Nogales international., 1931-02-07
Thirteenth Installment
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

over IN revenge tor the suicide OF nj
brother Rodney, whom Julie had cast off
desperately in love with her himself. Ther
he discovers that it was not this Julie Far
row, but her cousin of the same name, WHIT
had driven his brother to death But Giles
is married, to an American girl nameo
Sadie Barrow, with whom he has not hvec
for long time. Sadie unexpectedly turns
up in London, at party at Giles mother
house, but both keep silent about their mar
riage.
Julie, disillusioned, enters into the wild
night life. of London to try to drown hel
anguish Lawrence Schofield wants to marry
her, Lombard, who had first introduced heI
to Chittenham, demands money from Giles
with the threat that if he is not paid he
will tell Schoheld that Chittenham and Julie
spent the night together on the St: Bernard
Pass. Later Julie confesses to Chittenham
that she loves him.
At a spiritualist seance at Giles mother
house Sadie Barrow, his wife, suddenly goes
blind She calls to him and he responds,
revealing the fact that she is his wife. ulle,
who has sent Schofield away because OF her
love for Chttenham. goes home IN despair.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Julie moved with difficulty She was
cold and aching in every limb. She
slipped off her wet clothes and put on
a warm dressing-g her hands were
shaking with cold.
She was pouring the water from the
kettle when a knock came on the front
door-a heavy knock that sounded both
urgent and insistent. BIN, perhaps
Julie put the kettle down and flew
across the little hall Bim, dear BIN.
Julie felt as if already half her trou-
bles were lifted from her as she drew
back the latch-then she gave little
choking cry.
'You-w
"Yes-you must let me come in,
julie" Chittenham said, and without
a word Julie stood aside. She was
conscious instantly of something diff
ferent-strange about him-something
that killed both the mingled hope and
anger that struggled for supremacy in
her heart. She felt that if she went
to his arms she would he repulsed-
that if she showed him bitter scorn it
would leave him unmoved-that moth
ing could touch him.
Il had to come-I'm sorry if you
are angry with me-but had to come
Just to say goodbye"
He turned and half raised his head,
looking at Julie. Then suddenly his
face changed-it was as if the strange
ness we're wiped out of it in single
flash, giving place to such look of
unutterable pain that Julie caught her
breath in an involuntary cry.
ITO say good-bye-?"
"Yes"-he took quick step towards
her and then stopped-"Sadie is blind"
he said.
Julie stared at him, her eyes blank,
her lips parted; then after long mo-
ment: What do you mean?" she
whispered.
Chittenham made a little impatient
gesture.
Gust that-what 1 have said, she
is blind-apparently she has felt it
coming and been dreading it for
months. That is why she came from
America without telling tne-she went
to see some German specialist don't
know yet what he told her, she was
toe i'll and frightened to be very CO.
herent. And then this fellow Chryer
on top of it all-you heard what he
said about some one in the room never
seeing the sunshine again. Didn't
he speak of blindness-darkness-God
knows what! The fellow should be
locked up. Sadie took it to herself,
of course, and the sudden shock fin
ished it; perhaps it would have hap
pened anyway, the doctor thinks SO,
but even he cannot tell, he says she
may temporarily recover her sight-if
she doesn't"
He stopped abruptly, and Julie said
in shaking voice:
How awful! How perfectly aw-
full"
So it was. She felt shocked, stunned
and yet it was quite impartially, every
other emotion was clouded over, stihed
by those first words which Chittenham
had spoken to her.
Il had to come, just to say good
bye"
What had he meant by that? Good
bye! How could they ever say good
bye after last night? He had said
then that they would never part again.
Chittenham went on:
Il was sure you would understand
what difference it makes, l was sure
you would try to help me, Julie-dear |!
You see, she hasn't any one but me,
you see, there are some things it's i'm
possible for a man to do when a
ill-and frightened-I couldn't
leave her, how could 1? You see
you wouldn't wish it, would you? It
would be like-like trampling a woman
down to reach our happiness, a blind
woman, too, Sc defenceless-I-I-"
He broke down hopelessly What
could he say. What excuse or ex-
pianation could he offer that would
sound plausible or justified?
He tried to take her hand, but she
drew it sharply away She felt that
she could bear anything, be brave
over everything, if only he would not
touch her. He was right in what he
said. OF course he was right. Sadie
was his wife, and his place was to
stand by her. No man could do less,
she herself would despise him if he
did less, and yet-behind everything
a panic-stricken cry was trying to
make itself heard in her heart:
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