Arizona republican., 1909-06-05

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 She slowly removed the veil. Then for the first time, he looked upon the face of this woman who had burden ed his dreams The face was not like aany he had conjured. It seemed to him that Vecchios-Peola vecchio's-H Barbara had stepped down from her frame: beauty, tranquil, flawless beauty. A minute passed; he was in- i capable of speech, he could only look
 ''Well?" she said, in the same eX- pression,ess tone.
 Let us begin at the beginning, he replied, with an effort to initiate the evenness of her tone.
 Since this is to be the end"
 Why did you answer my personal in the first place? Why did you not ignore it? l should have been left in peace"
 An impulse of the moment, which shall always regret"
 why did you let it go so far as to permit me to dine with you that memorable night?"
 "A second impulse, equally regret table" ~-
 And why, after all had come to an apparent end, why did you send me that mask?"
 She did not answer at once
 tWhyg' he repeated.
 Tt is unanswerable. Truthfully Il do not know
 Have you thought what all this might mean to me-" with warmth.
 Again she was silent, but her eyes did not waver.
 When l heard your voice tonight I knew that doubt was no longer in my heart.'
 "Doubt?"
 Yes, doubt. I knew then that the inexplicable had happened"
 'I do not understand"
 The ineXplicable For who will be- 1 lieve that it is possible for a sane man to fall in love with voice Had | your face been scared, as I once | suspected; had you committed some l crime, as I once believed. it would | not matter. I am mad" He laughed | angrily. Yes, I love you, knowing | not what you are nor caring I have l been mad for weeks, only I did not i see my madness in true colors till this moment
 The light seemed to bother her eyes, for she turned her head aside, giving this mad lever the exquisite profile of her face.
 You are indeed mad, or. ratFfer. your jest is"
 Would to Heaven I were testing, And why did you avoid me in Monte Carlo?"
 She realized that there was some justice in his questions and that she was not altogether innocent of he cause of his madness, if it were hat.
 T did not speak to you because
 wished to avoid this very moment. But since 1t was destined to be. ct us have done. What other ques- ions would you ask, MT. Hillard?"
 Who is that man-the Italian with he scar-who ran after you that light?"
 'I will not answer that"
 A lady? Grace of Mary, that is rolIi'
 Why do you say that?"
 T am only quoting the man with he scar. Those were the words he l lsed in regard to you"
 SihoPS ne lS IlBHt. am not a ady, according to his lights" But he laughed.
 Do not laugh like that! What -ou are or have been. or might have cen to him, is nothing to me. Only ne fact remains clear, and that is.
 love you.'' NO, MT. Hillard, you are only xcited. You have been letting your run away with you. Be ensible. Listen. You know nothing , f me; you have neither my name , or my past-nOthing. may in ruth be everything undesirable" Not to mel"
 'I may be a fugitive from the iw". q do not believe itl' There may be scars which do not how-in the heart, in the mind I m sorry, terribly sorry. Heaven | nows that I meant no harm. But seems that fate is determined that ; very move I make shall become a ply, the ghost of which shall pur- ue me. I told you to forget me, hat l had entered your life only to ass out of it immediately. Foget , le!" Her voice was no longer with /, ut expression.
 Forget you? I would it were as asy as the asking I say that I !, ,ve you, that I shall always love ou. But" he added gently. lower . lg his voice. q have asked nothing , l return"
 Nothing in return?" she murmur- : d. 'NO. I offer my love only that may serve you without reward Do , ou need in your trouble a mans rm, mans heart and mind?" '1 need nothing;" but her voice 'as now strangely sweet So. she 'as loved by one who asked for othing? This was not like the men , he had known. Do not misjudge ne, MT. Hillard. If indeed you be- eve that you love me-incredible as seems to mel am proud of the onOr. But fatality forbids that l ccept not only your love but your  Not even my friendship" bewil- cred. And why not?" 'To answer that would only be dding to your hurt" make it very hard"
 'I have no alternative The harder
 make it, the better for your eace of mind. Once you are angry .ith mo onca vOt,- ara rou,-ippad +ba+