Copyright. 1911. by Thomas Dixon
CHAPTER XXIII.
Decision.
lOTH Nan and the youngsters
slept like children until 9
o'clock. Stuart helped the
guides prepare breakfast with
out waking the sleepers and called
them at 9.
By 10 o'clock breakfast was over,
the guides had formed two exploring
parties and set out with the young
people chattering and laughing. "We'll
keep house, Jim, here In God's palaco
among tho clouds until they return,"
eald Nan.
"Yes," he answered cheerily, "and
it will be fun to keep it alone, won't
It, with no restraints or studied pre
tense, no crowd of fools or liveried
flunkies near at hand."
They 6at down on tho ledge of
rock which formed their cave house
and gazed over tho marvelous pano
rama of a world transformed into blue
billowy mountains, flying clouds and
turquoise 6klcs. Over it all brooded
the deep, solemn silence of eternity.
Not a sound reached the ear from
earth or air. Nan broke the silence.
"I have houses In town and coun
try, with every wlihn of body and
spnl apparently gratified. But sup
pose that all this madness of luxury,
at which you wonder, is but the vain
effort of a hungry heart? Tho time
bas come In our Uvea when we should
begin to see things as they are."
"I've been trying to do that for a
'long time," he answered quietly.
! "And haven't succeeded," she added
promptly. "The trouble is, Jim, that
life Is a tissuo of lies. We are born
In lies, grow up In lies, live and move
land have our being In lies. I'm grow
;lng sick of lies."
I Stuart looked at her flushed face
jwlth a deepening thrill of the drama
of the soul Its quick changing ex
pression shadowed,
t "Well?''. .
"I'v grown to feel of late." she
I
went on rapidly, "that It's a shame
to dodge. The only law my husband
bas ever known is to take what he
wants. I've tho right to live my own
life. We must each of us choose our
world, the one of conventions and
Bhnms or the big one that's beyond
the world of reality, where free men
and women live and work in freedom
wbilo youth and daring lead the way."
She paused and Stuart's Hps parted
In amazement. Never had lie heard
ouch eloquence from the woman be
fore him.
"Jim." she went on fnlteringly. "I'm
lonely and heartsick. I'm trying to
tell you that 1 want your love; that
I can't live any longer without it."
Her head sank low, and a sob caught
her voice.
'There; I've told you. I've no pride
left. Tell me that you love me. I
want to hear It n thousand times. I
want it, right or wrong! Speak! Say
something, if only to curse me!"
"You should have thought of this.
Nan, before these gray hairs began
to creep into my hair."
"I did. Jim!" she cried, eagerly bend
Ing near. "God knows I fought! You
uever knew it, but 1 did. For whole
nights I wrestled with the fiend that
tempted me and fought for my love.
It took days and weeks to strangle Its
hold on my heart and force me to be
tray myself. Oh. Jim, It's not too
late to live! Look at me, dearest, nnd
say It's not. Kor God's sake, tell me
that you love me still! Am I old? Am
I faded?"
The man had felt sure of himself
when she began, but the tenderness,
the passion, the yearning appeal of her
voice were more than he could resist.
"Look Into my eyes, Nan," he orled.
"and let nte sen the bottom of your
soull"
She lifted her dark lustrous eyes,
devouring hlin with love.
"You'll find only your linage there.
Jim."
lie looked at her sternly.
"Before 1 tako you Into my arms and
smother you with kisses," he whls
pcred fiercely, "there mustn't be any
mistake this time. I've got to know
that your love for me Is the biggest
thing In your life the only thing In
your Hfel"
"I swear It!" she gasped.
"You've got to prove It; I'm going to
put you to the test"
"Any test!" she broke In quickly.
"I warn you," he went on, with In
creasing seriousness, "the test will be
a real one. You and 1, Nan. could
never be happy with the shadow of
Bivens fortune over ns."
"But Its shadow can't be over us!
it's going to be yours. lie has given
11 to me-hls death l onh a question
of a year or fwo-nnd I'm going to
give it all to yon."
"There's not a dollar of his millions
that Isn't smirched. I'd sooner wear
the rags of a leper than soil my hands
with it. If you love me you will have
to give up these millions."
Nan gazed at him in astonishment
and broke Into a low laugh.
