Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09

above prejudice" he sighed in weary irony.
But when you sit in judgment, remember
that have committed no greater follies than
most men placed as am placed, that have
committed less than some. By the only
code to which am answerable l am respect
ability ITSELF"
@You are under no obligation to tell me
this"
II feel that am. 1t is one of the oddities
of the situation that feel constrained to ex-
cuse things that it has never before occurred
to me required excuse. In fact, you make
me harbor regrets. Will you remember
those regrets also, as you sit in Judgment"
u am not your judge" she returned
coldly.
II am not unwilling that you should be
both judge and ally"
II can be neither" she answered. II am
sorry you chose as your confidante woman
who-who disappoints you; but that is GER
tainly your fault, not mine. l must ask you
to release me from my promise to help you;
but want you to feel that you can trust me
still. Nothing that you have told me"
y, what are you saying?" he interrupted.
u can't release you now!"
1You must! can't say more than have.
1t has been most painful for me to discuss
the thing at ALL" She looked about for the
others. any aunt will be waiting"
"Your aunt considers you quite safe in
my company, and has gone on he pointed
"Nor in mine. You exaggerate."
@Do L? How then shall describe man
so base that you would destroy his whole
future in order to be rid of him3"
@Destroy your future!"
@Perhaps you think still exaggerated If
you do, must beg you to reflect that it is
no small affair in which am concerned. l
cannot afford to undervalue my obstacles.
Haven't I made you realize that there are
men who would rather see me dead than dis
kans? For over two months you have given
me immunity from their spying. In month
more, perhaps in less time, even in few
days, may 60 to my work. Not in hun
dred years has the time seemed so ripe.
Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, all Southeastern
Europe, is in ferment. The newspapers,
inspired by the chancelleries, tell you that
there is no danger; but know the pulse of
those people. War may fame out tomorrow.
When it does, my hour will have struck, I'M
less" His gesture left the issue with Ann.
The fiery magnetism of his personality had
never done him more eloquent service. 1t
might be absolute unreason, it might be
sheer immortality, but she could not help
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II don't want to imperil your cause" she
said; "but-"
at is for the cause alone am pleading"
he assured her quickly. Forget me and my
imperfections, if you can. Think of the
millions you will serve! 1t is for my people,
not myself. Be their ally a little longer.
Tell me you will"
The voice of the individual may be dis
regarded; the voice of the people will not
take no for an answer.
A mn heard scarcely word of the final act
\ of the luckless play. Rodoslav, not the
royal rake, filled her minds eye. The sinner
she had gone forth to stone had turned and
bombarded her. He had made her outlook
seem petty, her tardy scruples selfish. Why,
if she had not perceived his past as bar in
the beginning, had she had the folly to raise
it now? She should have kept upon the inn
personal footing she had so imperiously re-
quired at the outset. Now it was he who
was impersonal. He had not pleaded with
her like an erring lover. He had effaced
himself in his cause. Humanity, she was less
to him than those nameless casual Others.
The triumph she had savored with his
morning roses turned to naught.
The one definite result of it all was fur
ther swing of the pendulum toward Oliver.
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