The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-21

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told you a tie yesterday; at least. n
WIS leading you to believe In lie.
when you told me the condition o.
my fathers wiit-
Mr.. Fergerson made no comment.
but his eyes grew suddenly alert
Rorie nftod his head with a sort
Of desperate drfisnca
you told me that the condition OF
my inheritance war that I arm un
married Wen. can't fuifil the con
dition. l am nnarried-
-Ah-
Old rcrrer-on looked q, ne youns
haggard face
'-ro--Misa Faner- he asf-d-
ftorie WINGED
No
Old Fergrrpnn drew a chair for
ward and sat down beside him. For
a moment he rested his hand kindly
on Ror1e'a. then.
suppose you ten me an about IT.
he said.
Korie hundred into tDcchrr-nt.
speech:
-shs was . little CIR. m a circus
she did trap.xe act hardly knew
her. Tho day my father died there
was . travelling show IN III. village.
went--for something 20 DO. sup
pose-and saw . bully knocking her
about tnterfrr-d. and talked
10 her aftsrwnrd She was only Is.
md n was . dogs llfe. ! arranged
10 zee her Again. thought I could
help her. Thcn--thcn when I got
homo The guv-nor vzs Dead The cir.
rus noyed on tho nerf day. and
liant see her again--at least. not TN
Utter the win VAS read ! wrote to-
Mss Fane-telling her that wss =
segxar and-and all the rcat OF H.
Wen. shc-thrrw me over. I told
rou suppose | went mad for tho
dme-there didn't seem 10 be 4 soul
n the world who cared a damn about
ne now | was down and out 4
found out where the show was. and
rent over 10 Rosaliei She was
gind 20 rne--and---I can't explain 1
Why I 6id tt-but but l asked I,
Ter 10 marry me. and 60 abroad with 4
ne. and let us start again. Shed
rot twice the grit and pluck that 1
made me feel ashamed Of I
raytng whinod 20 her. SO So
We got married. nobody knew. II
meant 10 tell yon directly after.
yards. but you took the wind out Of 1
ny sails by telling me about the /
Ithcr win turning up. That did II. I /
r. you go on believing everything /
vas all right. I had some fool-s idea /
4 hushing II up-buying Rosaiie off: I
went off 10 SEQ her. and told her--I /
'on't know what said know
,chaved Ike a brute and a cad she 4
oh, can't tell you She ieft me
o 20 and do an extra turn was TO /
&c her afterwards--and-a
Rorie's voice broke. There was
IN accident" He went on hoarSeiy. |
She fell from that Cursed trapcze.
" least. they said n ysras m acct. I
icnt; butch. my Cod believe she (
I'd II purposely. She once said that 1
ever I was SORRY for having mar. |
fed her-or ashamed OF her-that 4
he would kin heraelf--kiil herself /
lie broke off Jaggcdly and sat star.
ms ffore him with haunted eyea
= poor boyr'
Old FcrRerBon stretched q kindly |
iand to him. his eyes were fun of
hooked pity.
Young Brfton started 70 his feet.
1T drives me mad TO think of n .
10 said, hoar-cly. 1T WINS who |
'ent her TO her death: God knows I'd |
rive 10 years Of my life n could |
indo it. There was a long silcnce- |
And why have you told me all /
his. Roderick7" asked Mr.. Fergcr-
on. then.
Rorie laughed wretchedly.
'Why7 SO that you can put |
hings right. The money isn't mine
awfuiiy. I can't fulfn the condi-
ions of the viii. and / am glad OF II. !
shall 60 abroad as soon as can. /
don't much care what becomes oY
ne-noww
The old lawyer looked at him quiz.
icaiiy. lie was ouch a mixture OF
weakness and strength--this boy /
rs -.sso Handsome eyes Of his but.
erfly mother and the square deter.
mined jaw OF old Briton- Mr.. Fer.
,erson was not sure that this little
rsgedy might not be a good thing
or him; 1t would. at least. teach him
severe lesson.
what do you mean-that the
money ia not lawfully yours7" be
sked slowly.
Rorie stopped in his agitated strid-
,g up and down the room. He ran
liz fingers thru his thick. brown
air. There was something very
Dung and boyish-looldng about him
that moment
How can II be. n I am married7-
e asked inpaticntly. because she,
Iy-my wife. Is dead. II does not
nmarry me. does itT' His voice
roke a little; anguish and remorse
tabled his heart as he thought OF
happy eyes and flushed
ice II he had loved her. he could
ardly have suffered more acutely.
here Is no passion 80 strong as that
I remorsa u