Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-17

flee my honor to save mine from poverty.
Force her to wed man she does not love?
NO. Tomorrow night we shall complete
this disgraceful bargain. The plans all
finished but one Now leave me; 1 wish to
be alone"
''Sr, it Is my deep regret"
go: there is nothing more to be said
Karloff withdrew. He went soberly.
There was nothing sneering nor contemptu-
GUS In his attitude. Indeed, there was
frown Of pity on his face. He recognized
that circumstances had dragged down
noble man; that chance had tricked him Of
his honor. How he hated his own evil
plan! He squared his shoulders, determin-
or lose it all.
He found her at the bow window. staring
up at the moon. AS remarked, this room
was dark and she did not instantly recog-
nize him.
II am moon-gazing." she said
Let me sigh for 1t with YOU. Perhaps
together we may bring 1t down" There
was something very pleasing in the quality
OF his tone.
"Ah. it is you. count? I could not see.
But let us not sigh for the moon; it would
be useless. Does any one get his own
wish-moon? Does it not always hang so
high, SO far away?"
THE music has affected your"
las 1t always does. When hear voice
Ike madam's. ! grow sad. and pity for
PITY is the invisible embrace which en-
folds all animate things. There Is pity for
the wretched, for the fool. for the innocent
knave. for those who are criminals by their
own folly: pity for those who love without
reward; pity that embarrassment me-
Silence.
HAS 1t ever occurred to you that there
are two beings in each Of us; that between
these two there Is continual conflict and
that the victory finally prints the victory on
the face? For what lines and haggards a
mans face but the victory OF the evil that
is in him? For what makes the aged ruddy
and smooth Of face and clear of eye but
the victory Of the good that is in him? 1t
Is So l still love you; still have the cour-
age to ask you to be my wife. Shall there
be faces haggard or ruddy, lined or
SMOOTH
She stepped inside She did not compre-
bend all he said, and his face In the
shadow-that is to say, unreadable.
Il am sorry: very, very sorry"
How easily you say thatv'
mo. not easily; if you only knew how
hard 1t comes, for I know that 1t inflicts
a hurt'-gently. "Ah, count, why indeed
do not love youT'-impulsively for at that
time she held him in genuine regard. you
represent all that woman could desire in
a man.
you could 1earn'-with an eager step to-
ward her.
you do not. Love has nothing to learn: the
heart speaks, and that is all. My heart
does not speak when I see you and shall
never marry man to whom 1t does not
and each time you ask you only add to the
pain"
This is finality?"
"It Is"
'Eh, well; then must continue on to the
end"
She interpreted this as a plant Of his
coming loneliness.
"Hereg' she said. She held in her hands
Two red roses. She thrust one toward him.
THAT Is all I may give you
For a moment he hesitated. There were
thorns. invisible and stinging.
'sTake it!'
He accepted II. kissed IT sravely, and
hid 1t. x.4sS..
life, and doubly bitter because love you"
When the portiere fell behind him, she
locked her hands. grieying that all she
could give him was an ephemeral flower
How many men had turned from ner IN
upon them for their friendships. The dark
room oppressed her and she stepped cut
once more into the silver Of moonshine.
Have you ever beheld lovely woman ION
die lovely rose? She drew 1t, pendent on
its slender stem. slowly across her lips her
eyes shining mistily with waking dreams.
She breathed In the perfume, then cupped
the flower in the palm OF her hand and
pressed it again and again to her lips. A
long white arm stretched outward and up
ward toward the moon, and when II with
drew the hand was empty.
Warburtcn, hidden behind the vines. wait
ed until she was gone. and then hunted in |
the grass for the precious flower. On Hrs
hands and knees he CROPPED. The dew did |
not matter. And when at last he found It, |
not all the treasures of the tabled Ophir |
would have tempted him to part with 1t. |
It would be q souvenir for his later days. |
As he rose from his knees he was con-
fronted by = Acknowledged. elderly man |
burned b, hfixhtiy betysen. his teeth.
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