The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-09

should seek death by shorter quicker
road than work. am glad OF your ad-
herence to principle; IT fits my esti-
mate OF you. But, Dada, the light has
gone out OF my life: only Immortality
can rekindle it,"
Whatever 5etide keep your faith. and
II not in this, in the other world well
be happy"
When I start on that last long Jour
ney / Will call TO you. VIII you conner"
God willing / will CO." she replied.
Like one in dream he passed out on
the piazza to speak with Mr. Christian
but sudden. appalling death had carried
that good old man out of reach Of the
lPain the treachery OF his beloved col
f9nefs widow would have caused him.
Once. after her fathers death. ReueI
eame to see Dada with a faint hope that
he could persuade her TO revoke her de-
vision. 1t was vain.
From which do I suffer most-ny
mothers cruelty or yours? So be it, he
added YEARLY. Fate has done her
worst From this hour cease to battle
against her will, as patiently and IN
\ complainingly as may be, watch for the
end 1 cease TO hope, therefore disap-
| pointment can nevermore sicken my soul
with its dreaded miasma" He put his
hand over his eyes 10 shut out the light
that had grown painful to sight his SEN
sitive physical organism was in sympa-
thy with the mental disturbance. He
heard the soft trailing OF her black robes
and felt acutely the charm of her near
approach
"Reuel." her small hand dropped low
ingly on his brown hair. II would ask
choose to follow no greater life than to
belong entirely to you. Let US seek and
obtain that faith which stays the souls
eternal calm. So long as 1 live love for
you will remain an invariable quantity.
Cruel TO you? All, II only could
would gladly take the whole burden upon
my own heart and give to you the dead
happiness of US both"
You shame my manhood. frail. heroic
girl! The lesson in strength and valor
shall not pass me UNDECIDED Taught by
you, 1 will quar the bitter dregs Of life
with a cheerful smile and fancy that /
find the draught imbued with thy pure
love go from you now. but bear in
mind. If the future develops hope OF
the fruition of our fond dream I will
hasten TO you: until then absence and
silence IS best for US BOTH
Side by side they stood in the barn
door that other happy day or which to-
gether they watched the play Of the
sunlight on the falling rain. Reuel bent
his head until his breath famed her
cheek 'Tn battling with the heavy
odds, fear I have wandered. Pray for
me"
81 will Do thou the same for me-
MY thoughts and my prayers will Re
continually yours Peace be with you"
with you be peace, +" was her low. soft
answer With close clasp Of the hands
they parted
Twelve years crept slowly by. Dada
Christian still lived at the farm Ma
turity had added to beauty, grace. and
dignity: SORROW had cast over her Joy
Gus spirit with deep shade of serious
ness She was not unknown in the lit
eraTy world
One morning IN October she was
standing at the barn door feeding sugar
to and petting Reuefs horse. for he had
given Dorset to her father The hoy
jim, row grown to manhood, brought n
ominous looking yellow envelope. She
tore il open.
Miss Christian-Come at once Reucl
is desperately i'll and calls you contin-
uously. ReueTs mother.
''INEZ BLAIR"
The closely yelled. elegantly sppareled
woman never paused 10 admire. nor did
she even note the richness and grandeur
OF The mansion she was about to enter.
A servant in livery preceded her up the
richly carpeted stairs and nOiselessly
opened a door on the right. Within vas
he habitation of an artist-souled being,
with material means 10 realize any ex-
-ravagant fancy. Near the center OF the
room on bamboo lounge with its para
phernalia OF velvet. fine linen and lace
lay the occupant. ReueI Blair. By the
open CRATE sat the white-haired patrf-
ian mother. alone; not even the nurse
might witness the impending sacrifice OF
pride She rose when Dada entered.
Dadas eyes rested a moment on the be-
Owed face. so strangely white and still:
De seemed to be sweetly sleeping Her
countenance was as impassiyo
rs though chiseled in marble when slow
y her eyes sought the face beyond
Those starry eyes seemed 10 that hard
mother TO search the deepest depths or
her soul. Like a strain OF sad sweet
music. family heard. the words fell upon
he listening ears and anxious. waiting
leaFt
''God Is merciful. He giveth His be-
owed rest. II is we'll with US both"
slowly but without hesitation. she went
Onward. knelt by the lounge put her
rms about his neck and with q deep
irawn breath. laid her head on the Pill
ow beside his
An immutable. despotic sovereign the
mother had been II ordering the lives OF
hese two, but the messenger of OmnI-
'otence had quietly interviewed a super
or power. Hand in hand they two went
nto the great beyond Death, the solver
II so many OF Iife's knotty problems
ent them TO the world incoTruptible.
where pride of caste and greed for gold
ire unknown GUantites.-Sunny South.
A SYMPOSIUM
What is the secret of SUGGEST" ask
d the sphinx
Push " said The RutfOn