The sun., 1900-12-30
CHAPTFR Y
IN THE GARDEN.

Two days afterward. or more 1t may be.
] was IA the BurgOmasters garden. 1h.'
name was a mockery. While the siege sim
lasted anything that men could bring them
selves To eat was too precious to be- left and
earth lay bare alike Of flowers or leaves.
There was food in the city now, grain that
Alva could not wrlng from ne peasMtry
knew what a meal meant again Bul, away
across the plain aHaaar Sda 5rey wa passing S
were I0 90 men before II now, and there might
have been 3,roI less Will that thought in
INV head, / was pacing up and down the
Gabrielle came ont Of the house; she put
her hand up TO her eyes 70 look through the
figure, clad all in white, watched her
] could not help watching her but when
her steps made straight for me, and turned
II have not seen you since" she said
ak You 10 tell you how sorry. | am.
For what?" said Though. Indeed
'For-for what l said o. how 1T must
have hurt your
i deserved it"
NO. no: | thought you meant to let my
And did
But you went" she cried
II had not thought Of my. own safety, We
could have crushed AvaY II We had stuck
oEecr nT in nnerg ef hands If % yomr bame uns
then. how much do YOU think your words
sting nowf"
II was my fault b" was in danger
He saidIyou were rsht-yon were wiser
Wiser" said j. with "A bitter laugh.
IF he had listened 10 You, she persisted
-he, would not have lost ths men. .., =,
sav il. is not that the last word"
She looked up then straight into my eyes
and ! saw that her fac" was tlnshed Httlc
a l.s.r t.Ntt.l
No. sire answered; Il was wrong, too"
T T you no, r END "L lens, ,sai Sai"D Mas
wrong" she said plaintively.
"Yon had good excuse" answered,
"Bu, IT, if YOU are a coward, and II II was
you go after allf" she asked, with a little
smile ] did not answer for llt' l". and
her cyos grew brighter while ! stood silent
II yOu remember so well ~ YOU SAID 'hcn
perhaps You remember what YOU did before
Il l cried" she said under her breath.
"1"1; you cried
And | rode after your father" said I:
and she had no answer ready
Il do nor understand she said NJ last
SON et ines YOU seem 70 he heartless and
sometimes YOU think Of thing little thing
and they make very much difference. You
are not always the same man
Il do not claim to bc better than the rect
] sail under no false colors ! have fought
for Alva once. What sort of school is that
" .Why did YOU leave hmf" she asked
-Hn did not pay the men
VIII Won get paid now;
Yes. Breuthc has offered, for ono source
But yau did net know that when You
chose Orange;
no" said ]
and a smile hung round her lips and passed
away why do You try tn make mo think
the wors, ~ YOU" She nut out her hand?
Won show me all the III ok and nothing else?
] looked down into her face and took
Il will tell Won why" said quietly 1t
Is because put YOU too high to try and cheat
YOU i yonn think me better ] Han NJ than
would have YOU know the worst. heClusc
then can dare 10 ask you II J cheated Nou
| should not dare 20 ask You If there Is any
hope. II there is any chanc" You could ever
Are you showing me tho worst sido?"
rs that all your answer" cried and
Wei, hnt you said YOU would show me
the worst side. and want to know 81"
~ swcrcd
1t i, true, said
"But il might be the best then" she said.
"t;Hh,icilc, do not play with me-" cried
An, but which side of me would YOU like
i know they are all alike" said
Are You sure" She n-kci, giving her
air touch
All have seen
'N"-, but You are 80 fond Of black sides
"Ch Gabrielle viii ou answer
You have forgotten
What"
things
Then ask now
Wait minut" Won forgot = lot of things
You forgot how | W. ~ that that camp
She grew pale and shuddcr.d And then
YOU came and YOU uu. bought me- ii"
said softly
And them" I cried
That il all, ," she answered and she stood
with her head dropping liz y"
"Gabr lc'lo' Gahr clio" ! cried aud NY
arms were round her and sh" gave herself
M - me ms caught her To my breast, her
smiling face, with wet blue eyes, was lifted
10 mine. and kissed her
In the grar stone walls of thc garden
wide seat - hewn out. and th'rr We sat to-
eether in silence for q long time. hand ip hand
What are YOU thinking abouU' asked
(,ubfI,'lp "a last