The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-12-24


now he's going to have another woman
near him" There was remuneration
and snguish and anger In her out
burst And I've lived with him all
these years. / can't help lovin' him.
she sobbed.
| Katherine watched her, aghast at
the vision OF . love such ~ she had
never before roalized. Tho hot tears
filled her eyes and her lips trembled.
Unable to fight any longer. she
stretched out her hand and touched
the older woman gently. almost rsver-
emily.
"Oh, please-plsase don't CRY like
that" she begged. Il can't stand IT,
Oh, please don't" and suddenly her
emotions swept away her control
her remembrance Of why che had
come-of everything but this slender,
sobbing little woman. She flung her
arms around Mary. burying her face
on her shoulder. The woman In her
rose up and rebelled Il what she had
been about to do. Love, not of the
world, mastered tho worldly In her.
az the tears overiowed.
Mrs. Slade, you fight" she sobbed.
oresthlessly. Never mind what! You
night! He loves you best after all.
I've seen that Don't you give I'M
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 mon ey-money!
You're right to hate It. 1t is a dirty
thing. II he we're poor she wouldn't
look at him. Don't you mind and don't
you cry. Mrs. Slade. You fight-nght
them-al!." and she loosened her arms
and sank sobbing and heartbroken.
into chair. throwing her head on her
outstretched arms In a perfect aban-
don OF repentance and grief.
For a Few moments the two women
sobbed brokenly. Mary was the first
to 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, then |
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
% convince him that In the encounter
he stronger had been defeated and
hat the gentle little woman whom
ne loved had come OF the victor.
Mary stood looking from Hayes to
Katherine in bewildered perplexity.
suddenly her eyes lighted with a
bought. She began to read her an
wer in Bob's eyes. but he turned to
void her glance. She looked again
t the sobbing girl and as she did so
ne conviction came to her that
catherine was the woman her hus-
'and was planning to marry. She
pened her mouth as If to speak,
nd turned Questioningly again to
Job. But Hayes could not meet her
yes Suddenly Mary pointed an ac-
using finger at Katherine's bowed
cad. She! Oh-h!" she gasped.
Katherine, unconscious OF the reye-
alton that had Just taken place, was
TIL sobbing bitterly, but with sweet
tears than she had shed for many.
many years. The sight of the girls
Misery called for all the treasures of
i've and sympathy In Mary's nature.
weetened by long years OF forgiving
nd self-sacrifice.
There. there. there" she crooned
she patted Katherine's head. Over
ONE with an emotion she could not
ontrol, Katherine clasped her arms
bout her comforter and wept softly
nd quietly on her breast.
Bob, too surprised to believe his
wn eyes, came up to her.
Katherine" he exclaimed.
"Oh, Bob, I'm 30 ashamed" Kath-
rine confessed as she got to her feet
nd stumbled into his arms, CRYING
ut for forgiveness and the love she
ad so cruelty and so thoughtIesslv
ung aside.
4 understand. understand" Bob
as very gentle and forgiving as he
'ok her in his arms.
Il love you, Bob" she sobbed ct
ont care who hears me say II.
ont care. I love you"
Come he said. leading her ten. I
eriy toward the door. Wen taIk I
over on the way home" ?