Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-05
ASBgRY PARK, N. J..

the game at all as he was supposed to play
it, What if she should take him at his word
and send him away? But he put the notion
aside quite calmly. 1t seemed not to weigh
with him at ALL
why as for-as for that" said the girl
looking down again. Il m not disappointed
you know. not a bit. All, I'm glad you're
so big! she cried and smiled up at him. II
was afraid you might be little and fat. I
hate fat people! Why, have to look up to
you, haven't [? And I'm very tall, as tall
as great many of the men I've known
You're not bit what I'd fancied and-made
mental pictures of. Ah isn't it all wonder
full. Karl?"
Karl? Karl?" said young Mallory to
himself in puzzled tone What does she
mean by Oh, of Counsel Karl. of course
Keep your Wits about you. you ASST
strange trick upon girl before. 1 wonder
why fate chose me?" She moved slowly
over to one Of the moss-stained marble
benches that stood near the fountain and
sank down upon it. Young Mallory sat
near her.
1T was a cruel trick" she went on I'm
geniously cruel! Fancy girl married to a
man whom she doesn't remember ever to
have seen or heard Of! 1t would be funny,
wouldn't 1t. II it weren't terribler'
'Terrible?" smiled Denis Mallory.
The girl threw out her hand with q depre-
eating little laugh.
"Ah, you know what mean, don't u?'
she cried. TT isn't you that's terrible. it's
the whole affair. the strangeness Of it, the
pitifulness of it, know I'm your wife,
Karl, but-don't you see that 1 can't feel
like It? Don't you see that you're an ut
ter stranger to me. that whatever l may
have known Of you-cared for you there at
home it's simply wiped away, made as II
1t never had been? You'll have to be very
good to me, Karl, very patient and gentle
and-forbearing. You will have to let me
like you-care for you, all over again
IF that Is possible" said young Denis
Mallory very low.
Why. yes.yes. of course" said she Slows
| it's more than-possible" said the Princess
| Eleanor, turning her beautiful head away
! from him. Then in a moment she looked
up laughing
| me into saying something pretty to you!'
| she cried. You were fishing! The idea of
your trying to ,iirt with mel She regard
| ed him meditativelyt with her head on one
| side. o. Is
II don't know that I mind being firted
| with" said the Princess Eleanor. Men
| used to flirt with me-lots.''
"Beasts!" growled young Mallory, and the
'"Tiens, JEALOUSY" she cried. "oh, mon
prince!" and she beat her small hands to-
gether delightedly.
q exsIy or man NV who ever
a wholly honest and quite porten.ous
scowl.
You needn't be, said the girl. She lean
ed toward him. little. on the old stone
bench; and put up her two hands upon his
him-as before. through and through
Never mind the other men. Karl" said
she. "There's no other man that counts.
Upon my faith. there isn't I'm married TO
you and I shall be true to you-always Only
give me time, time to know you better, to
care for you as I ought before 1 come to
Novodnia with you. You may see me,
like this, every day-you will, won't your
Flirt with me. Karl. make love to me,
make me care for you. II think I've
never known any man who could make me
care SO much as you could. All. If only
could tell you how glad am that you're
what you are. big and strong and-tender-
the sort of man a. girl loves! I've been
hideously worried and i'll and all that be-
cause you didn't come to me sooner IL
thought they were keeping you from me-
Oh, I'd all sorts Of dreadful suspicious
you're here now, and I'm to see you every
day, am not? You shall see how soon I'll
be well and strong once more. Please don't
look so solemn and sad over 1t. Smile at
me again, Karl, you've the kindest, dear
est smile ever saw. 1t makes one so COM
fcrtable! 1t makes one see how tender and