The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
CHAPTER Xl.-Continued.

CHAPTER Xl.-Continued.
IF they all stood here by me on the
sand, If all their excellencies and vir-
tues were conferred upon one and she
stood by you on the sand, my heart
would turn to you. 1t isn't because |
you are beautiful. You are beautiful,
are you not?"
Poor man, he had no standards OF
comparison, only the instinct for the
lovely
"Men said So" she answered, smil-
Ing at him and blushing In confusion.
"Men!" he cried. What men,"
II will tell you tomorrow
She sighed deeply at the thought OF
che revelation.
''Well them" he continued, ut isn't
because you are beautiful, or because
you are wise, or because you are
learned, or, because you are kind; it is
because you are you that love YOU"
"And If were none of these
ehings?"
II would love you just the same"
"But am not what you think me In
some ways
81 could never think highly enough
OF you, | know that.
mo, no, it isn't that. When l tell
you"
She stopped and looked at him pa
aing, After all the greater test was
Go come then. ITO err" she remem-
bered the ancient Latin proverb, was
human: to forgive divine" Would he
be human or divine in this trial? Had
she so trained him that he could for
give the unforgiveable? In more ways
shan one her happiness depended
anon what would be his course. II
he forgave her and condoned her
fault. their love could have free
course If ever opportunity for benz
son upon it. presented. But II ne
followed the common course OF men
mot only would any future union be
. 4ween them on the only terms &c
which she could consent be 1mpos
sible. but he would kill her heart, bel
trust IN man sometimes, she wildly
believed, her trust in God.
.sgs ..Nothing, nothing" he repeated
athat you could tell me would make
s any difference"
So lovers have protested, she re
S called. since time and the world De
gan. And yet, things told have mad
differences. What would 1t do for thel
future, this revelation Of the morrow
And again she realized that the test
&c she herself were compelled to max
IL would not be exactly fair, for sh
would be at once prosecuting attol
new advocate for the defense, eve
IN some phase the passer OF judgment
She would be the criminal and tn
Ed world to him. 1t would hardly .
hnssible for him to arrive at correc
i u,aw and come to determination III
S B biased and free. If she could hav
transported him by some magic pov
ar among the children of men, an
3z with them for auditory have told =: nc
story. the test would be true on
What he would do then after haVln
heard the worlds voices, the world
3ss anneals. the worlds mockeries, Woul
truly determine what he was, and
" no other way could that determni1n
gion be arrived at Though she sSro1
sss3 Ia be as impartial as divinity, 81
could not but make her defense col
c,dent with her revelation, her JUST
/ cation at the same time with her co
ss4 a1onnation.I He knew nothing OF II
hpf what she and instinct had taug
min. and neither would be safe guild
An this emergency. He could prote
and she could believe his protests, b
unless they were uttered not mere
before high heaven but before $,
rounding men, they would be OF lit
value.
che nut this by resolutely at la
we are the creatures OF circumstan
and environment She would have
IA the hest that she could on I
morrow. Meanwhile she would, as ISL 8
4s55 had said, enjoy the day. And SO 7
morning hours wore away until I
time came for. the customary part1l
AZ first she would have abandoned,
The luxury Of the new passion, or 7
new revelation Of the old passion, =
customary rule, but she still preserv
some lingering remains OF her comm
sense and she clearly perceived =
III vas necessary to 60 on as q
had. Society cannot proceed wlth'
sts conventinns and these simple rs