The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Copyright. 1901. by Upton sinclair1
CHAPTER XIII-(Continued).

had sunk down before Helen, stil
clasplng her hands in his own. a
great trembling had seized upon the
girl and her bosom was rising and
falling swiftly; but she mastered her
self with a desperate effort and look
ed up. staring at him, You tell me
that YOU love me-" she gasped, you
tell me that / am perfect And yet
you know what / have done-yoU have
Seen all my wrongness!'
Her voice broke. and she could not
speak a word more; she bowed her
head and the trembling came again.
while tho other clasped her hands more
tightly and bent toward her, Helen. "
he said II call YOU to a sacred life
that f0rgets all things but love.
Precious girl. my soul cries out 20
me that / have right to YOU. that
YOU were made that / might kneel
before you. it cries out to me. Speak
the word and claim her. claim her for
Your own. for no man could love her
more than You love her Tell her that
all your life YOU have waited for this
sacred hour 10 come: tell her that YOU
have power and life, and that all your
soul Is hers" And on, dear heart, II
only YOU could tell me that you might
love me- that years of waiting might
win you il would be such happiness
as I have never dare,' 10 dream, Tell
me, Helen. tell me if it be true.'
And the sirl lifted her face 90 him,
and he saw that all her soul had leap
ed into her eyes. Her bosom heaved,
and she flung back her head and
stretched wide her arms, ana cried
aloud. "Oh. David. I do love you!"
Tie clasped her i'm his arms and
pressed her upon his bosom in am
ecstasy OF JOY, and kissed the lips that
had spoken the wonderful words.
'Teu me" ne exclaimed. you viii be
miuee" And she answered him,
Yours
For that there was no answer but
the clasp of his love. At last he whis-
pered. "Oh. Helen, a lifetime of Tor-
ship can never repay You for words
like those. My life. my soul. ten me
once more that YOU are mine.
And suddenly she leaned back her
head and looked into his burning eyes,
and began swiftly. he voice choking;
-Oh. listen listen to me,-it il be
pleasure 90 you 10 know how YOU have
tnis heart L tell YOU. wonderful man
that God has given me Tor mine. that
1 loved YOU the first word that ] heard
YOU sneak i'm the garden. You We're
an that ] knew of i'm life 90 yearn for
Won were a wonderful light that had
flashed uuou me and blinded me; and
when ] saw my own Vileuess in II
rung myself down on my face, and
felt "a more fearful despair than 1 had
ever dreamed could torture "a soul ]
would have crawIed TO You upon my
knees and groveIed in the dirt and
begged YOU 10 have mercy upon me,
and afterward when You lifted me up,
I could have kissed the ground that
Won trod But ON. ] knew one thing,
and ft was au that gave me courage
ta IHuk upon YOU; ] heard the sacred
,-ai. a nr my Womauhood within me-
t-u rs me that I was not utterly Nile
e,..4-.- it was i'm my ignorance that
Ind done nay sin, and thaJ II ever !
M known what love really was, /
81 ,1Id have laughed at the wealth. "l
,IuireS To win your heart "ouid
Pins away AN that I ever cared Tor ln
ufe-my beauty. my health, my happl-
uaSS-yes ! would fling away my S'"''
And when YOU talked Co me OF l'N'
and told nae that its sacruce was
-4rd. ii little girl that 1 am-c'u'u
have told you that YOU We're JalAlhs
asa child. and 4 Thought ON, A
only lhi- man. instead oi -iE-
.y.s me Co love another anu
yin mv peace. il only he were NOT
afraid t1 trust me- ll only he were
willing { should love him. And '-.i7
afternoon when ] set ou- Win 1'"'
do Won know what Aas the real Jai"s
tb.t lav at tle bottom oi my "t'i1
ard made me $50 happy ] said 20 my
selr 1T may talle months. and lJ may
t,l-. wears uul there's is q crown Do
ufe hat } may Wiu-tn1J L may WIN
forever, And Jhis man shall tell me
rnr duty. and night and day 7ut'
watch and pray 10 do IT, and do more,
aud lice VIII not know why ! "o H.
bur ft shall be for nothing huJ ulr
to,e .f him. and some day the Wof-
sbin that is u his heart sha! come
a. me lhougl &C. uud me upon my
death bod And now you take me ,t""
tsu mo that 4 have only 90 love Eoui
and you frl-nJ.n me. and cannot De
urv- that &c is tru., But oh. You are
The rlat and master. and you Know
and win believe yau-oHly tell me
thfs wonderful tlluz again that B mas
n. -rrrg.rnat E.. spite of an mE weak
ness and mv heipIeEsness and my
failures. Won love me-and you trust
n,e-snd rou ask for me. If that is
rsaur Tie trurn. uavld-rell me IL that
ls really ,.e Tut,
Da,56 whispered -9 her. Yes, yes;
tbat is t.e ,rutu.- and u.e girl went
ON sufr.Ir uaIs soaa.le with her emo
tlOu-
.Tr you -eu me hat. what more do
need ta lrnHc You are my life and
nv e5ul. and you call me. For the
glory Of your wonderful love I will
leave an the rest of the world behind
me and you may take me where YOU
VIII ana when you VIII. and do with
me what yen please And oh. you who
f-irhtened mo SO about my wr'ngness
sre told me how hard it was to he
rieht-do you know how happy / ana
-becerse love you and you are
nine7 ravId-my pavid-my heart
has been za Tull-sa Wild and thirsty
tbat now when you teu me Chat YOU
want all my love. iJ is word of
rlorv 20 mo II tells me To he h"rpy
as never IN .'- life have J been happy
befOrer-
.4 Y,-,.7 r.-.-- tr1-rr.t her arT kiss