The Washington times., 1906-09-02

Prom CEmslot 70 CzmeIiard
The way BY bright pAvilions starred.
IN arms and amor all unmarried.
To Guinevere rode LanceIOt 10 claim for Ar
thur his reward
Down from her window iook't the maid
To zee her bridegroom, half afraid
In him saw k.ngliEess arrayed:
And summoned BY the herald Love 70 yield.
her WoIuan's heart Obeyed-
Prom CameIiard 20 Carsiot
Rode 0uinevere and LsncelCt-
Ys bright paVili0ns, babbls not
The king she took. she keeps for king. IN
spite Of shame. in spite Of blutt
From Cameiiard 20 Camelot
II Il a dlsagreeable duty Zone. how
ever which you and I, madame. dis
charge with a coascienti ousness which
the unthinxing are sometimes unable
10 distinguish from zean 70 criticize
ones friends. The task - doubly hard
when the animadversion Is committed
70 paper, with more o. less definite
idea Of ultimate publication. I trust,
beloved. that we may call Mr.. Elorian
Amidon q friend. He is an honest
fellow as the world goes, IN spite OF
the testimony OF Simeon WoOlaver re-
garding the steers; and ne wishes TO
do the right thing. In a matter OF
business. now, or on any question OF
films. plates or lenses. we should find
him fun OF decision. just and prompt
IN action. But land the disagreeable
duty OF censure comes n here) there
he stands Ike a Stoughton bottle in
most AFFECT state OF woe. because.
forsooth, he possesses the love OF that
budding Juno over there BY the crate
and knows not what 10 do with II!
What II he doesn't feel as Il he had
tho SLIGHTEST personal acquaintance
with herr What II the image OF an
other. and the thought? But look
with me. for q moment. at the situa-
ton.
There she sits. 50 attentive 20 her
book ds II the Rubaiyat7 YesD that
his entrance has not attracted her
notice-not at all! One shapely pat
ent leather IS stretched out 20 the
fender. and the creamy silk Of tie
gown happens 10 be drawn back so as
10 show the slender ankle. and a
glimpse OF black above the leather.
The desire for eXactness alone COM
pels a reference 10 the fact that the
boundary lines OF this silhouetted black
area diverge percepubly as they re-
cede from the shoe IL Is only a de-
tail. but even Florian notices Il, and
thinks about Il afte-Ward.
Her face Is turned toward the shad-
oWs I'D there by the window. her eyes
lookin~ a. space. as II IN quest OF
Tram and his Rose. or Jamshyd and
his Sev'n-rinE'd Cup. OF the solution
Of the -4aster-knot OF Human Fate
The unconscious pose showing the IN
curved spine. and the arms and shout
ders gImnsing through falls OF lace
at sleeve and corsage, would make the
fortune of the phOtugra pher-in-ordln-
E~v 70 a professional beauty. And vet
that man Amidon stands there Ike
craven image. and fears 10 rush IN
where an angel has folded her wings
for him and rests!
lie knows that no Is expected 20
claim some OF the privileges OF the
Iong-dbsent lover. He has some infor-
nation as to their nature. His eyes
ought 10 apprise him las they do Us.
ny b0yD Of their preciOusness. He 10
not without knowledge concerning past
conduc; Of that type which, beginning
ia hard-won privileges, T1pens into
priceless duties, not TO discharge which
IS insult all the more bitter because Il
is not 70 be mentioned. II is not TO be
denied that the tableau appeals 70 him.
ana because another woman has lntely
touched him IN a similar way, he
stands there and condemns himself for
that There IS small excuse for him,
I admit. sir. Her first token Of his
presence should have been a kiss on
the snowy shoulder You suggest the
hair? Well. the hair, then. though for
my part, I have always felt But
never mind! Had It been you or IN
his place
Yes. my dea-. this DEPRESSION is b.
coming tedious. Let US proceed with
the story.
Elizabeth rose with a little start Of
surprise, a little hutter of the BOSOM
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