The Washington times., 1903-11-22

The fellow was singing in tenor that
was rich and mellow, although it grated
harshly upon Albion's ears. 1t pursued
him although he strode rapidly away
from it along the scented, stariit spaces
of the country road.
Nothing is steadfast. nothing is true
But your love for me and my love FOR
you"
Sounds carried far IL the silence of a
summer night. but surely that fellow s
ridiculous love song was bewitched; he
walked fast but he could not escape
from it. T. foated up from the river
and down from the sky; it beat in his
ears so that the blood surged stormily
to his forehead. He stopped suddenly
and laughed aloud, a laugh that sound
ed harsh and strange in his own ears.
The serving maids love affair? Why
should il disturb him7 Was there mad
ness in his bloOd2 He recalled old Jere-
my Quiut. his fathers uncle, who be-
came insane-whether from politics OF
religion, or-Or love, he could not re-
rremoer. IT must have been politics. a
Quint would be so much more likely to
become insane from politics! He had
felt great pride and satisfaction in those
thrifty. sensible forbears Of his who
had made such a success Of life; graft
fed to have IL said that he was a true
born Quint Now. as If by a strong
searchlight. he saw them narrow, sor-
did. unwilling Of the great forces, miss
ing the great joys Of life!
Bitter pangs they had escaped, tool
such pangs as he was suffering now
Nothing is steadfast. nothing 50 true
the song was maddening. but the sud
That fellow had his arm around he.
waist now. perhaps his head was upor
her shoulder!
How readily she would have turned
from that lout TO him If ne had cast or
the miserable shacl1les that bound him
and told her that she was the one
woman in the world for him How dare
that good-for-nothing fellow raise hi:
eyes 10 her. who was a very princess
among women-the very fairest. sweet
est. purest thitk that God ever made!
He stopped short: suddenly. in tn,
road. conscious Of the light in DR.. Chad
wick's DarlcT window and that Mar,
was expecting him. his feet carried hin
onward steadily through all the conflic
of his mind. So strong was habit, con
ventionality. the dominating forces O
heredlty and environment that he al
most went in at the gate.
But ne turned away suddenly and
somewhere along the road. he went int,
a field and lay for hours prone upon
the dew-sprinkled grass. His mother
| living awake, heard him come in, towar,
/ the stlll, small hours.
IL was not quite proper; Antioch KEEP
I early hours. but she thought il was
/ sign that all was settled between hin
and Mary Chadwick. She was glad
/ now, that he had not been at home tn
/ evening before. although there had beel
/ a disturbance in which she had Ionge,
I for him. She cOnhded the matter 10 hin
! at the breakfast table, after a few prob
! ing questions concerning Mary Chad
wick had elected no response. u seem
ed that city friends at the poorhous
1 had heard that Jo Fermoylc already hal
| a wife. and the poormastc- and his VIII
/ came over and interrupted his song t
accuse him OF it,
] ''Cely wouldn't believe il. until h
owned up himself, and then she had la
/ Mysteries and there was terrible time,
said Mrs. Quint. There won't be an,
, more hddIing on the back porch that
one comfort" She added complacentiy
| "CeIy is a good, honest girl, Il she