Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19
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HE dropped his arms upon the table and
II his head upon his arms She rose
snatched the envelop from the drawer. anC
ran from the room. She was out in the street
before he realized what had happened. HI
sat and stared at the empty drawer. Pres
emily he laughed discordantly. 1t occurred
to him that he had once heard laugh like
that. He pondered slowly where he hae
heard it. At last he remembered. 1t wa
when he had visited a lunatic asylum.
II think | am going mad he said.
But he was only fainting. He was tot
weak, after his illness, to bear excitement.
He recovered slowly, and seemed to hea
voices family in the distance. The loude
voice was his landlady's. The other voice
was too faint to distinguish.
Hes all right now the landlady's voic'
said; "but he ought to be got away to hi
friends,-real friends who've known him 70
YOU by your picture Yes, YOU must try t.
persuade him. Ring, if you want anything.
He seemed to swim out of oblivion bacl
to the light of his room. He was lying on hi
sofa. Adeline sat beside him.
Fancy upsetting yourself about sill,
old check!' she said. "Here you are!' Sh
put it in his hand, and closed his finger
over it. you'll be able to slave drive nov
to your hearts content. I'll write every da,
and tell you what am going to do; and yo'
can write back and say I'm not to-
He tore the check slowly into little pieces
She held out her hands to receive them, AM
went over to the table and burnt them in al
ashtray.
at makes no difference, y she said. II an
bound by my promise-till am twenty one
But it nicer that way
"I wish I'd tried it before" he said.
at wouldn't have done before" sh
assured him. II had to be tanned. But, yo'
know, I'm not!'
"Why did you come baCk?'
"You looked i'll. Besides, was afraid t.
be free l knew l should do something
dreadful. My present harmlessness won
last Still, | should not do anything 81
dreadful as to marry Macfarlane l loath
him! l may be a savage; but l am not /;
fool"
He tried to raise himself to look at her, bu
fell back. "Did you say it simply to hur
me?"
ITO take your mind off that drawer anc
get the check" she owned. ITO hurt yo,
too-you see you haven't cured my saw
agery. l didn't in the least mean to return
at seems that l have grown little con
science in you, Adeline.'
But you haven't. 1t wasn't conscience.
"Defiance?'
"Partly. Partly-I think you were hare
on me. | wanted to show you that. You
see, thought that Father ought to pay tn
money to keep Harry from going to prison
and thought that what l did was the Jesse
wrong. II don't like your disapproval,-
the slave accepts her position, you see,-bu
l think so still. Don't you think that
young savage may have to choose between
something She hates, and-and love 70
someone?"
a will try to be fairer to you in future
Adeline. God bless you!"
She wiped her eyes swiftly. @God bles
you!" she said. "You-you have made M
better, and-and-I have the instincts of
savage, and-and love is one of them!' Sh
twined her arm through his. "Love 70
you'll she cried.
al never thought it would come to this,
he said presently
"And | always knew it would" she said
at was a savage instinct suppose; and
I loved you savagely!"
RACIAL DIFFERENCES AS TO HUMOR