The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-23
CHAPTER xxBI--contnued.

he felt for the physical Yvonne, but it
wasn't Matilde that he held in his
arms. You can't get around that, nor
car he. Matilde's 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. 1.-THE point
is this: we are going away tomorrow,
for heaven knows how long-yon and
j. 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 Door
little Therese as one of the Witnesses
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 1t the refinement ~of-cruelty?
Cruelty. Lydia? I'd hardly call 1t
that. It's the order of destiny, or
something OF the sort. She gambied
with fate and lost out. She's a good
loser. She hasn't squealed once"
"~Squealed? ! hate that word
h0NO pAhR0iCi WOiSGs Sdlu ne.
"But seriously, 1t knocks me all out
whenever ! think of her. I've hest
tated about speaking to father, dear.
You see, Pm In rather a delicate post
ton. Six weeks ago | was madly in.
fatuated with Yvonne. don't deny
it-and he knows all about It. Cad.
Id give ten years of my life IL she
were going along with us tomorrow.
I'd give more than that TO see this
whole unhappy business patched up so
that they could start off anew. But
I'm afraid he wouldn't take IL we'll
from me IL | asked him to include her
In the-er-party. It's his affair, not
mine, you see. He'd be Justified In
considering me selfish In the matter.
II might seem as though I didn't care
a hang for his personal feelings and"
She's his wife, however," said
Lydia, with a stubborn pursuing of the
lips. "She didn't wrong him and, after
all, she's only guilty of-well, she isn't
guilty Of anything except being a sis
ter ct the girl he wronged."
"I1l haTs q talS with him X YOU
thiES best" said he. an eager g,cam In
his eyes.
And with Yvonne.' she said
quickly. You see. it's possible she is
the n to be persuaded"
He'll never ask her" said Frederic,
after a long period OF reflection.
What is TO become OF herr" asked
I.ydio rather hlaaklv
= suppose she'll 80 away. It will
be the end"
IL don't think ! could bear Il.
Freddy" she said, a trace of tears in
her voice.
He swallowed hard. Then he cleared
his throat briskly. "Of course you've
observed that they never see one an.
other alone. They never meet except
when someone else Is about. He rather
resents the high-handed way in which
abe ordered him to stay away from me
until / was safely out OF danger. He
has spoken of 1t to me, but, for the
life of me I can't tell whether he holds
1t up against her or not. He says she
saved my life. He says she per-
formed a miracle. But he has never
uttered a word Of thanks or gratitude
or appreciation to her. I'm sure of
that. for she has told me SO. And she
Is satisfied to go without his thanks.
She rather likes him the better for the
way he treats the situation. There's
no hypocrisy about him. There's no
use shamming, Lyddy."
Il see what you mean" she said,
with a sigh. II suppose we just can't
understand things"
You've no idea how beautiful you
are today. Lyddy,' he said suddenly,
and she looked up into his glowing
eyes with n smile Of ineffable happi-
ness. Her hard found his and her
warm. red lips we're pressed to its
palm In a hot, impassioned kiss. ITS
great to be alive! Great!"
"Oh. 1t Is" she cried. 1T Isl"
They might better have said that
It is great to be young. for that is
what II all came to In the analysis.
: Later on Brood joined them In the
courtyard. He stood, with his hand
on his sons shoulder, chatting care
iess;y notwithstanding voyage, all
the while smiling upon the radiant
girl to whom he was promising para.
disc. She adored the gentle. kindly
CLEAN In these one-time steady. steel
like eyes. His voice. too. Of late was
pitched In q softer key and there was
the ring OF happiness in It's every
note. II was as II he had discovered
something in life that was constantly
surprising and pleasing him. He
seemed always to be y~enturing into
fresh fields OF exploration and finding
there something that was Of inesti-
mable value to his new estate. Every
Gay he was growing richer, happier
ana YET poorer when II came to self.
iappraisement. All his life he had
lhonrded the motives and designs that
20 6elf. He had laid by q
stare a. Aafd things for his old
a.: lhey were being wrested from
Mn " thIn nov force that had taken
.r-on1eoason a. him and he saw how
mn Is liza Invested his powers. He
rrknIso6 himseIf very loxly and with
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