Nogales international., 1931-02-07
that you understand"

that you understand"
What do l want you to do? Why
nothing. There is nothing we can do,
we must just go on. | always knew
it would be like this, even last night
There's nothing we can do. shall
marry Lawrence Scho6eld, suppose,
if he will take me back again"
"Julie-don't be cruel"
II am not so cruel as you are. |
never wanted you to come into my
life. 1t was you who followed me- -
With smothered sob she turned to
rush past him to the door, But Chit
tenham was too quick for her, he
reached the door before she did, bar
ring her way.
"Let me go-let me CO."
She beat at him with impotent hands,
the tears raining down her face. "Oh,
let me go, let me go"
mot like this, Julie; we can't part
like this-oh, my dear, dear child"
She was in his arms, her face hid
den on his shoulder, his lips against
her hair, while he whispered over and
over again how much he loved her,
how only she filled his heart But
what could he do? If only she would
tell him what he could do? But Julie
had no answer, and presently her BIT
ter sobbing ceased, and she lay quietly
in his arms. 1t was she who spoke
first, after long silence.
'T'm sorry I cried, it was silly !
And so useless. After all, it's no
more than 1 expected always
knew if l let myself care for any one
it would be like this" She drew
away from him. Il think you had
better go before / make another scene
for you to remember me BY"
She wiped her eyes and tried to
smile.
"It's all right-please go now"
She averted her eyes. please go
now, and please never come back
again"
1t was what Chittenham had wanted
her to say, with all a mans dislike
of scenes and suffering, he had hoped
that she would refuse to listen to him
and send him away, but now that
she had done so, he knew it was not
what he had wanted, after all. He
had wanted her to keep him against
his better judgment; he had clung to
the belief that she would try to keep
him from Sadie, for whom he had no
feeling but the merest pity-a pity that
was not, and never could be, akin to
love.
With Julie sobbing in his arms it
had seemed impossible ever to let her
go-he loved her so much--no woman
had ever before stirred his heart and
his imagination-no woman ever
would If they never met again it
would be the same always; she was
his, they were made for each other.
He thought of his wife as she had
been when he left her an hour ago,
frantic with fear, crying and sobbing
it made him shudder to remember the
way she had clung to him, begging
him not to leave her.
AFTER all, you're my husband, and
I've got nobody else in the world. l
know l haven't been as nice to you
as 1 might have been, but don't leave
me now I'm blind, don't leave me,
Giles. Oh, my God, what will become
of me?"
The pathos of her was heart-break-
ing. Sadie, who had always been so
independent, so free, to be clinging
to him like this, imploring him not to
leave her. She was his wife, he was
pledged to her by honor. And yet
now that Julie had told him to go
he broke out passionately.
"How can you think of marrying
Schofeld? What happiness would it
be for you if you don't love him"
II don't expect to be happy" Julie
laughed shakenly. Anyway, it can
not matter to you any longer. Please
go away and leave me"