The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-01
AUTHOR or"STOVER AT YALE"
THE ESXTY-FIRST SECOND" -et.
Co,r,iemrrD TH' Bo.ss NJ NALL CosrAsy

never once dreamed an impossible dream
Goodby" 90
Her lips murmured inariculately.
Ho took step toward the irrevocsblc
pertin, and then stopped seeking any
thing to delay the inevitable.
"One qucSiion-just one. You could
not have loved hlm-your husband-that
night And now?"
II did then though I wasn't sure &"
she Asid as though this were the most
natural question IN the world Now ,
Yes. and yet Il Ia nothing TO the way
am going 10 love him. the way / must
love him"
How can you say such things7" ho
said In a finnl stupefaction
The battle she had fought the incrcd-
lhle triumph she Ind won. had left her
exalted. lifted out of tho personal self
She spoke now, m though unaware Of
his piesenca. NJ though trying to COM
prrhend things beyond her ken
What is q womans lifc' DO yon
kRoN, Just an exchange ~ Illusions I
nave put aside sll the queer fantastic
dreams Of gJrl / haven't set quite
plt On the new not quite suppose for
NN|N lllH pN' II'Nnfll lIlH ono moment
NJ absolute truth, | can see uysclf nA /
really am. Just for moment perhaps
I shall r"ycr want 10 look At myself ~
steadily again To-day ! can look ahead
and know everything that Ia coming I
know that ! shall make myself Just what
he. my husband, wishes me To be shall
really become what he now thinks / am
! shnll have children many children I
hope. NV home, my husband my chill.
dren there will never be room for any
other thought IN my life Mno-all that
10 mine. 7 shall cling TO and keep
Sho heard the door close. rs tho man
before the sanctlty Of the teyenti0r
had gone In reverence Then suddenly a
horror N the past. Of the room, of the
bodo that had heen seized her She
wished now only 60 finish. 10 escape ana
never 10 return She wn 10 the trunk.
seized the bundle NJ letters and keep
Sak,s and fung them IN the fireplace
Then a"i1ing box she struck several
matches and applied them feverEhly
Al NJ once tho door opened and the
voic" of her husband criga gull
caught
She gave u scream. rcel'ng ngninst
the mautclplccc lie sprnng hurriodlv to
her aide, gathering her into his arms.
HpoIogizing for the fright hc had given
her while She lay trembling and shiyer-
INK. quite hyrtericnl
The horror ~ what might have been
the last gaping pit NJ fate to which she
hal subjected hcfself left her sick unto
weakness lie knew nothing lie sus-
pccted nothing. and yet he must have
passed Mnsaingalc on the stairs them
selves
Good heavens what fool ! am
didn't mean to scare YOU I'm brute
YOU poor Chlld'' he cried
When did YOU come she said
aghast holding herself from hin and
gazing In his face fearfully
why. Just nov"
You promised"
~ know. hut couldn't Keep away
he said. smiling pcnltcn,ly Wanted "a
surprise tho Ml-sis STEADY
Sh" rcclcd catching his arm flghtInp
down H wild impulse 10 shrick ont
against what might have been. danger
ouSly inclined toward fatal confession
Then She saw q dafklsmlfch across hi'
sleeve ana brushing IL away asked
brcuthlcFsly
where did YOU get that
coming up Internally black stairs
rWlVl" oi fellows trrl nll over me. lilcsi
YOUR heart. uodu say I didn't know
ynu frightened a. easily ns that what
hnitc I nm Come here"
llo sat down holding out his arms
You mustn't ffightcu me- Garry--you
must b" careful just now she said
weakly, sinking against his shoulder
llo surveyed the room ,ufinush. run.
Ming his hand over hcr hair "udd. old
room Seems llhc,old times doesn't itf
'i hate It' she said pnN.ionatclN
~ was pretty rough going ho said
snherrd Immediately "A pretty llghl
squeeze tut YOU pulled me out of II
'ou curious fragile little child How ~.
,ou ever dare"
"Not such chill 1s YOU think" ,h'
sN'i rch"l'iousN
The idea. he snid. laughing glorious
ly Then he became serious Urslr DO
uO that's what's marvellous about vp'
| women You ,An 80 up 1W1inst the ug'i
/ noss NJ litr and never not fUr Un In
siHnt even realize what you touch Ulrs
/ your innocence
Shc raised herself IN NIs lnp. hc
| hands ou hts shoulders looking dvrI
/ into hls unsrriuE eyes realizing ihB
| he would never comprehend her other