The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
APT VI.
The Spreading Glow.

The Spreading Glow.
Yvorne Lestraage, in a way, had
been born to purpl, and fine linen. She
had never known deprivation of any
description. Neither money, position
nor love had been denied her during
the few years in which her charm and
beauty had flashed across the great
European capitals. penetrating even to
h recesses OF royal courts. II 10
doubtful IL James Brood knew very
much concerning her family when hs
proposed marriage to her. but it is Ger
tain that he did not care He first saw
her at the home OF a British nobleman,
but did not meet her. Something in
the vivid, brilliant face OF the woman
made q deep and lasting impression
on him. There was an instant when
their eyes met through an opening in
the throng which separated them. He
was not only conscious OF the fact that
he was staring at her, but that she
was looking at him in q %curiously peno-
trating way. There was a hooking
smile on her lips at the time. He saw
it fade away, even as the crowd came
between. He knew that the smile had
not been intended for him, but for
some OF the eager cavaliers who sur
rounded her. and yet there was some.
thing %singularly direct in the look she
gave him.
That single glance in the dukes
house proved to be a fateful one for
hnfh Thay ,,nwo ~,,~c:oI :..:lo
month. The yirile, confident American
had conquered where countless sup
plants Of a more or less noble char
acter had gone down to defeat.
He asked but one question OF her,
she asked non Of him. The fact that
she was the intimate friend and asso-
ciate Of the woman in whose home he
met her. was sufficient proof OF her
standing In society, although that
would have counted for little 30 far a
Brood was concerned. /
She was the daughter Of a baron:
she had spent much Of her life In
Paris, coming from st. Petersburg
when . young girl: and she was an
orphan with an Independent fortune Of
her own. Such common details %
these came to Brood in the natural
way and were not derived from any o.
fort on his part to secure 'information
concerning Mademoiselle LestrangA
Like the burnt child, he asked Q cues
ton which harked hack to an unfor
gotten pain.
Have you ever loved a man deeply.
devotedly, Yvonne-so deeply that
there Is pain In the thought OF himfs
She replied without hesitation.
There 10 no such man, James. You
may be sure Of that"
Il an confident that I can hold your
love against the future, but no man II
vital enough to compete with the past.
Love doesn't really die. you know. Il
a man cannot hold . woman's love
against all newcomers, he deserves 60
lose It. 1t doesn't follow. however, that
he ca protect himself against the
man who appears out Of the past and
claims his own"
"You speak al though the past had
played Q an evil trick" she said.
He did not mince words. Years
ago q man came out Of the past and
took from me the woman I loved and
cherished"
"Your-your wife?" she asked IN
voice suddenly lowered.
yes" he said quietly.
She was silent for a long time. Il
wonder at your courage In taking the
risk again." she said.
Il think I wonder at 1t myself" said
he. mo, | am not afraid" no went On.
as II convincing himself that there
was no risk. Il shall make you love
me to the end, Yvonne. an noe
afraid. But why do you not ask -
for al the wretched story?'