Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-03

70 llu III IL. LUIS wv ANtNN'~
a mock Of his vengeance. Yet even
AS he asserted this to himself, Andrew
knew in his soul that he lied; that the
venom Of his punishment was even
stronger than he had guessed to pol
SON the well OF his enemy's hopes and
its virulence would increase not lessen
Nevertheless there was disappointment
to him here in the hour Of triumph
He had gained all for which he had
strlyen-yes, all, And something more
the misery Of Lucenel
In fury VI rage against his own
weakness Andrew thrust the thought
Of I.ucene from him. His voice broke
gratIngly.
"Your resignation in writing, Mr..
Wainwright if you please
Wainwright spoke listlessly.
81 will write it in my study at once
and bring it to you here. Come with
me, Lucene,'
Abruptly, violently, the wife tore her
self from his arms. AS he rested mo-
tionless, amazed, she darted to An
drew, clutched his wrist In her two
hands, when he would have recoiled
nyoluntanly before this onslaught of
the woman he had wronged. Her voice
came softly, hatingly, painfully
weighted with the burden Of loves
tragedy. The violet eyes, humid, ten
der infinitely pathetic in their plead.
ing, met his ere he could turn his gaze
aside and held him in their spell,
"Oh Andrew" she cried 81 have
trusted you-l have loved you! Be
cause Of that | have tried to think
how you could do this terrible thing
to me-
"Alust we Go into that now?' the
wan demanded roughly as she paused,
He felt his strength slipping from him.
lie felt his wrath leaping high, wrath
against himself, against fate--not
against her.
YES, We must" she said bravely,
for | may never speak to YOU again.
have tried TO think what II could be.
And uow-now | know! | understand
Inc last It was because you loved your
brother so much because YOU loved
/. him So that nothing else mattered at
Ham, Isn't that IT, Andrew"
Yes that is it, he answered husk.
INy
But don't You see-don't you see?"
She questioned with the fcrccncss OF
one bercayed, You've hated the man
! love, And because you think he sac.
riaced your brother whom YOU loved
now YOU VIII sacrifice me in the same
way Don't you zee, Andrew Her
eyes probed the tarthpst recesses Of
bis soul. They tortured him with their
poignant reproach, yet he could not
turn from them 50 great was the
strength ot her weakness.
But though he understood too we'll
he still struggled impotenuy against
her against q self he thought dead
NO, no." he stammered. NO. T..
Lucene went on:
'luu can't ruin his life, Andrew
without running mine too. You can't
You can't" Her voices music rose
ihrobhiug. Don't you care what be-
comes OF me. Andrew DO you know
you are turning my love into hate7
lou don't want that oh, you don't,
] Know you don't, Andrew. You are
Ao' going TO tell me now that hate. NOT
love, is TO rule your life and mine Oh
surely Andrew you are not going 70
''Nd ME through the rest Of INV llfs
mating yon as You have hated him
not that NO. Andrew, you CAN'T
tell you You can't"
slowly no last, the rds droonad ovs-
N"d'p"s eyes He turned his head n
ll,Ic. with @ movement of I9ssl,rao
Then Che l.ds We're lifted again. ana
De looked full Into the eyes oy woin.
wright aud his own were lnssrpt,hI,
10 h.s Voice sounded a note of fptuo
''n'ns'auDo ucainst destiny
I've hated you Tor yearsa bs so,l
quietly, .as you know very we'll Won
.re aware also that ms b5trob ~ ,N,' w
a'' been my ruling passion sIocs ,,. y.
o's'halns lu that time. AN INV J,r.
.,, every walking hour. have h,on 4, n
'.,,' ~ o. The task of acgomplsbIps
,ol' ruin This n the instant a, ms
,'.--.a hold you here IN tbs bai.
~" .t my haud. with the power SrJ 1D',
'a' Will TO crush YOU. Wan a. u, anu
,l my hanl-aud let you ro@
%" .MNea7us gesture restrained %,
s,-,.anauoa that rose to wanVr,,r,.. a ,,o
,ae explanation Of hi, inrops,s,,,
is 'eTy simple It lies In tbe %D,
-. IN ~. i am o. f'g,-the greatest fo,i 'In
p il.s world Of fools ~ -. ,o.' ~ !,
,1. /. ,-.a ,, fool you.sre ,af, rrom .,''T r,n !
N5 "aInv5Sh,-nov. and a,wnv. -i'
asa you sood morning" go -, ,
"Nari thg door e moved
Blt The wife. radlap,
Wuul uot hav, % '' 1u instant.