The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-26

him, evidently waiting that he should ask
her to go with him to the garden. but he
Let US speak,, said she. advancing
toward n3o him Tell me, how are you get
air these days. she went on nervously.
Il was going to write you. have waited
for you SO impatiently today. For Gods
sake, come into the garden
They walked out in the garden and
seated themselves on the bench beneath
We'll, tell me, how are you getting
along?" asked Catherine.
AS usual, replied Starzev.
And he could not think of anything else
to say They sat ;. in as silence nee for while
ing her face with her hands, but don't
pay any attention to that. 1 feel so good
at home, I am so glad to see everybody
seemed to me that we would keep, on
speaking here all night long, until day.
She now gazed at him with naive curl
osity as though she wanted to scrutinize,
the the better d to comprehend the man VINO
ately. and her eyes seemed to thank him
for that love.
At this time Starzev recalled how he
roamed about the cemetery and how he
escorted her to the club on the next day.
light was kindied in III his SO soul pas new
DO you remember the evening I took
you to the club?' he asked 1T was rain
He was growing enthusiastic, he wanted
to unburden himself, to complain of life
IN general.
Eth said he. with sigh. .'You ask
me how 1 am getting along am getting
older. stouter, weaker Life passes gloom
without inspiring any thoughts. . The
days are devoted to money-makfng, and
the evenings spent in the club amid gam
blers and alcoholics whom I detest from
the depth of my heart. What good is
there in such a life as this?"
You were always SO fond of speaking
about your hospital. was then a queer
Row know that my piano-playing, and
my mothers novel-writing are of kind.
l did not understand you then, but later.
thought of you alone What happiness
1t is to be a country doctor, to be able
help ST he TO edve the
crime enthusiastically when 1 thought
Of you in Moscow, you seemed to me so
Starzev thought of the money he SO
eagerly counted every evening on his re-
turn from the patients. and the fire in
He rose, ready to leave. Catherine took
YOU are best OF all men ever knew
in my life,'' she continued. Call again.
We must meet, we must speak to each
other I am not pianist, l am perfectly
clear on this point; I'll never play again
in your presence-TH never speak to you
about music.
saw her agitated face by Iamplight and
her sad, grateful, searching eyes which
were IA6u Oh nlIIl, he Decdue TeSlleSS-
1T is a good thing I didn't marry her
at that time''-this thought again flashed
Starzev babe her 'Good-by," and de-
parted.
Three days later messenger brought
| him a note from Catherine.
..You did not come to see us. Why?'
! she wrote. THE very thought that you
have changed makes Shudder.
| Come reassure me by telling me that
| everything is right. I must speak to you
| about some important matter. Your
Catherine"
TELL her. said the doctor to the mes
SCI .er-'tell her that I cannot come to-
J, come. about three days later
| Three days passed. a whole week went
| BY and Starzev did not call on Catherine.
! In fact, he never visited the Turkins
| again..