The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-20
The Surrender.

I opened my eyes wide at his tone OF authority but
did not resent it.
He did not ask me TO promise He only told mo
what he dd not want me to do and then he changed
the subject
1t was twelve o'clock when left 1t seemed so
natural when he beckoncd to the chauffeur of wait
Ing taXcab.
Drive up Riverside" he ordered
We went up Broadway as far as Seventy ysecond
street then crossed the driveway. The river lny
to the left like n long black shadow. There was
sprinlng of lights the Jersey shore. It was star
light overhead and there was a of broodna
peace in the air.
We rarely spoke. I do not know what my thoughts
we're If thought at all. l seemed In dream.
We came at last TO Caremont. 1t looked like fairy
land with Its summer garden and lighted verandaS
The far off sound of gentle gayety drifted to us l
was afraid that he might suggest that STOP but he
did not
We turned here and started back A cool sslt
breeze blew upon
oh From the scar 1 cried in delight
"lou love the sea, don't you?' he said
More than almost anything in the world" cried
He leaned near, but did not touch me.
Come with me to India Little Wise One. We
would be together the You could be as free
as the air swear It. would never try to hold you
against your will. Marry me or not as you please,
only come with me-
turned TO him with frightened eyes.
oh l could not do that Do you not See7 could
not marry you. / do not want TO marry any one.
And it would be wicked not to marry. Do you not
see? could not do that"
''Ycs Sec" he said soberly. you strange
child"
l leaned back with closed eyes. Burning tears
slipped from beneath the lids. l do not know why
cried.
We rode home to the boarding house in silence
When we got out he dismissed the cab. I gave him
the key to unlock the door. We stepped into
the vestIbue. He unlocked the inner door and
turned the key TO me. AS / took IL from him his
hand closed mine.
| understood then why had thought his hands
cruel. The touch of them was chain of Gre that
knew mercy. II drew me TO him. His arms were
about me His lips upon mine. 1 knew, for ono brief
moment the glory Of surrender Then he pushed mo
roughly from him. but still holding my hands. His
face wild like the sen in storm, and he laughed
the old mockng sen laugh that was both tender and
cruel.
You have kissed me-" he whispered Gcrcely ''You
Will never be free again. Never so long you
member aud YOU shall remember so long as there is
blood In your body You little Wild elf thing! You
nay marry whom you please, but You nre mine. mine.
Then he grew strangely calm. He turned my two
lands over gently and laid his burning face in the
lamS of them.
"Oh Little Wise One, Little Wise One be whiS
,ered. and was gone.
l stumbled bndly up the stairs and opened at last
NY door 1t he had said The loneliness
tabled ME; that tormentng loneliness that is devil
Il hell
| crept into bed and lay staring into the dark |
eemcd wholly cut of from all the past Of my life,
Neu the happening of the hours just gone by, the
meeting with the man from Mouqun's what he had
aid to me- and the touch OF his lips upon mine
ecmed more symbolic of what might be rather than
omethlng that had actually occurred seemed Ut
ery alone The horror OF 1t shook me,
Then into that dark hour there stole the sense OF
resence Infinitely sweet and calm. 1t ID.
mother who came to me In my need. She seemed 10
ather me Into her arms just she used to do when
was little girl and soohed my troubled spirit into
est
So the terror of loneliness crept away, and though
knew IL was there lurking In the dark there was
lso love and we are never alone long there Is
we
.Ob God teach me to be strongl' prayed in my
cart That was the first real prayer L had ever7
lade
Aud 80 ended the first lesson,