The Washington times., 1906-11-11

Iou. AnG since We po-a or as loFs
the roses so much, perhaps ~ VII be
beautiful 10 speak of them stu. !
want 20 tell you how th- man who
owes the flower needs not 10 lose t1r his
own sake, but may love it for the
flowers. how one who really wers.-Ds
beauty wurships InIt which .s mol
himself. and the more he 81 a.3s
If the less he thinks of himself And
Helen. you can never Know HoW lard
a struggle nay life has hogI. I-sI ~
keen before me S metnus lo love-
how lonely a strG-gs e. -.- been,
and how sad / ca only teI Ell that
there was very lttl- strength I-ft and
very little beauLA. and taat 30 ~as
an / could DO 10 remember t-e-- aas
such a thing as joy IN the word, aEd
that / had once possessed d. The
music that moved ne and t.e music
thas 1 made was never your Wild
rose singing, bUt sGcl yearnHE, rest-
Jess music as yOu heard ia tnc s--len.
! cannot tell you hoW much i lA.e
loved q III little piece mat d .iay e1
tuFH. perhaps IL Is my own Hfu .t--il
tlat finds such breathing passion ~
Al. but A have sent 30 yI- I'M. me
darkness OF many uiSdt. Ir---i--.s
that somewhere u miEut WdEru an
ecno. For as long as l4e heart D--ts
lt never ceases 90 munger ana - iia45rs
aud felt that somewhere 80 the
world there must be l-tt sp4Ae At-As
creature tnaJ Was beautiful and LL4-
and. that might be loved. - j. -
that when / saw you all my ss44
was reused within me, yO4 were tas
fairest OF all Gods creatures IlEL
had ever seen Iuat N as Hly i Va
80 bitter at nTst. and that Was Hly
all my heart vent out 10 sou Hlen
saw you suffering, and why u ls -
NE the dearest memory OF Hy Ike
that ] was aDle u Ae4F you -A--S--
ward. when / saw how true you -I-s
/ was happier than i had ever dared
hope 10 be again, Tor EAcu i " -AI
back TO my lonely little home, Il "a
no longer - think about myself ana
my sorrow and my dizziness. but 10
think about yOu-to rejoice IA your
salvation, and 70 pray ttr sou IN
g3l,r trouble and 10 wait Tor the day
when / might see you again. And -
/ knew tnat something llG happened
70 mu for which i had yelIl=I. l.l,
so long and SO painfully --t--t- -ly
heart had been taken tEoAf aa4=r --51
mat ! was living IN 4uOLler me- i
knew. dear Helen. That / loved y1l. /
said To myself long ago, before
YOU got Arthur's letter, that 1
would wait for the chance 10 say
this 20 you, 10 take your at-l
Iu mine and say. Sweet gll4,
the Law OF my lie mas been that s--t
my soul L must give 10 the best tlLlB
t4at ever I know, and ildt thing l5
YOU. You must know that / love yul.
and how love you that j Jay myself
at your feet and ask IT, hep sou ailt
watch ever yOu and sLreus then ly- .il
that / may. EOT yOuT ID Is young
and there is much 10 be hoped Tor .l
il, and 10 my own poor self there ls
no longer any duty that / owe -y
heart Is yours and ] ask for nothing
but that / may love you -uuSe were
the words that / first meant to SAY ~
81 "a
pleased YOU that l should 8 eak 10 yhl
Thus
Mr.. Howard stopped, and after re
had waited q minute the girl ai--d
her eyes 10 his face She did -a- ape
swer him, but she put Out her other
hand and laid Il very gently -- his
own
There was long silence before tie
man continued Al last he said- D ar
Helen. that was what ] wished t1 say
10 YOU. and no more Than that, .t-
cause / believed that 1 was old aaI
that my heart was dying within Ie-
but. Oh. when that letter came from
Arthur. il was II / heard the voice
OF M soul crying out 20 me that my
life had just begun, that / HAD stun
10 love. As / came out here into the
forest with YOU today. my soTl was
full Of a wOudTuus thought. a thought
that brought more awe and rapture
Tan words have power TO tel; II was
that this precious maiden Ua- -Jr fH
he happy alone, bat that some day
she and all her being would So ar-
10 some one, 10 some one who C0.ll
win her heart who souls love her and
worship her as she deserved. And my
soul cried out 10 me that I could E8r-
ship YOU. the thought wakeued II me
wilder music than ever bad heard
In my life belofe- Here, as D EGe#i
before you and hold your hands u
mine. dear Helen. all my being cries
out 10 you To come 60 me, for lu v1Ur
SORROW your heart has been laid bare
10 my sight, and j have seen only
sweetness and truth. To keep IL and
serve II, and feed II upon thoughts r-
beauty. would be all that could care
for in life; ard the thought of winning
life ] might cherish Eou. Is Id
me joy which briuEs tears .-Ia
my eyes Oh. dearest girl ] must live
before you with that prayer. and teI
me what you VIII. / must stiH pray c.
Nor do / care how long you ask me
10 wait my life has now but one de-
sire, to love you IN such way as best
may please you. 10 love you as much
as you will let me. Helen. ] have told
all myself TO you, ana here. as we
gaze into each others eyes. our souls
are bare to each other. As I saw those
words they bring To me a thought that
sweeps away all my being-tlat per
haps the great sorrow you have known
has chastened your heart So that YOU,
too, wish 10 forget yourself I.I WDT-
ship at the shrine OF love- 7 see YOU
trembling and J think that perhaps
IT may be that. and that il needs only
a word OF mine 10 bring your soul 10
me! What that thought is 7 cannot
tell you; but OH Il has been the dream
of my life II has been the thing for
which l have lived, and for which 7
was dying. If ! could win you for
mine. Helen. for mine-and take YOU
away with me; away from all else
but love, The thought of 60 ChOkes
me. and fills me with mighty anguish
or yearning; and my soul burns for
you. and I stretch out my arms 10 vou:
and I cry out TO you that the happi-
ness of my life is in your hands-that
] love you-oh. that / love yout'
(To Be Continued Next Suuday)