Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-07
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JULY Z. 1912

ship And he was rather surprised to find the sensation
not SO bad, after all.
THE evening that followed glorously clear,
starlight The sky dome gittered with points
of light, and the bars of yellow streaming out from
occasional portfolio below revealed the phosphorescence
in the white foam that chung along the side of the ship,
Miss Forrest looked down into the from the deck
rail. She standing there alone, little awed at the
vasness of the which, day after day, had spread
its unbroken expanse about her. and she shuddered
she thought of the two who recently had been
struggling in it. Presently soft voice at her side
said
@You right. 1t rather awful; though
didn't have chance to realize it at the time"
"You read my thoughts? she cried, turning her
quietly and stood leaning upon the rail beside her
"That is elementary, he answered 81 have walked
far upon The Way
She was not alarmed. His personality benign to
her, and attractive, not fear inspiring. He seemed
good as well as She wondered what he thought of
Barrisons ga'antry and although she did not put the
thought into words, he replied:
"Mr. Barriston's pose does him injustice He is
not really blase Indifferent to the zes of life he
only thinks he is His action this afternoon shows his
true manhood 1t pity he separates himself from the
activities of life. He comes of people who are born to
do things He cannot find happiness in holding himself
oo from realities In the East it is different But he
is Western in type This life at least he must live with
things material.
"You believe that he has, that all have, than
one life to live this eartho' she asked
Il do not believe l know" he said quietly. "This
life which undergoing is episode, mere link
in a chain. Yet each link is important. He does not
understand the importance of his shall try to teach
him. am grateful to him for what he did this after
noon should not have died, for it not my time;
but appreciate the impulse and the act. will repay
his aid to me. You shall see.'
aWhy should see?" she asked, looking into his eyes.
He smiled gently. "The night has thousand eyes,
he quoted looking up at the stars and they both were
silent for awhile.
NEVER can get Sundra Manga to talk to you about
his philosophy" complained Barriston after
the rail in the after part of the ship. Il think it
wonderful chance to learn little of Indian thought,
and want him to let you in on it too
The Indian smiled Zone could not be let in
very much of it in this brief voyage he said.
Brief Cad! think it rather long. 1t seems an
eternity since stood land Barriston caught Miss
Forests eye and exclaimed Il mean of course"
"He did not mean eternity" said Sundra Manga:
"he meant paradise
why continued Barrston, Il suppose magic is
mere play with him. Can you throw rope in the air
and climb up it." he asked
"Such things not magic was the reply. "They
follow the most natural of laws"
The Indian had little table beside him upon which
he heating water for their tea. On the deck
beside him his tlfhn basket, complete with dainty
luncheon Dishes silver, alcohol lamp, and napery He
glanced about, and saw that no was observing them
"Hod out your cup he said to Miss Forrest.
She did So and he filled it with hot water from the
tiny pot in his hand.
at should be rinsed-toss the water overheard
Miss Forrest obeyed:. He filled the cup again.
"Toss that over too
Again it empted into the sea.
again, he continued. again again-again!' Yet
he never replenished the tiny pot!
The two others, open eyed in wonder, the cup
reflled dozen times; yet the pot was not
empted and the water which inexhaustively
from it steaming hot.
"Now let us all have tea he said and filled all three
cups and dropped the tea ball successfully into each
The others too startled to say anything for few
minutes and Miss Forrest at last broke the silence
with the commonplace remark that she would like to