New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-29

"XoEno-no; it isn't that" she replied but
with look OF such apprehension that he alrao@-
doubted her for the first time IN all their tTendF1
Father IS all right, only he has worked very hard
and Oh please don't insist on my telling you any
1norei Believe me. should be frank with you Ct s-
persons IN the world, If L could; but can De
Impu1sivelv he stretched his hands across r-e
table and seized hers The hum of cOnversatlOn had
died out in the room back of them most OF the diners
having departed. 1t had grown so quiet that they
could hear the strains of band from one OF the
parks, playing as gally as II war was an unNro'.H
contingency
full onfdencel Tell me what it is that trouble YOU
Something does I'm sure. have read IT IN your let
tiers and IN YOUR ewes when YOU come TO me Leg
me share it with you, You know love you. AND
a part Of love IS 10 share each others troubles.
He tried TO hold her hands; but she wlthdre7.
them trernbIinqlv She turned her face away toward
the lights Of the night without looking at him For
what seemed a long time he waited IN, WISH
YOU had not SAID that To re-Just yet, she answered
at length ." You make 1t very hard for both Of us
now | want 70 be honest with YOU, want t. give
YOU nv confidence and my but | can L / can
tell YOU an ything You must wait"
Listen" he commanded again leaning toward
her There IS something which makes me think
YOU love me | shall ask nothing more OF you-
father of Your plans. because want to make ye1
see the position He frowned at the waiter. W no
came toward them and then retreated- = Norrr he
went on there Is 70 be way. Your country unlCe-
pared 1t will be overrun by an enemy that Is ruth
less and that viii come 70 conquer The end may nas
wrIthe and suffer before 1t regain the ground e
Will lose in the outset. Can't YOU see that. Can
YOU understand what It VIII be for you and Eo-r
father here under such conditions Don YOU N,'
that for YOUR very safety You must leave, rs NY
wife or even my betrothed. l can make the way So
much easier for youl GIVE me the right, dear give
me the right!
1t is impossible " she replied turning toward h-1
again; and he looked hurt " 1t is the very danger
of that makes It so You don know how Ia'.-9
| wish could say YES 70 You; but 1t 5 1rnpossIte :
must be with my father. / owe 1T to HIM He can
90 away. nor can | leave him So until the Ny =
clear we can be friends only, and no more
He sat stunned for a moment, va1nIy STRIVING &c
understand a circumstance combination OF cor
ditIons which could have dictated such anSr.er-
Then the thought that perhaps the GIL before
HIM was making sacrifice 20 some awful menace ,
II could be only one thing-the threatened mSar -
OF her father. But what had the war to do WITH
that: Perhaps she would never be more to Inn
her father went insane, because then she would say
no because Of her love for him, and the fear If
posteritv Their happiness, then, was TO depend
upon the condition Of an old mans mind
Norm" ne asked softly. Is It insanity,
She turned toward HIM IT 4uaZenent not tdtIC H.
ing his line of reasoning Il can tell YOU nothing
more She spoke as one under stress and sup
preston. - You must ask nothing more You must
take my love faith or not at all until YOU know
It time for You 10 tell me again that am neeeSSIF
TO YOU
He felt that it was a crisis with them and slowly
thought OF what he might say to break away --z
barrier or induce her remove the embargo. They
sat looking into the distance; but before ne ts
formulate argument the sound of horses b. IS
madlv gathering over the pavementS caught t'-"
attention. 1t came nearer and nearer and then .-
them on the street below man IN soldiers UNI ~I
flashed BY. They looked at each other wondc-i-
half starting their feet, and as they looked ---
den pandemOnIun broke forth.
From an allevwav nearby burst an army OF --.--
bows the streets suddenly became alive with lts.-
TRANS belched forth from cafes and hotels. a--
above all other sounds came the cries OF. EN---
Extrvi War broken Quit War; War War
She turned away from him Is If IN those crieS were
No r,tay1 or