Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11

her throb. She withdrew her hand from his and
folded her Or that you don't content me-when
you that tone"
HE wise enough to recant at once, and sank for
ward cOntritey, his elbow his knees his face in
his hands 81 don't understand. There are times when
l feel though l had known you, Natalie.
Haven't been patient9 Haven't obliterated myself
all summer and thought only of your feelings;
sented for the sake of being you every arrange
ment of yours that might you from gossip stood
in the background like foolish college boy; bored my
self to extinction with your friends waiting for chances
to you aone-chances that never seemed to come?
There isn't another in the world who could have
made do what have done for you. Just to be
you that's ALL just to hear the sound of your voice.
to get the reward of grateful glance from your eyes,
He felt the light touch of her hand his shoulder
and dI looked up, to find her smiling kindly.
Eyes, Rene, you have been ANGEL she said.
Don't change l want your affection more than
Don't let quarrel, not tonight. Won't you
be generous again? hard to be patient when every
He stared gloomily at her. Don't you think de-
tenderness?"
1--WE given you faith, tenderness. Tenderness means
many things. can't give you the kind of tenderness
you want can't give you what does not belong me;
but will reward YOU Rene have reached the
waited u will never willingly him again. she said
stifingly, "nor her!' she added.
Renes twinge of delight did not show the face he
true9" he ventured sagey. " ~ ~ ~ ~
YES, yes! 1t is true. thought it was too odious
to be true; but it is-horribly Oh, don't ask
from it ALL away from New York where can forget the
whole hideous travesty!'
"And them" he asked.
can be managed. Divorce, absolute, ina 1t is the
only thing that will satisfy me- that will not bear
his name, or have anything about that remind
me of my insults or his infamy." There was sulen
lowering of her brows and set look at her lips which
drew her face in ugly lines. "Tm going to consult
some SON one at once she went on rapidly THAT is why
thought might live quietly abroad for a time
why not 60 at once?
II WILSON when 1 find what I must do
De Land had taken one of her hands and while she
talked pattng it gently. His touch seemed to
soothe her. for she lay back in her chair quietly and he
felt pressure of her hand in response to his own.
are eServ is he seS
legal proceeding in the world. Modern civilization has
required it, Natalie. You taking it too hard. Your
pride is hurt"
"My pride-yes, hurt to the death-the woman-rny
best friend
cit is mistake to have best friends" He stopped
and then questioned suddenly will he consent with
out trouble will it be necessary to tell the facts?
hope he will consent; but if he refuses shall not
stop at half l shall threaten him with her,
she muttered bitterly perhaps he will assent quietly
to the woman Otherwise she must take the
sequences should like to see her punished. shall
not care if the whole world knows of it,! There
which made her worth looking at De Land had never
her handsome
IT'S not too late to begin again. Natalie Before long
= you will regret there such as Brooke
Garrott What such man know of the heart of
a woman like you? He belongs to the SOIL a mole who
can do only the thing to which he born. You belong
another sphere,o music, art, culture, gaiety Even
New York you have not lived Paris is the only city
the world can offer you something now the entree
to any court in Europe. could have had legation in
the East if l had wanted it, South America but l
though of you and chose secretaryp, to be in Paris.
Think, Natalie dear, what that means to you and to