The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-05-06
THE Governors Ladv
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everything"
will you see Mrs. Slade to her car
riage?" Slade turned to Bob, ignor-
ing his wife's OBTAINING hand.
Yes, but" Mary began to object.
Its necessary that join these gen.
tlemen," Slade informed her coldly.
Take her at once" he commanded
Hayes.
Hayes started toward the door.
Call me when you're ready, Mrs.
Slade. I'll wait in the hail." and he
disappeared.
Slade thrust his hands deep into his
pockets and looked at his wife in a
puzzled way. She was nervously
pulling off her gloves and beginning
to realize that her visit was, for some
unexplained reason, scarcely the sue
cess she had planned it to be.
In Gods name, what did you come
here for, Mary?" Slade finally de-
manded.
What did / come here for?" she
repeated blanily. What did ] come
here for? Why. to please you. l
thought you'd be glad. / just can't
stand it with you living out of the
house, Dan. Lord, | haven't slept
wink since you left. Aren't you miss
ing me?" and her voice trembied just
the least bit.
"Oh, Dan. It's all over now, amt
it, our tiff" she began eagerly, catch
ing his arm impulsively and pressing
her face against his coatsleeve, kiss
ing the unresponsive broadcloth again
and again. We're making up; We'll
go home together. It'll all be different
after this, and I'll see you at the break
fast table mornings now" she finished
joyfully.
Dan" she began again, 81 don't be-
lieve you've had a decent cup of cof-
fee since you left home. I'd like to
maze you a cup now, myself" and
she looked refiectively around the SEN
ator's library as if she thought there
might possibly be some opportunity
to brew a cup of coffee right then and
there.
Come on home, father" she urged,
calling him by the name of the old,
old days, when they had both dreamed
of little ones in their home, and pat
ting his arm lovingly, tenderly. Mad
at me yet?" she questioned.
Slade WINGED under the gentle touch
of her hand on his arm, and found it
necessary to turn away from the face
that was so sweet and penitent.
NO." he stammered, I'm not mad
at you, only this is no place to talk
about our troubles"
well, we'll go along home" she
suggested.
mo, / can't come now. You'd bet
ter let Rob take you home" and he
started for the door.
Mary started after him, clutching at
his arm.
I've got to know what the matter
is now-I must-I must" she declared
vehemently.
Very well, Mary, as far as my
plans go, I've arranged my life differ.
entity"
Differently? Differently? Haven't
/ given in?"
!. Its too late now. I'm sorry to
say this. but you force me-"
Wait a minute, Dan" She drew a
long breath, as if nerving herself fol-
an ordeal You're going to say some
thing dreadful. Before you begin
want to say that I'll do anything to
get things back just the same as they
were before-anything There's moth
ing you could ask me l won't do
nothingI There! Now! Now go on,
and she sank weakly into chair.
Look here" Slade was cruelty alb
rupt This separation is permanent
Nothing's going to change it."
Separation? She gave him 9
blank, amazed stare. why, Dan
who's talking about separation? We
can't be separated
I'VE can be-we are. When / left
you that night it was for good anC
all, Mary. We can't get along togeth
er and I've made up my mind to it
It's settled"
You mean to say you havenr
missed yer home? You haven't want
ed me to give in? You mean what's
happened is for the best?"
YES" he answered Jelly.
Mary gazed at him in bewilderment
You're not the man / talked to five
weeks ago. / don't know you. Il
must be the people about you-ol
it's"
Like a flash the possibility of an
other woman came into her mind
But she dismissed it as quickly as il
had come. She would not insult hin
or herself-or their love by such {
suggestion.
you married" Slade agreed, but vol
wouldn't see it."
rs it my fault that married mar
who's turned into somebody else?
Mary argued, fighting, fighting for hel
life, her happiness-for him. 81 mar
ried you, Dan. / married poor young
fellow who was hard worked and
helped him along. We started fair
Dan, but this amt fair" lapsing more
and more into poor grammar and dia
lect as her excitement rose. You go
beyond me, but it was because
worked and saved the pennies for you
while you went out and got helped AND
learned. Cooking didn't learn me.
didn't even know / was behind the
times or unsatisfactory until one day
you"
Slade nervously assured himself
that all the doors were tightly closed
He suppressed the twinge of shame
for his stealthy action by assuring