The Yale expositor., 1907-02-08

Alva, who was following my glance,
though I'm not so tall as she"
But what amazed me most, and de-
lighted me. was that she seemed 10
be almost in good spirits. IL was
evident she had formed with Joes
daughter one of those sudden friend
ships so great and SO vivid that they |
rarely lived long after the passing or
the heat of the emergency that bred
them. Mrs. Ball saw it also, and was
straightway giddied into sort OF
ecstasy. You can imagine the WIS.,
ions IL conjured. I've no doubt she
| talked house on the east side or the
| park to Joe that very night, before
she let him sleep. However, Anitas
face was serious enough when we
took our places before the minister,
with his little, blackboard book open
And as he read in a voice that was
genuinely impressive those words
that no voice could make unimpres-
sive. | saw her paleness blanch In
to pallor, saw the dusk creep round
her eyes until they were like stars
waning somberly before the gray race
of dawn. When they closed and her
head began to sway. | steadied her
with my arm. Apd so we stood, |
with my arm ,o;tnd her, she leaning
lightly against NY shoulder. Her an
swers were mere movements OF the
lips.
At the end. when | kissed her cheek
she said: us it over?'
Yes" McCabe answered-she was
looking at him. And | wish you all
happiness, Mrs. Blackjack.
At that name, her new name. she
stared at him with great wondering
! eyes then her form relaxed. car
ried her to a chair. Joe came with
a glass of champagne; she drank
l some of it. and it brought life back
l to her face, and some color. win
a naturalness that deceived even me
| for the moment, she smiled up at
= Joe as she handed him the glass. is
e 1t bad luck" she asked, for me to be
: the first TO drink my own health?'
And she stood, looking TRANQUILITY at
every one-eXcept me.
took McCabe into the hall and
paid him off.
When we came back, said: Now
we must be going"
"Oh, but surely you'll stay for sup
peri" cried Joe's wife.
NO" replied l, in tone that made
it impossible TO insist I'VE appre
! ciate your kindness, but we've i'm
posed on il enough" And shooH
hands with her and with Allie and the
minister. and, linking Joes arm IL
mine, made for the door. | gave the
necessary directions TO my chauffeul
, while we were waiting for Anita t(
come down the steps. Joe's daugh
ter was close beside her, and the!
kissed each other good-by. Alva on th'
verge of tears, Anita not suggest
ing any emotion of any sort. TO
morrow-sure," Anita said to her
And she answered: Yes, indeed-a
soon as you telephone me- And 81
we were off a shower of rice raj
Ting on the roof of the brougham--
the slatternly man-servant had throw
il from the midst of the group O
servants.
Neither of us spoke. watche
and by the light of occasional stree
lamps saw her studying me furtivel!
At last she said: II wish TO go
my uncles now"
I'VE are going home" said l.
But the house will be shut up
said she, "and every one will be
bed It's nearly midnight. Beside
they might not" She came to
full stop.
1--WE are going home" | repeate
ITO the Willoughby."
She gave me look that was meal
to scorch-and IL did But | Shove
at the surface no sign OF how ! W;
wincing and shrinking.
She drew farther into her corne
and out of its darkness came, in 10
voice: How | hate YOU" like q
whisper of bullet.
kept silent until | had control
myself. Then, as If talking of m'
ter that had been finally and am
ably settled, began The apa
ment isn't exactly ready for us, b
ol .Ioe's lust about now telephoning I
man that we are coming, and tie
lnu phoning your people to send yo
nei maid down there"
ne Il wish to go to my uncle's," s
20, repeated.
anu MY wife will go with me" said
say quietly and gently. Il am considers
ou' of her, not of her unwise impulse
'eiy A long pause, then from her, in
.ne calmness: Il am in your pow
TO Is just now But / warn you that,
anu YOU do not take me to my uncl
ian you will wish you had never Sc
anu me-"
lo' I've wished that many times
On ready said ! sadly. I've wished
from the bottom of my heart
use whole evening. when step by $
pies fate has been forcing me on to
mes things that are even more hate
to me than to you. For they
oy only make me hate myself but mi
WIS you hate me. too" / laid my HI
lflly | 80. ooA hold a. thnre TIM