El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-03
THE MAN HIGHER UP
By Henry miller Copyright 1910 By Merrill Co.
lContInued Fr0m Yesterday.

Every time he had seen her her
beauty had struck him anew. It was
so different from that OF the few wO-
men he knew. But he had loved best
TO remember her as he had last seen
her. when she had come to him in the
DAYS Of his sickness. How often. dur
ing the long months. in the secrecy Of
his room he had opened the book Of
his memory TO look upon her stand
ing there before him. her startled eyes
answering the love in his. Now, in this
sudden meeting. the picture be bad
carried seemed to him woefully made
ouate. She was even more slender
than before, yet less fragile. Her face
was marked by a new gentleness, q
new patience and witha a new
strength that made her to Bob's eyes
beautiful beyond dreams.
She, too. saw a change. He was the
same stalwart figure as before. yet a
slight stoop had come into the big
shoulders. Streaks Of gray we're in
ais hair. The thin. strongly marked.
ascetic face was the same and yet not
the same: the bold arrogance. the look
Of the all conquering viking. was
gone. In its place had come the quiet
matured strength Of the man who has
proved himself and the great kindli-
ness of a strong man who has suffer
ed without hardening.
Under his steady regard she trem-
bled. She tried to take her eyes from
his. but could not. She knew that in
that moment Of silence they we're say
Ing what must not be said She tried
to speak. to break the spell.
II was singing for him-he asked
me-" she said unsteadily.
Il heard you sing that song for him
once before. the night when p He
could not go on.
"All that is forgotten. Mr.. MeAdoo. "
He shook his head slowly. 1t can
never be forgotten. Mrs. Gilbert. Ev-
cry night 1 dream OF it." he answered
sadly.
1T tore my heart that night. your
singing" The words fell slowly. Il
knew that these kind people had some
thing had not They had learned
the lesson. But /. in my ignorance.
could not see how one could learn to
kiss ones cross"
"AhF' she answered gently. 81
knew that something was hurting you
that night Otherwise
otherwise I should not have been
so unspeakably brutal to you?" be in
terrupted forcefully. You are gen
erous to find an excuse for me. But
that IS not true. a man such as
was IS apt to do such things. Mrs. Gil
bert"
"a man such as you are is apt to
be too harsh with himself, Mr.. Nc
Adoo. And"-she could not help the
hint OF pride in her voice. have
heard fine things Of you. You have
learned to kiss the cross. I think"
Again he shook his head 81 fear
not. have not grown so far yet.
And"-his voice was losing its stead
seeing you here. II realize
how heavy my cross has become
He had need OF all his strength to
repress the words that flooded to his
lips. His body became rigid with the
effort Yet his eyes. eloquent and
compelling. held hers. crying out that
she was his-his! Her own, helpless
to deny him. answered. And she knew
that It was true, that from the very
beginning OF things the force which
had so strangely brought them tOgeth-
er had intended them TO be Of one
piece. He might cruelty hurt her-he
had cruelty hurt her-yet she could
not free herself from the bond that
held them. could never desire release.
For so do strong men and women
love
Yet between them stood the barrier
that could not be ignored Fearing.