Arizona republican., 1910-05-19

rush of business and left himself no idle time for broodng It had therefore. somewhat th. feet oi surprlse when he found himself aboard ti tha. was saiimg for Antwerp week later He ...d hImsrl1 that he had always intended run for holiday when opportunity offered It by no means followed that because he going to Europe he would Virginia Jackson. He needed rest
 One night. III storm that beat hard against them through the dragging hours of the darkness he looked into the eyes ot death His life little. hls grasp oI the mighty whole : inadequate N hat par, of all that he called himself would have vitality 10 go on
 into that Beyond which lay just the blue threshold at all of him but the love he had crushed -ramprd and demed In his soul he reached his arm Q Virginia An, how trivial his quesiionngi There was no question but this only-whether they might stand together. whatever
 For the rest of the voyage Norton s@t near the bow oi
 the boat devourlng with impatient eyes the space that stil stretched before him Evcry that lay be tween him and Virginia seemed suddenly full oi danger ihS any moment might be the last that helI grace Tor him aLd here he ker; from her by rhs impossible illusion of space
 When the boat reached An,werp he found tha, th= party Tor which he had inquired Lad gone on 70 SChrv ennsen But he could not risk further delay. May come, he tecgraphcd
 Her answer came al la,t-Ly mail not by wire II you have learned !" love you may Otherwisc what k the 1,c-
 Even in his humility Norton laughed aloud Ii ne loved her Had not the trouble rom the beginning b-tA tdi ne mad !Ned Ter n CXccS .1J IdeaiScallv too loitly: Of lis love there could be no question, Oert2ry the message cryptic but ' seemed 10 m IN ? .rmlsSlon. however c-ali,icned He took the
 But when Virginia into the room 10 receive hi-l Norton f.e io-aot 70 s-, I.r eZl!----. Ie io1go- everything excep, that the universe lad somehow riqht-i itself he sudden lifting of wliar had ben Ike ! phyScal pressure i-t hm ol-hza,ed. and h- ba5blei lncoheTenceS without knowing what ti,- w.--
 But V Hglnla. Tth WCuas'S superior SearnaD-hiD upon the wave ol emotion. held him te cl4rted line
 But. Richard, you SGe "
 Sure that cannot live without youa Oh. yes '-
 She shook her head opposing lifted palm ,a b.. eaeerness.
 :. No sure that you know me for real woman-ius:
 Norton took her hand, in both of hs and held them fast.
 When l see you know nothing past or present e~- cept that this is you and that have been starving i- the sight of you for longer than l can bear 10 re memberi'
 woman's form appeared at the French wind which opened like door upon the garden She lad stepped inside before she saw the TWO in the Nr- gina started forward.
 "O Oh Rose here is Nl- Norton Will YOU come in, Richard you must love my sister Rose-my dear dear -iStcr
 There was protection and defen. and tenderness IT her tone a> vel as a her words and Norton i1l, the demand upon him which 1t conveyed, even before he saw how irai an apparton this unknown sister was vbranty like Virgnias that they ,hooL hn win nd len surprise. Virginia has tod oi you She aid 4 surge of red went over her waite face and left Il winter than before" that you friend oi Mr Warwicks. lat alone would make you welcome. ], there other reason. She smiled both w:th d sweetness that made them ache and slipped she had come.
 Virginia watching him with keen suspense
 You must never blame her-no, in yoIr inmost hought-nevcr for one moment she said. breathessy
 NOu don't knOw-you cant underStand-uOt that l Lame you for not understanding, No one could But
 know just how i; all waS-I was there-she na: d,ed. Il has been hard her-for she was not 10 blame. any more than he was,"
 Norton felt his thoughts whir He put out his hand to hers.
 II, was your sister-t was your sister Warwick loveda"
 Yes" Virginia said
 II was never you at all?
 Oh. no,
 Bu, why did you let me think 1t was youo"
 You u,isunderstood that was all"
 But why didn't you Straighten me out al once."
 Why. at the 5tTy nrst. sad Virginia gently. " I didn't see just what you And then when url- derstood wasn't going have you blaming Rose, really loved menot merely adored me, you know. ThI: was the point
 Virginia, Have you made me go through thi, agonzng summer for nothing It isn't possible, When 1t wasn't at all-when there nothing 10 forgive when n, the facts were all the other way
 Oh, she broke in, don't make the mistake of thinking that facts have anything do with the mat
 No?" he murmIred. in dazed way
 "Oh. nol Its the-the principle that is the im- portant thing. + we are-are gong to the words Swayed like dizzy bridge but she went on bravelv over them" going to live our lives out together must spoil what chances of success we might have by binding ourselves the beginning It IS delicate experiment at best You would have to know some time that l merely human, and ii you cOnli not see 1t now, and then to it later, you would have felt defrauded. and would have fet-oh don't you under stand?
 Was that what you meant all the time2 he asked Why. yes, tried to make you understand that day at the lake but you couldn't what meant or how fundamenta. And then. the first time that you thought wrong. you blImfd That was what had feared Suppose n had been I instead of Rose It migh' have been. Suppose should say that II xas!"
 He .aughed q little queery. "I should never believe it. That will be the only safe way treat your con fessons. Virginia, would you really have let me stay away forever?
 " afraid to q love that would not see me IS was. she said gravely could live without you could not live with you if your love should slip away " You right-perectly and absolutely right-as 1f course. you would be" he said humby Then the bid Richard Norton in him reaSserted itself for mo- nent. Still. it wasn't quite right of YOU to let me be- eve what wasn't true That wasn't really straight forward"
 Virginia clasped her hands upon her breast and lifted a radiantly joyful face
 Then forgive me for that, Oh don't you see. dearest I don't what you forgive just sc that you really do forgive me somethng,"