The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08

turning suddenly upon Jack. who was no
less amused by her piquant comments
than by the general situation You have
more joy than YOU can properly manage.
Jack Winston. and 1 advise YOU to dis
pense a small portion and permit others
a slight indulgence-you will surely do
yourself HARM
What do / mean?' he cried, with diff
Guilty controlling his mirth. IT mean-it
means-that you have drawn the capital
prize in the matrimonial lottery, Love in
a COTTAGE! Ha, Ha! Why, Cathy. your
prospective husband owns a gold mine
that requires a whole railroad TO carry
off the gold; and / own part of the rail-
road-don't /. Mister Biil?''
'Exter! Exter!" piped a shrill small
voice. --latest 'dition evenin pipersr and
a young miss arrayed in her brothers
coat. his cap drawn reckiessly over one
eye and his collection of papers under
her arm. romped upon the scene "Exter.
Exter, Full count of de terryble corner
in bears-tousands OF lives lost-no dollars
-tousands of dollars made and lost!
Piper, miss?" handing Cathalee paper.
Piper. sir?'' handing Waldron another.
piper, sonny?"
Get out OF that coat, kidv' Indignantly
ordered big brother starting IN hot pur-
suit of the fleeing kid who required no
second admonition to place safe dis
tance between herself and the lordly own
er of that new coat, which was assuredly
not designed as a plaything for little sis
ters.
'I could manage the scoundrel part. and
even Mr.. loves qualifying phrase. but
the picture Is simply trampling ones good
nature under foot said Cathalee, shak-
ing her pretty head In disapproval Of the
supposed likeness of her prospective lord
and master as she rapidly scanned the
large headlines. which told her more Of
the man to whom she had given herself
than she had known before. '-Ah, dear!
she said, looking up into his eyes watch
ing her with amused interest. 'shau I
ever know you? L wonder If ever shall?
You will always be to me like some great
and wonderful book. one may read over
and over. ever finding something new
Il hope so, dear"
'And shall ever feel that I have cut
all the pages and read each line-or. hav-
ing read. that L understand"
81 hope you may never find the story
old, and when you have committed IL all
to heart may it still be the sweetest story
ever told
''Ah, dear! I know you so little-and yet
so WELL" she softly sighed, looking up at
him with eyes of love.
You certainly took the man for better
or for worse-the accessories were merely
side issues" he was compelled to admit
being a poor man despite yourself-and
how you permitted me TO have my own
way" she laughed. just little reproach-
fully. "And is 1t really true that you have
all my money!"
THAT l cannot say-but very likely
What an INSCRIPTIONS man you are, to
be sureI And did you think by depriving
me of my means of sustenance To make
me perfectly helpless and simply compel
me'to accept the first man who chanced TO
offer himself? To think had you not
happened to be the man, However,
j am glad it is all in the family, because
now I can go on with the work that had
planned. and with your assistance my
poor efforts will no longer be make-be-
lieve.'
Yes, dear-we will work out our re-
generation together
Il want you to do something for me
this very minute-Oh, you will find me
very terrible, There are no end of
things l shall want. Jack and Maude-I
want you to do something for Jack
81 have already arranged for that
young mans future, my dear. Who else
would you like to provide for? What
about yourself?"
"Oh you will provide for me, You
cannot well do less, you know, after TAX
ing away my worldly possessions.
"rrue. 1 must not fail in my duty now
that L have you so completely in my
power.
Even were we entirely dependent upon
the work those big, strong hands could
do L would trust myself to their keeping
and to the great big heart that beats in
there a little hand indicating the loca-
ton of that organ, "and consider myself
privileged beyond my just deserts And
L fear-yes, dear, L fear-I would make
any sacrifice
''Ah. little one"' he gently interposed.
folding her in his big, strong arms, and
looking into eyes Suffused with tears of
love and happiness, II would not, in JUS
tice to you, ask you to make even one
little sacrifice of which your wOmans
heart did not approve. No lasting hap
piness could come through sacrifices that
silenced even so much as one little pro-
testing voice of your true and honest self
Some time 1 would be compelled to an
swer that same little accusing voice that
had only been IuIled to quiet for little
while, and in just the proportion that
you were made to suffer, would yOu-au
unconsciously, perhaps-hold me respon-
sible and your love wane- That would
be but the beginning of the end, finally
leaving us destitute of the love we now
think we possess for all time and of
which we fondly imagine no power can
deprive us
''Yes. dear, you are right-yOu would
even protect me from myself. And yet,
knowing you are right, would make the
sacrifices Just the same. Women do not
reason like men, which perhaps is well.
We cannot reason against the dictates
of our hearts We lOve-we truSt--we
give our all in the simple faith that
though all the world be false one man
will be true to his trust. We live in the
present content with what each day
holds for us. We cannot understand that
our love today may be scorned tomOr-
row. our very sacrifices our own undo
ing. which may return TO us in bitter
ness of scorn and reproach. Then comes
the day of reckoning with our inner
selves. Then do our souls demand ex-
piation Then do we drink such bitter
dregs of misery as man can never know,
for even so much as we are willing to
sacrifice more than he. is he uncon-
scious and caresess of the weight of woe
ne casts upon her whom he has pledged
himself to love. honor and protect-yer
knowing we are not proof against our
selves What is it? Why is it?''
s.It is the violation of the law of love