Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-06-03
he Cross of
ChiUaLry
BY Alfred 8. osqoodby

A'i'" Ao"oiie SAL win nei elbows
On hel hnees ano her lace resting oe-
| tween her dehcate hahdS. her eyes
were gazing stralght at the man III
trout Oh her ana tnere was more tnan
- i0il III ',leli oNp e''ioll' mex
A,''ii0u anu l'0i a.
! 'l'Uo0 o0,io'0" l"'0n'0 anu
ooFlouS pressure.
AN 80 sldo 70 see you again GU
ooh KNOW no" olIeh l nave though'
VI YOU we were Sucn soooS l!lehus
onoe' anu d niue Slsh' almost 1hauu'
i"t ~, Iollo"9u'
1eS' soou lileIuS' husn broush-
toA Ie'Poiloeu anu WIN s!lsnt heslta-
.'on' II. d lo"el loile' lie auueo' ALMOST
-
l.:',' NUNS iL(- iiois 'l'oii0u 0oloi'
~ 90" q''ttNl9' sl'0 me- l "poNe
'90ui0"0iy.
buI oHiy lle truth' she SAID oar
ihslE'
y hlho Oh Iruth tilat IS dangerous
he reJoIned.
moi necessarily Inc TACT that am
announcer mans vile eliminates any
DoSlSOle Danger III Fetrospectlon' ana
surrey there IS no harm IN agreeaOle
'9llillii000l'C0
Aslee"Ole ne Slniieo'
ne HUSH VI hel C1eehs clepC CLOSER
10 her temples.
would you nave me ADMIT more :!
Oh need not ADMIT anything, ne
answered. we Doth understand BUT
DelleVe me- dld not come mere tonight
with any intention OF discussing the
past. expected 10 meet your nus
band. 10 be frank, wanted to know
the man you preferred 10 me-
dont want you 20 meet Gerald
SHE replied quickly. lie KNOWS
loved you-once, hesltatlngly, win
her eyes doWncast.
why should that interfere with our
oelng 1rlends! You pelong 10 MN
and respect his right OF possession.
am sure ne would De maghahlihouS
under the circumstances.
But you do not understand she
sale, Gefald loves me- anu love hlhn
anyway am MS Wlfe. IL Is ms as
position TO De Wildly jealous OF me az
the slightest proVocatlon. He is
Southerner, WIN the temperament
true to a man OF the south-loVe OF
family hOnOr-strict adherence to
moral Notwithstanding even the
semblance OF marital st1gma-demand-
ing the strlctest allegiance or MS
wife"-she clasped her hands nervous
ly, and avoiding her companions eyes,
added sloWly-"and receiving It,"
After moments silence she con-
tinued:
"Only the other night he told me
that he would rather see me dead than
have the slightest faint OF dlshonor at
tached to me. ] am sure he would
kill me ii he even suspected me OF DIS
loyalty. That is his way OF loving
selfish, maybe-but then we women
like it"
Il see it all clearly, he responded.
"You are very happy with MINI am
glad. You know me wen enough 10
believe that would not, II could 40
aught that would FISK your happiness.
And yet you will also understand that
| am glad TO nave you remember otheF
days" His voice was low ana became
reminiscent. He leaned closer ana
there came ln'o ms eyes iooN Sno
had almost lofsoCIeh' thoe0
the happlest Gays Oh my me- anu you
Wiil forgive me lot telllhs you sna' l"
tie Ae00oh 10 ,A'''- A.,
He arose anu StrOlleo acIosS TIC
room, and MS ACTON served 70 restore
her self possession For moment ne
stood before hef eScfltolre' Something
SHINING rlVetea ms a'teh'lon' Ii0
picked up small, pearl-handled re-
volVer' and, turning toward her' AL
quired: -,
us TINS dangerous playInlns SoulS
she mad quite recovered nefsell' anu
with smile came 10 ms sue
"Gerald's frequent absences TON
nome cause MN great 0ono0An ~ N1S
safety; mad he has tried TO teach me
how to use this 'piaythlng In an