Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16

Sci said the giri sio~ls. dizpassion
steiI be SHOCK Was no greater tC
yOu than b Was 70 ne All thai she
has said is true. and yet IA Woala
80 much rather she had left herself
anarraignad. We were agreed that :
should throw myself on your mercy
NJ Carroll said that yea we're FAIR
and just people. that you would not
condemn He under the cirCumst taHCes
But hal sara should sees % take the
blame is"
Alas ms dear. J am 20 blame. said
sars. shaking her head hist tor me
year story wosid have been Told
months ago. the courts would have
cleared yoa. and al the world would
have eXecrated my husband for The
thing he did-my husband and youT
son. Mrs Wrandall-whom We both
loved Goo believe me. think / loved
him more than al OF yea put to
sethsr'"
She sal down abruptly and buried
her face IN her arms on the edge Of
the table
II could only induce you to for
eive her began Hetty. throwing out
her hands 10 the Wrandalls. only TO b.
met by gesture OF repugnance from
the grim old man
Your story. Miss Csstleton." he
said hoarsely
Prom the beginning. II you please.
addec the lawyer quietly. Leave out
nothing"
Cl arly. steadily and with the ut
most sincerity IN her voice and man.
ner, the girl began the story of her
life. She passed hastily over the ear
lier periods, frankly exposing the un.
happy conditions attending her home
HE, her subsequent activities as a
performer on the London stage after
Colonel Castleton's detection: the few
months devoted to posing for Hawk.
right. the painter. and later on her
engagement as goyerness in the
wealthy Budlong family. She devoted
some time and definiteness to her first
encounter with Challis Wrandall on
board the weetbound steamer, an in.
cident that came to pass In a perfectly
natural way Her deck chair stood
next to his, and he was not slow in
making himself agreeable. Il did not
occur TO her till long afterwards that
ae deliberately had traded positions
with an elderly gentleman who occu-
pied the chair on the first day out
Before the end of the voyage they
we're very good friends.
When we landed in New York. he
assisted me in many ways. After
wards, on learning that | was not to
go to California, | called him up on
the telephone to explain my predica-
ment. He urged me 10 stay in New
York he guaranteed that there would
be no difficulty in securing a splendid
position in the east. ! had no means
OF knowing that he was married.
accepted him for shat ! thought him
TO be a genuine American gentleman.
They are supposed to be particularly
considerate with women. His conduct
toward me was beyond reproach. |
have never known a man who was so
courteous, 50 gentle. To me. he was
the most fascinating man IN the world
No woman could have resisted him, l
am sure Of that"
She shot quick, appealing glance
at Booths hard.set face. Her LID
trembled for a second.
! fell madly in love with him" she
went on resolutely. Il dreamed OF
him, ! could hardly wait for the time
to come when ! was to see him. He
never came TO the vretched little lodg.
ing house l have told you about. II
met him outside. One night he told
me that he loved me, loved me mas
sionately. IL said that l would be
his wife. Somehow il seemed TO me
mat he regarded me very curiously
Tor moment or two. He seemed to
be surprised, uncertain. remember
that he laughed rather uueerlv. II
did not occur to me to doubt him. One
day he came for me, saying that be
wanted me to see the little apar+nenr
ne had taken. where We were 10 live
alter We we're married / went with
him He said that il ] liked It. I could
move in az once. but would not con
sent TO such an arrangement For the
first time I began 10 feel that every.
Thing Was not as 1t should be Il
remained in the apartment but a few
minutes. The next day he came to
me. greatly excited and more demon.
strative than ever before. 70 say that
be had arranged for a quiet. iouy
little wedding up in the country
Strangely enough. / experienced q
queer feeling that al was not as Il
should be. but his eaEerness. his per
sistence dispelled the small doubt
hat had begun even then to SHAPE
ITSELF I consented TO go with him OF
he next night to an inn out in th,
country. where q college friend whs
vas a minister OF the gospel voult
meet us. driving over from his parisi
few miles away ] said that | pre-
terred 10 be married il a church. HI
laughed and said it could be ARRANGED
when we got 10 the inn and had taIket
= over with the minister. sun un