The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-09
schemes. His rage was still hot upoi

schemes. His rage was still hot upoi
him.
Il found you in this-this adventur
er's room. / leave you here. Look Il
yerself, you are no child O mine.
The door banged behind him ant
Gloria Kerr knew that they had me
for the last time. The girl, feeling 81
miserably alone in the world, turne.
to find bent upon her the tender gaz
of the man whom she had once sworI
to follow to the end of the world. Fo
them love WIS dead, she knew, am
now life would be for her only SUI
cession Of weary days.
81 thought all but my body died tha
day we spoke of love to find it but
dream" she acknowledged sadly, we
there was one cup still more bitter
had to drain-and this was that cup
dregs."
"Oh, Gloria, believe me. out Of ur
happiness happiness comes. You
place is with me now. | hadn't toll
you, but l, too. am going away foi
ever And what is more, I'm going t
take you with me-"
She looked at him in wonder, thel
slowly shook her head.
NO. you can't leave Belmont, jos
You're not coward I'm going, blu
your place is here"
DO you think I shall let you g
alone? Never. The one reason / an
going east is to sell the BelmOn
News. I'm through with it. Then
shall follow you over the world unit
| make you mine-because I low
YOU"
The girl looked at him with tn
faintest OF smiles battling with he
settled melancholy. He was border
ing on melodrama, and she was re
garding him with the same gentlenes
a loving mother exhibits toward an IN
reasoning little child
How selfish you are, Joe. All you
fine sermons are going for naught
You've preached of your duty, and we
at the chance to show your devotion
to that duty you're wanting to give III
the fight. I'm not worth it, Joe, reall.
I'm not. Think of Belmont. A gen
eral doesn't desert his soldiers afte
a victory, just because he knows thu
enemy has sent for reinforcements
That would be cowardly, and it ism
like you, Joe. The brave genera
doesn't give ground, he advances
Don't follow me; | would hate you
| know how Belmont needs you
But ! need you, Gloria. And Wha
is more, you need me and | can't lie
you go alone. There is world else
where, even other Belmonts where W.
can live and labor and love. [ didn'
know till your father referred to i
that you were st Noonan's that day
Can't you see how ! need you for my
guardian angel? How did you happier
to be there"
Briefly she detailed the visit, min
imizing her part in saving him. None
the less he was able to see that it wai
to her he owed perhaps life itself. Il.
listened III silence. letting her tell hel
story in her own way.
Gloria, I've come to decision.
She looked at him Questioningly. I'm
going to do what you've ordered. I'm
going 20 stay here and fight for Bel
mont"
Zoe, you mean it," Her face lit uI
Will; pleasure and she held out boil
her hands to him. He took then
both, and to her surprise, and despite
her resistance. drew her to him.
but I'm not going to stay alone. Il
I'm to fight the good fight, I'm not
going to fight alone. You called me e
coward for wanting to go; won't yor
reward me for deciding to stay? AND
out OF unhappiness happiness will
come You must stay, Gloria; oui
place is here
Our place!' she echoed, and then
was silent for little time, her head
upon his shoulder He held her tight
", she could not escape. The feeble
efforts she had made to break from
him were now abandoned as she
thought more and more upon his
words. At last she looked up at him
and smiled Yes, Joe, our place is
here, and our happiness. Right in this
room all my old pride died. But there
has been born new pride. pride in
you and in me, and in what it has
been given us to do" The tears came
into her eyes as she thought of what
they were to each other. You are all
/ have in the world, dear; you are my
world. Make me always proud that
am your wife
Wright drew her closer to his heart
and kissed her. And there in the shell
ter of his arms she rested. Peace had
come to her
THE END.