The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-22
CHAPTER VII

TIVE letter which INFLICTED the Cruo'
blow upon Hetty was enclosed In
one TO Adam which read In the
enclosed letter have written everything
You wish leave II to you to decide
whether YOU will be doing the best to de
liver n 10 lietty or return II TO me. Ask
Yourself once more whether you Rrc not
toking n measure which may pain her
more than silence There ig no need for
our seeing each other again now We
shall meet with better feeling some
monthAhenre
Hctty's parting with Arthur In the
woods OF the Chase had been double
pain to her because mingled with the
tumult ot passion and vanity. there was
n dim, underlined fear that the future
might shane Itself In some way quite un-
Ike her dream Sh0 clung tu the com
forting. hopeful words Arthur mad ut-
tered II shall come again nt Christmas.
and then we viii see what can be done
Such was the state OF mind when Adam
called at the Hall farm and found llctty
walking alone In the garden. II was
hardly two months since Adam had had
his mind nllcd with delicious hopes as he
stood boy her side In this very gnrdcu.
ictty WAS glad of an opportunity To sec
Adam alone She fclt sure that he had
seen Arthur and her kissing under Che
trees She wondered what he had thought
~ it-how much he knew and was
afraid ~ his hctrnying his knowledge 10
her uncle and aunt Sho had no idea Of
the scene which had taken place between
him md Arthur after she had fled
After whht | saw THURSDAY night. %
hegan Adam, YOU won't think I'm MAX
ing too free. city, In Vhnt I'm going t0
say II YOU were Courtoi hy any younr
man that would be Nkcly to make you
his wife, and | knew YOU loved him,
should have no right to speak n word
You are 80 Young. Hctty, and know 80
llttlc ~ what In going on In the world
that ] feel | must speak to You II any
+ body but mo knew Of Nour meeting n
fine gentleman md having fine presents
from him they'd speak light of your
character And. hosdcs TINT. vou'll have
10 suffer In your feelings with giving love
, to a man as can never marry YOU
You've no right 10 say love him.
nouted iicttv She WAS very beautiful rs
she stood there impctuously plu,kng
rose leaves and tearing them up, her
dark childish eyes hllatcd and her breath
shorter than usual
II think II must be- so. Nctty," replied
Adam. for I cannot t'lnk you'd let u
man kiss YOU ne iou 'll not love Nut
I'm not blaming yoI It's him I'm hlam-
ing Tor FtcHllug Nuur loar when ne know
| he could never make YOU the right
amends Hos Ncon uifling with YOU and
making plrythlng Of YOU He does not
really care for YOU
Yes. he does care for me: know Net
! ter than you lIctty hurst ont Every
! thing was forgotten hut the pain and an
| ger she felt nt Adams words "NAy.
| Hctiv," replied Adam "ilc t0lh me him
| SELF hc meant nothing hN his kissing nud
| his presents I've got q letter I'm my
pocket hc wrote himself for mo TO give
I
saws he has told YOU the truth IN n
"Rut Hetty. don't lei n take too strong
hold on YOU II would not have beer
good for either " YOU had he done sucH
n mad thing M 10 mnrrv YOU there
have been no happiness in the end Don't
bear me IN will because I um IN" meant
of bringing YOU this pain ~ Nnow'
I'd have horne y deal wors" fnr the SAKE
NJ srarlng Won Of r. Your" the same ~
ever TO me for don't believe youv,
done wrong knowingly Do
He,ty was hardly listening 20 him A
letter from Arthur There WAS revival
of hope In that act She took the letter
and, with scarcely word to Alam, went
of 10 the house and hogan To- busy her
self with her household duties AZ last
n was time for her 10 go to her room foi
the night and then, and not rll then, I'D
She open the momcntous letter She read
u gentlcmnns Handwriting
Dearest lietty" the letter went. q"
have spoken truly when | said I love,
| you, and | shall never forget our love
| shall he your friend as long Ms NJ
shall last, II | say ANYTHING to paii
| YOU In this letter, d. not think " IL fo
want NJ love ana tenderness toward YOU
II Is very hard for me to part from you
stlll harder for me to say words that MAJ
seem uuknd. though they spring from
/ the truest kindness Dearest llctly
! feel that " would have been better 10
| us both mad We never met and that {
| IN my duty To- ask YOU tn love me pu,
! care for me ms little as yuu can Tn,
| fault has been NIL mine
/ And Nv he went on, casting off the girl
| hcnnlng upon her nla,itudcs about duty
miNod with expressions OF aympathy an
ending \ have told you where tn dlrcc
letter In me " you want 90 write. hu
| / hnNc put II down below lest YOU ahouli
| have forgotten Do not write unless thct,
| Is something can really do for YOU, Tor
| dear llctty, We must trN 10 think of oac'
/ other ms little Ms possible
Slowly llctty read tho letter, and vhci
/ shc looked mp from II there was the 70
/ fcctlon " n hlAnrhcd face IN tho din
o.l glass n white marble face wit
round, childish form, I'm, with some,hinl
sHdlcr than n childs pain In it The let
ter shook and rustlcd In her hand SN
laid n down II was = horrible scnss
tou this cold and trembling Present.
she began ~ read the letter psRln Tn
tears came this time. great. rushin
tcpis She fclt nothing hut thnt Arthu
. was cruel cruel to write. cruel NOT q
marry her She sat snhhing until he
candle went ont and then, vcpticd a"r
,ng. stuplrcd with cr,ing throw hcf7rI
on tho bCi without undressing Uul wen
| To- sleep
The fycnlc dawn 2Vokc hcr iu
dull sense of misery. tho cause %
which hrutc upoN her gradually An
then came tho frightened thought iha
she Ind e. conceal her misery as We
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