The Washington times., 1924-09-06
A New Novel Of Modern Life, Conferred
on the Heart and the Mind
q Of the 'Flapper."

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Where are you going?"
ST will write to you"
:"And we must part in this way,
Andrew"
cit seems the only thing to do.
I waited too long, Margaret. l
never dreamed that she could
know. Oh, my love-my dear
love-"
mo, Andrew-do = not break
your heart--speak to mel want
your voice. Where are you CO.,
ing?"
II will write, Margaret. Oh
things. will be better, perhaps"
"Youi are not telling me the
truth"
I'VE have had the years Of full
ness. Margaret. Once you said it
was a stolen thing. I have never
thought so. Margaret, you have
been wife to me and you only, in
thought and in heart. There has
been no day in eight years. Mar
garet, that any other has had one
moments feeling and no wife, my
dear loved Margaret-none was
ever more sacredly beheld."
She glanced up to his face. She
put her fragile hands against his
cheeks, deathly stiffness in her
heart. "Ah, Andrew; are you
telling me a last Goodbye"
I II am telling you the beating
Of my soul. 1 am giving you my
spirit, Margaret. l do not know
why am speaking so, but if it
Is a last good-by, my dear-you
will remember the past. I can
endure infinity Of pain because Of
this. Can your"
She drew his head down. She
kissed his lips. Her lips faltered
on his eyes.
He raised her in his supple
arms, and she was strong again.
She turned that holy smile upon
,shis4 face. -. Andrew-soa gladly
dear one-dear one. know you
cannot leave me long" ,
~ His arms wound against her.
He dropped on his knees as he
had that night so long ago, and
held her fora last, long moment.
with his face in her gentle hands.
CHAPTER XXI. a.,
The Parting.
Andrew put a greatly white
envelope in Nora Lees hands.
Keep this for a while and don't
tell Margaret. If you should need
anything use what you want.
Afterward !. Margaret will know
what to do" '-~
He kept his head down. Nora
Lee noticed that his hands touch
ing hers. were very cold and that
they. shook.
"Afterward, Andrew? What
do you mean by that? Aren't
you coming back? Not ever?''
I'm not very certain Of my
plans, Nora Lee. We can't al i
ways, tell what may HAPPEN, can,
WEI"
ooh, Andrew, your hands are
so cold; your voice sounds queer
and different2, Do you mean
something worse is going to- hap
pen? Like. last night?" :
Emo. Last night won't hap
pen. again, I'm making !. very
certain. of that. But may not
see, you. for some time Nora.
Lee and, II wanted ito be sure.
that yqus go, to college. Isn't
that what you want? And II
wanted to ask you, Nora Lees
not to think too harshly OF your
old friend will your.
BETTER THAN FATHER.
"Of you, Andrew? You've been
better to me than a father. You
have the kindest heart in all the
world. But I guess you're remem-
bering. that day ran into the
house when Connie came. I'm SO
ashamed of that! 1t makes me
burn like fire. Did you know I
took a vow on account Of that?
Peoples opinions can never mean
anything to me again. Why, l
don't know what we would have
done without you. Probably died
up there in that Butte Valley.
I think So"
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