The Washington times., 1910-02-06
CHAPTER VII Cont ID.
III -Drfu-ae- Zarar


1t is frequently the case that
we meet people VINO autagonize
rs the moment a glance or 6
handshake is exchanged, while our inner.
CONSCIOUSNESS offers no explanation
for the reasonIess antipathy; on the.
other hand, Fate brings us sometimes
IN contact with personalities which at
once appeal TO a sixth sense which IS
uDeNplalnable and lndennabie1 buJ
which seems to comprehend more than
the combined i've educated and trained
sensibilfties- What is that sixth sense2
Who can tell2 / only know that IN
one moment 7 felt as II I had known
the princess al my lie, and knew
instinctively that the same Influences
we're affecting her
1 VIII not attempt 10 describe her
more than 10 AFFORD mere outline for
the charm which pervuded the at
mosDhere around her was IelL rather
than seen II would be unfair 10 call
her beautiful as the prince had done.
outward and visible sign, and with the
Princess cara. although her. beauty
was striking. II was the least Of her
attractions I had thought that 7 was
born and had lived, devoid Of that
form of seif-cGnscioUSDeSs which IS call
ed djfhdence, although 1t Is only an ex-
preston Of eCotism- but for the first
time in ny life ] found myself iI al
ease and wondering II 7 was appear
ing TO disadvantage 7 was conscious OF
myself. and what was stranger stiT.
1 realized that this trained society
DeaucZY the uudCUb-ed heroine Of I'M
numbered c0uquests. was as restless
as I was
Princess lara
The expression as write ft bra. g
wildly back TO me the moment when I
stood beside her that night amid the
lffcng or guests surrounding US bu
{ rf De-
ence- There are some occasions in the
tNeS OF men which they are not IN
clned 10 dwell upon or even TO speak
ABOUT W1ica they preserve jealousy,
as secrets IN their own hearts. seIfszIv
lGClSpoSfd TO acquaIGt others with them
lest some OF he magic Of the actual
may be lost ia the telling But ] could
l-eL rstlte the history OF my expert
eHceS IN 81 Petersburg at that time
Nlllout LuCOEeTLuE my IuUermDSL soul
as Il was affected and Influenced by
Lara de Ecleyeria. whose charm OF
manner whose redundant beauty and
effort at description.
Her eyes were ike stars. and vet
were IioJ too 1Tillif MT Glowing III their
depths sOmewG here beyond visible ken
was the assurance Of uuspeaTzarTs. r,ror9-
sc, 2HQ there seemed 10 eUalare from
Eer personality slowing enthusiasm
which thrilled whomever came into her
presence.
The mere outward description of De~-
S1Ual beauty VIII be forever made
gCate 10 describe the emotions that in
first time. the feminine perfection of
creation which he is destined 10 adore
one may be fascinated. attracted hv
any one of many qua Iiries or hr an
perfection Of form or feature. and may
accept these suggestions as comprising
all tlat Is necessary to euSender that
gualLy y thin US which we call love-
out nearl-- always one finds that the
INIT atom has been accepted for the
real aEI that il has been 81 accented
has never appeared
But wehnever 2 man finds the real
one. whenever Il = his good fortune
10 encounter the genuine article there
reality He sees and feels and knows
There Is no denying the absoIuteuess
OF d. Tt IS a perfect knOWIedze brought
E nome TO hun with an anS1IureunSS
which, for the moment. Is almost nara
( lying In its effect and the immediate
consequence OF which are utterly be-
yOud comprehension
Standing there Is the presence OF
Iara de EcheTcTia. surrounded aS NO
were by tlrOuCS Of guests. furor~15DteI
frequently, As it was cutie natural we
I should De- we two were vet as utterly
alone as II we had been standing -rr0r7
a solitary rock in the midst Of Tz-afnre
beyond which he vision could not neue-
rTate-
Er-
curse yes and the strange mart of .5r
was that we both seemed 10 realize the
truth although neither of r1sraf -ba-
moment could contemplate The under
standing Of the other
Until ] drove with the prince IN that
mouse where she received nv whole
mind ana intelligence had be- centev-a,5
I upon the work I had 10 90 ar The Pms
s-lI Cepl s our having passed the
portals OF Iara'S palace. and bei-r
I taken INTO her presence made tho 7--T,o7.
world appear suddenly small fD5es[r
and left all that was great. and gor.5
and worth attaining encor0Dasss7 -
the very small space in v-Hil47 So st,,,,-5
mere was a sense Of cCrnDlefeua-e -,
u all which Is inexp1ica bIp- there -
compelling force emauati ting from be-
I IKE the energy OF radium. unseen ~
al Do"efIul, which dominated me as
surely. though none the less sr7b+I,- -
tile SUP dominates the planets
Il nave never remembered the words
mat passed between rs at that So
interview for the reason that v-f7a+az-,e~
J said was uttered subCOnsciof1sIv 49,
/ became mere incident in the -reaf
event The meeting itself va -
event We had come together rror,, ,7;e
ferent parts Of the world We u-e-e
born or different nstiOna Titles We bs5
5een nurtured differently and every i'm
pN - or our respective lives had nnnn
trained in different grooves. and FOR
difeFeHt motives and yet out Of fI1a=
chaos Of differences had happened the
wonderful thing Of our meeting
j suppose we talked as other 0eooFa
talk who meet and part for the f-sf
time as wet met and parted then. II We
we're 20 be Judged from the stand
point End observa ton OF others To me
II was an epoch. focused into mo-
5GeHt OF time To her I now know that
u was the same.
was suddenly conscious that there
were many Others VINO were waiting
10 claim her attention. and I got l1ron
my feet
SO soon, Ar Dubravui62' she said
Necessarily" 7 replied. 81 cannot
take. TO myself all the delight of ne
evening
You viii return o.
IT msy-when your are less oceu-