The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21
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Adam Bede By George Elliot
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make her life happy one - s-rong arm
ana loving heart can do n DO After the
thifd dance he came to her ana taid.
now. hctb, Ne have the next dance
ioseth"r She was standing with Molly.
the foNser hOusemaid who had sleep
lns Poyser scion In her arms-ai the far
ehd of the hall Mrs Puyser had taken
IN" Two boys into the dining room go
CIV" them some cake before they went
nome Win Grandfathcr Poyser in the
spring cart, and Molly was to follow as
soon as possible
Let me hold her" said Adam. ~
MoUy turned to go to her mistress and
me glrl placed the sleeping Tottv I'm
h'''N arms, and disappeared. As Hetiv
Was IN the act Of placing Totty In Adams
" ms ana had not vet Withdrawn her own.
the child woke up and forthwith fought
WIN her left fist AZ Adams arm and with
hcr right caught at the string Of brown
h~nn' around Hetty's neck The io,k kot
l'hped out from her neck and the next
instant the string was broken, the beads
ana IN" lockct we're scattered on the
floor
My locket NV Iocket" shc cried
Never mind the beads" Adam had al
READY seen the locket fall He picked II
np. no saw the glass with the locks ~
lSht ana dark hair under II He turned
u over hnd saw the enamCling on the
na.k u isn't hurt he said as he
Ter much, she replied She had been
pale and was now red Not matter.
sald Adam. You seemed very much
frightened about 1t "
By this time Molly had come hack with
her bonnet and took charge Of Tottv.
"hile Hetty. having slipped the recovered
locket into her pocket. and See, Adam
they are taking their places for the dance
Let us go Adam assented silently \
puzzled alarm had taken possession Of
MN. None OF her relations, he was sure
would give her lOckct Ike that He
could only feel, with a terrible nang, that
there wns something In HettyTg1lfe un-
known to him The pleasure of the dance
WIN hotty was gone. They were both
glad when II was over
Adam left the Abbey and walked home
arguing with himself that his suspicious
of lietty were unjust How could Hetty
nave an accepted lover unknown to him
She was never away from her uncle .
house for more than day. shs could
nave no Intimate who did not come there
ana none unknown IN her aunt and uncle
The little ring Of dark hair, he felt sure
Was her own. lie could form no guess
about the Hight hair under H. for ne had
not seen 4 dlstinctly II might he bit
or her fathers, or her mothers, who had
died when she was child and, naturally.
she would place their hair beside her
own And so Adam went to bed com
fotted, having woven for himself an in
genious web Of possibilities the surest
screen wis" man can place between
himself and the truth His last waking
thoughts melted into a dream that he was
with Hetty again at the Hall farm and
thht he was asking her TO forgive him
Tor being 80 cold aud distant
Ana while he WAS dreaming this Arthur
Was leading lIc,ty TO the dance and say
Ing 10 her In a low. hurried tone. 4 shall
H" In the woods the day after tomorrow
NJ I, come nH early Bs YOU can" And
Hettys foolish Joys and hopes. which
had flown away for n little space. scared
at mere triflc. now all came fluitering
back again, unconscious OF the rcsl peril
She was happy for the first time that
day and wished that dance would last for
| hoursa so did Arthur, II was the last
weakness he meant to indulge himself In.
| \ man never lies with more delicious
languor under the influence of n passion
| than when he persuadcs himself that he
shall suhdue II tomorrow. Yes. Arthur
had resolved 10 have serious talk with
Hetty and TO make her realize that all
must he over between them The poor
girl might take II hard. he feared but II
was necessary That. she would under.
| stand For an instant 4 terrifying thought
flashed across him. Suppose she should
take the matter So much to hekrt as TO do
violence to herself. But no. Hetty was
too sensible girl To commit suicide. She
would accept the situation, eventually
| forget him and maybe marry Adam Bede
Wen for Arthur that he could not look
| into the horrors OF the future.