New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

variety OF vague emotions involved | said to my
self If you are such weak, silly tool as you have
proved yourself you have certainly right 10 marry
a man like Baltimore Then perhaps there was
motive OF penance.
That's no reason for making Baltimore do pen
ance too
Il am not so sure. If man is so impetuOus in his
COurtshp, he has TO take the cOnseq She
smiled family. so wrote 70 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 me
in which TO learn the state OF my own feelings, and
that the mere fact of ones feeling bound often I'M
PEELED one to do things that might otherwise have
been temptation He said that was TO consider
myself quite free and he could not bring back
To him it would be his own fault.
A wise and gallant man., Griscom's COM
ment: but l wonder what he thought OF my part
of il
She looked at him in surprise. Do you think
mentioned your name>'
Il rather wish you had. Then as the case stands,
you quite free. Owing to my action, you have
broken of your engagement with tne chap whom
if you do not actually love you very fond Of and
brilliant marriage. The lines in his face seemed to
deepen. That would be about the worst news that
could possibly hear, Miss Wellesley if it was not for
the fact that consider your action as coming from
an 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 can tell you IS that
viii never marry him. Since leaving London have
learned my own mind. | can see that our attach
ment was one of those quick romantic affairs that
really mean nothing. Then there are excellent rea-
sons against 1t. Baltimore must marry rich wife
He has big estates 10 keep up and very little money OF
his own, while have next to nothing There would
e great deal OF opposition TO the marriage That
would not matter if loved each other; but il
would be very dreadful ii it should turn out that we
did not"
' But why" said Griscom, do YOU think you
might not love him2'
\ pink glow crept up under the girls fresh skin
=" If had loved him., She said what happened on
the Palatine Hill could never have occurred. Don't
you agree With me-"
No" said Griscom slowly, L do not
THE girl flushed but did not answer. Griscom.
his face more deeply lned than ever, ClaSped his
hands behind his head and, leaning back against the
stuccO wall, looked at her long and thOughtfully
Glancing up at him, the girl the peculiar eX-
preston about his gray ewes that one sometimes sees
in the face of the physician bending his patient
when the latter is dear 70 him and the maladv one
that threatens to battle his skill look in which deep
thouSht IeSPonsl6ihty and strong personal feeling
are combined. Also there something almost
renunclatory, something almost maternal, the look
OF a mother relnquisning child for its own good.
The look startled her, vet moved her deeply and
before 1t her quick resentment faded and her ewes
fell.
For what seemed several minutes neither spoke.
Then GriscOm said slowly think that for YOUR own
sake ought 10 tell you something never intended
70 90 so, because II seemed dSlOval Baltimore and
against your own interests. which have very much
at heart. But rather than see YOU hold ;sef 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 mind that in some former
existence our destinies, yours and mine were
very closely interviewer. and that there have been
certain episodes certain great crises so terrific that
the impressions left by them have reached us in this
lite and SO powerfully 10 affect our actions The
night after our adventure with the hon in London
had dream about you, the scene of which was IN
Rome Later; when we met there and stood in the