Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12
II see tina. you hate her, as she said you

did.'' ~ " '''' 49, '@
You and she are both mistaken IN that.
/ / am not in love with her, and / have
! ceased 10 be her friend. As for my interest
/ in you, II does not even pretend 70 be
| frieHdly-it IS that which any man may feel
! for fellow being, and what any man would
( feel who had seen what I have seen this
/ afternoon"
/ The cain bearing and speech OF the en-
| perienced man OF the world carried weight
with il in the eyes OF the young Noravi2R.
whose hot blood knew little OF restraint
and less OF caution with the keen instinct
OF MS race in the reading Of character, he
suddenly understood that his companion
was ~ once generous and DISTINGUISHED. y
| burst OF confidence followed close upon the
conviction.
If I am 10 lose her love / would rather
lose MY life also, a1t By her hand he
said, hotiy. You are warning ne against
her. i feel that you are honest. and l see
that you are in earnest l thank you If
am in danger do not Try to save NE. I saw
her face a few moments ago, and she spoke
TO me, / caunot believe that she IS plotting
NY Instruction.
The Wanderer was silent. He wondered
whether il was his duty 10 do or say more.
Uuorna was Z ChanCeable woman. She
might love the man TOMORROW. But Israel
kafka was too young to let Inc conversation
drop. Boy like he expected confidence for
confidence, and was surprised ~ his ccn-
panion's taciturnity.
What did she say to me when ! was
asleepf" he asked, after short pause.
Did you ever hear the story OF Simon
Abe!cs?'' the Wanderer inquired, By way
of answer.
kafka frowned. and looked round sharply.
Simon Abeles? He was Z renegade He
brew boy. His father killed HIN. He is
buried in the Teyn church. What Of himl
What has he 10 60 with CnOrn2, or with
mei am myself Jew. The time has
gone by when we Jews hid our heads. !
am proud of what am, and I will never be
q Christian. What can Simon Abeles have
to do with me!"
Little enough, now that you are
awake"
And when l was asleep-what then2
She made me see him, perhapsE'
She made you live lis life. She made
you suffer al that he suffered"
What" cried Israel kafka, in loud
and angry tone.
"Whlt' 1 say" returned the other
quietly.
And you did not interfere7 You did not
stop herr No-of course-I forgot that you
are Christian"
The Wanderer looked at him in sur
prise. II had not struck him that Israel
kafka might be 4 man OF the deepest
religious convictions, . Hebrew Of the
Hebrews, and that what he would resent
most would De the fact that in his sleep
Unorua had made him play the part and
suffer the martyrdom Of convert 70
Christianity. This was exactly
what took place He would
have suffered anything at Ulorna's
hands, and without complaint even
10 bodily death, but his wrath rose iuri-
Ously 81 the thought that she had been
playing with what he held the most sacred,
that she had forced from his lips the
denial of the faith of his people and the
confession Of the Christian belief, per
haps the very WORDS Of the hated creed.
The modern Hebrew Of Western Europe
might be Indifferent il such case, IS
though he had spoken il the Celirium of u
fever but the Jew OF the less civilized East
is u different being, and in some ways =
stronger. Israel kafka represented the
best type OF his race, and his blood boiled
at the insult that mad been put upon him.
The WaGdcrer saw and understood, and at
once began to respect him, as men who be
lieve firmly in opposite crceds have been
known TO respect each other even in life
and death Struggle.
i would have stopped her Il ! could, " he
said
Were sou sleeping, 1907" asked Knfka,
holly.
Il cannot tell. was powerless, though
I was conscious. l saw only Simon Abeles
in it all, though I seemed TO be aware that
you and he We're one person. l did inter-
fere, 50 soon as | was free to move. think
| saved your life. l was carrying YOU away
IN my arms when she walked YOU"
y thank you-I suppose II IS Is you tell
me. Yo1 could not move, but YOU saw il
al. you say. You saw me play tie part OF
the apost4te, you heard me confess the
Christian's f2ith,''
"Yes-I saw you die in agony, confessing