Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-07-16

them, and not of sorrow but Of great
joy. In that moment his most stupefy-
ing discovery was made. and the mag
nitude of If, the porteut of II. set his
brain at naught. and left him destitute
of reason.
Carol" he said. petrlfied. Carol !"
Mute, she shook her head Looking
him fun in the eyes, she tlinehed sud
denly and a great sob burst in her
throat. The photo graph of Dieky Nor.
gan was in her hand; she held II a
moment trembling. and then. white
her breath came faster and her Shout
ders quivered. she tore II across and
across. finer and finer, until only frag-
mentary scraps remained and these
she let fall In her lap. UNDECIDED The
likeness of Hiniard, The lying. radiant
face Of the man nobody knew--this
she had seized. and this she had
clutehed to her breast, snasmodlcally.
as though in fear TO have it snatched
away from her
Hilliard was very close to her: and
his whole being was concentrated in
his eyes.
"Caroll" he said to her again in that
strangers voice. Carol You
you knewr' To him the fact
was unbelievable.
Tardily, unwilimgly. she raised her
head
From the very first day" she said
hrokenly. both dad and
and no one else; not even mother
your eyes told us both, and
we've trusted you so and
waited SO surely = we knew il
would come out all right in the end,
somehow and and
do like my gift II does
make the day better" And then. in a
soft whisper Henry -
She had called him "Henry" md
even In the spell Of his confusioa, he
throbbed to the significance Of il.
/ The lover was eager, 6u! the prodigal
was startled back from the very thresh.
old of love-
''From the first day." he breathed,
electrified "And you trusted me like
that when you knew what
was doing"
She was laughing aud crying at the
same time: his hungry arms went out
to her and found her; words we're
coming unanimously to him and he
said them as they came. Somehow
the ring was on her finger: and she
had kissed il there. Between them,
partnered, a sacred understanding as
imperishable as bronze had arisen /;
they both knew without the necessity
of prolonged speech. what his future
was to be. They both knew In what
capacity he was to face the world ;
they knew the trimming fullness OF her
pardon and the .brimming fullness of
his regret. These truths were mutual.
ly confirmed; the shabby past was in
distlnguishably merged with the fresh
and vivid present; their pledges to this
end were upon their lips The wWId
was lying helpless at their feet -
the wonderful, sensitive. receptive
world which had respected and hon.
ored and admired him in the days of
his regeneration and would continue.
paying the reward of his request.
In an Irresistible passion of humility
and shame and courage. he tried to tell
her the sums OF his decets; her lips
prevented him.
"You mustn't" she murmured
IoA ola I
II this way"
Dazed, triumphant he was re-liyihp
by-gone incidents. seeing faint clues
develop into mighty revelations, com.
pretending at last the supreme love
and supreme faith of the two who had
waited for his victory. and kept his
secret shut within their hearts. that
he might st1nd the ordeal. and prove
triumphant. And now, the reputation
that wGs already his the loft
Ter reputation which he should conse-
crate himself to build not
only for the pleasure of the building,
,ut also because there were those to
whom he owed IT -.
Behind them, firm football. Hi.
Hard was on his feet. his arm instinct
lively protecting Carol Doctor Durant
was smiling on them from the door
way grave, benevolent, pa
ternal. He, too. became a common
partner 10 the understanding an inter-
change of chances was sufficient lie
came in swiftly; his hands outstretch-
ed, his hcpd lifted high in the pride OF
a father who mas looked upon his chill
dren. and found them true TO each 9TH
er, and to him
'WhatP he said "Have you proved
It already--my SOM
THE END.