The Washington times., 1906-10-07
CHAPTER XXI

Some Alterations in the Current.
one made himself a name sar skin 20 trace
-a irs last hiding place.
Each secret Mother Earth engaged 20 save.
uf Jungle sea. or cave.
no path 90 devious but ne mastered e:
and b.r hy h.r
From Off the face Of Mystery ne tore
The veil she wore;
Trr1. turning inward all his skill in seeing,
tn solve the knot OF Being.
Ia the deep Cryuts Ct SELF r0rtone he lay.
quite cast away
Adventures IN Egolsm.
Every morning, now. a box OF fow-
C~s went gp 90. Elizabeth, az the house
with the " hlra columns, and every
evening Mr.. Amid0n braveIy followed
The terror La felt Of women was over
powered. and the forttude and resolu-
ti0n he possessed En- all other fields Of
action were returning GO him. His v'O-
lets and carnations she always wore
for him, and an the roses except the
red ones. which she put In vases and
kept near her. hur did not wear. She
was inenably kind and sweet. in
high and pure far-on way ft for Olym-
pUs. but eu the intimate little co.
guecries and tricks OF charm with
which she had az first received and
Disconnected him were gone. She talked
20 him in that low voice Of hers, but
ofteuer she sat silent, and seemed 10
desire him 10 talk TO her
Since that first night no could not
bring himself 20 act part, further
than to assume the name and place
OF Eugene BrassfeId. He stood afar
off, looked AT his divinity and wGr-
SHIPPED lie read To her her favor
i-a books. and ventured somewhat. out
of his exceptional knowledge. 10 ex-
pound them-Whereat she looked away
and listened with something Of the as
constituent with which she had re-
,eiycd his disquisluons on poetry and
art ou that first unlucky evening.
For the most part, however, he. too.
was inclined 10 sllenCes. IN which he
looked NJ Elizabeth I'm the happiness
of q lovers wretchedness. The love
she had given 10 BrassfeId seemed to
him based on the deceit3ul pretenslons
oI Than wretch. and h any case IL was
not his, and he felt repelled from ac-
ccpting it, Tie yearned 20 show her
the soul Of FIorian kmidon, purified,
adorned. and dedicated to her
once or twice she had hinted al
something fateful which she wanted 10
say 10 him. but he had begged her to
wait After a few days OF this sIav-
ish devotion of his, she seemed less
sloOf. not quite SO much the unat-
taiuable goddess.
She gave him her hand. as usual. one
evening at parting.
Il shall not expect 10 see you to-
morrow said she, until we meet at
the Pumphreys' reception. Uutu then,
Eood-by."
Il thought" said he. that n you
would permit, I should like TO call in
the afternoon-say al three or four.
May -"
lie looked so pleadingly az her, hold
ing he lfyue hand in both of his. that
it is no wonder her color rose. It was
Ike the worshipful inception of new
cOurtsEip.
"I shall be Invisible" said she. "au
day-so you must wait You haven
any time 10 bother with me. anyhow.
Haven't you your platform TO COM
pleyes a public man must attend to
public matters first. and. anyhow, I
shall be denied 10 all my friends. and
you must wait with the restu'
"It Is hard 90 watt" ne answered.
''WEen you are so near"
"a shall try 90 make amends" said
she. by endcaV0ring TO be as beautiful