Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02

gold mines. I wish they did They ex-
tract bit of gold about the size Of this
peDb!e out OF q ton of quartz l once
bought shares in gold mine and there
WASH any gold In 1t at all. | always
used to be buying things like that. Peo-
Moses"
"Oh. not that Moses. He could get any
Of rock. I mean the son of the Vicar
tacles.'
oh" said Emmy. who after the way
OF her generation had never heard Of
him.
Il don't do it--let people sell ME things
any more. now he said, gravely. II
Seem to have got wise. Perhaps It has
come through having had to look after
YOU ] see things much clearer"
He filled and lit another pine and h.
gan to talk about Orion. just Visible over
the shoulder OF the cliff. Emmy whose
interests were for the moment terrestrial,
interrupted him:
clearly, my dear. and that Is that owe
you q frightful lot Of money. But I'm
sure TO get something to do when I'm
back In London. and then / can repay
you by installments. Remember, I'm not
going to rest until I pay you back
Il shan't rest IL you do said Septi-
mus, nervously. please don't talk OF II.
II hurts me. I've done little enough IN
the world. God knows. Give me this
chance of.the Buddhists call it 'acquir-
ing merit" !.
This was not a new argument between
them. Emmy had a small income under
her fathers will and the prospect OF
earning modest salary on the stage.
she reckoned that she would have suffi-
Gent to provide for herself and the child
Hitherto Septimus had been her banker
Neither Of them had any notion OF the
value OF money, and Septimus had
chifds faith In the magic Of the drawn
check. He would as soon have thought
OF measuring the portion OF whisky he
poured out for a guest as Of counting the
money he advanced to Emmy.
She took up his last words, and speak
ing in q low tone. as a woman does when
her pride has gone from her. she said:"
Haven't you acquired enough merit a.
, ready. my dear? Don't you see the inn
possibility OF my going on accepting
things from you? You seem to take It
and the child for the rest of our lives.
I've been bad, unprincipled fool OF a
girl, I know-yes. rotten bad; there are
thousands like me in London"
Septimus rose to his feet.
"Oh, don't, Emmy, don't! I can't stand
it,"
She rose, too. and put her hands on his
shoulders. .--.---s.
You must let me speak tonight-our
last night before We part. 1t isn't gen
CIOuS VI YOU uOI 10 listen.
The yellow dog, disturbed in his slum.
bers. shook himself. and regarding them
with an air OF humble sympathy, turned
and walked away discreetly into the
shadow. The fisher folk on the jetty stlll
sang their mournfuI chorus.
"Sit down again."
Septimus yielded. But why give your
self pain?" he asked, gently.
ITO ease my heart. The knife does
good. Yes. I know I've been worthless
But I'm not as bad as that. Don't you
see how horrible the idea Is to me: 1
must pay you back the money-and. OF
course. not come on you for any more.
You've done too much for me already. 1t
sometimes stuns me to think OF II. 1t
was only because was in hell and mad
and grasped at the hand you held out
to me. / suppose I've done you the big
gest wrong a woman can do man. Now
I've come to my senses I shudder at what
I've DONE"
Why? why?" said Septimus, growing
miserably unhappy.
How. can you ever marry, unless We
go through the vulgarty OF . collusivs
divorce?"
MY dear girl said he, what woman
would ever marry preposterous lunaue
like me?'
There's not woman living who ought
not to have gone down on her Bonded
knees If she had married you.
Il should never have married" said he,
ingly on hers.
''W'ho knows?'' She gave slight laugh.
"Zora is only woman like the rest OF
u.s."
why talk Of Zora?" he said. quickly.
"What has she to do with it,"
Everything. You don't suppose don't
know" she replied. in a low voice. 1T
was for her sake and not for mine."
He was about to speak. when she put
out her hand and covered his mouth.
.'Iet me talk for a little
She took up her parable again and
spoke very gently. very sensibly. The
moonlight peacefulness was in her heart.
It softened the tone OF her voice and re.
fected itself In unfamiliar speech
(To be continued tomorrow.)
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