Nogales international., 1931-01-31
Eleventh Instaument
WHAT has GONE BEFORE


Switzerland, goes with her to the hotel on
:he St. Bernard Pass, and succeeds in win
ming her love. To his auaazement, he ols-
covers that he has fallen Overwhelmingly IN
ove with her himself! And ne Is marrieap'
20 an American girl with whom he has moth
ing in common.
Then he discovers that this girl Is not
the same Julie Farrow who ruined Rodney
out her cousin of the same name Sne
jcorns him when he coufesses his love and
his inability to marry her. They meet later
in London, where she /; going the pace pd t1d'
wants to marry her. in spite of her wild he.
THROUGH his friend Lombard, Giles Chit
senham meets the "other Julie. the no
torious woman who had ruined Rodney's
life. She tells him that she is going to
die; the doctors have given her up as in
:urable and she is leaving England. She
IS worried about her cousin, the .g1rl Cnit'
tcnham loves. That Julie-his Julie-is 60
ing in fast company, among them common
little American girl named Sadie Barrow.
And Sadie Barrow is Giles Chittenhan
wife. He did not know that she was IN
England That night he meets her at
party at his mothers house. They pretend
to be strangers.
Giles learns that Sadie Barrow. his wife,
has gone in for spiritualism and is attending
seances by medium named Chryer.
He calls on Julie, who is cold to him. He
reproaches her for her reckless life. They
quarrel, and she leaves with Lawrence Scho-
field. Her friend, BIN Lennox, tells Giles
that Julie really loves him. Lombard calls
on him and says he is in need of money.
He threatens that if Chittenham does not
give him money he will spread the tale
that he and Julie had spent the night
together at St. Bernard Pass. Giles is
Indignant and shows Lombard out. Later
Julie and Scho6eld go to movie together
and the pictures remind Julie of the Alps
she finds Chittenham waiting for her. She
Bernard and Scho6eld becomes suspicious.
On the way home they get newsPapS
which contains the news of the death
abroad of the other Julie. At her fiat
she finds Chittenham waiting for her. She
confesses to him that she loves him.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
"You can't say it Julie -" With
a fierce little movement he drew her
into his arms and kissed her lips.
81 love you," he whispered. "Ive
never loved any one but you. Forgive
me, Julie"
She put her hands against his chest,
trying to hold him from her.
Forgive you? And then what"
she asked hoarsely. She began to cry,
softly and brokenly. "You might leave
me alone-you might leave me alone" "
she sohbed. helplessly.
She knew she had reached the end
of her endurance. She knew that if
she gave in to him now there would
be no retracing her steps. She tried
to think of Lawrence chofield--trled
to believe that he was far the better
man of the two, and that with him she
would stand a greater chance OF hap
oiness, but common-sense and logic
died against the magic of Chittenham's
arms and the touch of his lips. She
only knew that during all the weeks
since they parted In Switzerland, she
had ached for this moment, dreamed
of it and 1onged for it, and that now.
in spite of her proud defiance, it bad
come, and when Chittenham asked
again:
"Do YOU love me?-do you want me
after all, Julie?" she had no answer.
She let him draw her closely into
his arms, and when he pressed her
head down against his shoulder, she
closed her eyes with little sigh OF
spent resignation.
1t was long time before either of
them spoke again. Chittenham did not
attempt to kiss her, he just held her
in his arms, his cheek against her hair,
as if she had been a tired child who
had come to him for comfort and pro-
lection.
1t was Julie who moved first.
"Bim will be in soon. Poor BIN,
I've been such beast to her lately"
She drew a little back from him,
looking at him with eyes that were all
wet and ashamed, and yet happier than
he had seen them since that night in
Switzerland.
1t was typical of Julie that now she
had given in, she was ready to ac-
knowledge herself fully beaten. With
Chittenham's first kiss she put the past
behind her and kept her eyes closed
to the future. For the moment the
present was all sufficient. The great
ache and unhappiness of her heart had
been taken away he was here and he
loved her. The happiness of that
knowledge and the relief of her own
admission that she loved him, for a
little while blinded her to everything
else.
"Bim is away" Chittenham said.
"I rang her up before I came here.
She ,-as called out of town. forget
what reason she gave-some friend, l
think . :"
Julie flushed.
Il wonder if that was true? Or, if
it was l who really drove her away.
I've been horrible lately"
He folded her close to his heart once
more.
ITS all over and done with" he
whispered.
rs it?" A little line of pain creased
her forehead "You must be won
derful man if you can say that with
such confidence" she told him sadly
"What do you mean"
She closed her eyes wearlly before
the insistence of his.
81 mean .. suppose no miracles
have happened, have they?"
Only that you are here, in my
arms"