Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19

SuCcumDed TO Just SUCH sudden, cruel 1npulSe-he
stopped and set his lips on hers.
That moist. fevered mouth chung to his-her arms
were about him like bindweed. Then she had flung
back her head and was at HIM with It'll bazg 10Y
like that And I'm bad to let you'll" She threw back
her head still farther. @But I'm glad too! I'm glad!
I'm glad!'
HUSH" said Innes suddenly. He pushed her from
~ him and sprang back. John Rhodes coming
along the other side of the fence, yards from
them He was looking down, and Nick trotted at his
heels.
"Evenn'' he said quietly as he came up and passed
your ma 5 at the Mill House. Better hurry up"
And he went on into the twilight wood, steadily, sturd
lily, the dead leaves cracking and r,,sng under his
tread and giving forth the faint sad odor that Lefty
had noticed awhile since, which he noticed now.
at smells of graves, he thought He was sick with
the poison of rank, suddenly preciptated passions.
Though he walked steadily, he thought that he
staggering. He had Innes and his wife kiss each
other.
And Innes at the same time racked with just the
one gnoble desire to ask Lefty @Do you think he saw
us?' Shame and pride kept him silent. He gazed
after Rhodes vanishing figure and thought that the
sight of that broad, sturdily retreatng back
hateful as something in a nightmare.
"Go home! he said presently to Lefty in dry voice
go home!"
ayes, I'm going she answered She caught up his
hand before he could stop her. and held
her cheek. "Im-I'm sorry for-him, she said; "but
i love-you! I didn't Know!T
Her voice very innocent and loving. She
bruised self respect would have liked to think her.
And then she went away through the twilight woods
Rhodes had gone, and left what Innes had thought
himself to be staring suddenly on what he
THE night of that day hot and still as sometimes
in September. Indian summer had come late that
year and the dull saffron Colored quartern seemed
to be scorchng the of sky against which it hung
brOwnsh purple haze trimmed it round 1t cast sutry
shadows of perverted sunlight. Times had to draw
of his bed curtains to shut out its mawksh gaze.
And still he Stif1pd though all windows
stood open.
If misery knows strange bedfelows sick conscience
knows stranger The accident ward in which such
MANNED things lie tossing piles numbers straight
cot. How many sickly cyclists in like with
himself that heavy night? Times wondered. How
many fools of self had given just such kisses
where love was, the side of helplessness?
Then appallngly clear and simple and hackneyed,
though not outworn, came back to him the story of
Nathan and David-the story of the rich man and of
the poor mans eve lamb.
Self DISCUSS is an i'll sleeping draft 1t until
long after midnight that lnnes fell into sort of doze
He reused by that stakable of another
human presence His hand shot out mechanically to
his pistol, which lay small table close by Then he
saw dark shape against the window and heard the
voice of John Rhodes saying:
"Dont move, Mr.. Mayo! I've got you covered"
Innes felt sudden scading surge of his blood up
ward and sharp taste as of copper in his mouth a
am afraid" he thought curiously. Then he said in
quiet voice, aAn right, John What is it?"
@You needn't be afraid of no violence" answered
Rhodes quietly possessing himself of the others pis
to and pOcketng his own "but you and me has got to
have talk"
To his surprise, Innes felt suddenly as cold ice
His heart which seemed have stopped beat violently
Then, suddenly, he felt calm again. He thought Il
am not afraid now; but the danger isn't over"
Every WE'LL he said aloud. @Shall strike ight!"
ayes; it'll be better, said Rhodes.
INNES struck match and lighted his bedroom
die He noticed still curously that his hand did not
shake. Then he looked up at John Rhodes. Both men
were pale but beyond that there nothing unusual
in the appearance of either However, Innes
thing much dangerous than excitement in the