Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

cinated me. He stands today in a unique
position to life. l want to see how he Will
come out CT 1t.
Everything" he answered. II heard
| it fromsa journalist who was in court, his
only friend. the only man who knew.
"Wfere is he now?
ION his way to Japan.
She drew little breath between her
teeth.
."rhere were rumors." she said. 1T was
| was very young then. / ought not to
| have accepted his sacrifice. wish TO
heaven had not. l wish that had faced
| the scandal then. 1t is worse to be IN the
mower of a man like this today! Mr..
| Aynesworth!'
Lady RUTH!
DO you think that he has the right to
keep those letters?
81 cannot answer that question.
Twill you be my friend?
$50 far as l can-in accordance with my
obligations to my employer!
She tried him further then, but rose
and walked slowly out of the room he
found her maid, and saw them to their
carriage Then he returned to the sitting
room. Wingrave was smoking clgarette,;:
Il am trying the ham ma hsr nneae
| Lady Ruth has just gone Aynesworth
answered. ~. ,..ou
yet?" he inquired.
mot YETI
"Her dainty ladyshp has not bid high
enough 7 suppose he continued. Don I
be afraid to open your mouth. Ihere an
other woman there besdes-the Lady hutn
Rarrinefou who opens bazaars, and patron
ives charity, and entertains royalty. ASK
what YOU want and she'll pay!
..What a brute you are! Ayneswortn eA-
claimed Involuntary ,
| that But whose fault is it? 1t isn't mine.
I've lived the life of a brute creature for
ten years You don't abuse one-iesseo
man, poor devil. I've had other tnines ali, n,
nutated 7 was like you once. 1t seemed all
tight To me to go under to save woman
honor You never have Therefore, l say
youye no right to call me a brute ferson-
ally. I don't object. 1t Is simpy matter
of equity"
are acting like a brute. =,
precisely. l didn't make myself what l
am. Prison did it. Go and try ten years
Yourself and you'll find you VIII have to
erope about for your fine emotions. Are you
coming to America with me?'
II suppose So" Aynesworth answered
when do we start!
Saturday week..
snort west, or civilization east?'
Both Wingrave answered here Is a
list of the kit which we shall require. Aoo
yourself the things which have forgotten.
VERY good of you,' Aynesworth an
swered.
mot at all. / don't suppose you coine
without Can you shoot!
"A bit," he admitted.
"Be particular about the rifles. I can take
you to a little corner in Canada where the
bears don't stand on ceremony. Put every
thing in hand and be ready to come down
to Cornwall with me on Monday
CORNWALL Aynesworth exclaimed
What on earth are we going to do IN
Cornwall?'
II have an estate there. the home Of my
ancestors, which am going to sell. am
the last of the Setons. fortunately. and I
am going to smash the family tree, sell the
| heirlooms. and burn the family records!'
IT shouldn't If l were YOU" Aynesworth
said quietly. You are a young man yet
You may come back to your own!'
"Meaning?"
"You may smoke enough cigarettes to be-
come actually unmarked: One can never
tell! have known men proclaim them
selves cynics for life who have been making
| idiots of themselves with their own chill
dren in five years.
Wingrave nodded gravely
True enough, he answered. "But the
one thing which no man can mistake is
death. Listen, and will quote some poetry
to You. think-it is something like this:
:" The rivers of Ice may melt and the
mountains crumb,e into dust, but the heart
of dead man Is like the seed plot unsown
Green grass shall not sprout there, nor