Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-17

the most exciting thing which can happen
is call to make a sortie in the middle Of
the night, in the midst of dream-and
on an empty stomach. But should think
the call to matrimonial sortle-
ION All empty purse?"
Yes. when it's a question of selling
yourself to fill it..
Il don't mean to sell myself. 1 shall
still belong to myself and to one other.
| won't say who that other is, for I've
pretty we'll told you already"
It's no use pretending not to under
stand. I know what you want me to
think you mean
IF / never knew before how much I
do mean it, l know now, when I've got
to say goodbye"
You needn't say it"
you've tried hard to keep me from
saying it, haven't you: But look here.
Lesley-do look at me- I'm awfully cut
up at leaving you
You're not to call me Lesley"
You can't prevent my calling you Les
ley to myself.
you'll soon forget the name
Never. I can never forget You-worse
luck. The thought of you Is going to
come between me and--other things
1.-The thought must learn better man.
ners. Not to butt in as we say over
here. Oh. it will soon be tanned. You II
have so much to do
Il hope SHALL" said Loveland. II say
are you going to forget me as soon as
we're parted?'
The girl was silent for a moment. Then
she laughed Yet her laugh had not quite
the frank lightheartedness which was
usually one Of its charms Il shall make
a note Of you for my next story but one"
she answered
You're not very kind
Are you sure you deserve Kindness
I'm sure I want it-from you
s'Hou Won have ALWAYS got what YOU
wanted in your life. haven't you-one way
or another?'
Life wouldn't be worth living if one
didn't"
that that's a selfish way of looking at
life But you've never had any lessons
and I suppose you never will have. you'll
go on getting what you want and taking
it for granted that you ought to get it,
till the end
II hope so. sincerely said Val, without
shame. But 1 shant get one of the
things I want most. unless you promise
to write to me-
She shook her head. II can't promise
that. / wouldn't If 1 could. AS for get
ting your news, / shall read it in the pa
pers which are sure to chronicle all Lord
Loveland does and says, and lot he
doesn't do or say. The Louisville papers
will have things about you. copied from
New York, in the Sunday editions. Yes.
l shall be able to read about you every
Sunday-lots of things you wouldn't tell
in letters if l let you write. 1 shall see
rumors of your engagement. then an an
nouncement. I wonder if it will be the
survival Of the prettiest: Miss Coolidge
Or if you'll be knocked down-on your
knees-to higher bldg
You're not letting me get much pleas
ure out of my last moments with you, ~
he complained, his blue eyes really pa
thetic do you despise me, after ALP
She looked up at him. "Only one side
of you she answered, a little sadly.
"But-you're rather like the moon. We
see only one Of her sides. The other we
have to take on faith. Perhaps it's silly
do take your other side on faith
What is thereon that side?" he asked,
eagerly.
II don't know. And I'm sure you don't.
You probably never will. For the light
shines so brightly on the one turned to-
ward the world. Now 1t must be good
bye There's my dear little aunt-who' 8
been on deck ever since We passed Gov
errors Island-looking for me-"
"Are these to be our last words to-
gether them" Val had a sickening pang.
He had not known it was going to be as
bad as this. And 1t wouldn't have been
so bad If she had seemed to care more.
Eyes, they must be the last. unless just
SIMPLY Goodbye: very pleased to have
met you as we leave the ship. l wish
you the best luck. Shall say Thine own
wish, wish thee'? She spoke In hard.
bright tone. just posing like a bird on
the wing, before fitting to her aunt.
Don't forget me. Think OF me some
times" Loveland implored, as he wrung
the little hand she held out And. per-
| haps, never in his life had there been so
much true feeling in his voice.
az will think OF you sometimes" she
said. as If mechanically repeating the
words.
! TRY and think the best of me-
Eyes. I'll try to do that, too. Good
! bye"
But he would not let her hand go. 1t
seemed to him that he could not-al-
, though he knew he must. 1t was all he
could do to keep back plea that she
would love him, that she would marry
him. even though the crumbling walls of
Loyeland Castle fell. But instead he
stammered "Am 1 never to see you
again? Can't you stop in New York for
a few days. and let me call on-on you
| and your aunt-1ust to break the blow OF
parting?'
mo, we can't stop" she said. We've
! been away from homo too long already.
We have lots to do. You know l work
| for my living"
Those stories: Yes. But couldn't you
write them in New York;"
mo, l couldn't indeed. Aunt Barbara