The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31

ION and at the same moment young with a
brown and sngularly beautiful gray eyes came
of the shrubbery side and stood waiting
The woman gave of gasping cry and
stopped short at the foot of the last step So for
what very long time, the two were still. and
there was no the place the regular
whispering of the quiet the quiet sand
1t was the young man who spoke last. and for
some obscure reason spoke whisper. He said:
You got letter. them? And Mrs Stanley nod
ded slowly saying:
yes Harry Yes I got it. This morning early"
O. Day." he cried all at Break o.
Day." But the woman came forward step or two
holding up her hands IL to check him
mol nor' she said quickly. She was breathing very
her quite white Please not that"
she said. .T came here o meet you. Harry,
begged me to do because-well because / owed you
that perhaps. But I have to ask you to go
away and trouble II have any-regard
me a. ALL you that that is the only
thing you I married and love my hus-
very much. and happy. Please don't disturb
in my happiness. If are half have always
thought you you will leave in peace"
The young. but he had lived great deal
in short time. and he was not altogether fool
He looked from Mrs. stanleys white face with its
resolute eyes down her hands and the hands were
trembling uncontrollably. So he knew that he
stronger than she He where she stood.
very close before her. his instinct warned him
and he did not touch He looked down into her
face. and she could not look
What 1 TO Them he cried And the
swore-the life to have together
What's all this you, Break O. Day?"
sweet memory. Harry. of a few days when 1
a child you-came and carried off my feet.
talked as nobody else had talked, told me
about beautiful things I'd only dreamed Of 1t was
of madness and know it But it's only
memory I'm happy here and at Won't
you please leave so? Please?"
Only a memory?" he demanded.
Yes. only that" she said Only that"
It's not true. my LADY," said the brown young
And all she put her hands her face
began for she afraid, and the
mad intoxication Of this mans presence almost
fresh it had been in those distant
days-four years distant now It was as II the sane
Intervening years had
again on slow Mediterranean liner.
young man whom her brother had met the smoke
and had presented to her sort of living
curiosity there too the with the keen,
sunburnt face and the beautiful eyesso unlike
other SNUG well-kept returning who made
up the ships list He walked beside round the
deck and leaned with her over the rail in the evening
after dinner and that night before they
ed he with her for stolen forgotten
hour up the hurricane deck hidden from all the
world He had long been a wanderer
time She remembered what had told her of
stormy boyhood and of how he had had than
fight for the life that in him She
membered word he had told Of that
Odyssey of his. and she remembered how had
thrilled to it. 1t the Great Romance of her
dreams made living and breathng-the Golden Age Of
her fances brought hand within he grasp
And beyond doubt the young had talked well.
spoke the truth she said that he had swept
her OF her feet
A ghost Of old agony stirred in her so that she
shvered with It. Between the hands that covered her
Why did you to me? Why didn't you
come? I sat waiting day after day. And at night r.
prayed you came. Why did you wake
to-something had never known and then leave
so?"
The seemed, for moment. to have
that and she dropped her hands and him.
At last he said in low voice:
AT frst-for little time-I was afraid. had
doubts. Oh he her head go up mot of
myself Not of myself or you were so young
and you'd never known what going without luxuries
-comforts-meant I had doubts. I was fool. And
then all fell i'll. and I i'll long time
in hospital When I out again you had
abroad. So lost you. I followed you
abroad but couldn't hnd my money gave
out and Oh. well. lost YOU"
His voice suddenly a cry. and he caught her
hands in his and held them against
Break o Day. he cried out do you think I'm
going TO lose again? Do you think I'm going to
be twice fool? I've found at last. Oh my dear.
I've found last and shan't let you go again"
She strained weakly from him. lie held her
fast and she helpless. Once more she began
sort of frightened sobbing:
Won't you please away and let alone?" she
begged I'm SO happy herel tell you my hus-
band Truly I'm quite. quite happy. Please won't you
go7"
Happy he cried with great scorn. MY lady.