The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-13

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free. A great resentment against Wall
ter filled her. For four years she had
beer. beside him, hunBering for bis love.
striving her utmost to win II, pouripK
out upon him devotion that asked only
love as reward. For three years and
n half OF the four he had made her
life uniformity unhappy, had spoiled
every pleasure for her either by hts
attentions TO Aimee Loree or BY his
harshness, Now. when her future
give that up and return TO him, He
wanted 10 step between her and her
happiness with Jack Turner, she
thought. forgetting in her bitterness
that he knew nothing positively Of her
feeling for Jack. nothing at all OF her
Intentions.
II can't let you gor' he broke In
upon her thoughts. You must stay
| with me-" s
She felt sinking under a tide OF dis
ttess and dismay.
Suddenly she asked;
why should you want me and
| Mrs. Loree hoth?"
Just what sayl You have neglected
me for her for years: put her frat in
all your plans been with her. taken
her cut with you. while / sat at home
alone-you dined with her repeatedly
when she insulted me by excluding me.
oh. / can't talk about the misery your
relations With that woman have caused
me" The thought of that night when
he had not come home made her blush.
You didn't believe--Madge--" he
half raised himself, then sank weakly
back on the pllow--''you didn't believe
that she was anything more than ene
should be to me?"
or course / did Why shouldn't fY
she doesn't know how to handle gun.
yet you take her on shooting parties
and leave me at home. She has many
friends. Al first had none, yet your
| evenings were spent with her while
ATE my heart out alone. was fond AZ
going out, OF dancing. yet whenever she
was about ! was flouted for her. Obi
| H. Madge stopped. warned by his
palor I'm sorry let myself get SO
| excited. Walter. II isn't good for you.
| Try and 20 to sleep now"
:, NO wonder you left me n you be-
| leved al you imply. But. Madge. YOU
| one. not even Turner. needs you as I
| DO. Don't look 30 surprised | saw him
one night when no left you. know ia
loves you, But he is young. he win eet
oyer MS disappointment he may feel.
While - he hesitated. True to Ma
character, he scarcely knew how TO ask
favor OF one OF whom he had hereto
fore demanded obedience.
Il tried TO my very utmost TO please
YOU walter. When l could not suc-
someone olsng" she replied when she
could recover from her surprise that
' Mnn.cr rad known Jack cared for her.
= Know YOU have been absolutely
tue You couldn't be anything cl.e.
You have no need 10 assure me ~
that Then II have known Aimsa
l-oiee an my life Her husband was NV
ueatcst friend she has never cceged
70 Bfleve over him. Perhaps IN her foel-
- "a. u
seemed 70 EtNo our friendship more thar,
W. que intimacy; | may have Hut ~
900 "a my Judgc. Madsc. there never
nus neen word spoken between Aimee
irh me maj YOU might not have henrdrs
mere was no mistakinE his honesty
but at tho lodgc--that time i IA.
iost-and the other time heard you saw
thI W. 81 700 young and. oh. lot 81
Wglter smiled sadly.
teE, l said you were too Young 10
love an old fellow twice youf acc
oIteh went 70 Aimee because she nr,re,I
me 10 he patient, telling mo that would
WIN your love IN tho end. She knew
you cd OF like her. hut never drcamed
OF ne cause. why didn't you tell NM
All thisf u you had
hlnttd u time and again. couldn't
put what thought into words"
a. sc hew, Mndge, dear. Send for Jack
turner, Tell him YOU are going 10 try
a u,9 nAneFn,nent once more OF making an
CHAPTER CxVuI.
Madge made no roply, hut notetto
hsols from the room, her mind chaos.
I'LL she lnlsipdgcd tWnlter94 II she had,
Rs s R2IRg w9Iyg2t her avtlons har
saMsfdinkNAHh intimacy with Ain,ea
Lofeo mat had driven her 10 sfeanVra-
tloh. But Walter had called upon t;Ud
v :" w' ., nus trnthtulness. He was
She could decide nothing. her mind
WIS ~ a whlrI. So she sent for Jack.
she owed him something, too. She ro-
peated all Walter had said. then his
oeei,a,ration that he could not let her 20.
why should you mean SO much 10
him all OF a slddeng' Jack asked,
II can't explain. Jack, but / think
ntWhys meant more 10 him than | be-l
ieNed lilo was different--front ue--.l
1ldh show hts feelings so plainly. But
7 5a ..,.s. Is the father OF my boy. yous
i 'fflsat about Mrs, Loree?'' Jack had
grown deathly pale
lie explained his friendship for her!
and believe he told mo tho truth"
Then as Jack waited.
want you TO help me. Jack TeIfl
ne what ! must do can't spoil yourl
can leave
'Madge. dear. can't decide for you.
YOU so well that II IL your own happi-i
ness OF which you must think. not
The nurse interrupted. Walter hadl
sent for Madge.
IN let you know" Madge said al
ne took her place beside him.
Yes, Walter. Try and siaers
ITO reached out trembling fingers eOfI
lar hand, then closed his eyes.
,rese,sc vsa ~" e,,I AZ" We kshus. 80
sVerything was 50 simple and natural.
ie her husband. was III: abe was here
WIN him. Here she must remain. II
would be unnatural. complicated. im-
allied her wedding day. How proud
no had been. She had put her hand
: hta then and had promised for better
r Tor worse not 10 withdraw H. She
al taken II away. but now she would
ut Il back again. All at once IL seemesr
nipple and easy. There was no longer
question OF right and wrong There
as enly one right, IL was because shai
"a struggled 70 80 against her consl
fence thar she had been 80 unhappys
lat she had suffered.
How could she ever have thought OF
Ding the wicked awful thing she had
1ntemrlated. He was the father ofl
er toy-her man. N she had made q
iHtHke she must abide by IL.
I have always loved you. Madge.s
alter murmurod In hts sleep.
Il viii make that come true--for thu
lturc," she said 10 herself. light %
ippineHH shining In her face"
In South America Jack Turner has
ieeeeded In making himself a power.l
Is love for Madge had been very real
Vi he had suffered acutely for time.
ut rumor has II that a very lovelyl
norlta Is not indifferent 70 his attcn-d
ons.
Mrny things do the gods accomplish
TN us mortnls. and few people seeingl
e prcmaturely gray haired man that