American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-03-19

into wudernense6 OF winch sne
had neve dreamed.
Rosalie held three more D
with Miss Estrilla before she reached
the final vital one to which all her
diplomacies had been leading.
John Is speaking through the lips
of Rosalie LIE Grange; and Miss Es-
trilla is answering.
81 am stronger now. The flesh In
fuence is not yet gone from me. There
was much on my soul. | find 1t hard
to forgive. And know must-little
lady" Resale had learned from
Constance that little lady" was Cap
tain Hanska's pet lame for m in
tender relations, and she let it out
as a venture.
"Oh, John! But consider how much
l have to forgive. All, did you ever
love me? You never answered my
letters"
Il loved you perhaps too much.
over here, we can not lie. / was
carried away-and l was married.
YES. Every one knows that now.
You deceived me. It is harder for
me to forgive that than the other
thing"
"Yes-but l loved you too much-to
risk telling you"
WAS that why you kept the jewels
them" A hard attack came into Miss
Estrilla's tone. 1t was more than {
question; there was irony in 1t. Rosa
lie thought rapidly. That diamond
buckle on the stair-case-"the jew
els"-here was a startling new CORE
lation of facts. She must venture NJ
further; she must have time to !snaa
inc and to plan.
Il can not tell you now" said tn
voice of John. Il am-growing weak
l sinned-"
"Oh. he's gone away!" broke in tn
voice of Laughing-Eyes.
Another seance. John is speaking
Miss Estrilla answering.
"Ah, 1 really love you. But l fin
it hard to forgive"
Don't you understand, John, that
wasn't revenge? 1t was duty"
Il know. There is much that | d
= not understand. but | do understan
that. In the flesh, l was always a
. tracted by the glitter of jewels
|, This was a lead into territory on
partially explored. And the roe
opened.
81 think there we're two parts of 20
John. But, oh, the better part low
- me, did you not?"
"Yes. loved you truly, little lady
John, if you had stolen them o'
. right-but to use my Lowell"
= Il am going. | am not strol
h enough yet to endure reproach-"
10 "Oh, / will not reproach you aga
- You must forgive. You know h'
little you have to forgive. Wait, Jof
waitl"
~ John is speaking again: Miss
= trilla replies.
"They give me new strength eve
day. But this poor ignorant won
is weakening. Why did you try
e. get them as you did?'
What was I to do when foun
- had no claim under the law? w
,sN was | to do after you wrote me t
"a letter."
THAT happened before l passed {
| could not see you then. And hi
not seer any one clearly. | I'm
re- like the better spirits. My soul
not good when it left the flesh.
think you came to New York J
to get the Jewels"
(This was a venture on Rosal
Us part; still there were ways of retri
yP- ing the mistake If her guess
nu' wrong.)
lor Eyes. 1t was my plan, not Juan's
have been more foolish than he.
ns cry day l spent in the above
as was afraid you would discover
Yet when l thought of you down tn
Il loved you still! But my eyes W
not really sick. II was because | cried
much-but l promised not to repro
you"
Little LADY, was bad, but | 10
ar you. l think if l had seen yo'
ids would have restored them"
ley "Oh, joint That is hardest Of
John, can not die and join you
her i dare 'not-because it would
Tith wrong-and because of Juan!"
per- Resale noted how the name of J
nd- came in again. For caution. she n
n veer away from that lead at pres
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