The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
TIE PENDULUM OF F'HTK
By EMMA PLATTER SEABURK

Pasadena, peerless Pasadena, with its
| orange groves. its golden globes OF fruit
shining from gIistening leaves, its vines
where great voiuptuors roses bloom in
| lavish profusion and scatter their fragrant
| showers all the year long
Sunshine in the San Gabriel Valley. sun
shine on the chest of the mountains, gray
rocks covered with trailing MOSES and
ferns. little Tills bursting through Ieafy
openings in the glen.
They came down from the wonderful
vista on Mount Lowe, the grave rector and
the beautiful young girl. never speaking
IN the rapid descent along the almost per
peudicular railway. They were hushed
lay before them. Far away the foam Of
the Pacific washed its. shells upon the
shores OF seemingly enchanted Islands.
1t is very beautiful said the girl
breathlessly; 1T is almost like a dream"
did not exaggerate, them he asked
smiling
~0h. no; it is almost more than I ex-
-pected; and yet-the world lies beyond
the desert
Why cross a desert to reach the world?
Why not make world Of perpetual beau
~ here?" ne asked
flush lit the olive cheeks, and the
crimson lips curled slightly as she turned
away She did not say the thought IN her
heart. Love lies beyond the desert love
oeckons me- and he, how could he know
50 ne dreamed his dream, and it was of
ner alone; and she dreamed hers. and it
was OF another. beyond the desert. in the
world
Life had held SO little for the English
rector He loved the western sea because
II shut out the world and its blighted fjlu-
slons. He had loved and married. and his
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WhoIe story, but Il had meant death to
hlS sensitive SOUL subjugation 10 passion.
aShes 70 hopes and dreams. a ruined life
IRIS was years ago, and now a new hone
was In his heart, This young girl was his
ideal She was SO superb in her stat
uesque Queenliness. SO beautiful. a CastfI-
ian without being one in aught but her
type; yet so sweet. girlish, and fresh, so
untouched by the wiles Of the world. that
he felt an understandable joy il her pres
ence- It enveloped him like the perfume
OF a flower. it thrilled him TO the heart
He did not reach cut &c pIuck the blossom
OF her life for himself; he was content to
enjoy and worship. with the subtle con
seriousness that his new divinity peryaded
every sanctuary OF kis soul
There is a beautiful little church lust
outside the city limits, memorial church
built by loving, artistic hands for loved
ones asleep in stranger land, exiIes from
home Here. in the gold Of Sabbath sun
sets, they fingered after the service had
been read. and talked OF many things
The arroyo cut its way almost TO the
city, which nestled in its trees like a dove
n its nest. Farms and groves dotted hill
and valley, The gold and rose OF the sun
set lay like a benedIcrion on the smiling
scene, and each OF them dreamed on
am going away very socn,' she said.
N her rich. deep vote, She smiled il the
joyousness Of youth and hope and talked
OF the East. and friends. and home and
he. listening. thought. 4 win surprise her
with my love and keep her here and in
my heart forever
Two carriages drove down the dusty
road one day. in the gold of the cleaning.
The girl Was accompanied by young man
with brown hair and amber brown eyes
which shone brightly into her own. They
tied the horses under the trees and saun-
tered around the little church. picking the
flowers. lifting the vines caressingIy, look
ing away over the landscape They walk
ed two ard two. and the Young peopIe
seemed lest TO all except each other.
When they reached the church door the