"Of course, you're teasing me. You
can't be lu earnest lu such au absurd
dime novel Idea! Give away this
enormous fortune!"
The woman placed her hand tenderly
in his and nestled close to his side.
"Come, Jim, dear, this is a practical
world; you have some common sense
even if you are a man of genius; you're
not Insane!"
"I thluk not." he answered, soberly.
"You cannot make this absurd de
mand on me." she repeated slowly
"knowing the awful price I paid for
those millions?"
"It's becnusc I know it that 1 mak
the demand," ho went on, passionately
"We are face to face now, you and I
with nil the little subterfuges and lies
of life torn from our eyes.' The fact
that the price at which he bought you
was high say a hundred millions-
does not chanco the fact. I refuse to
share with the woman I love the pric
for which she sold herself, whether the
sura be n hundred dollars or a hundred
milllous! I can forgive and have for
given the wrong you've done me, but
I could never share Its conscious
degradation."
Nan looked at him in despair, her
eyes suddenly clouding with tears.
"What do you mean when yon say
give up these millions?"
"Just what 1 say," he answered
quickly.
"But I couldn't throw them Into the
street. What would I do with them?"
"You caii give theiu back to the peo
ple, the public, from whom they were
taken the people whose labor created
their value. That's what an honest man
does when he finds ho has wronged his
neighbor. There's not a stone in your
palaces whose cement was not mixed
lu human tears. The slain of blood is
In every scarlet thread of your carpets,
ni its iiiid curtains."
"But .von are talking like a mad an
archist. His money was made as all
great fortunes are made."
'So much the worse for our tlnan
ciers. Civilization must rest at least on
justice or it can't endure."
"But. Jim. no matter what your the
ories of life or your ambitions, these
millions will make them more power
fill."
"It's not true. Not a single great man
whose words have .molded the world
was rich. The flitter of your millions
once blinded me and 1 was on the point
of surrender, but I've won out. The
people in your little world live for
money. 1 liey do not possess It. they
are possessed by it. They are slaves
You will have to come with me into
the great free world if you love me."
"If I love you?" Nan cried, with
trembling lips. "Don't speak that way.
If you only knew! My love for you
has kept me alive through all that I've
endured. It's the only thing that's
xvcrtli the struggle: but I can't think
Your demand Is so sudden, so stun
ning, so terriMng. 1 don't know what
to say."
"We ciin neter le snytlilng to each
Leave your husband, your palaces.
your millions and Join me tomorrow
"night on the limited fur New York.
Brlug only a change of clothes in a
ngle trunk and a hand bag. My
inonev must be suttieicnt. I H wire for
issace on an outgoing steamer. We'll
spend two years in Kiirope and return
to America when we please. Are yon
ready?"
Oh. Jim. dear." she faltered, "yon
know that would be madness!"
'Certainly it's madness, the madness
of n great love! Come, why lo you
hesitate?"
The lines of her body relaxed and
she began to sob nutuy. I lie man
waited in silence for her to speak.
"I've done yon harm enough, dear
st." she said at last. "I can't do
this."
And your thought is only of inc.
Nan?" ho asked with piercing Inten
sity.
And of myself," she acknowledge;!
brokenly. "1 couldn t do such an tn
sane, vulgar thing"
"I didn't think yon could." wa the
bitter response.
All I ask," she pleaded, "is to bear
you say the words that you love me
now-Just as 1 am with all my faults.
"Well. 1 shall not speak I hem.' He
answered savagely. "Your husband Is
the master of millions, but I am the
master of something bigger -1 am the
master of myself. 1 will not play a
second fiddle to your little husband.'
The dark head dropped lower. hen
she lifted It at last two despairing
tears were shining in her eyes.
"I understand. Jim," she said simply.
"Wo will co on as we have. I'll wait
in silence."
He rose and lifted her to her feet
The voices of the youngsters rang up
the mountain's side.
"No. we can't go on like this now
Nan." he said with quiet strength.
"The silence has been broken between
us. Your husband is my friend and
from today our lives must lie apart,
it's the only way."
She extended her hand and he
pressed It tenderly. Her voice was the
merest sobbing whisper when she
spoke: "Yes. Jim. 1 suppose it's the
ouly way."
