Evening star., 1909-05-30

prompted a new thought in her mind, and had
inspired a new impulse in her heart concerning
that hitherto frightful nightmare, her future
husband She could not help but think that if
Prince Frederick of England was like this man.
if the Margrave of Schwedt was of this pattern
or if any man seeking her hand was similar even
in small degree to this gentle spoken, hand
some Captain. life would be very different
proposition, and the future would be rose
colored as the morning 8 dawn
A Ii these new emotions in the breast of
Princess Nina found expression in tears
that evening when she was alone with her
friend and lady in waiting Mademoiselle Sonns-
field. While arranging the Princess toilet for
the night, Sonnsfeld. who always spoke to
Nina in English, though she spoke the language
brokenly, said
'Ah Nina, | saw you talking to the hand
some Captain That IS the name your sister
Charlotte gives him. Have not often told you
that all men are not to be hated?'
You have often told me that OF course,
answered Nina but why do you tell it to me
now"
the man you talked to this evening is not one
to be hated: neither is he to be talked to too
much unless my Nina would be unhappy One
could easily see by your face that he was one
not to be hated by you You looked happier
and brighter than have seen you for months.
it makes me happy Sonnsfeld kissed Mina's
bare shoulder. mo no. dear one all men are
not to be hated In truth. there are thousands
of men who are to be loved by women as moth
ing else in all this world can be loved a child 5
love for its parents is sweet and beautiful. a
mothers love is deep and marvellous, but. ah
Nina mine! if you take all the different kinds OF
love the human heart can give. and roll them
into one, and multiply their utmost strength
a thousandfold, you will still have only small
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the man who is to be loved by her 1t matters
not whether the world calls her love right or
wrong. If she must love, she must. II 1t IS her
fate, she can in no way avoid 1t 1t pulses IN
her breast with the first drop of blood that
passes through her baby heart it burns her in
womanhood; and Is all of life that is left to her
when death comes to give her rest But the
love-ah, Nina it cannot diei 1t IS God Him.
self. Some persons have naught of God IN them
God must pity them for their souls will rest
forever in the earth Some seem to have too
much of God in them. and when that great
blessing is true, life itself is apt to be sweet
torture.
why. Sonnsfeld what has come you
that you preach me this long sermon of love?
asked the Princess
Because, Nina you have God within your
heart and you will know all too soon why
preach to you. if many times you talk to this
handsome Captain, answered Sonnsfeld After
a long pause. she went on. his great love
comes in many ways Sometimes 1T comes
like the overlapping tide ever encroaching upon
the heart until it engulfs it But, like the tide.
it cannot be stemmed and no man, much less
woman, can for moment stop ITS course.
Again it comes like mountain torrent IN flood.
CARRYING all before it. and that sort of love
sometimes brings death in its wake | cannot
tell which will come to you | often fear it will
be the mountain torrent. But If you see much
Of the handsome Captain. Nina, it will surely
be the torrent or the tide
Wilhemina stretched forth her hand protest
ingly. and was about to speak, She tried 10
laugh but ended by throwing herself on the
bed. face downward in a food of tears Nina
feared that the tide had begun to flow and she
also feared that she would be powerless to say
Thus far and no farther
To be continued ne1t Sunday