New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

don't LEI ne grieve YOU, hoped shouldn't |
do that: but I cOuliu have spoken Il had
thought YOU were still Indifferent, Tor could
not have borne your beng merry over my
rnistOrtuneS. Il IS something to me now TO
know that our new friendship viii make you
genrler II your thoughts OF me- But 1
wanted YOU 70 know. l think perhaps Il
would have been better i had let YOU know
before viii not trouble YOU after tonight.
I'm going away from here n the morning
Her hand tIgIltened II his and her eyes,
the more lovely Tor the tears they had shed.
were raised 10 his. No. nO-vOu must not
%, You have gwen me too much, and L
The rende-esr flower OF Womanly sympa-
thv | Will not give uD the memory OF those
tears. They are more blessed than anything
that can happen n my life III never forget.
Tnev'll De with me always. % give me new
heart t0r what We got to do. / love YOU,
Natalie-w0n't v0u let me tell YOU So again.
want YOU 10 learn by the tenderness OF the
touch OF nv fingers. by the look IN my eyes
You IeI- them once YOU looked IN them once
when they were not gentle. See am
barely holding the Ups Of Your fingers l hey
treu5le On mine 50 lightly that they might
be gone and I should scarcely know II. Do
YOU understand now what l mean, I am
irving 10 show YOU that there Is a love deep
enough. -everent enough, to be content with
spiritual rather than physical Symbols.
He felt the warm fingers to which ne
offered such gentle bOndage close more nrrn-
II and make his own fingers prisoners; but
her face was turned away from him again
and the moisture still hung on he1 laSheS.
He rose, about TO turn away; but she
II would not relInquIsh his hand, and
stood beside him. In the eyes upturned TO
i, ILL mo- Irf7l7 m
incaDscirv he understood. II was as though
her tears had purified them 50 that he had
new light on the spirit within
\atalIe,
Whac-Brooke?"
Do vou2 C-could you:
# he had been incredulOus before, IN
ready % believe his own happiness, the VS.
3f,7- tokens Of i were too obvious. In the
~tx-. moment she was in his arms; and she
no longer sought to evade him. \ tear still
--e7lblef piteouslv on her cheek; but he
kissed II away and held her close 70 mn!
while he whispered the trst words OF real
conservation OF their union lie dlo Ilol Ilol
L--7ovy what they were. nor did Natalie She
only knew that they were very sweet a, ana
that here in his arms was sanctuary. ne
mos curious thought they both had was
that i was 50 wonderful that tney We're
amazed they had never thought of IT, he
kissed her hair. her eyes, her lips. as ne had
done once before: but there was a difference
now. for IN the sweetness OF tlcT contact
there was no bitterness. Nor was ler IaCe
pale as On that other night, or her lips cold
The blood rushed warmly. suttuslng 1er lace
and throat with q lovely glow, as II Il must
give him. Us words might not do, the mes
sage Of her heart Nor was there any tear
in her eyee. She did not Try TO SPEAK; DqJ
he knew that her silence was only the IeIll'-
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when, .. he urged at last, " when did tins
miracle happan,"
Oh. long 90, She whispered
Long,
That nig.," She stammered, on the
terrace.
" NaraIill
"Yes. tits true. That night have never
been able 10 tar--.it. You were brutal, Di5
you were $3.50 strong, and wondered
what you wou.l 1e like if you-Eou We're
gentle. want t9 he mastered. Every
woman does down ID aer heart. She doe7n I
want t. be "or .ped from atar- one
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