Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16

must efface myself. The world must
know of me no more, except as your
wife. That is the sacrifice which you
are asking me to make, and the fact
that you love me does not make it any
the less selfish on your part
He gazed up into her face with a
certain dissatisfaction; then he rose to
his feet In turn. ga aa1r
Gertrude" he said, seriously, "all
this may be right enough. but the
question l want to ask you Is this:
Why is 1t that never heard anything
of this kind from your lips until within
the last two moDths?"
A startled look came into her eyes.
What do you mean. Ernest? Why
do you say two months?"
His tone became reproachful.
Because 1t is just two months since
l met Theodore Kalarakis in this
house"
He had fired the mine at last, and
with look as though he dreaded the
force of the explosion, he withdrew a
step towards the wlniow
A bright spot famed on; upon Cert
rude's cheek.
This is so like a mani" she retorted,
in tone of the intensest scorn. "All
have said to you is wasted. You
cannot believe that woman can have
any motive for any of her acts, except
a motive connected with some man.
You cannot believe that | am capable
of preferring my career to becoming
your wife, but you are ready to Jump
at the idea that I prefer another maa
to you"
"Of course you tell me that" he an
swered. "Of course you are not will
ing to admit that you are really in
fluenced by SO paltry a consideration
as a man; but remember that I love
you, that for nearly a year you have
given me the right to watch you with
all the interest with which man
watches his future wife. You cannot
complain of the result. For the last
two months you have seemed to me to
treat me differently. | come here
sometimes. I find you out"
you know where l am" she inter-
rupted. you know that am at the
Nurses Institute"
He shrugged his shoulders as he re-
sumed, without noticing the inter
lection:
Sometimes you are out, sometimes
you are in, but not alone"
Another intersection.
"Do you expect me to sit here all
day without speaking to a human
being on the chance that you may
graciously find time to pay me a short
call?"
THAT depends upon the human
being. Unfortunately. it was gener-
ally been one particular human being
that you have been speaking to when
have found you. and ne happens to
be a man named Theodore Kalarakis."
Monsieur Kalarakis is a foreigner.
He has scarcely any friends in London
besides ourselves, and 1t is natural that
he should often find his way here,
and it would be churlish in the last
degree for us to discourage his visits.
'Do not you think you might put it
a little more strongly? Is it not a
question Of encouragement rather than
Encouragement? I suppose you will
admit that this worthy Greek does net
come here solely in order to converse
with your aunt and to hear her rem
iniscences Of the late Concul-General
in Athens?'
This question Gertrude did not
choose to answer, preferring the we'll
worn, but always effective. expedient
of parrylfg it with another.
Have you anything to say against
Monsieur KalarakIs?"
Il have no more to say against him
than the Oxford student found to say
against DR.. Fell No doubt I am preju-
diced"
She gave him an indignant look.
''Ie is Greek. and you profess to
be the friend of Greece. Ever since
this Grecian trouble began you have
been breathing threats against Turkey
and the Powers, and extolling the
courage of the Greek nation. Yet
when an individual Greek comes over
here, you have nothing but evil to say
of him. Why? Simply because I
choose to show him some friendship"
Friendship" repeated Ernest, with
some bitterness. 1T is to the friend
ship OF this man that I attribute your
sudden discovery that it is necessary
for you TO follow out your career in
stead Of marrying me-"
'And tell you you are wrong," she
answered, with more temper than she
had yet shown. Your words I regard
as an insult, and if you are not will
ing to wait for me to fulfill our en-
gagement at my own time, then it is
better for us to break it altogether
There was a minute Of dead silence.
during which ne Sfnnd hraathi0o hard