The Washington times., 1910-02-11

q NO we must not forget we must
-tLHen Der She raised her hand and
{ pointed toward the window out
/ there, Duhravuik. death waits Tor
gotten -D-
With a start she gained her feet
---- 7.'tH Tot a moment pa DtLatiuEI-
--itrl taiE- s.aSp5HE and unCIaEufuE-
Der hands while her bosom rose ana
I emotion.
One whom she loved was tnreat.7,.5
low Tho maternal instinct Of woman
HIHn Is never more prominent -f-.--
al.r- d lS exercised iH the protection
OF TIE man she loves. and who fe do
tined TO He The father Of Te- oerl-,--i-,--
d Us a grand and "a noble sentiment
-..'. .' man LEfS VINO uiI ever COM
.' it- "-iI when man loves as
] loved then, Do can appreciate its TrIf-
ness even though be- may not under
~t--.- d. no can recognize its existence
ana ITS presence even though b. would
I De- lnpHss-ni=- for him 10 define IT,
And DO was the maternal instinct thar
governed her iu that moment Of terror
ed realization OF the dangers which
B had suddenly become her charge and
care she saw herself as Responsible
-Hi Inc Conditions that weuaced mo
auG she was Ike a Mild partridge shelf
eTsuZ -tS brood and which will not Hcs4-
Isle IN face any peril for their p-otec-
I was always more or less Indifferent
f not luSa-SiHIe- 20 danger u NAV no.
ur-nSSarl.E be bravery that refuses o.
recognize perl-S- j. may be am instinct
confidence which iS convinced Of its
power 20 overcome them.
= rose and stood beside her. putting
my arm around her as We faced the
window from the opposite side OF the
room
-OUt there lies danger. Zara.- said.
smiling but here, pa this room. dweIIs
There can De no happiness with
death waiting for y0u outside she
said with sharp decision
'-LaTa. my love-
She wheeled upon me and cIasped
Der hands together behind my neck.
i"-ttTE ~ az me with rroubie-ShrOuded
"l eSr and with n-owS that were slightly
r"rru-ated by the perpIcxfties OF the
moment.
listen so me. sweetheart she said.
with her face SO close 70 mine that
bad al / could do 20 refrain from in
terrupriuE her. We must rot heTft-Fr
the TcTlls that Do" yOnder There are
two lives in danger now. for If ANYTHING
Sl'Ul1 ---Goe7 To You II would kill me
also ! am selfish now. Duhraynik. iu
-AE concern s0r YOU tor after al ID Is
ns-~oIl whom J would protect. through
Vol SUI We mast not belittI- the dan
ger 7 SNOW that YOU are brave and
daring thar ycU have no fear 7 rec
Nzg rat You view with contempt the
DcrtiS that 'c~e- Won. but OH. nv love
Suppose that YOU should not escape
Why suppose 10, Zsra2 I am here
;:c danger * there. We need NOT an
uclpate d. Let Us leave e &c he met
n the proper moment forgetting for
this once, that il exists"
No no. ne must control ourselves
We nave heer children for an hour or
l'ipIe- toF-eiiul or all things save love
"IL row let as inc what We area man
ana q woman who have periIS to face 90
and VINO, / trust: nave the courage
10 meet them. Eara 80
'Ay. courage bat courage alone does
h'I always accomplish thu sought for
end Courage alone IS not Inevitably
competent to meet End overcome c0rrIi-
tic1s- And we need more than Co-Ira 70
DEhTaV li3-- we need resource"
Resource IS something with which
We are both mos eratcly veil provided -
3 suggested Smiling, and still refusing
To accept her words as seriously as she
intended them
She stamped her foot irnDaffrntrv rro7
the rug. and frCwncd a little, with "a
touch Of petulan~e in her Kramer that
was the most beWIrClinC thing I had
Yet seen about her
DC be your own self for a moment -
she commanded me. Withdrawing from
my restraining arm and stepping away
out Of my reach
How can 7 De myself. when see and
FgSilze only you bantered her
Ihen came another transition almost
as starting as 1t was complete
she threw herself bodily forvvar RI into
my embrace. claSping her cIiDGinE arms
about me, while she buried her beautf-
lul race between my chin and shoulder
el-l- htil@L INTO = passion OF sons which 4
CONFUSED her so utterly that I was
alarmed
7 had tried her too far WITH my ban
terinS attitude, and my apparent fndif-
ference TO threa tening and terrible /
fate.
'Zarat - said Ny love-
But she only >Sobbed on and on and
held her crushed against me until I
The storm should pass. knowing that a 4
Sreat calm would succeed IT, and that
her present expression OF emotion was
only the safety valve for All that had
passed between us since the incident
when our lips met for the first time
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