The Washington herald., 1908-08-07

Here was the woman not able 70 stand
alone. not able 20 resist importantly. who.
sooner OF later. would fan gladly into
protecting arms.
He perceived much more than this
lie had read her Alright when he con-
tended that she belonged 70 that large
army Of women who do not marry unless
they can marry the man they love II
Joy fully realized that she loved Hugo
Charters and that he was not unworthy
n her love. she would remain single all
her life On the other hand. If she per
suaded herself OF was persuaded by an
other. that her love had been bestowed
upon an unworthy object. she would try 20
cast Il from her as rubbish to the void. -
And then. heartwhole. she might be
wooed and won
At this moment. worn out BY suffering
bewiidered and forlorn. she entreated his
judgment. ani,. --e.lid accept i as final
And so little was required: a careless
shrug OF the shoulder. the uplifted brow
the derisive smile. She would know then
that Il pride constrained him 10 decent
silence concerning a rival. such silence
could only be interpreted 10 mean repro
baton
These thoughts luttered Ike homing
pigeons into his mind as he heard Joy
saying
I loved the nan who worked here With
rs, not the nan who went down upon
the Luna"
You loved an ideal mas, $ creature OF
the imaginatiOn2"
= suppose So She ~ x grudgingly-
The other was cou1euptible- 7 couldn't
have loved him couldn't-couldn'tT
You repeat that because you are not
sure2r
The blood few 20 her cheeks
1t was cruel 20 say that" she falJered-
IF you knew how have struggled
7 can guess" he replied grimly. 'It's
not easy 70 cast out angels or devils
when once they are in possession
You seem TO see into my mind. II Il
IS a devil that is tearing ne. I can cast Il
out-and 7 VIII Why don't you help me-
Why 90 you stare al me so Strangely
His face worked And then the innu-
merabie little acts Of self-deniaI ard SELF
sacrifice. the hardships patiently endured.
the long hours OF tireless ministratiOn 70
others. the fine thoughts and aspirations
which had nOUrished his mind-these. ten
thousand strong. rose Up and stood by
him IN the hour OF his need
Why do look at you so strangely
He spra1S from his seat. laid his hands
upon her shoulders. and gszed deep into
I
70 you Because I would give my right
hand 70 tell you IN all sincerity that Hugo
Charters was a devil. and that you ought
10 cast him out forever and ever. And
this I can't DO He came 70 ne that
night and showed ne his heart He
loathed what he had done. II he was IN
clean-aud he would be the last 10 deuy
the Is now clean His love for YOU
worked that miracle he was leaving
England because the old life had become
detestable. That is the TRUTH swear
it
Thank God.' said joy.
You have been miserable" said Tis-
dale. almost with violence. because you
felt ashamed OF your love. ahased- You
thought perhaps. that he was amusing
himself at your expense? And behind
everything else was that woman, that
sorceress. who has gone back to her hus-
band
What DO you say7~
Didn't you know2 And the husband
was never his friend. That was all straw
out OF which the counsel made bricks.
And at the trial Charteries said nothing
because he chose TO shoulder all the
blame And now there IS nothing more 10
add but this: You loved the man who
worked here with Us, who was always
kind and CHEEKY and strong. And that
was the real man, the true Hugo Char
terfs- You made no mistake IN loving
him.
And he IS dead!'' she walled
He held her as IN wise. reading her
through and through; then. in a voice
which made her heart stop beating. he
said solemnly: Hugo Charters whom
you drove away Is dead and buried. but
the other lives" Then he told her the
truth.
Wearing a thick veil. Joy returned 10
Easthampton with Tisdale- Hugo was in
his room. packing up the kit that Tisdale
had bought for him. when the door
opened and JOY entered She closed the
door and stood with her hack against IT.
confronting him In q few words she
made him understand what had passed.
although the full realization OF what Tis-
dale had done never came home 20 him
TIL long afterward- When she had fln-
ished he said hoarsely:
7 see you have come TO say good-by-''
Z have come TO ask a question Are
you giving everything up because I told
you 10 begin sgain2''
Yes. Never was better advice given
And couldn't begin again here
1 see that clearly. Sti1l-its a tre-
mendous sacrifice Nothing could say
would make you
Come 10 life again? No
Nothing I could do2" Her voice faI-
tered: she let her lids veil her eyes.
What do you mean2'' he said hoarse-