The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-03

Her sister," uttered the
llevingly. Il have married the Nd
Therese. have held her siste, =
arms all these months and neys, :. II
1t is dream. /"
"Ah. but you have felt even n.
="
He struck the table violentl, III
his fist. His eyes were blazing susY
manner of woman are youp uYII
were you planning to do to tia, I'll ii
happy boy-her son? Are you all ii
to"
In good time. James, you will
what manner of woman | am" M,
terrupted quietly. Sinking back :, ca
chair she resumed the broken s,'I,
all the time watching him tb,,.H.
half-closed eyes. She died ten ~ n
ago. Her boy was twelve year. !,
She never saw him after the nigh, 'YTh
turned her away from this housa
her deathbed, as she was releasin, NJ,
pure, indebted soul to Gods kso,s
she repeated to the priest who ~ 4,
through the unnecessary form NJ
solving her-she repeated her so.,,.
declaration that she had never v,o,.I
you by thought or deed. had an ~
believed her. the holy priest belis,I ~
her, God believed her. You vnY :,
have believed her. too. James 3d.
She was a good woman. Do you 49,
And you put curse upon her III
drove her out into the night ~,
was not all. You prosecuted her IA nj
end Of her unhappy life. You did NJ
to my sister," H..
And yet you married me-" be NM M,
tered thickly.
Not because | loved you-ob I'd .y,
She loved you to the day of her ds,sv u
after all the misery and suffering ~ /,
had heaped upon her. No woman ~ 40
endured the anguish that she suns,.,I 10
throughout those hungry years. vi
kept her child from her. You dpu,.N !.
him to her. even though you denIs N
him to yourself. Why did You -
him from her? She was his ninth, 4
She had borne him, he was all b., =
But no! 1t was your revenge IN AL
prive her of the child she had brou,su :,
into the world. You worked deliberssE !,
ly in this plan to crush what Inn
there was left in life for her. You ~
him with you, though you branded Nj, !,
with a name cannot utter; you gu,rs !
ed him as If he were your u~
precious possession and not a curse n '
your pride; you did this because yuu !
knew that you could drive the h,n '
more deeply into her tortured he.s
You allowed her to die, after years
pleading, after years of vain endeayr
without one glimpse of her boy, win
out ever having heard the word moths
on his lips. That is what you did MI
my sister. For twelve long years yu
gloated over her misery. Oh, Cod
man, how / hated you when / marns
you!" She paused breathless.
You are creating an excuse for yur
devilish conduct" he exclaimed hanh
ly. You are like Matilde, false to TIA i
core. You married me for the lu1uy l
could provide, Notwithstanding b,
curse l had put upon your sister | l
don't believe word of what you IN l
saying to"
Don't you believe that am her d.
teri" IL
"You-yes, by heaven, I must belien
that. Why have / been so blindi yu l
are the little Therese, and you hata
me in those other days. rememh9
we'll the"
"A child's despairing hatred because
you were taking away the being shs
loved best of all. Will you believe ne
when say that my hatred did not e.
dure for long? When her happy, te
Gus letters came back to us filled vii
accounts OF your goodness. your dsvs
ton, IL allowed my hatred to die !
forgot that you had robbed me- ! cane
to look upon you as the fairy phnes
after all. 1t was not until she came ID
the way across the ocean and begaah
die before our eyes-she was yean
dying-it was not until then that b
gan to hate you with real. undyiH
hatred"
"And yet you gave yourself to me-
he cried. "You put yourself In hs
place. In heavens name. what was %
be gained by such an act as THAR
81 wanted to take Matilde's boy away
from you," she hurried on, and for ns
first time her eyes began to VaveL
THE idea suggested itself to me Ia
night met you at the comtesses o'r
ner. 1t was wonderful, a tremenooos
thought that entered my brain.
first my real self revolted, but as um'
went on the idea became an obsessioa
l married you, James Brood, ior Wv
sole purpose of hurting you I'D Wv
worst possible way; by having
tides son strike you where the pan
would be the greatest. All, you w
thinking that / would have permiueS
myself to have become his mistress
but you are mistaken. ! am ho' VA
bad. / would not have damned n'
soul in that way. | would not n.''
betrayed my sister in that way.
more subtle was my design. ] con,ss'
that it was my plan to make hiin lan
love with me and in the emo " 49,,
away with him, leaving you 70 'n1s
that the very worst had happenea ..,.s
it would not have been as you .u
He would have been protec!e''
friend, amply protected. He
But you would have wrecked D,
don't Won see that you would have