Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-18

The girl turned away from him and hid
her face in her hands.
| II can't tell you, st. Denis" she said very
| low 81 can't tell you-ah, isn't it enough
| that I come to you, now? Isn't it enough
that I'm giving her-gtving ner back to
you, now?"
| Denis sat for long time staring at the
bowed head and dropping shoulders.
He raised his face and motioned to nle
with his eyes. The Prince, Won Altdorf
| and Mackenzie and /, rose quietly and
F! went out of the studio into the sleeping
| room beyond, and dropped the portiere be-
hind
Then after a time, the girl turred once
more and pus up her hands upon Denis
breast.
DO you-do you love her very, very dear
| ly, st. Denis?' sne asked in a whisper The
great eyes burnt into his.
Better than my life, child" said he, gent
| ly, but she's not for me. She is another
| mans wife. ana will go to him If We rescue
her. She's princess, Colette-"
The girls face dropped upon his breast
and she shvered a little.
Yet you'd bring her back, st. Denis?
You'd bring her back for the other man?
You'd risk your life to do 1T? You. be 50
] noble that2 All, St. Denis, | didn't
know! 1 thought it was for you self. and
L couldn't bear the thought of It. 1 vas
strong enough to go SO far-to do what
what did. but when l saw her, St Denis.
| beautiful as the Mother of the God. pure
rs an angel, glorious as-as nothing else Z
| ever saw in the world. 1 couldn't bear the
thought of coming to you-even though Ia
| lost you long since. ST. Denis she tried
| to send messages by me toto NJ. lie doc
| teur Mac-Mac something, and to NJ. le
Colonel Won Altdorf but 1 wouldn't take
| them. told her that dared not-aIl be-
| cause I was SO madly jealoGS-St. DenisI
| ST. Denis will you ever forgive me?'
| Forgive you, child?" cried Denis, forgive
| you. after what you-you did? after the
| sacrifice you made all for my sake? All,
| Colette. Colette. shall 1 ever forgive my
| self!' Ills voice choked and he bent over
| the dark head and raised the face and
| kissed 1t.
| II shall never forget Mignonn.," said he,
| never till die, for 1t was the most utter
| sacrifice l have ever known. No one ever
! did so much for a man. o. child, child, to
| have sold yourself for me!''
But the girl crept closer to him and lift
[ ed her face with little sobbing laugh
"Ah, don't feel so over it," she begged 'It
| was nothing, just nothing! Why, see I'M
| laughing, st Denis. Shall not a girl love
| a man? And shall she not make any sacrf-
| fee for him, to gain him what he wishes?
Think what you did for me-.ong ago.
| Think how you took me in from the street.
| i'll, half starved, desperate! I'd no claim
| upon you, St Denis. but you pitied me-
loved me a little 1 like to think-let me
| think so. St. Denisi Leave me my dreams!
And /. how did I treat you? Ran away for
a petty spite, shamed you, played you false
but 1t was all because loved you-and
| because ! was woman. Hadn't a debt
to pay mon occur? Tell me I've paid it,
| St DenisI Tell me you forgive me! don't
/ ask for love or tenderness. we're past that,
but tell me that I've paid the debt and that
you forgive me! All. now must CO. You've
| made me happy again as thought never to
| be happy You will rescue madame, will
you not st. Denis? La pauvre. madamei
| She sits like queen in prison waiting, all
| ways waiting No. they do her no harm.
They are polite always. She has her own
little room where care for her, and she Ia
well, but she cannot bear 1t long. Tell mo,
what I can do to help YOU.
Go be continued tomorrow.)