The Washington herald., 1911-08-20

shame. In regret. Of you. Do you hold
any Of that ready to pay your debtorf'
He shook his head. mo; I'll never re-
gret. But you don't know me. do youf
My fortune 10 adequate"
so Is mine," she rejoined II could
perhaps buy some Of your property, II It
were for sale But / want more than
money Of you"
WHO are your" demanded he sud
denly reverting to the old puzzle regard
ing her.
A sadness came upon her averted face.
''Only a bit Of fotsam on the human
! wave. How small we all are. any Of US!
And there's 30 much to be done!
Half stumbling. he shifted his position,
leaning his weight against the tall pillar
of the gallery. He could see her plainly.
In the light from the hall half her fea-
lures were now thrown into Rembrandt
lighting. The roll Of dark hair framed
her face, high bred, aristocratic, yet
wholly human and sweet. Gravity sat on
| all her features; a woman for thought,
said they woman for dreams, so de-
clared the fineness of brow and temple
and cheek and chin, the hand which,
| lifted now for an instant. fingered at her
| throat. But woman for love! so said
| every throb Of the pulse Of the man re-
garding her. And now, most Of all, pity
of her just because she was woman was
the thought first In his soul. Already
he was beginning to pay. and as she had
saidI
"You don't answer me,r said he at
length, gently. II can imagine your am
bitions. but 1 don't learn enough OF
you"
NO." said she. with q deep breath.
i las you said, we part, each with secrets
| untold To you, I am Of no consequence.
Very well. I was born, no matter where,
but free and equal to yourself. fancy.
came here In the pursuit Of life and
liberty. and Of the days Of my remaining
unhappiness. I suppose this must be
your answer"
studied iife-and history
II have lived. And I have seen some
| history made-for a cause, sir, a great
cause. Men will fight for that again,
here. on this soil, not under man-made
laws, but under a higher and greater
| law. You love my body. You do not
love my mind. I love them both. Yes;
I am student Of the law. Humanity Is
it not larger than we? Is this narrow,
selfish life Of yours all you can see-of
life-of this law7"
YES" said Dunwody. grinning pain
fully. Il reckon maybe II was one of
those higher law abolitionists that shot
mel"
Shot? What do you mean?" Forget
| ting philosophy. she turned swiftly. Yet
even as she spoke she now for the first
| time caught sight of the dark-rimmed
rent in his trousers leg. noted the un-
| easy fashion in which he held his weight.
mo one told me you were hurt-I
| thought you only tired. or perhaps
bruised by some accident-when you fell.
! in there"
No; shot," he replied Shot right in
here. through the edge Of the bone
When tripped and fell. there in the
hall, / broke the bone short ofr-it was
| only nicked at first"
And you have been standing here,
talking to me, with that?" She stepped
to him swiftly and placed a hand under
| his arm. You must go in. Come. Can
| you waik?'
Through his nerves, racked as they
were. there swept a flood Of Joy, more
sweet than that Of any drug. He could
see the blown hair about her ears, see
the round of her neck, the curve OF her
body as she bent to aid him, putting her
| free arm under his, forgetful of every
! thing in her woman's wish to allay suf-
fering, to brood. to protect, to increase
life. They passed through the door to-
| ward the foot of the stairs. Here she
| turned to him.
THE pain is very great?..' she inquired.
THE pain at thinking OF your going
! away is very great" he answered One
| hand on the newell post, he bent down,
his head on his arm for an instant "Oh.
you're making me payp' he groaned. But
| the next moment he turned on her de-
| family. 'Ill not learnt II this was the
! only way for me to meet you, then I'll
not regret a single thing I've done. I'll
not! I'll not! I'll not pay! 1t all comes
back to me, just what I said before.
What couldn't we do. together? I need
you'll need your
You must go to your room. You've
been standing for an hour"
But I've been with you. 1 can't hope
for another hour like this. You'll be