The Washington times., 1906-10-14
c. AUTHOR OF TIE JUNGLE aaza73z.

and so it comes that he stands very
near indeed 10 the tears OF things
Mr. Howard stopped again and
Helen found herself leaning forward
and wondering,
Il know more about those tears than
most people tbe man went ou slowly,
after d long pause. "fer Z have had 10
build ms own lfe iu that way / know
best of all the failure. i-r that has
been my lot When you and ] knew
each other I was very strong In my
own heart. and ] could always fnd
what JOY ard power I needed for tae
living Of my IIe bat there have come
to me since. in -he years tHat / have
dWelt all alone with my great trial.
times when i think that ] have stood
face TO face with this thing that we
speak Of this naked tragedy and
terror Of existence. There FaEe been
times when all the yeaIniug and all
the power that ] had could not save
me, when 1 have known that ] had
not an ounce Of resource left. and
have sat and watched the impulse If
my soul die within ua and an my
strength 60 from me. and seen myself
WIN lraIt ta4 lfle--i.a.1a anu L-Ails-f-
helpless and walled up in darkness
To feel that is 90 be very near indeed
10 the losing creatures and their sor-
row. and the memory 0t one sIcl time
IS enough 90 keep man meToitgI for
ever For il is really the deepest fact
about life that q man can ktoW-hoW
il is SO hazardous and SO precious. how
il keeus its head above the great ocean
fHr I'd 10
can exert. IL happens sometimes that
a man does NOT discover the if4ih Ih-
III n is too late. and tneu he Finds ilfe
very cruel and savage indeed. can
tell you
afr Howard stopped. and Helen drew
dseD breath. she had been trembling
slightly as she stood listening. then
as he spoke again her heart gave
violent throb- Some day he said.
"this girl that We were talking about
VIII have 20 come to that part 0f Ter
Ufa's Journey. IL IS q very sad thing
10 know
"she wiu understand her sonata bet
ter said tn officer.
NO" was the reply II wish !
could even fh.uk that. 7 know no."
sorr0w affects person whose heart ls
true. bow il ORA Es him close 10 the
great ueert 0f life and teaches him l-s
sacreduess and sends him forth me--i
fuI and humble. But selfish misery
and selfish fear are uo less ugly than
selfish happiness person VINO sl--
fe~s Ign0bly becomes only ciSElsted
and dtSaErecable and more elash than
ever. But let US not talk any
more about Miss Davis, for IL -s-not "a
pleasant subject. To man who seeks
as do 20 keep his heart fun ~ wgr-
shin the very air Of tlls place is stti-
Ing with i-s ldleness and pride IL
gives the lie 90 al my faith about Are.
and 7 have only 90 go back into my
seUtude and forget IT as soon as /
can"
THAT ought not 20 be ulIic'-iI
thing 10 do" said the officer.
1T IS for me-" the other answered
'gt hauuts nay thoughts al the itme.
We paused for while and then he
added. II happened % think Of some
thing ] ceme across t5ls morning iu
q collection cf French verse ] was
reading. william. did YOU ever read
anything OF AuE7ls-a B--ZeuX2
He has some qualities that are very
rare Ga French poetry. went on Ar
Howard He makes one th.uk OF
Wordsworth. 7 happened 10 read q
homeIy IttIe ballad Of his-a story Of
some Of that tragedy OF things thai
We spoke Of. One could name hun
dreds OF such poems quite as good.
suppose. but this happened 10 be tu'
one I came across. and I could not
help thinking OF Miss Davis and won
derlng II she were really go cold and
so hard that she could have heard
this story without shuddering. For &
really shook me very much
What is it?" the other asked.
''I can tell you the story in feW
words" said Nr. Howard. ITO ne 81
was one OF those flashes Of DeauU
that frighten one and haunt him Ions
afterward and 7 DO not quite Ike K
think about Il again"
The speakers voice dropped. and the
girl i1vouurarly crept "a little nearer
TO hear him. There was tree. in front
of her, and she leaned against it
breathing very hard, though making
no sound
THE ballad IS called jacques the
Mason, said Nr- Howard There
are three little pictures in f. In the
first of them you see two men setting
or to their work together. one of them
bidding his wife and children Eood-by
and promising TO return witt his friend
for an evenings fe1st. laHause the