Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09

Exactly. Now, don't you see that IL you
tell him you have been talking with me,
you win Rave to tell him what was said.
He will learn indirectly that 1 have been
to Surbiton. and will undoubtedly be angry,
the more SO when he hears did not intend
to tell him In fact, now that this CONVEX
sation has taken place. shall go straight
to him and tell him I have talked with Mr.
Hope. although feel sure my doing SO will
nuliify all my plans"
And this simply because I talked with
Yes"
The girl bent her perplexed face upon the
ground. absent mindedly disturbing the
gravel with the tiny toe of her yery neat
boot. The young man devoured her with
his eyes. and yearned toward her in his
heart. At last she looked suddenly up at
him with a wayering smile.
Il am sorry / stopped YOU" she said
ferhaps you don't know what it is to
think more of one person than all the rest
OF the world together. My father is every
afraid something had happened to him
1t doesn't seem right that 1 should keep
anything from him. and it doesn't seem
right that i should put any thing in the
what to do"
When did woman ever waver without
the man In the case taking instant advant-
age of her indecision, turning her own
weapons against her?
Don't you see," said Marsten eagerly.
that Mr.. Sartwell has already as much on
MS mind as man should bear? Why
then, add to his anxiety by telling him
that / have been here or at Surbton? The
explanations which seem satisfactory to
you might not be satisfactory to him. He
necessarily"
do you think he would?'
Think! / know it,
Eyes. I believe that is true. Well then, /
he asks me directly. Now come with me;
l want to know all your plans, and what
MIR. Hope said. / can perhaps help you
with suggestion here and there, for I
certainly know what my father will do, and
what he won't do. better than any of you"
Edna led the way down the garden path
stopping at last where some chairs were
scattered under a wide-spreading tree.
sit down. she said. I'VE can talk here
entirely undisturbed."
Marsten sat down with Edna Sartwell
opposite him in the still seclusion of the
remotest depths Of that walled garden. He
In Paradise, and he thought his lucky
stars were fighting for him. But it Is fated
that every man must pay for his pleasure
sooner or later. ard Marsten promptly dis
covered that fate required Of him cash
down. He had no credit In the bank Of
the gods.
Now, although have promised" began
Edna, Il am sure you are wrong In think
ing my father would be displeased If he
knew we talked over the strike together,
and II have said l will not tell him you
be annoyed at that. but because 1 would
have certainly to tell him of your Surbiton
visit as we'll. and. as you say. he might
not think you were justified in going to
Mr.. Hope. no matter what your intentions
were. But with me 1t Is quite different.
He would just laugh at our discussing the
situation, he does over the conversa-
lions have with Mr.. Barnard Hope in this
very garden"
"Ah, Mr.. Barnard Hope comes here, does
he?"
Eyes. quite often. ever since the strike
began. He takes the greatest possible in
terest in the condition of the workingman."
Does he? 1t is very much to his credit"
That's whit l say, but father just laughs
at him. He thinks Mr.. Hope is good deal
of IA"
''Of fool" promptly put In Marsten,
seeing her hesitation.
well. yes" said Edna. laughing conf
dentially, although that Is putting 1t
little strongly, and is not quite what in
tended to say. But l don't think so. He
may be frivoIoIs-or rather he may have
been frivolous. but that was before he
came to recognize his responsibilities. I
think him a very earnest young man, and
he is exceedingly humble about 1t. saying
that he hopes his earnestness will make up
for any lack Of ability that
Then he needs all the earnestness he
can bring to bear upon the subject"
oh. he realizes that" cried Edna. en-
to point him In the way. he says. he will do
everything that lies in his power to assist
the workingman in lettering his condition.
/ have told him that his own vacillation Of
mind IL his worst enemy"
He vacilIates, does hep
"Dreadfully. He will leave here today.
for instance, thoroughly convinced that
certain course of action Is right. Tomor-
row he will return having thought over 1t,
and he has ever so many objections that he
Is not clear about He says-which is quite
true-that 1t Is q most intricate question
which one must look upon in all its bear
ings: otherwise mistakes are sure to be
made"
THAT Is why he does nothing. suppose
Then he Is sure OF not making any mis-
takes"
Something of bitterness In the young
mans tone caused the girl to look at him
In surprise. Surely two people who had the
interests Of the workingmen 50 much at
heart as both Hope and Marsten ought to