Saint Mary's beacon., 1916-07-27

SarE0tdS blindness seemou 10 haNa
become quite progressive He CROPPED
his way about the room now ike one
sightless. and Lydia. not daring to
question him. felt her eyes iii with
tears as she saw his helplessness.
She came each morning at nine and
spent the day thsre And she had
come to live for those days. She did
not realize the fact that sarnoId him
self was the cause until one day.
He was at work on serial novel.
and from the beginning something had
told her that It embodied great deal
OF his own life. Delicately disguised
though she was, Lydia knew, too, that
Mrs, Sarnold was tho woman who had
wrecked that life. And then, sud.
denly, Lydia realized that the healing
spirit which entered was-herselfl
How she knew she could not i'm
agine, for the girl was depicted as to-
tally different from her. But she
knew, and her hand fell suddenly
from the typewriter keys. and some
how Snrnold's found il and closed
upon r. And without a word being
spoken Lydia knew that their love was
mutual, was the dearest and the most
sacred thing IN all the world.
Then. looking up with a guilty start
Lydia saw Mrs. sarnold standing IN
tho doorway. A cold smile played
about her lips; she had seen and un.
derstood
She said nothing, and the next day
Lydia spoke to sarnoid OF the resoiu.
tion to which she had come.
"Yon asked me when you engaged
me whether ! was engaged in an
other sense" che said, with laugh of
affected embarrassment. "Or whether
l expected to be, ! did not, but but
someone has come into my life, and |
am going TO leave YOU"
she saw sarnold start in amazomcnt
and then a look OF bitterness crossed
his face. SHE knew what that look
meant lie had given her the un.
spoken homage Of his love, and she
had accepted II while her heart was
another's
Wrong though that love had been
there we're many elements 70 justify e.
And sarnold felt that she had deceived
him wretchediy
I'm sorry, but--of course, Il must
be So" he said. He asked no ques.
tons.
II was his wife who made the Oh.
jections She hated Lydia with all
the yehemenco OF which her cold ma.
ture WAS capable; but aho knew that
II Lydia went her own future was
compromised II Lydia we're not there.
with her clever brain and skiliful fin
gers. they might become paupers
~ you want more money you can
get II. III sec to that" she said
Money would make no difference. =
said Lydia reaentfully
Mra sarnold laughed shortly. "Dont
pose as an angel she answered
"Youll lnd marriage isn't what ito
cracked np as being"
Lydia had given sarnoid a months
notice. and offered to stay another
month. If necessary. TO train her sue
cessor bat sarnold did not advertise
for new assistant Wondering, Ly-
dia found all her Efforts TO urge him IN
this direction repuised with sort ot
brutality
She know that she had wounded
sarnOd 10 the core by the new tone
of HIS work Clever Il wins. bat cyn,
icai and an az ones the realization
came 10 her THAT it Was ahe who bad
turned to gall tbs sweetness IN
sarnoids nature Whist had survived
the diaillRiunment ~ marriage had
been destroyed utterly by her action
And before she went she felt that that
lie must be made white.
She closea tho dictaphone for the
last lime and covered the typewriter.
She turned 20 him
must say something to You. sho
began When ] told you THAT was
leaving because Was engaged % be
married j was telling an untFBth /
am not engaged 20 Be maffiod
The blind man leaned toward her
"Tben then why arc yoa leaving
moT' he asked IN unsteady tones
Hor breast rose and foll swiitly, 8he
could not answer him fiut he knee
Intuition had not played him false. aa
he had supposed iie knew as she
did.
With q laugh no sought her and hoid
her in his arms. and their lIps mes
once tho only time, but With tho pent.
up longing u years.
Then he gelnased her and took on
his elnases.
= viii be frank, too. he said "l-y
dla, / have seen perfectly for three
months past. / deceived you be
canse ! wanted you 20 stay. necauae
life was unbeaFahle without you.
hoped We might he happy just III the
work. But It was not to be-
She rose and he TOOK her hands IN
hss
y shall always remember you" he
said softly.
And you. she replied
Il was TIVE years later that the sud
den telegram summoned Lydia back
to tho house Mrs sarnold was dying
Of an IneurahIe disease II was she
who had sent for the girl
She smiled through her pain as Ly-
dia stood at the bedside,
u have come 70 SEQ clearly nt last, 2
she said 4 know that ] have bitterly
wronged my husband, and | want to
make amends. tho only possible
amends
She placed lydia's hand In that Of