The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-05

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it, l say"
"What I couldn't stand about her
was that, after she was acquitted,
she calmly proved his viii and took
his money. He couldn't have been
such a very bad chap, for he left her
all he had"
He couldn't take it with him."
she said grimly.
DO you know what became Of
herr
she disappeared suppose she
is an outcast forever
'Welll Crime or no crime, she
hasn't gained happiness yet"
People never gain it; they only
pursue it, \
by heaven!s' he said with sud
den emotion, what an awful thing
to be that woman"
But there are so many awful
things in the world" she said. Its
just a chance which variety we
draw"
You must have suffered horri-
bly," he said uneasily, Ito speak as
you have done tonight.
Perhaps"
Anyhow, you're not as badly off
as the Waylett woman is, if she did
it. 1 mean you've nothing on your
mind"
No she said, Il suppose not, l
have certainly done nothing that /
would not do over again; though /
suppose we have all done some
things that we regret" She looked
over her shoulder in the odd way
that characterized her, as if she were
half afraid of the dark. But some
times we do such desperate things
to gain happiness she said almost
in a whisper, tonly to lose its posi-
bility. We are like slaves who make
a desperate struggle for freedom,
and only make their captivity
worse
Why do you harp SO much on
happiness? I wish you would tell me
about yourself" he said suddenly.
is til mean, you have cared for
someone?"
NO" she said in a low voice. Il
have never loved any, one" she hest
tated almost as if she we're going to
say before" and chose her words
carefully, lin the way you mean-in
my whole life. Perhaps that is real
ly the tragedy of t."
Won't you trust me?" he said
hoarsely. I'VE have known each
other only a few days, but we have
hurried years into them. ] feel to-
ward you as l never felt yet toward
human woman, but when l reach out
to you In my thoughts it is into the
unknown or the darkness
Into the darkness?" she echoed.
Tell me about yourself" he said
~passionately. He rose and pulled
her from her seat, and putting his
arm about her waist drew her gently
toward the end of the ship. 1t was
dark and none could hear. Trust
me with your whole life. Tell me
If I may care for YOU If you could
aver come to think of me. 1t is
such a little while since we met, but
we are not strangers. I feel as if
we had started out from opposite
ends of the world to meet each
other"
II have felt it too,' and, as II
against her will, she drew closer to
him.
Il love you" he said. II swear i
love you"
A little sound came from her lips.
She put her arms up softly around
his neck.
Il think it is killing me- she
answered.
Mono, it is all right" he n
swered, I'VE are not fools, we can't
have made a mistake. We love each
other and there is no reason why we
should not"
Love you" she said, 81 feel as
if ! stood by heavens open door
but / shall never enter it."
You will! You SHALL We will
walk its whole length together. oh,
my beloved. woman, whom God has
given me-" But she only shuddered
at his words.
"God will take me from you," she
said.
why should He be SO cruel?"
fSay you love me, say 1t again.
1t goes through me-" she said des-
parately.
81 love you," he repeated. II love
you,s' and he held her in his arms
and kissed her long and slowly,
while he felt as if the world stood
still to let them drink deep of love.
Suddenly through the darkness they
heard footsteps.
eWho is it?" she cried starting.
"It is only the captain" Travers
said. How nervous you arei"
HE frightened me-" she whisper
ed. IT thought
"A dark night" the captain said
cheerily; doesn't look as If we
should be at Genoa in the morning,
does it?"
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