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you how TO make that little sum
cient."
You came to tell me thisg'
Il came for you!" he declared
fiercely.
The hanson sped through the crowd
ed streets. Anna suddenly leaned for
ward and looked around her.
I'VE are not going the right way!"
she exclaimed
You are coming my way" Court
law answered. Anna" he pleaded.
be merciful. You care for me just
little. I know. You are alCne in the
world You have no one save yourself
10 consider. Come back with me to-
night. Your old rooms are there. if
rou choose. ] kept them on myself
tn the sisht Of your empty chair and
the chill loneliness of it all nearly sent
me mad"
Anna lifted her hand and pushed
open the trap door.
Drive TO y Montague street. Cab
man." she ordered.
The man pulled up his horse, Srum-
bling. and turned around. Courtlaw
sat with folded arms. He said moth
ing.
My friend" she said, no! Let me
tell you this: Nothing would induce
me TO marry you, or any man at pres
ent. I am a pauper, and as yet
nave slOl discovered now TO earn
money. j am determined TO fight my
own battle with the world. There
must be a place for me somewhere.
and ! mean to find it, Afterward 1t
may be different. If / were to marry
you now ] should feel a dependent be-
ing all my life-a sort of parasitical
creature without blood or muscle.
should lose every scrap of independ-
ence-even my self-respect. However
hon raF.
happy | was I'm other ways ] should
find this intolerable."
"All these things" he muttered bit
terly. this desperate resolve to take
your life into your own hands, your
unnatural craving for, independence,
would never trouble you for a moment
If you really cared"
Then perhaps" she answered, with
a new GOODNESS in her tone. perhaps
l really do not care. No, don't inter
rupt me. 1 think that l am a little
disappointed in you. You appear TO
be among those strong enough in all
ordinary matters, but who seem to
think ii quite natural and proper to
give in at once and play the weakling
directly-One cares. Do you think that
ii makes for happiness to force oneself
into the eXtravagant belief that
love is the only thing in the world
WI III ms anu 10 LOT !
independence, self-respect, ones whole
scheme of life? cannot do it, David.
Perhaps, as you say, I do not really
care-but 1 cannot Go it."
He was strangely silent He did not
even reply to her for several minutes.
i cannot reason with YOU" he said
at last, wearily. II speak from my
heart. and you answer from your
brain"
Believe me that l have answered
you wisely" she said, in gentler tone.
wisely for you too. as well as myself.
And now you must go back, take up
your work a think all this over
Presently you will see that am right,
and then you shall take your vacation
over here. and we will be good COM
rades again"
He smiled bitterly as he handed her
from The cab. He declined to come in.
will you tell Sydney that I will see
him in the morning." he said. ''T am
staying at the Savoy. He came round
there"
You will shake hands with me.
T'-lse." she begged.
He took her fingers and lifted his
eyes to hers. Something he saw there
made him feel for a moment ashamed.
He pressed the long, shapely hand
warmly in his
''Good-by," he said earnestly. PLEASE
forgive me. You are right Quite
right"
She was able to go straight to her
room without delay, and she at once
locked the door with little sigh Of re-
lief. She found herself struggling with
a storm of tears
A sob was strangled in her throat.
She struggled fercely not to give way.
"Oh. I am lonely" she moaned Il
am lonely. III could but -
To escape from her thoughts she be-
gan TO undress, humming light tune
TO herself, though her eyes were hot
with unshed tears, and the sobs kept
rising in her throat. AS she drew Off
her skirt she felt something in the
pocket, and remembered the letter
which the commissionaire at the Carl
ton had given her. She tore open the
envelope and read il.
My Dear Girl:
Il am so sorry If we made asses of
ourselves tonight. The fact is l was
so glad TO see you again that it never
occurred to me that little discretion
might be advisable. I'm afraid I'm a
terribly clumsy fellow.
Il hope that you are going to allow
me to see something Of you during
your stay in London for the sake of
old times. Could you come TO tea at
my rooms one afternoon, or would you
dine with me somewhere, and do a
theater? We could have a private
room, Of course, If you do not wish to
be seen about London, and a box at
the theater. / often think of those de-
lightful evenings in Paris. May we not
repeat them once, at any rate, in Lon
don? Ever. yours,
NIGEL ENNIsoN.
'P. S. NY address is "a Pail Mall"
Anna read, and her cheeks grew
slowly scarlet. She crushed the letter
in her hand.
II wonder" she murrnured TO herself