Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
CHAPTER VIII-Continued.

II was true knew / could see IL IN MS
eyes. hear It in his voice. Since his dread
full misfortune In losing the diamonds, since
had ,or,ro-.ad him for their loss and in
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N'S'S" On s''I"e nun 90 nav "'p 80
out or MS troubIe. ne haa- seen IN me 'he
angel OF his salvation. Tonight his heart
WAS almost breaking with love for me who
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VINO" ""u'u iiaNe nm lohs 10 siIou' 4o
JOY II l chose / could tell him that the
wells were safe. He would love me still
,.,,,~. ,,asslorataIv in his hanDiness which
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go" 49,. ,''''" IA ms e''''' anu
tak@ al his love as II It weTe my rsmt GIT
tsdtHE tNt secret OF my u"atHcIE as Iv!!s
- ! could. But how long would that be?
H'w Guild be- sure that the theft of the
treaty lad not already been discovered,
ana Tat the avalanche OF rum was not on
Us way 10 blot Us forever out Of !!ie ana
love-
The fear made me nestle nearer TO MIN.
and cling tightly. ber"us@ said 10 ihySeit
tUat perhaps ! sat never be IN MS arms
again. that this might be the last time mat
LIS eyes those eyes that are not cold
l-tEEt look at me with love IN tHem' as
low
suppose al these people out there had
t.'.d AMI Kissed me. instead OF apriaud-
t,S asked ould you stiII be proud
G. me, stt.' care Tor me
IA love YOU better. If there could ne
C.o-'.
'l"H know. dearest ono most neaut'lui
""", that m a Jealous brute. can pttt
You 90 belong TO others-eVen TO the pu3Hc
t.At appreciates You almost as much as
You dos rye I" be appreciated. VI course
! III proud mat they adore YOU nut d ike
I" tx" you away from tleth ana aioie YOU
a. 10y my SELF Why, II the whoIt word
turned against you. there q ne a Klna Oh
JOY IN tHat yer me. q ne so Siau oi IHe
chance 10 face II Tor you 10 sh!eIa you
from II always.
ih"n what IS there "ould make Sou
love me lrss?' ! went on. dwelling on the
subject with dreadful faschatioh' as one
looks over the Drink OF preCiplce
Nothing on Goa eaflh-"hie you kept
true TO me
And weren't true-1 deceived
you
why. XIII you-a'u ,nySet ailel,
But IL makes me see req piazlhg scariet
even TO think or such a thlng why
should you speak OF it-when rs beyond
possibility. thank heavehf kho" you
love me- or you wouldn't make such noble
sacrilcrs 10 save me from rum.
shivered. and shail not De co DER WheE
they lay me IN my CONN. Wishea tIdt l
had not looked over that preclp.ce; Gown
INTO hIdckhrSS. WY aWeil on horrors
when l might have I'VE minutes o. happi,
nrsE-p"rhais the last snou!d ever KNOW"
j remembered the piece or good news hao
t"r Raoul. would have told him them
hut h. went on. saying to me so many
AItttt-' NN'SI anu '1'IH,-" ~ '''NNN
could not bear to cut him short, lest never
after this should he speak words OF love TO
me lhen-Ions before II ought, 81 u
seemed to me-the clock in my dressing
room struck and knew that hadh an
other instant 10 spare. On some hrSt
nights ! might have been willing TO FISK
keeping the curtain down (thcugh l am
rather conscientious IN such ways, Out
tonight ! wanted more than anything else
10 have the play over ana 10 get nome by
midnight or before, SO that my suspense
might be ended and l might know the
wOrst-or best.
Il must go. You must leave me, dear.
i said But We some good news Tor you
when there's time to explain. and great
Furpr!sa. can't give you minute until
the last. for you know I've almost 10 open
the third and fourth acts. But when the
curtain goes down on my death scene come
behind again. / shant take any calls
after dying. It's too inartistic, Isn't 1t?
And never do, III see you for lust few
more minutes here in this room, before
dress to go home.
For few minutes! Raoul caught me
up. But afterward? You promised me