New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
A King in Khaki
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wears. which did not belong there, fell from
his shoulders. With his nrst glimpse ot ner
there IN the cave at Georgetown, his Splr1t n.il
somehow expanded 1t was no "onle' S--e
had done 1t; she was so sweet. so sound. 50
fresh Her presence beside him now was
fairly fragrant. and ne breathed It IN along
with the perfume Of the night. As one oreat-e7
the first breath Of April
There was long silence after she Hnl9neI
speak king He himself shivered now, and II
was not with cold. He wanted to speak, but
his lips were trembling and he doubted his
command Of them. Finally he got abruptly %
his feet.
90 have no right 70 this hour with YOU, am
stealing It and enjoying II on false Preterl$e7
i don't know what YOU mean Her own
voice was none too steady.
No. YOU couldn't he said, " Vet 1 want
it TO last a little longer: I want time to tell
YOU one more thing l haven any rtght u
tell vou. No. It not anything am gong .
ask-iust something l want 20 teH,-but
have no right To do that until l have made
YOU understand first why It Is l have no T1g't
She rose and walked away a little, out INTO
the full moonlight, before she answered We
are good friends, she said AZ last " am quite
sure OF that. and am quite sure YOU have done
nothing 10 forfeit my friendship don know
why YOU haven't the same right any other
friend has
You think" his voice was steady enough
now" YOU think | am Your father TREND
that he Is still nv guest here on this island.
and that | his host. All that relation be-
tween us was dissolved when We quilted the
| u ble tonight. There Is now declaration NJ
war between us He tried - make me see q
| thing his way, and | tried % make HIM see u
mine. and we both failed. 80 now We nave
.1t 20 fight shall treat HIM Just as would
| i al never found YOU that day IN the cave.
| If I'd never had these three wonderful DAYS
with WI Tomorrow at this time You may
/ = IL rr rr.~
why this Is a stolen hour. that why have
no right to tell YOU the thing | want u tell
| VIII YOU hear IL, nevertheless, VIII You allow
what is not right, as q simple act of grace,
Yes she SAID, YOU may tell me
He did not begin speaking at once When
II he did. his speech was slow and his arr re-
Elective.
1t Is not that YOU have enchanted these
| three davs for me" he said. there would be
| have done It. without the telling The rnIr-
acle Is that YOU have changed the whole
| four Years for me You told me a little
while back that | had been happy all these
four Years. and | replied that | hadn't
| known 1t until now That Is quite literally
true All the working and fighting with
| difficulties and diScouragementS, al the
| petty little makeShIftS and struggles that to-
gether made up my job. have assumed q sort Il
| dignity. 1uSt the way that YOU look At them
| 1t seems worth while 10 now IN a way that
1t didn't week ago and that's Your doing
| You have made this little island "a kingdom
for me. Its true have to fight for It, have
= begin fighting for It tonight. But even
| II Your father beats me, | Shd'n't be broken.
| shall feel even in defeat. that l have done a
man 5 work That Is Your miracle I should
have had no chance after tonight 70 tell vou.
and | wanted YOU 10 know Thank YOU for
| listening to me.
Il am glad YOU told me- " she said quite simply.
| He thought she was going 10 say something
more. for something IN the quality of her
! silence suggested that she had more to say
| But suddenly She turned t. HIM rather abruptly
and held out her hand. Il mustn't let voJ.
stay any longer
Good night" he said. Her hand was still
IN the clasp OF his own Before he let it 90. he
bent over 1t and touched It lightly with his
lips And good by" he added Then he
went slowly down the path toward the town
She stood quite still where She WIS. until
the brow OF the hill >ut HIM of from her view
Then she walked across the dew <plngIe,I t,irt
70 the house.
II the library She found her father He's
| gone, has he SAID Beaumont. with "a smile