Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-11-25

then: slow did you find out about IL.
Roddyl Who told your"
mo one" he said. In q voice un-
naturally level and dry. II went to
see the show on the recommendation
Of country client, and there she was
on the stage"
"Oh" cried Frederick muffled.
barely audible cry Of passionate SYM
patty. Then: you've seen her off
the stage-talked with herr"
| Il didn't ask her to explain" said
Rodney. 81 asked her to come home
and she wouldn't"
"Oh, It's wicked" she cried. ats
the most abominably selfish thing
ever heard Of"
"Pull up. Freddy" he said. Rather
gently. though. for him. There's no
good going on like that. And besides
/. You were saying Harriet would
do anything in the world for me. Well,
there's something you can do. You're
the only person 1 know who can"
Her answer was to come around be-
hind his chair, put her cheek down
beside his. and reach for his hands.
Lets get away from this miserable
| breakfast table," she said. "Come up
to where live. where we can be safe
~ by ourselves; then tell me about
It,"
In front Of her boudoir fire. look
ing down on her as she sat in her flow
cred wing chair. an enormously dis
! tended uncovered pillow beside her
knees waiting for him to drop down
on when ne felt like 1t. he began
rather cautiously to tell her what he
| wanted.
I'll tell you the reason why I've
come to you." he began, "and then
| youll see. Do you remember nearly two
years ago. the night 1 got wet coming
| here to dinner-the night you were
going to marry me of to Her
mione Woodruff? We had long talk
afterward, and you said. speaking Of
the chances people took getting mar
ried. that it wasn't me you worried
about, but the girl, whoever she might
be. who married me-"
The little gesture she made admit
ted the recollection. but denied its
relevancy. Shed have said something
to that effect. but he prevented her.
mo" he insisted, ait wasn't just
tall. There was something in it. At
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