Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20

They have never met. Both are mer
of honor. and
Men Of honor are tricked by womer
sometimes, and then they have to suffer
for being fools as If they had been vii.
lains. Think what such a mana man Of
honor as you say-would feel when he
found out the woman
"A woman can be illuminated as wei
as a man." I said. You are SO un-
scrupulous you would stoop to anything
I know that. RaOul du Laurier has done
nothing: II have done nothing Of which
to be ashamed. Yet you can lie about Us
ruin him. perhaps, by q plot. as II he
were guilty. and-and do terrible harm tt
me-"
II can-without the trouble Of lying
And 1 will. unles, you'll give up du Lau'
rier and make up your mind to marry me
I always meant to have YOU You are
the one woman worthy OF me-
You are the man most unworthy OF
any woman. But give me till tomorrow
evening-at this time-to decide. VIII yor
promise me that?"
mo. know what you would do. YOU
would kill yourself. 1t is what is in your
mind now. I won't risk losing you.
have waited long enough already. Give
from you to du Laurier, saying that you
find you have made a mistake, and not
only will I do nothing to injure him, but
will guard against the discovery of-you
know what. Besides, as matter OF
course. I'll bring all my influence to bear
In keeping your name out of this or any
other scandal. I can do much. every
thing. indeed, for l admit that 1t was
through me the commissary of police
trapped you with Dundas. I will say
that blundered. l know what to do to
save you. and l will do it-for my future
wife,
mo power on earth could induce me to
break with Raoul du Laurier in the way
you WISH" 1 said. Tiff I am to give
him up. I must tell him with my own lips
morrow. If you will hold your hand until
then"
We looked at each other for long mo-
ment in silence. Godensky was trying to
read my mind. and to make up his &C
cordingly.
You swear by everything you hold
sacred to break with him tomorrow
by the memory of my father and
mother, martyred by bureaucrats like
you. 1 pledge my word that-that-if
can't break with Raoul to let you know
the first thing in the morning, and dare
you to do-what you will
You will not dare me, 1 think. And
because l think so, I will wait-a little
longer"
Until this time tomorrow"
mo. For IL you cheated me, 1t would
be too late to act for another twelve
hours. But I will give you till tomorrow
noon. You agree to that?'
IT agree" My lips formed the words.
1 hardly spoke them; but he understood.
and with a flash In his eyes took step
toward me as If to snatch my hand. I
drew away. He followed, but at this in
slant Marianne appeared at the door.
There Is a young lady to see made
moiselle." she announced. her good-na-
tured. open face showing all her dislike
of Count Godensky. "A young lady who
sends this note. begging that made
moiselle will read it at once and consent
to see her."
Thankful that the tete-a-tete had been
interrupted, 1 held out my hand for the
letter. Marianne gave it to me. !
glanced at the name written below the
lines. which only half filled the first page
of theater paper and found it strang, to
me. But. even If 1 had not been ready
to snatch at the chance OF Kidding myself
Immediately Of Godensky, the few words
above the unfamiliar name would have
made me say as l did say, Bring the
young lady In at once
II come to you from Mr.. Dundas, on
business which he told me was OF the
greatest and most pressing Importance.
DIANA FORREST
That was the whole contents of the
note; but a dozen sheets closely filled
with arguments could not have moved me
more.