Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-28

his own wounded vanity at the root OF his
desire to humiliate Japan? Russia was
too powerful, too occupied, for the present
at least, greatly to care that her overtures
and presents had been scorned. Upon her
ambassador had fallen the full brunt of
that wearisome and incomparably mortify
ing experience, and unfortunately the am
bassador happened to be one of the proud
est and most autocratic men in her en-
pire. No man Of Rezanovs caliber but &C.
commodities that sort OF personal vanity
that tenaciously resents a blow to the
pride Of which 1t is part, to the love Of
power 1t feeds. As well expect lover with
Rezanov finally shrugged his shoulders and
admitted the impeachment, but at the
same time he recognized that the desire
for vengeance still held. and that the te-
been no mean factor in the remodeling Of
himself from a voluptuous young sprig of
nobility into one OF the most successful
business men and subjugators Of other
men that the Russian empire could show.
was not likely to weaken when its very roots
had been stiff with purpose for fifteen
months. Power had been Rezanovs ruling
passion for many years before he met
Concha Arguello. and although 1t might
mate very comfortably with love, 1t was
not to be expected that it would remain sub
merged beyond the first enthusiasm, nor
even assume the position Of he party of
the second part Rezanov was Rezanov
He was also in that interval between
youth and age when the brain rules II 1t
Is ever to rule at all. That the arder of
his nature had awakened refreshed after
a long sleep was but just proven. as well
as the revival Of his early ideals and ca
pacity for genuine love; but the complex
ties, the manifold interests and desires OF
the ego had been growing and developing
these many years; and no mere mortal that
has given up his life for considerable
period to the thirst for dominance can
ever, save in a brief exaltation, sacrifice it
to anything SO normal as the demands of
sex and spirit. For good or i'll. the man
who has burned with ambition exulted in
the exercise of power, bitterly resented
the temporary victories of rivals and en-
emies, fought with all the resources of
brain and character against failure, Is in a
class apart from humanity in the mass.
Rezanov loved Concha Arguello to the very
depths of his soul. but he had lived beyond
the time when even she could engage sue
cessfully with the ruthless forces that had
nodded into immutable shape the Rezanov
she knew. Her place second, and it is
probable that she would have loved him
less had it been otherwise: she. In spite Of
her fine intellect and strong will. being all
woman, as he, despite his depth Of in
tuition. was all man. Equality is possible
In no relation or condition of life When
woman subjugates man the conquered will
enjoy sense of revenge proportonate to
the meanneSS of his state.
1t is possible that had Concha awaited
Rezanov in st. Petersburg her attraction
would have focused his desires irresistibly:
prospect of separation for a definite pc
Rod and while 1t had not relegated her
image to the background, her part in his
life had been settled there among many
was crowded with the impatient symbols
of the intervening time. Moreover, he
well knew that the SAVIOR would be gone
from his happiness with the woman were