Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-11


did not look at him; but Leah with a
glance, invited him to join them,
Il am fascinated with Oenone,' she
said. How well she loved Paris DO
you think he made the wsest choice
In giving the golden apple TO
|Aphrodite%
Not perhaps the wisest," he re-
piled "One goddess offered unlimited
power, god,like supremacy. rest in a
happy place, and absolute sovereignty.
! The second offered him calmest wis
dom, soundest Judgment,
I"Acting the law we live by without
fear;
And, because right is right, to follow
right
Were wisdom in the scorn of con,
sequence
The third, italian Aphrodite, beautiful,
Fresh as the foam, new bathed in
Paphian wells
offered him love. i promise thee
she said, the fairest and most loving
wife in Greece Love conquered"
"IIow could that be" said Leah,
quickly, when Paris loved Oenone
first"
over Sir Basils handsome face
swept great scorching blush. All!
how indeed? How can a man under
stand his own heart, or the great
mystery Of love?
no n al dc
of old, like men of all time. have been
inconstant in love, so all poetry and
all mythology say"
ooh, Basil, you do not mean it,
and the light Of LEANS eyes flashed
right into his. Some men are surely
Faithful"
Kettle moved away from the
picture she went to the other end of
the room and took up book. He
looked after her with haggard, visit
full eyes; every step of hers seemed
to draw his heart with It; he did not
know that life could hold such tor
ture.
Basil" said the musical voice,
"you do not mean that! | thought
consistency was the gift Of the gods.
Il have read that inconstanty is the
pleasure of the gods" he answered
laughing somewhat bitterly. ut may
be the sCourge Of men"
There was n minutes silence, and
then warm, white hand stole into
his, dark head dropped near him,
and voice that was sweet as the
cooling of a dove, said
"No matter who is false, you are
true, Basil. You have truth in your
eyes and on your lips. If all the
world proved false, you would lie the
one true man in 1t. The dark eyes
were full of love- the beautiful lips
seemed to woo him What could he
do? You will always be true to me,
viii you not, Basil? You will always
loYe me- my love better than all the
world bcstde?"
On the other side of the room was
the girl he loved, her fair face
avertcd; near him was the despairing
face Of Oenonc, nearer still the bril-
liant face of the girl who loved him
with her whole heart It was like
scene from tragedy to him, He half
wondered If the lights would go out
and u curtain fall. If only the picture
had been away, and the desolation of
unhappy love out of his sight, he
would have felt less distressed,
Better than all the world" con.
tinuod Leah How weak and worth
less half love is! would sooner
have hate When Oenone's love was
over her life was ended. No half love
is worth havmG-is it, Basil?"
Heaven knows that 1t Is not" he
said, with great sigh. He saw the
golden head move with n gesture of
WEAKNESS, How hard 1t must be for
her to bear this" he thought; and his
mind went back to that one hour by
the sea, when mad hope, love and
despair had mingled. He whispered
some words that comtortod Leah
she was SO easily made happy by him
and then he said to her: Let us do
something to amuse your sister; she
toks quite lonely thorc.'
And Leah full OF regret for her
momontary forgetfupess, FASTENED to
Her, The face that Hettic raised to
her sister was CHASTITY in it's pallor,
You are i'll, Hottie" said Leah
"Oh, my dear, what is wrong? | will
get glass of water for you"-and she
hastend away,
Il cannot bear t. Basil" said
Hottie, looking at him With miserable
lcSes, II have not strength"
"Oh, my darling. | would give my
life to undo 1t, to- save you from the
consequences of my fault, my
wretehed. miserable fault"
What shall we do2" asked tho girl
Idosparingly. What will become OF
us? Leah loves YOU SO Help me to
be true to her and true to myself
Basil How can turn traitress to the
Sweetest Of sisters, the kindest and
the dearest? must SO away. can
not stay here"
Was It fancy? When Leah returned
With the water in her hand 1t seemed
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