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kM!" Audrey's voice was broken.
Don't say you haven't forgiven
4 know It va: awfully wrong and
"a Of me, and that such . thing
never enter my head, but
will kiss me, Jim, WON'T your"
face, hot and wet, was lifted
b. Her lips sought his and held
HARNESS put his arms about
He had never known what suffer.
vas until that moment.
" dsrlingl'' he could And moth.
Kissed her-kisssd her lips, her
kep rheAka-drank hia All OF her
beauty with the greed Of q man
knows that ho may drink no more.
clung to him, her tears coming
bh, Jim! I'm 20 glad" The
q came In staccato sobe to Harkness'
you have pot made love to me
) I left Monte Carlo, and I havc
20 hungry for your love, dear.
do really s.! ssrs for me altogether
sli ths world" said Hardness
'ely. v,' More n than myself' more
hsy drew apart at last, and Audrey
her hands to her cheeks.
I'm afraid I've been ever 20 silly"
rnurmured. "You don't think I'm
jby, Jim, do you1"
love you Just bscause you have
what you cali silly" replied Hark.
frl 70 and wash my face" said
|rey, before Aunt Ella sees me.
] you wait here, or would you
Ter to stroll In the garden?
III walk round the garden" said
|knen.
|udrey ran Of. and Harkness walked
into tho cool half light Of the
hing, amid the scents Of the flowers.
lway to the west the sun was going
IN In a blaze Of blood and gold,
the soft wind, rocking the blossoms
b gentle touch, was whispering its
hby. The peace Of Il all suited
tkness' mood. He wanted to think.
fe tried to tell himself that this
ibition Of Jealousy By Audrey was
hing to be laughed at, but he knew
! he was wrong. Unwittingly It had
ght him q great lesson, but empha- :
d what he should have recognized
b the beginning.
Eudrey was Just Q child and nothing
10. What in q more sophisticated
nan might have been due to lack OF
diligence wus in her caused BY ab.
30 Of knowledge Of the world. She
/ another woman with the man Of
choice, and she accordingly hated
woman, and was angry with the
(he simplicity Of It was . thorn in
Fkness' side.
Ind the plea for forgiveness after he
explained; her Joy in his kiss
words Of love; the abandon with
ch she had surrendered herself to his
Fe writhed as he contemplated It,
the lesson grew plain in his mind.
gith every hour that he allowed this
|ir to continue he was piling up
AZ she undoubtedly had suffered.
bugh seeing him with Lois. how
eh more must she suffer when at
he was driven to give her up?
|ut how could he tell her7 He could
|ure her at that moment smarter.
herself up, making herself as pretty
possible, and all the time filed with
and relief at his explanation.
10 70 inside and shatter for ever
her dreams demanded courage
rh he doubted whether he possessed
he had never been accused Of being
)oward.
mother aspect Of the affair presented
Z to him. Audrey loved him, and
knew her well enough to realize
her love was not light; that even
Pgh he blackened himself in her
BY telling her Of his reputation,
would not cease to love him. He
ID imagine that she might think II
duty to love him the mo:,, to cling
eim and to help him.
would be no use explaining to her,
| expecting her to see thc ilnpos.
|ity Of the thing continuing. Wo.
never saw those ;mpos.ibilitics,
(eislly women in lovc.
mere must be some other way.
md then the other way presented it.
and Harkness found himself quail.
as he contemplated 1t.
|he only thing to be done was to
her up as though he did not care
|he cruelty Of It shocked him ana
e!sht the perspiration to his fore
even as he contemplated It. He
|dered II ever he could bring him
to do It; II he would not falter
n the moment came.
IND yet the more he reflected on
Fhe more he realized that It was
only logical thing to do. It was
|application Of tho knife-a surgical
kation.
Phile confession might only
pgtheE Audrey's love for him, this
tal rejection Of her, after the en-
Eagement ht had given her, would
probably kill her love once and
would burt. Harkness could
gihe how II would hurt. To Audrey
Fould be terrible-the shame of It,
agony. But to himself, who knew
truth, who all the time must be
Ping to take her into his arms and
her how untrue It was!
o dared not contemplate that, or
new his resolution would falter.
(iso he wondered why he should
Audrey up. He had always been
reckless Of himself and other people
selfish. 50 hard. And vet this
OF fri, with a child's wisdom
child's innocence shining through
eyes; could reduce him to this.
|nad she raised him to If? He beat