,