New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-09


safe from the rest. know! Run away from me.
and you will be saved, God bless you. dear"
| vaulted in at the window and took her in NV
arms. did not notice when the other lights settled
me, anything except the tears in her ewes She
smiled at through them. Presently I looked
down and found the three yellow spots on nv breast
They did not burn hurt in any way bur ttrv
seemed to be drawing nv soul of me After a
few moments Hallam came up and touched my arm,
You must go to the hospital" he said huskiIv
both of YOU | will come quickly and do what
will arrange with the nurse look after YOUR
mother, Phyllis I mad Just now and YOU must
forget. / don't think it's much use the treatment
that they recommend; but III try it. Id save you
for one another If could Anyhow, YOU together
You are lucky
We went together to the hospital 1t was IN the
High School and the houses adjoining it. 4 number
of fellOwsufferers there and Others tbrou-
ing IN Those who singly excited and
restless, and some of them called wildly for their
staTs-ueaning doubtless the mates of the lights
which had seized upon them Those who were IN
pairs mostly behaved like lovers. as some Of them
had previously been. knew. Some however.
evidently strangers, unfriendv. These were
sullen reviled another
Il don't want YOU, woman told man Who
standing mOOdily beside her 1t Is the wicked lights
that make with YOU.
1T is the lights he agreed: THE heI-Eghtsl'
Phyllis shuddered and held tightly % my arm.
81 might have been like that, she whispered. If
YOU hadn't come But YOU loved me. dear. They
the night stars-our stars. 30 not hate chem
much, since they have taken together And
shall die. my dear Ny dear
We found a quiet garden. and SAL there
for time holding hands. We did not feel any pain
illness only weakness, and / think perhaps that
this the effect of excitement rather than Of the
stars At length IT occurred 20 that yeai help
those who more afflicted than We. So vent IN
again We found Hallarn and Doris Fame sitting
together in the hall looking anorhe with set
faces-hers flushed and angry his pale 1i grave
The twin lights had bound her and him
We went little 10 speak to t.t-l. and
felt the lights leap my breast NJ the same moment
Phyllis started and seized my hand and d. and D1rlS
suddenly rose
Frank " Phyllis cried, his stars e- Uroe-
Don't let them take from YOU
They shall take YOU ] SAID. and Z seemed
hear the lights that held hiss. Then 4.er3
up to them and shook hands And a >.r---.- .e'S
place that I cannot describe wholly rs.sil
but | know
l give any reason for the thing taa. s-.oi
us; but know So does Phyllis 81 60 I-.'tal and
Doris The twin lights that held four Haa i-a
wrongly mated Mine wanted those Ct Ivrl-. .tl
hers wanted mine, Halllms wanted those .t -'.t
and hers wanted his But they were aorri vrH-
wise and having seized upon us they oo'- r't ...e
us and struggling leave they i.d uo- take --r
great hold upon do any great HARM i'.1
is how have escaped to write these things
We did not lose our facultjes talk -'aher.en r<
the other sufferers and dtL r't a1l utterly
body they did, and die and or -'. days and 'Ef
tOiled almost without cessation r' munster
them; toiled till gid i> a..- almost df'rI,'
Sometimes Phyllis VIII walk t-srt sleep art vrs '..
and cling me and l know t.-. Inc Is thinking 'L
those days among the people who Nere u'at or DIVING
from the plague of lights AT tr+ We ..l the t'
of a few elder children who had not gone " 'Ac homes
established for them The lights 'id H't ats