The Washington herald., 1915-05-16

6UZER STORkE.
and hurry TO the telephone At the cor
ner drug store. At his ONCE they said he
was out Of the city. Fear swept over her
like q chilling wind. In q trembling voice
she asked to be connected with the mar
riage license clerk at Waukeshas Wis
She begged the operator to hurry.
The clerks voice came over the wire.
coldly impersonaL
will. you please see il q marriage
license was applied for December 31?"
she asked. THE names are B. F. Storko
and R. F. Holland" She waited. listen
ing to the wires purring endlessly, and
after many minutes the clerks voice said
that no license had been applied for.
The story in the diary continues:
Then for the first time the truth OF
what had done came over me. My mind
stopped working for a moment. The next
thing / heard was the operator asking
me for overtime. ! had been holding the
receiver.
Il dressed and went down to the
Orpheum. l had to do something. All
can remember is that I kept looking at
the clock. l went to a restaurant and
forced myself to eat some dinner. At
o'clock l took the board. and he was
standing there / said, Butler, you must
meet me tonight at 10. Something has
happened
"'what has happened? Have the re-
porters been bothering you. Don't keep
me In suspense. You know I am under
nervous strain trying to keep the folks
from finding out You must tell me now.
"'All right A woman told me there
IL no reason why our license could not
have been issued at once in the state Of
Wisconsin, Who has the authority to
make such a statement he cried angrt.
ly. DO you mean to tell me I am half'
I didn't say you were . liar / saias
Meet me at TO-
Il will never be happy again. l don't
care whether l live or die. Butler said
that did this just to get him; that II
didn't trust him now, 1t was the best
time to break Of When l told him ]
called Waukesha he was furious.
by the time he was leaving me vas
apologizing and begging his forgiveness
for doubling him. 1 don't know how -
explain this. l am crazy!"
When the lights were coral shaded and
q wrath Of song was sobbing. Shadow
stole along the night.
1t stole among other shadows and past
gay, golden halls; 1t fingered in q cor.
ner where the pulse Of the world beat;
lowering over a woman whose fingers
moved responsive to the tremors of The
worlds great heart.
The woman forgot the world and saw
only the Shadow, for 1t seemed to her
like Love. All of her life and youth and
happiness she hung round its head in Q
garland, for she was very happy.
But the lights lared suddenly. Thea
did her heart beat chill, for she saw
that it was only the shadow of Love she
had adored.
February 2. l am in a dangerous
mood tonight I know now 1 absolutely
loathe Butler Storke. He has had all
the fun he is going to at my expense.
am not the kind Of girl to be lied to.
tricked, deceived and then thrown into
the gutter. Tonight over the wire he
said rehearsals would keep him busy foe
the next month or So
I'm going to give that man lust one
more final chance to square himself
with me. shall ask him to come here
and I shall read the last 100 pages Of
this to him. If he refuses to come-wsll,
It's perhaps just a. we'll. shall AZ
things SO that rehearsals won't be the
most important things he'll have on HI
mind.
February 6. Butler took mo hone
from work.
"'Well.' said. from now on you'u
nave to show me. The hrst demonstrs-
tion must be an engagement ring. and
right away
"'An right he said. you shall have
It. 'When?' ANY time That won't do.
Tomorrow said. 'sweetie,' he said,
i must order 1t first You will have It
sure by Saturday All right, Butler I
said, not later I knew he had no de-.
sire or intention Of giving me . ring. but
l wanted to clear my conscience and give
him q final chance
Then / let him kiss me- He held hia
band under my chin saying. Rose, you
VIII help me, dear, won't you! I vfu
show you that you can trust me- The
eternal feminine in me melted ana
tempted me to believe him again, When
you md that there are other thtnn In
life besides cabaret parties,' l ssid. fhen
can help you and I'll Be glsd to- II
was the everlasting desire In Q woman to
reform the man she loveo"
And 90 ended the diary Of the little
unyoked bride. Blurred WITH taar
marks, the last paSesJare, and vritssn IN
the shaking. uneven hand Of vos.
There came time when ButIer atorks
denied that he had ever knoVn Roeo
Holland. Then. to save Other Giris the
possibili0 Of misery that had lem her
own. she said. she gave her shaAov Of
romance to the public ana ssked that
Stoske mend the shattaesd piaeas e hR
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