The Arvada enterprise., 1924-03-06
CHAPTER lx-continued,

Jane West" Jasper laughed shortly,
looking at the tab!eau they made:
Prosper white, caught in the teeth of
honor, his face set to hide Its secret,
Betty reading his eyes, his soul.
Il am entirely yours in your hands,"
said Prosper Gael.
Betty shook his arm and let 1t 60.
you are lying. You love the woman.
DO You think | cant seet'
ut will be a very strange divorce
suit" went on Jasper. Your lawyers,
Betty. Will perhaps prove your case.
My lawyers will certainly prove mine,
and, when we find ourselves free, our
our lovers vii! then unite in holy
neutrality-suspicious. an original out
come"
"Wil you go, prospcr!" asked
Betty. 1t was command.
He saw that, at that moment, his
presence was intolernble to her
"Of course. If you wish it. Jasper,
you know where to find EI-, and,
Betty,"-he turned to her with
weary tcndcrness-"forSIve me and
make use OF me. II you will, as you
will"
He went out qulcGly, feeling himself
a coward to leave her, knowing that
he would be n coward to stay to watch
the anguis.. OF her broken heart and
pride, Sor an instant he did hesitate
and took back. They we're standing
together, calmly. man and wife. What
could he do to help them. he that had
broken their lives7
Betty turned to Jasper, still with
the muff before her mouth. looking at
lin above 1t with her wide, childlike,
desperate eyes.
"What do you get out of this, JAS
PERI will go to Woodward. l will
never come back to you. Is 1t
revengeY
''If so.' said jasper. "it isn't yet
complete. Betty, you have been rash
to pit yourself against me. You must
have known that would break you
utterly. will break you, my dear,
and l will have you back. and will be
your master instead of your servant,
and l Will love YOU"
You must be mad. I'm afraid OF
you. Please let me go"
"ln moment. when you have
learned wha. home you have to go to-
This morning | had an Interview with
your brother in his office, and he wrote
this letter that l have in my pocket
| and asked me to give 1t to you"
Betty laid down her nun. showing
at last the pale and twisted mouth
Jasper watched her read her brothers
letter. and his eyes were as patient
and obseryant us the eyes of sklllful
| doctor who has given dangerous but
necessary draught.
Betty read the small. sharp, care
ful writing. very familiar to her.
Il have instructed your maid TO
pack your things and to return mt once
| to your husbands house. He is n
much too merclful man. You have
trentcd him shameless!4 can find
no excuse for you. My house is def.
| nitely closed to you. l will send you
no money, allow you no support, coun-
tenance you In no way. This Is final.
You have only one course. to return
humbly and with penitence to your
husband. submit yourself to him, and
learn to love und honor and obey him
ms he deserves. The evidence OF your
guilt is incontrovcrtible. l utterly dis.
| believe your story against him. 1t Is
| part OF your sin. and II ls easily to be
explained In the light Of my present
knowledge Of your real character.
Whether you return to Morcna or not,
| l emphatically reasscrt that | will not
see you or speak to you again You
nre to my mind woman OF shameless
| lifc, such n woman ns | should feel
| justified in turning out OF any decent
| household.
WOODWARD KANE"
The room turned glddily about
Betty she saw the whole roaring
city turn about her, and she knew that
there was no home In II FOR her. She
could 90 to Prosper Gnel. bur nj what
horrible sacrifice OF pride. and. II Jas.
per now refused to bring suit, could
she nSk this man, who no longer loved
her, TO keep her as his mistress? What
could she do2 Where could sh. turn?
How could she keep herself allycf
For the first time. lie. stripped of
everything but its hard and ugly
bones, faced her She had always
been sheltered, been dependent. been
loved once before she had los, cour.
ngr and had failed to venture beyond
the familiar shelter OF custom and con
vcntIon. Now, she was again mos,
horribly afraid, Anything was better
tlnn this feeling Of being lost. alone.
She looked at Jasper At that moment
b" was nothing bu, n protector, n
means uf life. and he knew II.
"Will you come home with me nowf"
he asked her bitterly.
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