Show A MAN WITH A PAST Is there anything In your past the beautiful girl asked that you have kept from mo Oh Arthur think before be-fore it is too late Surely you cannot wish to make UB both unhappy as we should be If I were to learn after we wore married that you hid not told me nilthat there was something you had I kept back Arthur she exclaimed drawing away from him there is there is something you have kept from me You are Dale and you dare not look me In the eyes The young man stood looking at the hoer and nervously clasping and unclasping un-clasping his hands At last he hoarsely replied I Yes Adelaide It Is true I have not told you all Ah forgive me I was I I not my fault Before heaven I sweat US I had hoped that you might never need to know Do not ask me to explain ex-plain I Is too terrible You will learn to love some other I can go away somewhere and ir1g out my days sh shame and crfg Then womanlike she put her arms around his neck looked up into his strong manly face and said in a low sweet tone Arthur let me help to bear your burden Have I not promised to share all your Joys and sorrows Do not keep I this from me Do not leave me In doubt Perhaps I can forgive you ana thus save both our lives from being I wrecked I With an effort he pulled himself together to-gether and replied My mother used to dress me as Lit the Lord Fauntloroy and once she had my picture taken in that costume Chicago TImeuHorald |