The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-19

we 60 tomorrow, she cried out,
in an ecstasy of triumph, She was
convinced that he would go! LA
Provence!"
Good God in heaven!" he gasped,
dropping suddenly into q chair and
buTying his face in his shaking hands.
"What will this mean to Lydja-what
will she dO-what will become of herr"
a 0uiver of main croeeod +ba WON
ans face, her oynIide fell 90 if to shrt
out something that shamed her in
sDjte of all her vainpIorione nrotocta.
lions. Then the snirit If axaItation ra-
sumed its SWAY
"yor cor,ot r,onr,. ? ,.ato o,. - uho
said afrnntino ahar,ao,, - toa, +ha4
caused him +o ebr;,1, inro1,,n+or;,,, a..
is vour drtv "a n,ri+o bor - Iottor 70
night ovnlairino oil. +hot Noe hon
Dened TODAY She would sacrifco bor.
self fc~ Won todov hrt +horo T. -
morrow, A thousand tomorrows Frod.
eric don't foroo+ tbou Wv dow
They would be ugly after al and she
is too good too 6ro - ha droannS
into"
"You are right" he exclaimed lean
ing to his feet. ut would be the vilest
act that a man could nprnotrato
Why-why it would be proof Of what
he says of met would STAMP me-
forever the bastard he-No, no. could
never lift my head again if | 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 l
would consider it noble means Of
Standardization! What do Won think
of that? He But wait! What Is
this that we are proposing to do?
Give me time to think! Why-whv,
! can't take you away from him,
Yvonne! God in heaven. what am
thinking of? Have | no sense Of
honor? Am /"
lyon are not his son " sbe e.id
sigDifcantly =
"Rut that ie mn reason rbr shor,a
etoon 70 foul trick lilo this n
do von know what vou oro a,ono,t
ing9" He drew hack from hor ui4b y
look If DISGUST in his oves "NoI ~
not that vile, - "
"Frednrin Won rret LOT mn. y.
~ don't want n boor onr.h,un
more Yvonne What manner ~ wo,a
an ara vou9 ua ie vour brchond -
lovoe won he trrcts von ~, ~ ~
doos, Ava Tou n,o,,,J Co. ~, Nc
thisq Won would" '''l1' INV
"Hushi NOT 60 ,oudi" sbo or;od -
great AGITATION
"Ard let mo toll Won sorno+h;ua
mora Althoroh ron novor w., ns,
Tvdia nv heaven sho,l Iovo hor -
the end Of nv life will not botroU
that love To the end of time che choI
know that NV love for har is rool md
trne and-n
wait, Give me time IN think " sha
pleaded He shook his. head raao.
lutely. do not Judge me- too harshly.
Hear what | have TO saw before YOU
condemn me am not the vile crea.
ture Won think Frederic Waltz Let
me Think"
He stared at her for a moment in
deep perplexity. and then slowly drew
near 81 do not believe vou mean to
do wrong do not believe if of Won.
You have been carried away by some
horrible"
Listen to me-" she broke in. fierce
ly. 81 would have sacrificed you-ay,
sacrificed you, poor boy-for the JOY
it would give me to see James Brood
grovel in misery for the rest of his
life. OH" She uttered a groan of
despair and self-loathing so deep and
full of pain that his heart was chilled
Good Lord. YVonpe!" he gasped
dumfounded.
DO not come near me-" she cried
out, covering her face with her hands.
For a full minute she stood before him,
straight and rigid as a statue. a tragic
figure he was never to forget. Sud
denly she lowered her hands. To his
surprise, a smile was on her lips. you
would never have gone away with me.
/ know it now. All these months
have been counting on you for this