The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-14
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She felt herself Keeling. She had
not before thought Of the cruelty
~ imposing George CIRCUITS past
on an innocent man.
Don't stare at mo SOL" she cried
out impulaively. then REDEEMED at
rudeness she had not intended, and
at HIS SIN searching gaze.
4 can't help a. To tell the truth.
I'm 40 befuddled don't know Just
how s>act. You're as strange 70
me as tho ! had never seen you
before yet. you're my wife, my
wifei"
lie walked 10 the window. re
turned, looked down at her curious
ly.
1T isn't exactly diplomatic 10 say
this TO you. know. But when ]
first beheld you | felt a wave OF
tenderncTs sweep over me that
made me for moment believe you
had kindled forgotten passion. ]
should like 10 take you close In my
arms and kiss you-but as a WON
an that appeals TO the man ! am
today not because OF an affection
that once existed between u.s."
Another expression lighted his
countenance. an intensity OF long
Ing.
"Ah-ihe past!--to find IL again.
This battling of memory IL madden
ingl" He looked az her steadily,
"Doubly mncdening. now that you
are a part OF that past and have
been your husband and lover.
We"
lie stopped before the tremulous
cry that escaped her and the
bushes that crimsoned her face
from hair 20 neck.band. He
laughed, with a sort Of boyish en-.
joyment IN her discontinue.
"Ahl-and you are now ashamed.
Tell mo why, my wife. Is II be-
cause ! have forgotten? But why
should that make me seem strange
20 your ] am no less your hus.
band"
NO. you are no less my hus-
band than you have been for seven
years" she uttered coldly. six
iNtHAAb fu0fl UAF thft IA
name and outward Formally"
Tell me why our marriage ended
In six months" he insisted gently
VIII you listen patiently while
tell you a little tale7" she asked.
About you and met"
About George Circuit and Gail
Feyelling." she spoke in low voice.
Calls mother died while she WIS
baby. She was brought up by
her father and an old Brazilian
nurse. From the time Gall could
ask for a story she was fed on ro-
nance by the old Carlotta. An,
those were strange tales she heard.
but in all, love was the central
theme.
Was II any wonder the seven.
teen-year-old Gall took George Or
cult for a knight? She loved. not
him, but the knight she believed
him, loved madly, pouring out her
love"
"Ahf"
She turned swiftly upon his cr.
uliant exclamation.
To her shame. nowl There were
a month OF courtship and six
months OF marriage while she was
blindly happy. Blindly. for she
had shared him from the beginning
with a public dancer. And a pre-
yious favorite shared him with
both wife and dancer. II was jeal-
ousy OF the dancer for this woman
they were both Indifferent TO the
wife. knowing that she did not
really count--that enlightened Gail
about n knight. The dancer fol
lowed him home and"
The old poignant anguish welled
up. The flood OF her own misery
drowned the contrition she had felt
in hurting the man before her. She
resumed her story. the softness
gone from her voice.
"Thcy-the other two-contin-
ued their fight. the wife did not
even struggle--she learned in one
interview that her day was over |
She went to her father-Ah-h,"
beating her hands fiercely together
in torrent Of memory-"She was
sent back the same day to her /
home. her path mapped out for her. |
The child was coming
Stop"
She rose and faced him.
That is Why"
A spot OF red famed his either /
cheek.
Its a damnahle past TO fall heir I
to- But in Gods truth. Gail. am
not that man"
"You-are-not- She felt
the floor sinking beneath her.
mo-" His tone was authoritat-
i've. 1T IS a case OF double person.
ality. II must be. Two separate
and distinct personalities occupy
my body--one, n brute-the other.
well. at least. a gentleman"
She laughed long. shrill peal
OF hysteria {
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