Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25

aStella"
EYES, that's the truth
"But, good Heavens, thought"
"I1e didn't have it to leave that is all. 1t turns out
the poor owed more millions than he owned, and
in the general settling up don't get solitary
what the lawyers call unsecured creditor, wic,
| may get enough in the end to pay half their
bill"
ooh, Stella, am sorry sincerely beg your pardon,
| was absolutely in the dark
Sorry | thought you would be delighted to hear
that was parper.
Don't say, that couldn't dream of such thing!
Remember | have been in hell for weeks, Stella
THAT where am now, Wally
4But, Stella, for PHYS sake don't think me pry-ing
or anything; but, tell me- will this affect
"And now it gomez
@All have in the world is that phantom million
Why Waly, oughtnt even to be wasting ten cents
"Mayn't rush up and see you' Oh, Stella you must
let corne-peaSe, pleased
For moment she hestated a ought to have the
spirit to say no, she replied mournfully; "but |
haven't any spirit left and must leave your punishment
to Higher Power though do hope you get it good
and hot in the bright hereafter You deserve it, Way
1t was horrld OF you to stay away and gloom.
"You make terribly conscience stricken" | said.
." should get right down and grovel if only there
and you could doing it. Tell me,
have you any ashes up there to pour my head,
shall bring some in the taxi
"Vstors expected to bring their ashes, she
returned, "and if possible sheet and whsk broom
and contrite heart. Though, Waly, the only thing
that could really cheer would be to find you
miserable than am.
ooh, but | ami" declared vehemently. "You would
weep if you only knew
She murmured somewhat inconsistency that she
too sorry for herself to bother about anybody else
With that she cut off, and went out of the booth
strangely bewldered and stirred with that sad little
laugh still ringing in my
FOUND her alone and, except for her paeness and
something subty dropping and appealing in her air.
could scarcely have realized she under the shadow
of a great misfortune. Perhaps her dark eyes a
shade brilliant, perhaps smile close
to tears; but these did not notice till laer when had
the privilege before accorded me- Cf sitting her
side in a sacred little boudor.
In the general crumbling of things, Auntsy and the
conventions seemed for forgotten, and her hand
stayed INCREASINGLY in mine, least struggled very
little and then resigned itself, | held and kept it.
1t such slim soft transparent hand, which until
and unutteraby WIDE that separated like
the Its possession made little dizzy and
implied a change that set my pulses beatlng-aS
though her misery all resistance had ebbed and she
too disheartened to what happened. There
moments suppose, in every woman life when she
is off her guard when the well trained little soldier
for throws down her gun and mutinies when her
reckless heart where 1T tor cOnSOa
ton.
T DON'T know what | nlghtn't have DONE nor how
irretrievaby lost my head, when | suddenly
startled by the sight OF ring her other hand ring
of three large diamonds gttering inadvertently on her
third finger 1t like the crash of express into
blind switch Those three danger lights shot up on the
track before Stella engaged!
| was stunned | took her hand, and then let it 60
almost roughly. My eyes snarting.
"You might have told mel exclaimed trying to
steady voice. If you had had spark of consdera