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He couldn't take it with him." she
said grimly.
do you know what became of her?"
She disappeared-I suppose she is an
outcast forever"
well! Crime or no crime, she hasn't
gained happiness yet"
People never gain it; they only pur-
sue st."
by heaven" he said with sudden emo
tion, what an awful thing to be that
woman"
But there are so many awful things
in the world" she said, ITS just a
chance which variety we draw"
You must have suffered horribly" he
said uneasily, Ito speak as you have done
tonight
Perhaps"
Anyhow, you're not as badly off as
the Waylatt woman is, if she did it. 1
mean you've nothing on your mind"
mo" she said, 81 suppose not.
have certainly done nothing that l would
not do over again.; though 1 suppose we
have all done some things that we re-
greet" She looked over her shoulder in
the odd way that characterized her, as
If she were half-afraid of the dark But
sometimes we do such desperate things to
gain happiness she said almost in a
whisper, only to lose its possibility. We
are like slaves who make desperate
struggle for freedom, and only make their
captivity worse"
why do you harp on so much. happi-
ness? l wish you would tell me about
yourself he said suddenly. is It'll
mean, have you cared for some one?"
NO" she said in low voice. II have
never loved anyone" she hesitated al
most as if she were going to say DE
fore" and chose her words carefully, sin
the way you mean-in my whole life. Per-
haps that is really the tragedy of it,
Wont you trust me- he said hoarse-
ly. I'VE have only known each other a
few days, but we have hurried years into
them. I feel toward you as I never felt
yet toward human woman, but when 1
reach out to you in my thoughts it is into
the unknown or the darkness"
Into the darkness" she echoed
Tell me about yourself" he said pas
sionately. He rose and pulled her gently
from her seat, and putting his arm about
her waist drew her gently toward the end
of the ship. 1t was dark and none could
see them, the deck was deserted and none
could hear. Trust me with your whole
life. Tell me If l may care for you, if you
could ever come to think of me. 1t is such
a lille while since we met, but we are
not strangers. l feel as If we had started
out from opposite ends of the world to
meet each other"
II have felt it, too" and, as If against
her WILL she drew closer to him.
Il love you,' he said. Il swear I love
you"
A little sound came from her lips. She
put her arms up softly round his neck.
81 think 1t is killing me- she whispered.
Mono it is all right he answered,
I'VE are not fools, we can't have made
a mistake. We love each other and there
is no reason why we should not
Love you," she said II feel as if I
stood by Heavens open door-but 1 shall
never enter it."
"You Will You shalt We will walk its
whole length together. Oh my beloved
woman, whom God has given me-" But
she only shuddered at his words.
God will take me from you.' she said.
why should he be so cruel?'
Say you love me. say it again. 1t goes
through me-" she said desperately.
81 love you he repeated. 81 love you."
and he held her in his arms and kissed
her long and slow. while he felt as If the
world stood still to let them drink deep
of love. Suddenly through the darkness
they heard footsteps.
'who is it?" she cried. starting.
at is only the captain" Travers said.
How nervous you are!'
He frightened me-" she whispered. IT
thought"
"A dark night" the captain said. cheer
ily doesn't look as If we should be at
Genoa i'm the morning does it?'
What time do we get IMP
About Z, ] hope, and out again at
night. Just a day there" and he passed
on.
"A long good day." Travers said. as he
turned to her again. But she held him
away further.
Il cannot" she said; 81 cannot, Let
me go. Tomorrow you will understand"
lie took the hands she was holding out,
and stopped and kissed them. II won't
10 tell you again" she went on, under
her breath II have never loved any one
in my whole life before-I mean. IN this
way n has changed everything" She
drew her hands away and in a moment
she had vanished altogether
a gray, damp morning, the beauty OF
Genoa hidden IN mist and rain. Trayers.
lying Ia his cabin. woke with the sound
OF the drip-dripping on the deck. "ltnly
and rain" he thought. II won't get 40
tlll the bell rings II may clear up IN a
couple ~ hours-we can do nothing In "A
doRnpOur" There were footsteps Oyt.
head. Some one was going on shore
ships officers, probably 10 get fresh food
Tor breakfast ile heard the sound ~ q
boat hriuP iei down. she splash ~ oars
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