1. AND MRS. J. w.
CM RIGHT CELEBRATE
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
I lie IV'IIhw ing' account of Hie
twenty-fifth I'thlinx anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. t'.utright
of Lincoln, iak.cn fnun Hie late
Journal, will In; of much interest
hero, as Mr. (ail right was for sev
eral xears a resilient of l'latts-
nioulli ami was editor of the
Uuirnal for some years, and was
tT popular and well liked by all.
The in a n v friends here, will extend
their best wishes to Mr. and Mrs
Cutrisht for another tvenl-live
ears of married life:
Mr. ami Mrs. J. W. Outright en
tcrlaincd a company of about one
hundred friends last evening at
their homo, 1207 South Twenty-
seventh street. The fact that Hie
event was in celebration of Hie
twenty-liflli anniversary of the
marriage of Mr. and Mrs. C.utright
had been kept as a surprise for
the guests though some of them
guessed the significance of the
date and sent gifts. Mr. and Mrs
Cutriglit first lived in Chadron for
I he first year after their marriage,
but come to Lincoln twenty-four
years ago. several times tney
moved away from the city, but
only lo return at a latter period.
Many of I heir old-time friends
. i -til rt
were present last nig in to oner
congral ulal ions.
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Miss Blanche Murray Improving.
Word was received yesterday
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Miss lManche, who is recovering
from Ihe effects of n operation
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FORMER CASS COUNTY
CITIZEN TO ADDRESS THE
YOUNG MENS' BIBLE CUSS
MATTERS IN THE ESTATE
OF MILTON J. SMITH
AMICABLY ADJUSTED
VERY RAPID WORK
IN MAKING PICTURES
other, tie nnswered tiimly, "on any
other terms tli:in the renunciiitlou of
all that Itlvens leaves. I don't cure
wlin t you do tvlth It. Just so you wash
your hands of It. Yon uml 1 must be
Kin life Just where we left off when
the slndow of tils money darkened
the world for us both You must five
It tip."
"It's h.ird, ilemest." she Niild with a
sob. "for your sukc it's hnrd. I've
(beamed mo ninny wonderful things
Hint would come to pass when 1 made
you the master of these millions."
"Yon - must choose between tils
money mid my love; you can't have
both."
She Ktized at hi in with a desperate
yearning.
"I'll do anything you wish, only love
me. dearest," she Bobbed. "All 1 ask
Is to be loved-loved loved and that
you never leave me!"
But even as she spoke, her mind was
made up. She would reserve at least
half her fortune secretly. When they
were married she could pcrsunde lihn
to te reasonable.
"All right, then, It's settled, but It
must be everything with mo or noth
ing. 1 won't shake hands with my
friend and make love to his wife. You
must cease to be his wife now."
"But how-whnt do you mean?" she
asked, white with sudden fear., .
The record for rapid work in
the photograph line was broken
b tins oUoii of the Olson l'oslal
lard company, who took a photo
graph of the I': 1 1 1 i 1 1 :-r of tho big
chiiiiuev M'sleiday nflcrntMUi at
") and al. T o'clock bad the pic-
lures, on exhibition al Ho slore
r.bilin Neiiicl. and Ihe.x'ro good,
l.'iii'-ciil photographs and Mr.
Oi.-on deserx es great nraiM- fur In-
eiil cl prise ill gelling llli'in mi Ihe
market, and today Ihe posluls of
Ihe chimney were placed mi sale
and Ihe public can secure them
mail mil lo their friend.
Yesterday while Mrs. A. !
Eastwood was engaged in some
laundry work tit her home she re
ceived a very seven; burn on her
arm. The accident happened
while she was taking some clothes
out of a boiler of scalding hot
xvnler and pulling I hem in a tub,
and as she lilted some out on a
slick the scalding water splashed
on her, scalding bee right arm
from the wrist lo the elbow. A
physician was at once summoned
and the injured member dressed
and she was made as comfortable
as possible, bul V, Is si ill quite
painful, all hough she is resting
as easily as could be expected
ut'dcr I be circtoi'slances.
