Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02

In every conceivable way. II one
could believe in transmigration, one
would say that you had changed souls
with some old, hard-hittlng, rough
riding ancestor. Have your ambitions
changed, too?"
Il am not sure now that had any
ambitions in that other life
"Oh, yes, you had" she went on
smoothly. In the other life,' as YOU
call it, you would have been quite
willing to marry woman who could
assure you firm social standing and
money enough to put you on foot
ing with other men of your capabili-
ties. You wouldn't be willing to do
that now. would you?-leaving the
sentiment out as you used to leave
it out them
NO, 1 hardly think I should"
Her laugh was musically low and
sweet, and only mildly derisive.
You are thinking that it is change
of environment wider horizons, and
all that, which has changed YOU.
Montague; but l know better. 1t is a
woman, and, as you may remember.
l have met her-twice" Then. with
faint glow of spiteful fire in the
make yourself believe that she is
pretty?"
He shrugged one shoulder in token
of the utter uselessness of discussion
in that direction.
Sentiment" he queried. 'I think
we needn't go into that, at this late
| day, Verda. 1t is a field that neither
of us entered, or cared to enter. in
the days that are gone. If l say that
Corona Baldwin has-quite uncon-
sciously on her part, I must ask you
| to believe-taught me what love
| means. that ought to be enough"
Again she was laughing softly.
| You seem to have broadly forgot
ten the old proverb about a woman
scorned. What have you to expect
from me after making such an ad-
mission as that?'
Smith pulled himself together and
stood the argument firmly upon its
unquestionable footing.
Let us put all these indirections
aside and be for the moment merely
a man and a woman as God made us
] Verda," he said soberly. You know
and I know, that there was never any
question of love involved in our rela.
tions past and gone. We might have
married, but in that case neither Of
us would have got or exacted any.
thing more than the conventional
decencies and amenities. We mustn't
try to make believe at this late day
You had no illusions about me wher
1 was Watrous Dunham's hired man
you haven't any illusion about mC
now"
Perhaps not" was the calm re,
joinder. And yet to-day I have lice
to save you from those who are try.
ing to crush you"
"I told you not to do that" he re-
Joined quickly.
Il know you did; and yet, wher
you went away this morning yoI
knew perfectly we'll that I was goinl
to do it if I should get the oppor,
tunity. Didn't you, Montague?"
He nodded slowly; common hon.
esty demanded that much.
! Very well: you accepted the ser,
vice, and 1 gave it freely. Mr.. Kinzit
believes now that you are another
Smith-not the one who ran away
from Lawrenceville last May. Tel
me: would the other woman have
done as much If the chance had fall
len to herr"
1t was on the tip of his tongue tt
say, II hope not" but he did not say
it. Instead. he said: But you dom
really care, Verda; in the way yoI
are trying to make me believe yoI
do"
Possibly not; possibly am wholly
selfish in the matter and am only
looking for some loophole of es,
cape"
Ito Be Continued)