The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-10

was breathing very fast aud her
face WAS quite white. Please. not
that she said. 4 came here To
meet YOU. Harry, as YOU begged
me TO do. because well, because |
owed you that. perhaps. Hut !
have come To ask YOU To go away
aud not trouble me II you have
regard for me at all. YOU
must see that that IL the only thing
you can do. am married and
love my husband very much. and
| am happy
What am | 20 you, them he
cried And the VOWS We swore
the life We were TO have together
What's all this 60 you. Break O
DAY 2'
oh" said she piteously. ITS a
memory It's sweet memory,
Harry. OF few mad days when !
Was child. hut IT'S only mem
ory now I'm happy here and AZ
peace Went YOU please leave me
So Please
Only memory % he demanded
Yes. only that, she said only
that
ITS not true. my lady said the
brown young man Aud all At once
she put her hands over her face
and began 10 cry. FOR she VAS
afraid. and the strange. mad intoN
ication OF this mans presence was
almost as fresh and as potent as It
had been In those distant days
four years distant now. She was
tack again on the slow Mediter.
ranean liner. and the odd Young
man whom her brother had met In
the smoke room and had presented
10 her as a sort OF living curiosity
was there. too lie walked beside
her round the deck and leaned with
her over the rail In the evening
after dinner. and on that last night
before they landed he sat with her
for a stolen. ncver-to-be-forgotten
hour up on the hurricane deck hid.
den from all the world.
A ghost OF old agony stirred In
her SO that she shlvered with Il.
Between the hands that covered
her face she cried ont upon him
why did YOU never come to
me- Why didn't you come sat
waiting DAY after day. And nj
night i--prayed."
The man seemed. for = moment.
to have no answer 10 that. and she
dropped her hands and stared at
him. At last he said In low voice
AT first-for little time was
afraid. had doubts Not OF me-
self. or you. You we're so Young
and you'd never known vhai going
" ithout Injuries -comforts-me meant.
And then all at once fell III
When | came out again you had
gone abroad. so lost
you"
His voice rose suddenly 10 n cry.
and he caught her hands In his
and held them against HIM.
Break o. Day" he cried out. do
YOU think I'm going TO lose yoi
again. Do you think I'm going TO
be twice a fooi7 I've found you
At last. oh. my dear. I've found
you at last. and shant let you
40 again"
She strained weakly away frofa
him. but h. held her fast and she
was helpless Once more she began
sort OF frightened sobbing.
Wont you please 40 away AID
let me alone" she begged. Tn 20
happy here, tell you ] love my
husband. Please. won't you 80
Happy" he cried with greai
scorn. My lady. YOU don', kao7
what happiness u.s. You though
You were happy before we first
met on that ship. What did Won
think OF that sort Of happine a.
after a weeks timer I tell you
you're a prisoner here. A prisone.
to your own blindness and to a set
OF conventions that dull people
have hedgei you In with.
Break o. Day there's all the great
free world out yonder. and It's full
OF sunlight and roses and rest ana
4 loye-the sort OF love you dJn''
even know the outside OF
l An instant's desperate strength
came to the woman. She wrenchcd
her hands from his grasp and stun
BLEED backward until she was al
arms length. Her eyes stared mp
on him with bewildered horror.
do you realize what you are say
I lng?" she demanded What am
/ letting you say? BE still, Harry
For ny sake. n you have no shame
for yourself. be still"
Then she gave q sudden low CRY
and caught At the mans arm.
Look, Look" she whispered
My husband Ia comlng-dow Tho
hin. What shall | do?" She be
gan 10 tremble very violently.
There's but one thing 10 10
said he. stay here and face I,
out, Tell him the truth or n
least let me tell him the truth
I'm not going TO lose you now. say
here with me.
quite suddenly she darted asidf
tc the tall shrubbery which stooc
thick there. but the man was as
quicl; az she. and caught her before
she had gone more than a stop OF
two.
You'll come back when ae'.
gomez" he demanded. "Youll cor1s
back 70 me. Break O Day2" The
woman Was almost beside hecscl
with fear
Yes, oh. yes" she whispered
Let me go. Harry Oh. for Heay
ems sake. let me GO Yes. I'll com,
back promise. Let me go. oh
won't you let me 90? | promise
II promise anything She brok,
from him and fled into the cover .
the pine shrubs. and the man watc h
cd her go.
Stanley came down the steps an
nodded pleasantly TO the man VII,
was there.
Stranger here?' he inquired
Yes" said the other man 10
n way-yes
lie for his part, was thinkml
very swiftly. and he came 10 Dol,
conclusion.
Some years ago said he. 4 M.