The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-15
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day" he said. There must be an
end. and II Il doesn't come now. when
will Il come, Tomorrow we sail. IL
Is certain that che Is not 70 accom-
pary us. She ms said so herself. and
father has said So He viii not take
her with him. SO today must see the
end OF things"
Frederic. / want you to do some
thing for me-" said Lydia. earnestly.
There was q time when could not
have asked this OF you, but now |
Implore you 10 speak TO your father
In her behalf. love her. Freddy, dear
cannot help II. She asks nothing OF
any OF us. she expects nothing. and
yet she loves all OF us--yes. all OF US.
She will never, by word or look, mako
= single plea for herself. have watched
her closely all these weeks. There
was never an instant when she re-
vealed the slightest sign OF an appeal
She takes II for granted that she has
no place In our lives In our memory.
yes. but that Ia all. | think she IL
reconciled to what she considers her
fate and 1t has not entered her mind
to protest against H. Perhaps II Is
natural that she should feel that way
about IL. But IL is-oh. Freddy, IL Is
terrible! III he would--would only un-
bend little toward her. IL he"
Listen, Lyddy, dear. I don't be-
lieve it's altogether up 70 him. There
Is barrier that we cant see. but they
a. - Al Afh ~ nd la
between them. You see. I've come to
know my father lately. dear. He's not
= stranger to me any longer know
what sort OF heart he's got. He
never got over loving my mother. and
he'll never get over knowing that
Yyonne knows that she loved him to
the day she died. We know what II
was IN Yyonne that attracted him from
the FIRST. and she knows. He's not
| likely TO forgive himself so easily. He
didn't play fair with either OF them,
that's what I'm trying to get at !
don't believe he can forgive himself
any more than ne can forgivs Yvonne
for the thing she set about to do. You
see. Lyddy, she married him without
love. shShe debased herself. even
though she can't admit Il sven now.
love her, too. She's tho most won
derful woman IN tho world Shes got
the nnest instincts q woman ever
possessed Hut she did give herself
| to the man she hxted with all her soul.
and--well. there you are He can't for
get that. you know-and she can't.
Leaving nae out OF the question alto
gether-and you. too---there still re-
mains the sorry fact that she has be-
trayed her sisters love. She loves
him for herself now, and-thats what
hurts both OF them. II hurts because
they both know that he still loves
my mother"
I'm not so sure OF that pro-
nounced Lydia. "He loves your moth
er's memory, he loves her for the
wrong he did her. but-well | don't
see how he can help loving Yvonne. in
spite OF everything. She"
"Ah. but you have Il from her that
he loved my mother even when she
was in his arms, because. In way. she
! represented the love that had never
died Now all that is a thing OF the
past She ia herself she is not MatIlde.
He loved Matllde all the time"
And I'm not so sure OF that" said
she. sagely. 1T isn't the way with
men. II may not have been love that
he felt for the physical Yyonne, but II
wasn't Matilde that he held in his
arms. You can't get around that, nor
can he. Matildes soul and Yvonne's
body are quite two different"
Cad. you are Analysing things!" he
exclaimed in amazement.
But all this Is neither here nor
there" she said. flushing. The point
is this we are going away tomorrow
for heaven knows how long-you and
! !. my mother and your father. We
are going to Vienna and In st. Ste
phen's cathedral-where your father
and mother were married with poor
| little Therese as one OF the Witnessed
In st. stephens we are to be married
She will not be there. She is not asked
to come with us. She Is barred out
Isn't II the refinement of--cruelty?"
Cruelty. Lydia7 I'd hardly call II
that It's the order OF destiny. or
something OF the sort. She gambled
with fate and lost out. She's a good
loser She hasn't squealed once"
"Squealed7 I hate that word"
Il hate squealer worse" said he
but seriously. II knocks me all out
whenever | think OF her. I've hest
tated about speaking TO father. dear
You see, I'm In rather delicate posi-
ton. Six weeks ago was madly In
fatuated with Yvonne. | don't deny
it--and he knows ali about H. Cad
I'd give ten years OF my life n she
were going along with us tomorrow
I'd give more than that 10 see this
whole unhappy business patched up 50
that they could start of anew. But
I'm afraid he wouldn't take II well
from me II asked him TO include her
| a., he Marty Fffo hfa Tafr not