The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-20

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A MAN AND HIS MATE
BY CONSTANCE SKINNER
Next Week. "For the Good Of the State"
BY George Bronson Howard
e. A Week NOVEL Awelk NOVEL Wssk NOVEL AWEek1
BY CONSTANCE SKINNER

Ftructiop had had It's way too iar "uh
their present lives not 10 decree the end.
and also execute It's decree. The ma
chLnery that had hecn sot In motion was
too powerful to he stopped 10y human
cry
Presently a culver shook her, aad her
breath stopped, then came In silent
rendlnC sob She had aecn man emerge
/ from the growing shadows below, ana
begin the sscent to where h" could
doubtless cspy tho tent on the clIits
! edge
John carried his gun In hts hand As
/ he gained the brow ~ the bluff hud
stood erect. Jessamy could see that the
white brand Of thot sudden violcnc"
was s,ill on his face The dust had
settled on his clothes and graycd his
hair. II was thick about ma upon him,
and added is pallor to the pallor Of hi
set face and white cleaning eyes
Again tho silent sob. that came from
the pAng and tho relief " an angulshcd
apprehension fulfilled shook Jef'qmys
slender body a. she looked on John Pcci
and saw the wrrcksge ~ hts soul and
Ahe knew that whereas he had pro
nounced her sentence In q sudden ven
geance he had come to execute II, bc -
cause love Of her had risen and over
Vhcmcd him. and he could no, live
loving her nor let her live
Iohn moved quickly 10 the tent hold
inE his gun In front Of him his finger
on the trigger. lie waited an instant
then litcsslv and rapidly opened the
tent flaps He did not enter, and thcr"
I wHH no shot He dropped the flaws back
and stood as one who Is weary and has
lost interest or rs man who has made
a long trims Journey for nothing
Then he turned and saw lc,samy :
? white faoc and ,Inkeu ewes staring At
HIM over boulder Almost Nutomat
I iralN ho hcsHn to aim responsive q
tine onl, thought he had IN mind cyc'
+ since he took revolver I'm hand 90 follow
3 her
Don't shoot ,cr John" The word,
tore. from ncr sharpl,
"Whr not RsCausc ! caught on hoif
a, NaIp.ng' That what ! ngur'n ON do
Ing
" i watched on come an tho way NJ
q, the hin i've mad YOU covered Tor n,,
!, minutes. and I didn't shoot"
John studied her face moment
Why nul'' he sad 90, YOU talnl
our generosity I'm pairing my lltr D.
going Co stop me IN doing what | cam
-. mere To NNf NpN ~ NfOUH
", That wasn't The ,cison dldn'
u, shoot because therc IA something tina
. must hc said before We 20 out "
We You mean YOU aud
- mean YOU and l. John
llc laughed an url, laugh
m no, going ont Jess You an
Hutton nrc the romantic lovers don
n, claim to any romance
Sh, did not answer but lpOsed n
y, him There W.. hricf silence Tho
,. John put ME gun in hIa pocket
, lcssuuN peaked face tvitche
10 sghrb, with forlornly sardonic IN
mot she SAID
John. I never loved him
That onh makes n worse make
YOU worse You let him lie round vo,
nk' puppy talking ~ things YOU
ID. mo- right Ia list"n In from any ma
ic hu' me-
70 YOU haven't said word " love I
'' mo In month, ear
~. I'm ,om husband; ,cu know
. loved YOU You know I never looked =
" an, woman hut YOU
3. THAT wasn't enough You we're =
A. busy building outside our home yo
NJ never grN thl' you we're pulling dow
uur whole ne And nov n l- an Il
/. ruins-you big business has fallen dow
too, along With our no" when lov
ld falls nothing can stand. because low
s h the only builder
b You know loved YOU" he repeat
,d 90 Ana Nuu were my NlicHm
HI lvitc' when did wrong you''
.h When Nuu stopped heing INV love
p. uull lived Tor your love, Tor lo'