The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-10-28

punishment came yesterday. l have
suffered fearfuIIy since that
Helen had said all that there was 20
be said. and she stopped and took
deep breath OF relief. There vas a
minute or TWO Of silence. after which
Mr.. Harrison asked: And you real
Is think IL was so wrong % promise
10 marry me Tor the happiness that L
could of1er your
Helen gazed at him in surprise as
she echoed, WAS it so wrong2" And
AT the same moment even while she
was speaking. a memory flashed across
her miEd-the memory Of what had
occurred at FairvieW the last time she
had been there with Mr.. Harrison. A
deep, burning blush mantled her face,
and her eyes dropped, and she trelab-
Jed yisilly. IL vas a better response
20 the others question than any words
could have been. and because in spite
OF mis- contact with the world he was
stiI In his heart a gentleman, he un-
dorstood and changed color himself
and looked away. feeling perhaps more
rebulsed and humbled thsn he had
ever felt Ia his life before.
So they sat thus for several minutes
without speaking Il word, or looking
al each other. each doing peuance In
his own heart. AT last In a very low
voice. the man said, Helen. ! do not
know Just how l can ever apologize
10 you"
The girl answered quietly; 7 could
not let you apologize 10 me, Mr.. Har-
rison for 1 never once thought that
YOU had done anything wrong
Il have done very wrong indeed,
he answered. his voice trembling, FOR
] DO not think that 1 had any right
even to ask YOU TO marry me. You
make me feel suddenly how very
coarse a world / have lived IN and
how much lower than yours all my
WAYS Of thinking are. You look sur
urfsed that ] say that" ne added. as
ne saw that the girl was about 10 m
terrupt him. but you do not know
much about the world. DO you sup
pose that there are many women IN
society who would hesitate TO marry
mo for -ry money!
81 don't know" said Helen, slowly
but. Afr. Harrison, you could certain
Is never De happy with a woman who
would do that
II 90 not think now hat I should
the man replied. earnestly, but DID
not feel that way before. I did not
have much else 20 offer, Helen. for
money is all that man Ike me ever
tries 10 get IN the world.
..Tr IS so very wrong, Mr. Harri-
son 90 put l1 the other quickly, w Aeh
people live in that gay they come 70
lose sight of all shat IS ri~ht and
beautiful IN life; and il is all so selfish
and wicket" Chose were words
which might have made AIr. Howard
smile a tride had he been there 20
hear them. but Helen was too much
in earnest 10 think about being oriGi-
uaIl
Il know" said Mr.. Harrison, and
I used 10 believe In such things but
no one ever meets sny one else that
does. and il is so easy 10 live differ
entity When you spoke 10 me as you
did just now you made me seem
very poor kind of a person indeed
The man faHsed aud Helen sat
gazing al him with {. worried look
Upon her face. 1T was not that which
meant 10 do" she began, but then
she stopped. and after o. long silence
Nj Harrison took up the conversation
again. speaking in a low earnest voice
Helen" he said, you have made
me see that ! am quite unworthy 20
nothing NJ TO offer you But 1 might
have one thing that YOU could apprecl-
ate-for / could worship-reaNy wor-
ship-suCh a woman as You. and l
could DO everything that / could think
OF TO make myself worthy OF you
even II IL meant the changing OF all
my wavs of life. DO you not suppose
that YOU could quite forget that was
rich man, Helen. and still let me be
devoted TO your
There was q look In Mr.. HarrisOn's
eyes as he gazed at her just then
which made him seem To her a differ
ent sort OF man-as indeed he was
She answered very gently. MI. Har-
rison." she said. cit would be a great
happiness 20 me 10 know that any one
felt so about me- But I could never
marry you, l do not love YOU
And YOU do not think asked
the other, THAT Fou could ever come
TO love me, 40 matter how long I might
waltz
Il do not think So" Helen said IN
a low voice. Il wish that you would
not ever thiHE Of me So
IT is very easy 20 say that the
man answered. Iieadiugly, but how
am I 10 do iJ2 For everything that
l have seems cheap compared with me
Thought Of YOU Why should / go on
with the life ] have been leading,
heaping up wealth that 1 DO not know
how 10 use and that makes me nc
better and no happier / thought OF
yeu as a now motive For going on
Helen. and YOU must know tiiat man
cannot so easily change bis feelings
For. really loved You and do love
Won stH. and 3 think ,hat 1 always
must love YOU
Helen's own suffering had made her
alive TO other peoples feelings, ana the
rone of voice in which he spoke those
words moved her very much she
leaned over and laid her hand upon
bis-something which she would not
have thought she could ever do.
Mr.. Harrison" she said, Il cannon
ten YOU how much il hu' Is me TO nave
YOU sneak To me So for 1t makes me
see. more than ever. how cruelty IN
feeling / have been and how much
have wrouged you. IL was for that
wished to beg you 20 torsiVe me-
to forgive me just out of the goodness
1 offer