The Washington times., 1906-10-07


ness IN the. world Is 10 be strong and
take Il, and IL you once had a pur-
pose and some deterninati ton you
would feel Ike different person.
Make up your mind what you wish 20
do. Helen. and go and do il, and take
hold of yourself and master yourself.
aad show what you are made Of"
Aunt Polly was quite sublime as
she delivered that little exordium. and
To the girl. anxious as she was for
her old strength and happiness, the
words were Ike music They made
her blood doW again. and there was
light In her eyes.
oh, auntia." she said, "IU try to-
Try echoed the ether What
comes Uf ali your trying You have
been reveling Tor a week IN visions
OF what is e. be yours; and that
ought surely 10 have been enough
time for YOU TO make up your mind.
and yet ey-ry time that ] find you
alone, all your resolution Is gone;
you simply have no strength, HeIen."
"oh, } VIII have it." cried the girl;
II don't mean TO do this way any
mOrei / never saw Il so plainly"
You see it now. because I'm talk
then. But ! should think the very
terror Of what you have suffered
would serve as motive. and make
you quite desperate. Can you not see
that your very safety depends upon
your taking this resolution and keep
ing it. and not letting 90 Of it, no
matter what happens? From what
I've seen OF you. Helen. j know thac
giles together, and fling aside every
purpose but this. and act upon .
now, whsle you feel IL so keeuIy. you
viii surely fail For anybody can
Withstand temptation for while,
when his mind is made up; all the
trouble is in keeping it made up for
a long time. I tell YOU If / found L
was losing, sooner than surrender I
would do anything, absolutely any
thing
Mrs. Roberts had many more words
OF that heroic kind she was a vgor-
Gus little body. and she was quite on
fire with enthusiasm Just then and
with zeal for the contamination Of the
triumph Perhaps there is no occupa-
ton Of men quite without its poetry.
and even a society leader may attain
10 the sublime lu her devotion 10 life
as she sees IT, Besides that. the over
Jealous woman was exalted 10 elo-
quence just then by a feeling that she
was nearer her goal than ever be-
fore, and that she had only To spur
Helen on and keep her in her present
glow 10 clinch the matter; for the girl
was very much excited indeed. and
showed both by what she said and by
oh
was determined 10 have an end 10 her
own wretchedness and 10 conquer her
shrinking from her future husband az
any cost During all the tine that she
was dressing. her aunt was stirrina
her resolution with the same appeal
so that Helen felt thar she had never
seen her course so clearly before. OF
had so much resolution 10 follow it
she spread out her arms and drank
deep breaths Of relief because she was
free from her misery. and knew how
70 Keep so, and at the same time. be-
cause she still felt tremblings of fear.
she clenched her hands IN grim earn.
estness. When she was ready 10 de-
scend she was flushed and trembling
with excitement, and quite fun OF her
resolution. She won't have 10 rc
the man IS madly n love with her"
want you 10 look as beautiful "a
You can, dear" she said aloud. by way
OF changing the subject; besides AIr.
Harrison, thereu be another visitor
al lunch today"
a stranger echoed Helen.
You remember. dear. when I told
you OF Mr.. Howard I spoke Of third
person who was cOming-Lieutenani
Maynard?'
"oh. yes" said the girl: Is he
hereg-'
Just until the late train this even
Ing answered the other. He rot
his leave as ne expected. but Of course
ne didn't want 70 come while Mr..
Howard was so ~"
Helen remembered with a start hav.
ing heard some one say that Mr.. How.
ard was Better. "Auntie." she .-ggd
he won't be at lunch. viii he?
don't want to see him
He won't. dear" was the reUlv,
the doctor said ne could leave MS
room today, but It viii be afterward
when you have gone driving with Mr
Harrison
And VIII he leave soon?' asked
-N.-f-A-r StAtA'-ttf4 TIC me LlDn or
inyalid's name had instantly brought
TO her mind the thought OF Ar,hur.
He viii leave tomorrow. 1 presume
he probably knows ne has caused us
trouble enough answered Mrs. Rob
erts and then reading Helen't
thought, and seeing q sign upon heI
face of the old worry. she made haste
10 lead her down the stairs.
Helen found Nr Harrison In convsr.
sation with tall. distinguished-lool.
ing man I'm naval uniform, 10 whom
she was introduced by her aunt. lhs
girl saw that the officer admired her
which was only another stimulant Il
her eHeTsies. SO that she was at he,
cleverost during the meal that foI.
lowed She accepted the invitation o-
Ar, Harrison 10 30 with MIN to Fair.
view during the afternoon, and arte,
having been I'm her room all the morn.
ing. she was looking forward 10 IN,
drive with no little pleasure, as slst-
to the meeting with the architec,
whom Mr. Harrison said would bs
there.
II seemed once as if the plan wer,
10 be Interrupted. and as if her excite
ment and resolutions We're to come II
naught, Tor telegram arrived for ATr
Harrison, ana he announced that n,
was called away TO New York unor
a.