Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-22
fccpvrtoht. 1875, bv Harper q Bros.J
THIS STARTS THE STORY

DTube, Oh gypsy DioOu, bHOOIs III
canoe the Carlton raplus on the Sag
alac river, where It flows between the
towns Of Manitou and Lebanon, in
the Canadian Northwest. She Is res
cued from the whlrfpools below by,
Max Ingolby, a manager of great
interests, who has come to Lebanon
to unite the two towns and make
them the center Of commerce in the
western north. On the shore she is
insulted by Felix Marchand, power
full but disreputape character or
Manitou. Ingolby attacks Marcnand,
who vows revenge. rleua Is claimed
nv one Jethro Fave as his wife,
under a gypsy custom which united
them in marriage when they were
children. Fleda rejects him and
iealous quarrel ensues between Fave
and Ingolby. Marchand stirs up
feud between the two towns IN order
To foil Ingolby's ambitions. his
projects are to be wrecked and he,
himself, thrown into the river IN
voIby. In disguise, minges one night
with his enemies in Manitou. rave
rsveals his deception and Ingoloy IS
rsndered blind by blow on the head
F,eda determines to stand by him.
A strange woman, ArabeIla stone
appears and tells hsr story TO + ''0"'
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
uDEFoRE a month was gone l h"o
D married him." the low, tired voice
u.rt an "lt was a gay wedding; and
father was very happy, for he
.bor,bt had got the desire of won
AVIS life-a home Of her own for "
Nv. all went we'll. Dennis was gay
,,d careless and willful, but he was easy
>, live with, too, except when he came
,..t from the town where he sold his
,o. Then he was different, because
of the drink, and he was quarre''o'"e
With me-and cruel, too.
eat last when he came home Win
+h. drink upon him, he would steep on
~ Hoor and not beside me. This wore
NOV nv heart. I thought that II
could only put my hand on MS sh,INls,
and whisper in his ear, he Woulu seI
better of his bad feeling; but ne was
snlky. and he would not bear win me- me-
Thoreh never loved him as l love"
nv Boy. still tried to be sooa WIZ
to him and never turned my eyes W
any other man.
suddenly she stopped as though thC
vain NJ sneaking was too great. Mada,''
prI+eeI murmured something, but thr,
80, word that reached the ears OF
o+bars was the Arabic word matlsh.
Her pale face was suhuseu rs ''''
Tuo or three times the woman eS-
,ayed to speak again, but cou'u no.. TO-
A. last. however, she overcafhe lel
.rro+ion and said: $50 it was when
N,sieu' Felix Marchand came up from
the Sagalac.' 4+orod
Tbe old man started and muttered
..rshIr but Fleda had foreseen the en-
trance Of the dissolute Frenchman INTO
tbe tale. and gave no sign OF surprise.
"nf,sieu' Marchand bought horses,
A., cod voice trailed on. Zone day he
bought the mining claims penhlS n"u
h.en holding till he could develop mem
or sell them for good money. "hen
Oennis went to town again he brought
mo hack a present of belt with silver
cIasns but yet again that night he slept
unon the floor alone. So it went on. NJ
Marchand, he goes on to the mountains
and comes back: and he buys more
horses. and Dennis takes them to largo
and NJ. Marchand goes with him. out
comes hack before Dennis does II
MAS then M'sieu' begun to talk to me
=, sav things that soothe woman
when she Is hurt I knew now Dennis
did not want me as when he hrst mar
ried me. He was that kind OF man
ouick to care and quicker to forget re
was weak, he could not fasten where ne
stood. 1t pleased him to be gay ano
Friendly with me when he was sober
hut there was nothing behind it-noth
ing. nothing at all. At last l begar
to cry when I thought of it, for it wen'
on and on. and I was too much alone
7 looked at myself in the glass, and
ssw 7 was not old or lean. l sang II
the trees beside the brook, and my voice
was even a little better than in th'
days when Dennis first came to m!
fathers house. I looked to my COOK
ing, and I knew that it was as good a
ever. I thought Of my clothes, AM
how I did my hair, and asked mysel
II I was as fresh to see as when Dennl
first came to me.
IT could see no difference. Their
was a clear pool not> far away unde
the little hills where the springs cam
together. ! used to battle In it ever,
morning and dry myself in the sun, an
nv hody was like a child's. That bein
so, should my own man turn his hea'
away from me day or night! Wha
had done to be used so, less than tw
years after had married !"
She paused and hung her head, weep
ing gently.
"Shame stings a woman like nOthin
else" Madame Bulteel said with a sigh
"It was so with me-" continued Den
Miss wife. Then at last the though
came that there was another woman
And all the time NJ Marchand KEEP
coming and going. at first when Denni
was there, and always with some goo
reason for coming - horses, cattle
shooting or furs bought Of the Indians
When Dennis was not there he cam
at first for an hour or two, as if b
chance. then for a whole day, becaus
he said he knew I was lonely. On
day I was sitting by the pool-it wa
In the evening. ] was crying becaus
of the thought that followed me Q
another woman somewhere who mad
Dennis turn from me. Then it wa
M'sieu' came and put a hand on m
shoulder--he came so quietly that l di
nat baar him tilI he Touched me- Fl