ATTENDANCE REPOR
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OFTHE CTY SCHOOLS
The Young Men's llible class of
the .Methodist church has secured
for Iheir lecture number on the
evening of Monday, March 21. an
unusually brilliant speaker in the
person of County Attorney George
A. Maguey of Douglas county, who
has promised lo come down from
Omaha to deliver an address that
evening. Mr. Maguey is a former
Cass county boy, having been born
and reared near Nehaxxka, this
county, and studied law in this
cily in the ofllce of the late Judge
Samuel M. Chapman, and since
his removal to Omaha has made
a line record at the Douglas coun
ty bar and was last fall elected as
county attorney by a good ma
jority, being about Ihe only suc
cessful democrat in Douglas
county.
The county court jeslerday was
occupied in hearing Ihe claim of
Mrs. Daisy tfiuilh against the
eslalo of Milton J. Smith, de
ceased. Milton J. Smith was pos
sessed of a HP-acre farm near
Weeping Water, xxbich xvas sold a
few days ago by the administrat
or, Dr. M. M. ltutler, for SI 1,000,
and during the last years of his
life Milton Smith had made bis
home xxith his nephew, Henry
Sinilh and wife, Daisy Smith, who
had taken care oT the old man,
xvho was quite feeble and in such
a condition as to require a great
deal of care and attention. He
died giving his property equally
lo his nephews, Henry of Weeping
Water, and James, who resides in
California. Mrs. Daisy Smith
filed a claim against the estate
for $'.',800 for the carctaking of
Ihe old gentleman, and the case
xvas threshed out yesterday be
fore Judge Heeson, who awarded
her $1,500 for her services, which
seemed to be satisfactory to all
parties. D. O. Dwyer appeared
as attorney for Mrs. Smith, Tom
Allen of Lincoln for the Cali
fornia heir, and 0. K. TetU of
Weeping Water for the estate and
administrator.
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Hon. It. H. Windham departed
this morning for Lincoln, where
he will attend the banquet tonight
of former members of the state
legislature. Mr. Windham rep
resented this county several dif
ferent limes in the legislature.
The following is the report on
attendance in Ihe cily schools for
the month ending March 7, HMD:
No. En. 1. O. Al-
Teacher rolled tendance
C. O. Larson. High
School Ill i 00.
Alice Tuey U ' .H.O
Libel llallance ... 11 90.
Amelia Martens . . Ill 95.
Ksther Larson .... 30 93.
Nulli Anderson ... 32 95.
Verna Cole 11 92.
Clara Weyrich .... 40 91.
I'earl Staats . 39 94.
Mae Morgan 10 " 95.
Clee Applegale ... 28 90.5
Anna lleisel 30 98.5
Crete Hriggs 23 89.5
Christina Hanson.. 31 97.
Marie Hiber 12 95.5
Nettie Hawksworth 4C 91.7
Hess Edwards ... 42 95.4
Alpha Peterson . . 39 98.
Hazel Dovey 30 95.4
Elizabeth Kerr ... 40 95.5
Delia Tartsch 32 97.
Hilda Harxvick 48 92.
Anna Kopia 15 88.
Total 971 91.2
In comparison with last month
the per cent of attendance re
mains practically the same and
the enrollment has increased 4.
Now that the spring weather is
temptation lo studenis to stay out
of school we wish to urge parents
to co-operate with us in keeping
Iheir children in regular attend
ance at school.
If you have a house for rent try
a Journal Want Ad.
Harry Prisby, a former resident
of Ibis cily, and now chief of
police al llock Kalis, Illinois, who
lias been here xisilin: his uncle,
K.i I Kilzgeriibl and family, for a
few days, departed Ibis morning
for Meal rice, where he xvill secure
a bloodhound, xvhicli be bas been
having trained there.
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animal. Dr. O. Sandin, al Man
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equipped to look after Ibis work.
JOHN SPECK TO BE OPERATED
UPON FOR APPENDICITIS
John Speck, xx ho has been con
fined lo bis home for Ihe past two
days by sickness, was taken to
Omaha this afternoon, where he
will enter a hospital to be oper
ated on for appendicitis. It was
I bought best by the plivMcians
attending lo operate now while
I lie patient was in the proper
shape. This news xvill cause a
great deal of surprise to (he many
friends of Johnnie, as it. was not
generally knoxvn thai lie xxas so
seriously ill, but il is the univer
sal wish thai he may come out of
Ihe operation resiorcd to his
usual good health.
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