Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07

denly faded Why did you do such thing as that"
" 1t is hard for me to explain there was such
variety of vague emotions involved. | said to my
self, If you such weak, silly fool as you have
proved yourself you have certainly right to marry
man like Baltimore. Then perhaps there was
motive of penance."
That's no reason for making Baltimore do pen
too
Il am not SO sure If a man is so impetuous in his
COurtShip, he has to take the consequences She
smiled family. so wrote to Baltimore, as say,
and asked him to release me-
Have you got his answer?'
Yes. The dearest letter. He said that after /
had gone he realized how little time he had given
in which to learn the state of my feelings, and
that the fact of ones feeling bound often inn
PEELED one to do things that might otherwise have
been no temptation. He said that was to consider
myself quite free and if he could not bring me back
to him it would be his own fault.
"A wise and gallant man. Grscoms
of it9''
She looked at him in surprise DO you think
mentioned your manner"
Il rather wish you had. Then, as the stands,
you are quite free Owing to my action, you have
broken off your engagement with fine chap whom
If you do not actually love you are very fond Of and
in so doing you have given up the idea of very
brilliant marriage The lines in his face seemed to
deepen. That would be about the worst news that
l could possibly hear Miss Wellesley, if it not for
the fact that consider your action coming from
impulse that will not last You must reengage
yourself to Baltimore
She raised her blue eyes and looked steadily into
his. Professor Griscom, will never marry Lord
Rathmorel'
Why not?" asked Griscom sharply.
Please don't ask me. All l can tell you is that
will never marry him. Since leaving London have
learned nv own mind | can see that our attach
ment of those quick romantic affairs that
really nothing. Then there excellent
sons against it. Baltimore must marry rich wife:
He has big estates to keep and very little money of
his own, while have next to nothing. There would
he great deal OF opposition to the marriage That
would not matter if loved each other; but it
would be very dreadful it should turn out that we
did not"
But why said Griscom do you think you
might not love him.
A pink glow crept up under the girls fresh skin
" If had loved him - she said what happened
the Palatine Hill could never have occurred. Don't
you agree with me?"
No." said Griscom slowly, Il do not"
THE girl flushed but did not answer. Griscom
his face deeply lined than ever, clasped his
hands behind his head, and leaning back against the
stucco wall looked at her long and thoughtfully.
CHANGING up at him, the girl the peculiar
preston about his gray eyes that sometimes
in the face of the physician bending his patient
when the latter is dear to him and the malady
that threatens to battle his skill look in which deep
thought, responsibility and strong personal feeling
are combined. Also there was something almost
renunciatory something almost maternal, the look
of mother relinquisning child for it's good.
The look startled her yet moved her deeply, and
before it her quick resentment faded and her eyes
fell.
For what seemed several minutes neither spoke.
Then Griscom said slowly think that for your
sake ought to tell you something. never intended
to do because it seemed dsoyal to Baltimore and
against your own interests, which have very much
at heart. But rather than you hold you! SELF in
doubt and contempt for what you could not help,
shall tell you what think about it ALL There is not
the slightest doubt in my mind that in some former
existence destinies yours and mine,
very closely interwoven and that there have been
certain episodes, certain great crises, terrific that
the impressions left by them have reached in this
life and powerfully to affect actions. The
night after adventure with the lion in London