The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12
have left her face, but he did not appea
BY HENRY SETON MERRIMAN.

, have left her face, but he did not appear
| to see that.
"Elow can you do so?"
| We'll, l can work. l suppose I must
| be good for something's bountiful Proyi-
| dence must surely have seen to that
| The difficulty is to find out what It In
tends me for. We are not called in the
night nowadays to special mission-we
have to find 1t out for ourselves"
DO YOU know what should like you
to bc?" she said. with bright smile and
one Of those sudden descents into shall.
lowness which he appeared to like
"What?"
"a politician"
Then I shall be politician" he an.
swered, with lover-lke promptness
THAT would be very nice" she said:
and the castles she at once began to
build were not entirely aerial in their
structure
This was not new idea They had
talked of politics before as a possible
career for himself. They had moved In
a circle where politics and politicians
held Il first place-a circle removed above
the glamour of art, and wherein Bohe-
mianlsm was not reckoned an attraction
She knew that behind his istlcssness OF
manner he possessed certain steady
energy, perfect self-command, and that
combination Of self-con1dence and in.
difference which usually attains success
in the world. She was ambitious not only
for herself, but for him. and she was
shrewd enough to know that the only
safe outlet for womans ambition is
the channel OF 4 husbands career.
But" he said, 1T will mean waiting =
He paused, and then the worldly wis.
dom which he had learned from his
father-that worldly wisdom which Is
sometimes called ynicism-prompted him
10 lay the matter before her in Its worst
light
1T will mean waiting for couple OF
years at least. And for you it will mean
the dulness of long engagement, and
the anomalous position OF an engaged girl
without her rightful protector. 1t will
mean that your position In society will
be quito dlfferent-that half the world
will pity you, while the other half thinks
you-well, a fool for your pains"
II don't care" she answered
OF course he went on, II must go
away. That is the only way to get on
In politics In these days. 7 must go away
and get speciality. I must know more
about some country than any other man;
and when ! come back must keep that
country ever before the eye OF the intel.
ligent British workman who reads the
evening paper, That is fame
those are politics"
She laughed. There seemed TO be nc
fear OF her taking life too seriously yet.
And truth to tell. he did not appear TO
wish her to do so.
But YOU must not so very far" she
said swcctly.
africa
Africa? That does not sound interest.
ing"
1T Is interesting; moreover, 1t is
the coming country may be able TO
make money out there, and money is n
necessity at present"
y do not like it Jack" she said in
iorebodng voice. when do you goY,
AT once-n fact. came to say good
bye 1t Is better TO do these things very
promptly-tn disappear before tho on. |
lockers have quite understood what Is |
happening, When they begin Is under. |
stand, they begin to interfere They can.
not help It, / will write TO Lady Can, |
tourne If you Ike. +"
"No, ! will tell her.
So he babe her goodbye. and those
things that lovers say were duly said |
but they are not for us to chronicle |
such words are better left 10 he remem, |
bered or forgotten IS time and clrcum.
stances and result may decree. For ono
may never tell what words will do when
they are laid within The years like the
little morse OF leaven that leayeneth III,
whole.
CHAPTER ".
TRAGEDY.
WHO knows? the man Is proven by the