The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11

/ That's a different ma tier" he re-
piled. shaking his neaG.
well, Wheth er you fOrTiYe mo or not,
| you must hear me"
rs It another commando"
1t is request hOm a woman suffer-
ing to a man who was once compass
siOnate."
She attacked him subtly, swiftly, pow
erfully. For one of his temperament,
there was but one answer to that ap-
J peal.
I AT your wish. madam" he said
& ravely. 4 beg you 10 proceed.
I am now. as you know. the sole
owner OF this ship"
and you must value Ger highly"
I value her as nothing compared
with honor or love. II loved man and
a ship stood in the way I could see
her sink with no feeling but that of
| JOY that what parted US vas gone; but
am not alone concerned. No one knew
II but my father and myself; this ship
carries arms for washington and his
men One Of the chests IN the hold is
nlled with gold, the latest subsidy from
france; the cargo belongs TO certain
merchants Of Boston, friends ofe my
sponsible for these things. When I got
| note from the mate yesterday"
That AFFAIR of the kerchief2 Then
you deceived me-"
plteously. The mate had made his
plans. not L They depended upon me
| TO secure you. Can't you see how 1 was
torn2 You had kissed me In this cabin
had asked me ? question which but for
| that note I would have answered then
and as you wished.
1 loved you then The confession
admit my lore and then take from you
the ship? The note sealed my lips. My
heart dragged me one way; my duty 70
my. country. TO my friends, to the mate
/ and the men who trusted me. forced me
another What could I do? Has a
woman no sense Of honor2 Should she
not be governed by the same principle
( by which you would regulate your life?
We are enemies; not personally, but
you belong 10 the OppressOr and I 10
tied here aid now. What else could
dol Would 70 God that I might have
died! Love and hope and life died in
my breast when you passed me by in
/ the cabin last night with bitter words
and hateful looks. I love you"
He started forward at this reckless
disclosure Of her feelings, but she went
on:
7 love you more than sea or heaven.
/ did not know what II meant before.
don't know all that Il means row, ex-
ceBt tuat 1t me ms suffering and heart
break"
And she was cot the first woman who
found that bitter mingled with the
sweet Of passion
IF You look cruelty at me again il
will Kill me-" she continued, throwing
restra ut 70 the winds IN the turmoil OF
ner f. elings. Cant you see2 Don't you
understand See, I am abasing myself
before yOUl am giving you the answer
you have net yet received. in spite Of
an you have said about getting II last
night
Try to think for me-try to under
stand that only the sternest cOmpulsion
made me do what I did and then, II
you want me, II you care for this
wretched, torn, broken heart Of mine,
II is yours Nay, whether you care or
not, IL is yours, Why should ] conceal
IT. I am not ashamed Of IL. / can't
help It T love you, and only you You
are all ] have. and 1 have lost you!'
MorninEtOn was profoundly moved.
The b0ldness Of the wild, passionate
the core, and yet he did not give way
10 his own emotions. Men and women
IN love, they say, are nine parts fool
and one part angel Usually the nine
parts fool crush down the one, but
sOmstirnes the one part overbalanccs
the nine In his case the nine parts
were still UppeTmOst and raging.
You speak Of love TO me-" he said,
flashing himself into crIeler and crueler
Won have ruined and dishonOred and
shamed2 You expect me TO be treated
this way and TO give trust and conf
dence and affection once mOre-tO be-
-ieve words with which, perhaps, you
would fain mock me again.
MY God. prayed the woman, Is
IL possible that he does not see truth
and devotion in all that 1 say-in all
that I ami"