The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-01-28

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nsaaie rooaa fnll0Wed iminsdiAtaay ~
tho butler. who sceksa 10 X - hair
I'D hsss peeled q little bis Al Tie
eAsllA Aiitsoa hild sppsr~stiy bFaahed
rsaxhly payss hin. and had Aissarhsi
BE senazimity Ter tbs balascs of his
lila IL
0Aa was 90 her fees almcss inatAnr
aEnsnasly VITA the appAritca IN ths
doorway. and me stia held shs sA,esk
az music which she ha4 been about 10
dsppsit On eas III the plea, Aliases
ele1 had 4 queer eject Of heing
sanaan. and thsfe was ii strange nerv~
Gus tsasIan h him. 0aA dismissed
the builsr with . nod.
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81 homee- she said.
7 meant TO Gee you be replied.
with q eartain determined iasclancA In
bis tone which she eoeM noe escape.
There waa q triumph IN Il. toe. a. IL
hss having awept the butler aside
were only q part OF his inperioas IN
tention. II have some things go cay
TO you 20 which you must hstsn."
~You had better, say them ell. shan.
because this Is your last opportunity
she told him. pale with anger. and
with q quaver 10 her voice which she
would have given much to suppress.
He cast look on her which hlaxed
He had not sieps since he had seen
her last. He smiled. and tina smile
was & snArl. displaying hls teeth.
Something more than anger erept into
Calls pallor.
i have come TO ask you again 70
marry me. Gail The matter 10 too
vital to be let pass without the most
serious effort of which | am capable.
| cannot do without you. have .
need for you which Is greater than
anything OF which you could conceive.
| come TO yon humbiy. Gail. to ask
you to marry me"
" Fuss ssuat n. 1setssons a1ts ee5es, bad
softened, and Gail fsl, slight trace
OF pity for him; but in the pity itself
there was revulsion. 49,
Il cannot" she told him.
You must!" he Immediately re-
Joined "As would build up an EN-.
pire TO win you. would destroy one
to win you. You spoke last night OF
what you called the cruelty and trick.
cry OF the building up of my big trans
portation monopoly, II II Is that which
stands between u.s. II shall not do 90
for q moment longer. Marry me. and
! will stop It Just where II Ia. Why.
| only built this for you. and II you
dent like II. shall have nothing TO
do with IT," In that be lied. and con.
sciously. He knew that the moment
he had made surs OF her his ambition
TO conquer would come uppermost
again. and that he would pursue his
dream Of conquest with even more ar.
dor than before. because he had been
refreshed.
That would make no difference, Mr..
Allison" abe replied. Il told you last
night that would not marry you be-
cause ! do not, and could not. love you.
There does not need TO DO any other
reason" There was In her an inexp!i.
cable tension. a reflex OF his own. but,
though her face was still pale. she
stood very calmly before him.
The savageness which was In him.
held too long in leash. sprang into his
face, his eyes. his lips. the set OF his
Jaws. He advanced a step towards
her. His hands contracted.
Il shall not again ask you TO love
me-" be harshly stated: but you must
marry me have made UP my mind
TO that"
"lmpossible!" Angry now and con.
temptuous. ....
I'm make you! There IL no re.
source will not use. I'll bankrupt
your family. I'll wipe It os the earth T"
Calls nails were pressing in her
palms. She felt that her lips we're
cold. Her eyes were widening, as the
horror OF him began to grow on her,
He was slaring at hhr now. and there
was no attempt 10 conceal the savage
cruelty on his face.
ri compromise you" he went on.
III connect your name with mine In
such a way that marriage with me will
be your only resource. III be an In
fiuence you can't escape, There will
not be n step you can take Ia which
you will not feel that am the mas.
ter of II. Marry your III have you
II II takes ten years! Ill have no
other end In HE. III put into that one
purpose all the strength and all the
will that have put into the accom-.
plishment OF everything which have
done; and the longer you delay me
the sooner III break you when | do
get you
Out OF her very Weakness had come
strength. out OF her overwhelming hu'
initiation had come pride, and though
the blood had left her face waxen and
cold. something within her discovered
will which was ne strong in resist.
snce as his was in attack. She knew
II. and trembled In the knowledge
OF ".
You can't make me marry you." SHE
said, with inhnite scorn and contempt
He cierched his FISTS and sritted his
teeth. Into his eyes there sprnng .