Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-11

II must remember 1t alwaysn she
told herself, as she turned away from
| the window. II must not be selfish
/ he would not understand it"
Her father was waiting for her at
the foot of the stairs, and the glance
he bent on her was keen with anxiety.
Perfect understanding existed be-
tween them no less now than former
| ly but the anguish which had left its
impress on that white face removed
her beyond any attempted expression
of sympa thy from him.
AT the end of the hall the open door
gave a wide vista of well-kept lawns
Elizabeth turned swiftly to this door
way. Her father kept his place at
her side, and together they passed
| from the house out into the warm
day. Suddenly the girl paused, and
| her eager gaze was directed toward
| Mount Hope-toward him.
"Would it be too late to go to him
now" she asked in feverish
Whisper.
| A spasm of pain contracted the old
generals haggard face, but the ques-
ton found him mute.
would it be too late?'' she re-
peated.
HE would not desire it, Elizabeth"
replied her father,
But would it be too late2" and
she rested shaking hand on his
arm.
you must not ask me that-I
don't know"
! He tried to meet her glance, which
seemed to read his very soul. then
her hand dropped at her side and
she took a step forward, her head
bowed and her face averted.
| Again came the thought of North's
awful isolation; the thought of that
| lonely death where love and ten
oerness had no place; all the ghastly
terror of that last moment when he
was hurried from this living breath
ing world! 1t was monstrous
thingl A thing beyond belief-in>
credible. unspeakable!
1--WE can believe in his courage,
said her father, las certainly as we
can believe in his innocence"
| yes" she gasped.
THAT Is something. And the day
will surely come when the world will
think as we think The truth seems
lest now, but not for always!''
"Rut when he Is gone-when he is
| no longer here
| The general was silent. North had
compelled his respect and faith; for,
after ALL no guilty man could have
faced with so fine a courage. There
was more to him than he had ever
been willing to admit in his judg
ment of the man. Whatever his
| faults, they had been the faults of
youth; had the opportunity been
/ given him he would have redeemed
himself, would have purged himself
of folly "Some day" the general
was thinking, II will tell her just
what my feelings for North have
been. how out of disapproval and
doubt has come a deep and sincere
regard
The sun swept higher in the heav-
ems, and the gray old man with the
strong haggard face, and the girl in
whom the girl had died and the
woman had been born, walked on;
now with dragging steps, when the
stupor of despair seized her, now
swiftly as her thoughts rushed from
horror to horror
The world, basking in the warmth
of that June sun, seemed very peace
full as they looked out across the
long reaches of the fiat valley. and
on to the distant town, with the lazy
smoke of it's factory chimneys float
ing above the spires and houseops
But the peace that was breathed out
of the great calm heart of nature
was not for these two The girls
sense was only enc of fierce rebellion
at the injustice which was taking
had taken, perhaps, the life of the
man she loved an injustice that
could never make amends-so I'M
placable in its actions, so impotent
in it's atonementsi
They were nearing the limits of
The grounds; back of them, among
its trees, doomed the gray stone front
of Idle Hour Her father rested a
hand upon Elzabeth's shoulder.
II will try to be brave, too-as he
vas always" she said pausing
She stood there, a tragic figure,
and then turned to her father with
pathetic courage. She would take up
what was left for her. she had her
memories They were of happiness
) no less than SORROW, for she had
loved much and suffered much.
With final lingering glance town
ward, she turned away. Then a
startled cry escaped her. and her
father looked up.
John North was coming toward
them across the lawn.
! (The End.)