The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-07-19

disappointmcnt to have brought any one
TO a miserable state Of Indifference like
that Then she looked at his wan face and
frail form, and her heart softened at once.
At the moment when her heart softened to
him he astonished her by handing her his
paper. 5F
"Here is something to interest you" he
said, "an article on Realism In Fiction
or some nonsense like that. You needn't
read IL now. l don't want the paper
again."
II thought you never lent anything" {"
she said as she glanced at the article,
"much less gave It."
"Giving and lending are not usually in
my line" he replied. II think told you
once that thought selfishness perfectly
desirable and legitimate If one had made
the one great sacrifice"
"Yes," she said eagerly. 81 have often
wondered what you considered the one
great sacrifice"
"Come out into the air, i" he snswered
land will tell you"
She went to put on her cloak and hat
and found him waiting for her at the top
of the staircase They passed out into the
beautiful night The sky was radiantly
bejeweled, t. air crisp and cold and harm
ling of some peasants. In the hotels the
fun and merriment side by side with the
suffering and hopelessness. In the dea-
coness' hous the body of the Dutchman.
In Gods heavens Gods stars.
Robert Allitsen and Bernardine walked
silently for some time
well" she said, now tell me-.
1.-THE one great sacrifice" he said half
to himself, lis the going on living one s
life for the sake of another when every
thing that would seem to make life accept
able has been wrenched away, not the pleas
ures but the duties and the possibilities
of expressing ones energies, either In one
direction or another-when, in fact liv-
ing is only a long tedious dying. If one
has made this sacrifice, everything else may
be forgiven"
He paused moment and then contin-
ued:
II have made this sacrifice; therefore
consider l have done my part without
fiinching. The greatest thing 1 had to
give up 1 gave up-my death. More could
not be required of any one"
Hepaused again, and Bernardine was ST.
lent from mere awe.
But freedom comes at last" he said
"and some day shall be free. When my
mother dies, shall be free. She is old. If
were to die, should break her heart or
rather she would fancy that her heart was
broken. And it comes to the same thing.
And 1 should not like to give her more
grief than she has had. So am just wait
ing. 1t may be months or weeks or yea :.
But 1 know how to wait. If I have not
learned anything else, have learned how
to wait. And them
Bernardine had unconsciously put her
hand on his arm. Her face was full of
suffering.
And thens' she asked, with almost
painful eagerness.
And then shall follow your Dutch
mans example" 3" he said deliberately.
Bernardine's hand fell from the Dis
agreeable M,.n's arm.
you are cold, you little thing" he
said almost tenderly for him. You are
shivering"
''Was II" she said, with short laugh.
II was wondering when you would get
your freedom and whether you would use
1t in the fashion you now intend"
why should there be any doubt?" he
asked.
"One always hopes there would be a
doubt" she said, half in whisper.
Then he looked up and saw all the pain
On the little face.