Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-19

The wife hesltated.
1t was for Jim," she said feeb,u >,
the soul Of her revolted almost hcn .or
endurance. ut was for him-cro.oau
oh' you've been good to me in e"- &
way Cortland. But your way Isn,t tUr mn
way and-and now it's oyern
wainwright spoke with an inaoo.
Oh half amused tolerance:
You are making it very eosv Co.
me to let you go. Do you know tbo.Ys ~,
The wife blanched. '"''
And why not?" she responded ,,,,
an effort toward brazen assuronoa "a
Haven't you heard what Mr. ADD
saldf And, now Her voico m,
tremulous, then broken with tbo hn. wa
den OF feeling. Yet she finished broua
ly, And now I'm off, ''''e'
Andrew added his word NJ oo,...
ration, with a certain dreadful m,rtS
less jocoseness: '''i'u-
Yes, the games overw
IL wac contemplating his
"lte with a strange intenseness IA
approached her closely and spoke in q
voice that seemed plant to her contro,
u see" he said slowly. when Go
you wish to goT w
despair. e"'p VI
"Now-at oncew
of a sudden some delicate phase NJ
expression in the beautiful face ho,ora
him caught the attention of VAIN,
wright, diverted 1t to a new undor.
standing not complete yet, but enough
for guidance in this time of crisis
Il see," he said softly "But Tn.
Gene, you've overlooked one rather i'm.
portant thing"
His wife stared at him uncomnro
hendingly.
"Have II" she questioned mecboD.
ically.
YES" Wainwright answered. "Ot
course, | dare say, it's a matter really
OF no moment to any one except nv.
self. But the fact is you've made ma
love you"
There came from the girl a tiny
burst of sound, indetermlnate yet
fraught with emotion The husband
continued with curious severity OF
expression:
"You had forgotten that?
"The wife gasped. Her color flowed
to and fro in her face, so that she was
pallid and fevered in the same instant
"No, mol" she breathed,
"But--hadnt your Wainwright per.
sisted. Hadn't you forgotten, too
how you-feel toward-mep
Lucene shuddered visbly. But her
resolve Of martyrdom, formed under
the specious arguments Of Andrew, still
held. She would not yield to the love
light in her husbands eyes-the en-
veloping Caress in his voice
mo, nor she cried, with a hys-
terical vehemence, Don't you see2
That was all part of the game--my"-
Wainwright smiled inscrutabIy.
Something in the manner Of his wife
was convincing toward comfort
"oh, yes, to be sure" he suld smooth
ly. "All a part of the camel And
that--that is-anT
Lucene faltered, shrank, could nd
= meet his searching eyes,
"That," she said despairlngy-"thas
is-allw
Wainwright went slowly toward bis
wife. There was something compel
ing in his aspect, something that beat
upon her heart and bent 1t to his WILL
despite her struggle against hm'
Blindly she saw an imperative gesture
from Andrew, bidding her 60 Sne
gave no heed to It, Her whole soul
was absorbed by the man she loveu,
who came close to her, and lOohea
down on her with eyes that searchea
within the innermost recesses Oh net
soul.
Look at mem he commanded sne
5 made no answer; only stood downCass
before him, tremulous, longing rear,
fully reluctant Look at meF ASaln
the command smote her, moved ner
strangely to obedience, despite e'e'
thing. ros
"Lucene!" Once again, his voice was
wholly masterful. Look at ms,
Then, at last she yielded her eye "
his, and the plteous sacrliice III siv0o %s
depths taught him something Oh no
ghastly truth that lay beneath ne' '''
face reluctance, ,.. Aha
He went to the door leading il''O '"'
hall and called sharply ,oms
Marshall, MARSHALL Inere ..ans. ."
m indetermlnate sound that he trans,
lated into an answer BRING O'''S
herep was his command 49, an
A moment later the oe,Gve'v ,yso y, nj.
peared with a manacled tn'ei ~
side ,r.n vain.
oTake off the hondcuns' "'
wright directed briskly -, ,,ce
After one glance at the SET T1co r
Marshall obeyed the order ir nr,..
wainwright spoke again to tue ~
onor: ..... ,hat she
and you had planned to go 0T''
, gether'
"Thats right goynor mil on
e wainwright turned bis eyes yes, ,pi lacs.
II his wife, and spoke easily aIm0'' ''
adaisicallyi a..,, Take