Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26

ioiiorh ana ShabDy art student, put n
young woman whose name would go far
and whose eyes were bright with tho
elixir or success-that most potent OF
cordials. He wondered whether he
should see again the gray mist OF tho
sea steal across the lovely violet OF her
eyes, and upon the thought the soft
shadow fell and the sweet gravity that
became her so well came into her face
The change seemed to bring her back
to him: and he grasped at the heeting
mood eagerly.
II have seen things differently since I
saw you last" he began. and all uncon-
sciously her head bowed. as though
under the weight OF remembrance. ct
let go OF myself again-it was hideous:
you heard Of it?''
Yes. ! knew. I was sorry"
But Paddock took me away to the
house of some friends OF his: they were
good to me. 1 sent you a telegram
Christmas-I wonder II you got it,
Yes. and / was glad you remembered
me-"
She did not tell him that she had cried
over 1t in her dingy room. or that at
Paddock's settlement house where she
had gone to help In the childrens enter
tainment. she had learned from the min
lister where he was. or that the knowi
edge that he was In a place OF safety
had been the real peace of her Christ
mas
1T was a lonely place up there In ths
mountains. and the first night
He had felt that he must tell her every
thing. but he could not do it. ne could
not confess how narrowly he had escaped
taking himself out OF life by the back
door. Her own fine courage. the success
now crowning her endeavor-these things
| taunted him; he could not tell her how
near he had been to throwing down his
sword I'm the face OF the enemy. With
courage. sincerity and industry she was
storming the citadels OF a world that had
heaped favors upon him only to magnify
t,,,vy. IL
| speak with confidence OF HIS tomorrows
to this woman If he would hold her re-
spect
I'm going to try harder. I guess I've
never tried at all. I've got lob: Walsh
| is going to take me into his Office: you've
! seen him. he's . grand old fellow. While
/ YOU are off making your drawings I shall
be trying to learn how to sell groceries.
| Isn't that mos uninterestirg?"
She bent toward him eagerly.
| 'Oh, no, il is fine, 1t is lust the right
thing. I am glad-so glad
His heart bounded he saw how
pleased she was-no cloud now on those
| violet seas: and she smiled that quick.
rare smile OF hers
please don't grow too famous to re-
member a poor. struggling jobber IN
canned goods and such. You see, you've
rather put it up to me to do something.
] shan't get very hight couldn't-but
I'm going to do the best I can. A man
I met up there in the hills-a minister
priest. he would call himself. made me
feel my lack of Importance In the world
| in new way. He said he thought the
devil wouldn't care for my sou-that T
was a clumsy piece Of Satans practice
work. not worth putting on exhibition In
| the hall of fame down below. That took
| the conceit out of me: I had imagined
myself a superior article.
Well, when you're at work you won't
| have time to think OF such things" she
answered. not sanctioning his way OF
| joking about it,
! But shall think of YOU every dav
ard / shall wonder where you are and
how your work prospers; and sometimes
l shall see you"
1--WE shall always be good friends. of
course"
But he would not take warning OF her
words or her manner; this new career
was drawing her away from him and the
thought OF losing her was intolerable.
IF you haven't taken that step, IL you
are still free. won't you give me my
CHANGER"
mo, no. Please don't spoil this even
ing for me; / know you don't mean to
be unkind-but you are!'
But why should you throw away your
freedom: you owe something TO your
selfw he pleaded. ''See what has come
to you: think of what you would lose IL
you let this imagined duty to Joe inter
fere with your success"
ct made up my mind that night when
I told you my story. and I shall not
change it. Poor Joe, I had hurt him SO
that he doesn't want to take me back
but the tie exists. Nothing you could
say would ever change my feeling about
it,
The lines of his face hardened and ls
jaw set. Having, like q child, resolved
should not at once pluck the stars for his
reward. The penitent Is never so hum
BILE but that he demands immediate
share in paradisiacal joys.
You will be leaving at once. / sup
pose l shall not see you again. he re-
marked. the detection showing In his
face.
Eyes. shall be going in a day or two.
but / shan't forget you. You are one or
my friends; we mustn't let anything
spoil that
Mrs Blair's eyes were upon her and
she rose. Richardson and Wingfield were
leaving. and the editor had some last
words for Jean. Mr.. Blair was to take
the men down in his car and Jean left
with them. wrapped-for the good wom-
an would not be denied-in Mrs. Blair's
ermine opera cloak.
Wayne was pacing the floor, smoking.
when Mrs. Blair came back from seeing
Jean of She threw her arms about her
brother impulsively.
'Oh, Wayne, there are not many wom-
en- like that, / always wondered IL you
would ever really care, and what she
would be like, and now this-this-.
He was not surprised that she knew It
all; Fanny always knew everything.
And to think that when she offered to
go back to that vagabond Joe. he
wouldn't have 1t that way-wouldn't lis
ten to it! And here she is left high ana
dry with her preposterous conscience; It's
that wretched Jimmy Paddock that's re-
sponsibie. didn't suppose 1 could ever
feel that divorce is right in any case: but
here were two silly young children elop-
ing. And a girl with this beautiful
genius in her, seeing the awfulness or
what she had done, fed from it. II Joe
hadn't nearly died of pneumonia, and IL
Jimmy Paddock hadn't convinced her
that marriages are made in heaven and
that the courts OF Pennsylvania haven't
any jurisdiction over them-well?" she
concluded, irrelevantiy.
Nothing. Fanny: only the spectacle OF
the Pennsylvania courts assuming juris-
diction Of the heavenly kingdom tickles
me. I'm sorry that / can't talk about
Jean-not now. It's great that she's
struck 1t, and that must be enough for
me. 1 guess. Good night; I'm going 10
walk home"
10 be continued tomorrow.)