The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-04-24

RAJ. teSlOeS, nave seen you DOth
together"
Still. thore are emeralds and en-
eralds,"
And then--there are your eyes!"
"Thcre are two OF them. Mr.. Dono-
van!"
There need he no more to assure
light in a needful world. Miss Hol-
brook"
Good! You really have possbii-
ties!"
She struck her palms together In a
mockery OF applause and laughed
at me.
ITO man who Is In love every
thing is possible" dared
THE Celtic temperament Ia very sus.
ceptible. Yon have undoubtedly
likened many eyes to the glory Of the
heavens"
Il swear"
Swear not at ALI"
Then I won't!"-and We laughed
and were silent while the water rim
Piled In the reeds. the insects wove
their wool Of sound and ten struck
mnsically from ST, Agatha's.
II must leave you"
IF YOU so you leave an empty world
behind"
"Oh, that was pretty!"
Thank you!"
"Concoited! wasn't anproying
your remark. but that meteor that
flashed across the sky and dropped
into the woods away out yonder,"
Alas! | have fallen farther than
the meteor and struck the earth
harder"
Won deserved It," she said. rising
and drawing the vcil about her throat.
My lack Of cOnceit has always been
my nndoing: I am the humblest man
alive. You arc adorable" | said "if
that's the answer"
ut isn't the answer! II mere stars
do this 10 you. what would you be In
moonlight"
As We stood facing each other was
aware Of some new difference In hor.
Perhaps her short outing skirt OF dark
blue had changed her; and yet I'm our
tramps through the woods and our ex.
tho same or similar costumes. She
hcsitatcd moment. leaning against
the railing and tapping The floor with
her boot; then she gravely. half ques-
tioningly. as though IN herself:
He has gone away: You are quite
sure that he has gone away?"
Your father Is probably in New
York" I answered. surprised at the
question. II do not expect him back
at once"
IF he should come back" she bc.
gan.
Gle will undoubtedly return; there
Is no debating that"
'If he comes back there will be
trouble. worse than anything that has
happened. You can't understand what
his return will mean to us---tO me-"
"You must not worry about that;
you must trust me to take care OF that
when he comes Sufficient unto the
day must be Your watchword. saw
Gillespie tonight"
"Gillcspie?" she repeated with un.
feigned surprise.
That was capitally acted!" !
laughed. II wish knew that he
meant nothing more to you than
that" added, seriously.
She colored, whether with anger or
surprise at my swift change Of tone,
! did not know Then she said, very
soberly:
Mr.. Gillespie is nothing to me what.
ever"
II thank you for that"
THANK me for nothing, Mr.. Dono-
van. And now goodnight. You are
not to follow me-
"Oh, surely TO the gate!"
Not even TO the gate. My ways are
very mysterious. Fly day am one
person; by night quite another. And
If you should follow me-"
ITO my own gate!" pleaded. Its
only decent hospitality" I urged.
Not even to the Gate Of Dreams!"
But in trying to get back to the
school ,ou have to pass the guards;
you will fail at that some time!"
mo! J whisper an incarnation, and
10! they fall asleep upon their spears.
And must ask you-"
Keep asking, for to ask you must
stay"
please, when I meet you in day
time do not refer to anything that we
may say when we meet at night. You
have proved me at every point-even
to this spot Of ink on my forehead.
| and she put her forefinger upon the
peak. II am Helen Holbrook; but as
what shall ] say?-oh, yes!" she
went on. lightly"as psychological
fact, ! am very different at night from
anything ever am in daylight And
tomorrow morning, when you meet
me with Aunt Pat In the garden, II
you should refer to this meeting
! shall never appear to you again, not
even through the Gate of Dreams.