The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-09

against my-agalnst him What does
1t all mean? How you must have hated
him to
Hated him? Oh. how feeble the word
Is Hate, There should be word
that strikes more terror TO the SOU!
than that one. But wait You sLall
| know everything You shall have the
story from the beginning There If
I much to tell and there will be consola
| tion--ay, triumph for you in the story
! | shall tell First, let me say this &c
| you: When came here did not know
/ that there was a Lydia Desmond ]
! would have hurt that poor girl, but II
would not have been a lasting pain
/ In ny plans, after | came to know her
| there grew a beautiful alternative
/ through which she should know great
/ happiness. oh. | have planned well
| and carefully, but | was ruthless. }
would have crushed her with him rath
| er than 10 have failed But 1t is all
| dream that has passed and am awake
| It was the most cruel but the most
magnificent dream-ah but | dare not
I think OF H. AS | stand here before
you now, Frederic. ! am shorn OF al.
my power. could not strike him as
might have done a month ago. Even
as was cursing him but a moment
ago | realized that could not have
gone on with the game. Even as
begged you to take your revenge, J
knew that it was not myself who
urged but the thing that was having
It's death struggle within me"
Go on Tell me. Why do you
stop"
She was glancing fearfully toward
he Iiudu's door. There is one man
IN this house who knows. He reads
my every thought He does not kno"
all, but he knows me He has known
rom the beginning that ! was not to
be trusted That man is never out OF
my thoughts fear him. Frederic-l
.ear him as ! fear death. II he had not
Oeen here Il believe | should have
Jared anything | could have taken
you away with me. months ago. But
ae worked his spell and | was afraid
[ faltered He knew that was afraid
Tor he spoke TO me one day OF the
beautiful serpents in his land that
were towards IN spite of the death
| hey could deal with one fash OF their
iangs You were intoxicated ! am
thing OF beauty can charm as
| he"
God knows that is true" he said
| 1oarsely.
But enough Of that, was stricken
with my own poison. Go to the door
/ see II he is there. fear"
NO one is near" said he after strid
ing swiftly to both doors, listening at
one and peering out through the other
You will have to go away, Frederic.
| | shall have to go But we shall not
90 together In my room have kept
hidden the sum OF ten thousand dol
/ lars, waiting for the day TO come when
] / should use it to complete the game
/ ! have played | knew that you would
/ have no money OF your own. | was
prepared even for that Look again
See if anyone is there? | feel feel
hat someone is near US Look, say"
say"
lie obeyed. See, There is no one
near" He held open the door to the
hall You must speak quickly. | am
20 leave this house in an hour. was
given the hour"
All | can see by your face that !.ou
| hate him II is well That is some
thing ,. is but littlo ! know, after
! all have wished for-but it is some
| thing for me to treasure-somethin
for me to take back with me to the
one sacred little spot in this beastly
world of men and women"
You are the most incomprehen-
,ible--"
Am | not beautiful, Frederic? Tell
me-" She came quite close to him.
You are the most beautiful woman
| in all the world" he said abjectly
/ And | have wasted all my beauty
have lent it to unloveliness and it
has not been destroyed 1t is still with
me, is it not? have not lost it in"
You are beautiful beyond words
/ beyond anything ! have ever i'm
agined." said he, suddenly passing his
| hand over his brow
You would have loved me- if it had
not been for lydia?'
Il couldn't have helped myself i
fear l-fal'ered in my Good God,
are you still trying to tempt me? Are
you still asking me to so away with
YOU"
way behind thcm--a cry of pain and
anger that struck terror to their souls.
They had not heard his approach.