The evening world., 1911-07-08

sayors thousands of years ago. This
century, too. may have its prophet. Ber-
trand gains power every day. He Is be.
ginning to understand"
You. too" Rochester asked politely.
'ara perhaps a student " the occu!t?"
Whatever 1 am she answered scorn-
fully. II am not one OF those who he
cause their two fees are planted upon
the earth. and their head reaches sis
feet toward the Sky. are prepared to de-
clare that there IN no universe save the
earth upon wi.Scii they stand. no sky
save the shy toward which they look
show them. or which their hands may
not touch.'
Rochester smiled family.
"Materiai!sm In an easy faith and q
safe one." he said. Imagination II very
distorting."
For you who feel like that" she
answered. the way through life Is
simple enough. We others can only
pity"
'Comtesse." Rochester said ''such an
attitude is perfectly reasonable. II Is
only when o attempt to convert that
we are obliged to fall back upon our
readlest weapons"
You are one OF those" she said.
looking at him keenjy. 'swho do not
wish to understand more than you un-
derstand at present, who have no de-
sire to gain the knowledge OF hid
den things"
you are right. Comtesss." Roches-
ter answered. with q smile. II am
one of those pig-headed individuals."
1T is the Saxon race she muttered.
who have kept back the progress Of
the world for centuries"
t.- --
hans he answered. but wholesome"
she said.
"They were intrusted to US. madam,
to look after" he answered.
She smiled grimly.
you are not such a fool" she said.
"as my adopted son would have me he
lieve. You have spared me at least
that hldeous Latin quotation which
has done so much harm 10 your race"
"Out OF respect 10 you," he declared.
"1 avoided It. J. was really a little
too obvious"
Come" she said. you are a type
~ maj I have not met with for years.
You are strong and vigorous and
healthy. Yon have color upon your
cheeks, and strength IN your tone and
Tn any show OF your
kind Won should certainly be entitled
TO n nrize."
Rochester laughed. at FIRST softly.
and then hearti'v.
MY dear lady" he said. "foreive me.
7 can assure you that although my In
clinations 10 o prompt me to Nt at
your sons feet and accent his myth'c cal
savings as the words OF a god. I an
really not a fool. 7 will oven 20 IN 'ar
AZ this. I will even admit the possienty
.h,t n ser'ous md religious study OF &C.
cu,ttsm MIGHT resni. in beneht TO all OF
us. The chief point where you and 7
diTer Is with regard to your adopted
con You believe in him. apparently.
don't"
"rhen why are you here" she asked.
what do You want with him. Do you
come as an enemy?"
forhester was SHARED the necessity Of
making anv answer. He heard the door
onen, and the woman's eyes glittered a.
thev turned toward II.
bertrand IA here himself" she SAD.
"you can settle your business with
hin.'
Rochester rose 10 his feet. Saton had
inst e~tcred. CLOSING the door behlhh
him, Prepared for Rochester's presence
nv the servants. he greeted him calmly
enough.
|'n's vs. M wv fN'Vh 'o''''' ~
SAIL. howinv. 1T did not imap!nc that
we should weet again 81
Nor l." Rochester answered. "Where
can we talkc'
.TIere as we'll as anywhere" Saton
answered. going M 10 Rachael, and
wiling her hand for a moment to his
lips. From this lady, whose acons'nt-
ance 7 presume you have made. ! have
no secrets"
Rochester glanced rom one 10 the
other-the oma sitting erect and
sewers In her chair, the Young man
bending a~fect'onatelv over her. Yes, ne
was wight There WAS soTeth'n- about
I the two hard Ia evp'Rin. vet apparent "a
him as he sat there. which seemed IN
snro way 70 remove them nut OF dlrect
| k~inslip with the ordinary peop!e OF the
world. Was II. he wondered. with a
sudden swlf. intuition, n touch or IN
sular',v. n sign o' narrOwness, tNat no
should find himself 50 utterly rsne'Ieo
by this foreign note IN their tempera'
mentsc
Wns his ~disanprova!. after all. hut
mark O. snobbishness. the snohbishness
which. to use q mundane parallel. takes
objection to ne shape Of an unfash'on'
nhIe collar or the cut Of A country
made coat? There were other races
4 upon tlt NOIlh 'tHluc Nv INV " -
t~ocrats. There was an aristocracy o.
brains. ~ genius, az character. Yet Ia
reasoned against his Inspiration.
Nothing could make him believe tina
the boy who had held out his hands 81
eagerly toward the fire OF life had no
ended by gathering to himself expert
ences and a cult OF living from whict
anv ordinary mortal would have shrunk
1T am quite content" Rochester said
"to saw what I have to say before thi'
lady, especially II she knows your his
tory. ] have como here to tell you this
7 have been your sponsor, perhaps youl
unwilling sponsor, into tho society and
10 the friends among whom o spent
your time. I am not satisfied with IN,
sponsorship, That you came OF humble
parentage. although YOU never allude Il
the fact, goes for nothing. That yo,
may b. forgiven. But there are sever
years Of your past the knowledge o
which Is = pledge to me. ! have com'
to ,nsis. upon you fulflment ct y. Fo'
seven years you disappeared.
"Where were you? How did YOU bios
som into prosperity How IL il that you
tho professor OF a new cult, whose fsrs
work IL as yet unpublished, ind your
self spahIAd to live In luxury like this