The Lamar register., 1916-06-28

give auNlce. why not aDdnuon this
false husband? At least teach him
a lesson. disappear. If only temporar-
lily. From a distance bring him to his
feet in humiliation and contrition!
And to all this poor distressed Lura
listened. never dreaming that WON
an at heart wicked plotter was bent
on separating her from a man she had
once loved.
Eyes. yes" she sobbed. take me
somewhere away from this heart
break and sorrow!"
Il have a cousin, a Mrs Lavery, a
widow. living about a hundred miles
from here. who will be glad to give
you temporary home" suggested
the specious Minna. and Lura, half
mad with her grief and suspicious.
agreed to be at a place Minna named
later that afternoon. prepared for the
journey She was to bring her grip
and Minna was to convey her to the
train and start her on her way TO Sc
clusion and safety. as she put it.
Lura returned home in tears and
made her preparations for departure.
sobbing heartbrokenly. She wrote a
brief note to her husband. telling him
that she had discovered his perfdy
and that she would never return to
him. She placed this on a stand in
their room. where he would be sure
to see it. Then she left the house.
Lura was unfamiliar with the ad-
dress Minna had given her. She had
told her il was quiet restaurant and
TO go to its side door anu wait in a
secluded rear room. Lura in her ur.
gency and confusion of mind arrived
a half hour ahead of the appointed
time.
She shivered and glanced about her
apprehensively as she entered vacant
room. The sound of clinking glasses
and ribald voices in an adjoining
apartment frightened her Suddenly q
girl wearing a tawdry garb peered in
to the room She viewed Lura critic
ally and then she approached her
q don't know you. / amt YOU
kind sne said, but can guess from
something ! overheard this afternoon
that you are here to meet Minna Bur
tom
If was-if-if-has she been
here2" faltered Lura
SHE will be soon and you must go
away at once. Listen lady. fly from
that woman. All she has had you meet
her for is TO compromise you, for
this is a den no respectable person
should enter"
Lura turned white as a sheet. Her
deepest suspicious were aroused, She
hurried from the place. She fairly ran
until several squares distant
Now she was more hopelessly
wretched than ever She thrilled with
horror as she thought OF the wicked
snare set for her feet. Were all WON
ankind unworthy and cruel2 She shud-
iered. a score OF wild thoughts in her
mind Even the dark. deep river
seemed to invite her. Gradually the
distraction grew less intense. She re-
membered a married school friend.
Surely she. her closest companion for
four years. would offer her refuge.
Lura resolved to return home. destroy
the note left for her husband, write
to her friend asking her to take her
in. await a reply and then leave the
house forever.
She was faint and trembling from
excitement and despair as she neared
the house. She entered, stood dazed
as she saw her husband coming from
upstairs. He was never home at that
time OF the day. He must have found
the note. and yet with a beaming face
he came towards her.
You dear little wanderer." he cried.
Wherever have you been, when l
have a great surprise for your
"A surprise?" she repeated, scarcely
knowing what she said.
Yes, come and he entwined his
arm about her and drew her past the
drawing room draperies.
''Lura, my nearest and dearest Of
kin. Myra Blodgett," spoke Sydney
and Lura faced the young lady that
Burton had pointed out to her. She