Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-05
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him.
Il found you in this this adyentuie
er's room leave you here. Lock to
yerself. you are no child O. mine.
The door banged behind him and
Gloria Kerr knew that they had met
for the last time The girl, feeling SO
miserably alone in the world turned
to find bent upon her the tender gaze
OF the man whom she had once sworn
to follow to the end Of tie world. For
them love was dead. she knew, and
now life would be5for her only a sue
cession of weary days
Il thought all but my body died that
day we spoke of love to find it but a
dream" she acknowledged sadly. yet
there was one cup still more bitter |
had to drain-and this was that cups
dregs."
"Oh, Gloria, believe me, out of UNI
happiness happiness comes. Your
place is with me now. / hadn't told
you, but /. too, am going away for
ever. And what is more. I'm going to
take you with me-
one lOOhCQ a. I'LL III WOuQ6T. IIlCu
slowly shook her head
mo, you can't leave Belmont, joe
You're not coward I'm going, but
your place is here"
do you think l shall let you go
alone? Never. The one reason | an,
going east is to sell the Belmont
News. Tn through With it. Then
shall follow you over the world unit,
l make you mine because love
YOU"
The girl looked at him with the
faintest of smiles battling with her
settled melancholy. He was border
ing on melodrama, and she was re-
garding him with the same gentleness
loving mother exhibits toward an I'M
reasoning little child.
How selfish you are, Joe. All your
fine sermons are going for naught.
You've preached of your duty, and yet
at the chance to show your devotion
to that duty you're wanting to give up
the fight. I'm not worth it, Joe, really
I'm not. Think of Belmont A gen.
eral doesn't desert his soldiers after
a victory, just because he knows the
enemy has sent for reinforcements.
That would be cowardly, and it isn't
like you, Joe. The brave general
doesn't give ground, he advances.
Don't follow me; I would hate you.
know how Belmont needs YOU
But l need you, Gloria. And what
is more, you need me and can't let
you go alone There is a world else
where, even other Belmonts where we
can live and labor and love. l didn't
know till your father referred to it
that you were at Noonan's that day.
Can't you see how I need you for my
guardian angel? How did you happen
to be there?"
Briefly she detailed the visit, min
imizing her part in saving him. None
the less he was able to see that 1t was
to her he owed perhaps life itself He
listened in silence, letting her tell her
story in her own way.
Gloria, I've come to a decision"
She looked at him questioningly I'm
going to do what you've ordered. I'm
going to stay here and fight for Bel
mont"
Joe, you mean it," Her face lit up
with pleasure and she held out both
both, and to her surprise, and despite
her resistance, drew her to him.
But I'm not going to stay alone. II
I'm to fight the good night, I'm not
going to fight alone. You called me a.
coward for wanting to go; won't you
reward me for deciding to stay? And
out of unhappiness happiness will
come You must stay, Gloria; our
place is here"
"Orr plaee!" she echoed, and then
was silent for little time, her head
upon his shoulder He held her tight
ly, she could not escape. The feeble |
efforts she had made to break from I
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
mere and our happiness. Right in this
room all my old pride died. But there
has been born a 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 |
l have in the world, dear; you are my
world. Make ne 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.