Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-02-17

your own home, no matter how tiny,
how simple, would be dear to you, if
my love went with it. was thinking
of bungalow-the plainest sort of
living"
She stared up into his face blankly.
"Scott isn't strong enough to work
yet. My mother can do nothing. She
is quite helpless. In the days of our
poverty she demonstrated that"
He brushed back his hair.
"If could only do something" he
groaned.
eff explained to Sedge, l think
he would let me divorce him-would
settle something on me-"
He started at her, Mortified, his jaw
set.
"Good God! do you think l could
touch his money-could let you touch
it,"
at might take care of Scott and
mother"
at is unthinkable!" he cried.
She crept close to him.
"Don't be angry. l want you. l
love you"
81 am not angry" he said gently.
"But the idea is horrible to me. 1t
is enough that l take his wife. l
could not touch his money"
He rose; moved to the window, his
hands in his pockets.
"I'm sorry" said Gerry. "But l
love you. want to be happy. I'd
rather die than live whole lifetime
like the years that are past. want
to be happy!"
eff it lay with mel" he groaned.
"But I'm helpless. Business is awful.
Even as partner could not manage.
think I'd steal this money if I
could. But can't be that sort of a
man! What can do?"
"I'm not blaming you," she whis-
pered. 81 love you because you are
what you are. If you could take
Sedge's money you would not be the
sort of a man I could Lowell"
"If you could overlook your people
in selfish search for happiness you
would not be the girl could love-" he
answered, smiling family.
She regarded him.
"What are we to do, them"
Nothing. We can do nothing but
wait. Fate is playing with us. We
are quite helpless. We can only wait
and suffer and hope"
"Hope!" she whispered dismally.
"For what?"
"For our love to die, and leave us
content"
"No, no. she cried.
"Or for some way out of our di-
lemma."
"For some way out" said Gerry.
"My love for you can never die. It's
one with my life. If live thous-
and years, still apart from you, l
should still love you and hope"
There came knock at the door
Gerry Strengthened her hat.
Still from the window Merrol call
ed: "Come!"
The inquiry attendant entered.
"Mr. Merrol wants you, SIR" she
said.
He nodded.
"My father" he explained to Gerry
She rose.
"When am to see you again?" she
asked.
"We must not meet" said he. at
you can have no idea how it makes
me feel! You are still his wife, you
see. And no matter how much / want
to see you, feel scroundrel after.
ward"
~ will see you," said she calmly
"When the longing is too great to be
borne, | will see YOU"
She advanced up her lips.
i "Good-by," she said.
He drew her into his arms-kisseC
her. AS in Krael's little glass house
among the stars, he kissed throat ant
temples, eyes, hair, chin, lips. Wher
he released her she was faint-gasp
ing for breath.
He watched in silence as she adjust
ed her furs, arranged her hat agair
to escape the eyes of the stenogra
piers, and went slowly out.
All the way home in the car sh'
lay back motionless, too tired to think
Her eyes followed the passing vehi
cles idly.
Arrived, she had started up tn,
stairs toward her own rooms, whel
the footman stopped her.
To Be Continued.
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