Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-02-19
The Governors
r T. A Noveliza tion Of
Lazy Alice Bradley's Play
BY GERTRUDE STEVENSON
Illustrations from Photographs Of the Stage Production
Copyright 1913 publication

science: 81 didn't know. didn't
know"
"If we'd only had children" Mary
sobbed, losing herself in complete col
lapse. Nothing counts but children.
They're all we get out OF marriage
when we're old. II we'd only had
children, he couldn't have left me like
this" her shoulders shook.
Katherine started to her feet, un-
able longer to bear the sight OF the
woman's suffering.
Don't cry, Mrs. Slade. don't cry"
she pleaded.
my God!" Mary exclaimed. How
am I a-goln' to live out my life!
can't. ! can't I'm used to him, and
now he's going to have another woman
near him" There was renunciation
and anguish and anger in her out
burst. "And I've lived with him all
these years. l can't help lovin' him."
she sobbed.
Katherine watched her. aghast at
the vision OF love such as she had
never before realized. The hot tears
filled her eyes and her lips trembled
Unable to fight any longer, she
stretched out her hand and touched
the older woman gently. almost rever
emily.
"Oh, please-piease don't cry like
that" she begged. Il can't stand 1t
oh. please don't" and suddenly hel
emotions swept away her control
her remembrance OF why she hat
come-of everything but this slender
sobbing little woman. She flung hel
arms around Mary, burying her face
on her shoulder. The woman in he
rose up and rebelled at what she hat
been about to do. Love, not OF thu
world, mastered the worldly in her
, as the tears overflowed.
Mrs. slade, you hght," she sobbed
breathlessly. Never mind what! 70,
fight! He loves you best after al
I've seen that. Don't you give In
} You'll get him back. She's an Out
: and-out bad, heartlees, selfish creature
: She's bad-bad. sitting every gooC
honest impulse for money-money
3 You're right to hate It. 1t is a dirt
E thing. II he were poor she wouldn
: look AT him. Don't you mind and don
! you cry, Mrs. Slade. You fght-fgl
b them-all." and she loosened her arm
r and sank sobbing and heartbroke'
a into chair, throwing her head on he
r outstretched arms in n perfect aba
/. don CT repentance and grief.
), For a few moments the two wome
I. eobbed brokenly. Mary was the fir
to recover.
t There, there" she cried, patti
d Katherine tenderly on the shoulde
Q don't you cry for me-"
II Suddenly Hayes appeared in the doc
It way. He looked first at Mary. th'
1t still buried, her sobs still uncontrolle
had not heard him open the door. o.
10 sight OF the two women was enoul
II to convince him that In the encount
" the stronger had been defeated al
I. that the gentle little woman who
" he loved had come of the victor.
b. Mary stood looking from Hayes
70 Katherine in bewildered perplexit
~ Suddenly her eyes lighted with
10 thought She began to read her
4. swer in Bob's eyes. but he turned
ID avoid her glance. She locked aga
/, at the sobbing girl and as she did
IN the conviction came to her tn
lie Katherine was the woman her hi
:" band was planning to marry. S
III opened her mouth as II to spea
e. and turned questionIngly again
Bob. But Hayes could not meet h
n eyes. Suddenly Mary pointed an {
In cusing finger at Katherine's bow
le head. "She! Oh.h!" she gasped.
Is Katherine, unconscious Of the re'
er lation that had just taken place. W
w still sobblng bitterly. but with swe
- er tears than she had shed for mar
~ many years. The sight OF the cir
10 misery called for all the treasures
IT. love and sympathy In Mary's natu
es sweetened by long years OF forgivi
er and self.sacrlnce.
N. There. there. there" she Groom,