The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-08

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len'iy. besting her breast With clinched
hands. ! DO know, ! know that be
siill lover the poor girl who went ogt
n this house with his curses ringing
10 her ears z score Of years ago. and
Tho died s,iil hearing them. And
had almost come 70 the point Of pity
Ing him vas iail.ng-I was weaken
ing He n a wonderful man. IL
vas losing myself But that is all
over. Three months ago ! could have
left him without 2 psng-yesterday
vas afraid that Il would never be pOs-
glble Today be makes il easy for me.
lie has hurt you beyond all reason, not
because he hates you but because be
loved your mother"
But you do love him. cried Fred.
eric. IN stark wonder. You don't care
the gnap Of your finger for me. What
is all this you are saying, Yyonne'
You must be mad. Think. Think
what you are saying"
Il have thought am always think
ing. know my own mind we'll enough
II In settled; am going away and ]
an going with you"
u cannot listen TO you. Yyonne.
cried Frederic, aghast. His heart was
pounding 20 G.rccly that the blood
surged 70 his bead In great waves, al.
most stunning him with its velocity.
we 90 tomorrow" she cried out,
in an ecstasy Of triumph. She was
convinced that he would go! La
Proyence"
Good God In heayen!" he gasped,
dropping suddenly into a chair and
burying his face In his shaking hands
What will this mean TO Lydia-what
will she do-what will become Of herr"
a CULVER Of pair crossed the WON
ans face. her eysT1s fell as II TO shut
out something that shamed her in
spite OF all her vainglorious protesta-
tons Then the spirit Of exaltation re-
sumed It's sway.
You cannot marry Lydia now" she
said affecting a sharpness OF tone that
caused him TO shrink inyoluntarily. 1T
Is your duty to write her letter to-
night. explaining all that has hap
pened today. She would sacrifice her
self for you today. but there is-to-
morrow! A thousand tomorrows, Fred.
eric. Don't forget them, my dear
They would be ugly after all and she
Is too good, too fine to be dragged
into"
you are right" he exclaimed, leap
ing to his feet at would be the vilest
act that man could perpetrate.
Why-why II would be proof OF what
he says OF met would stamp me
forever the bastard he-No, no, could
never lit my head again II were to
do this utterly vile thing to Lydia. He
said to me here-not an hour ago
that he expected me TO go ahead and
blight that loyal girls life, that
would consider IL noble means OF
lfjustlhcation! What do you think |
OF that? He But wnitl What is |
this that We are proposing to do? |
Give me time 10 think! Why-why, |
| can't take you away from him, |
Yvdnne! God in heaven, what am |
OF? Have | no sense OF |
honor? AMI