Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-15
By JuSfuS Miles FOr,11Qn
Copyright by The North American Company

In my hand the black beginning o stir
upon the bench where had laid her. Her opened
ana looked up at me- Her lips moved in whispers.
Where II"
In little restaurant When tainted IN tn.
street brought you here You're safe-safe Thereu
be cab soon and then take home
She shook her head little. but her
and dark and pitiful. never left mine"
Il have home'
Il meant mine' said I, Belgrave square. My
mother and sister will look after you. until"
Untr?"
Until take you from them never to let you 90
again while this life lasts What you think7'
She drew quick breath and her beautiful lips
trembled-
oh madman" said She Reflect that you
nothing whatever about that you found mo in
circumstances which damn any forever
why, you don't even know name!'
True" said l. smiling. II think you must tell
that"
She told me that it was carmen-Dolores.
Just Carmen Dolores? No more?
oh yes said she That is only my Christian
name. There's a rnore-but think shall that
until later" tho first time she smiled, and 1t
seemed to that there the ttles hint Of mystery
and Of mockery in her smile She raised hersef-tried
to stand but she still weak. and held her with
She leaned back little YEARLY against them.
her eyes half closed. Above I warched-exuted
the perfect and delicate beauty Of that white face Once
she up her hands to her. hair Il laughed the
eternal feminine in tha and the hands long and
slender and white thoroughbred by neglect or toll They
ns5 asfs + ~
in my ears.
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srons snyer aueso nsr 70 Her
Closer saqsa 1t e hem
IN sssg :n:s 10 whispering afraid
ssSsn, possibly
"af en- En-; ts ,s % n ,a'
~: e. Pfss with
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4hez M S y5s 5s Rsa thank
9ha saa es ss which had been about her nee.
5 s:s:s r. = e
the snsn to black u clos. to
be @ sure of aa in Wasv wer love An
that love and that shall love you always
s ss and
But is was r NOT thought
ss fns sas
TS m n %ysss ss
within nns, the half.hour. struck down.
the
nsa in e. ds.ss
szs' YER un"'nns and his fa'
s sssass Ssss;sa
my ears Then the dotard with the thing
AND saH the the ss4
solve in white llghtninss: 'e'0fe me us
nng me: still Fang in M m1's ears sa h.
..;Bsgt I'm alive said Tt didn't kill me after ALL"
reSueed ITSELF afs sudd ssass
+ M s.fsE ,a asn
tore S from
old s1Sa nr ass
T. feet sssR s s r1 asss' an. md
bending above Villains who SAT- against a the
Ho have you done with ad her. cried to them
S or III kill you with my hands here and now-both Of
%s G sss
SounEe man beside q him said: nSn mouth But the
Soaas
sss Ike
my an s to %s Hhs
foul and narrow upon my nrss
as0hs sns ad s
Ing her ne a61iu i" Viii. SA the
Sas Ta5
eans s to sa ms was a
he has been behaving with srotesque Improperly
'I-beg your pardon' said l. Il seem to have in
suited you-rather grossly. I'm quite myself IL
A dreamer something like it. Pray forgive
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They looked at me strangely oblique and furtive
1ooks-muttered something that I did not hear, and
made toward the door. Once startso Follow them.
Du! matted aIter step or TWO ana SO they left my
trotting like child beside him.
A dream? A dream?
The walk through the fog between my strange
companions; the shattered brougham
in the street: the talk with Charles Seldom: the fight
roofs the darkness those last after. the
woman in black had tainted and before the end-au
Dreams dreams?
What then. in this gray world shadows is real
and not a dream? What, indeed?
turned YEARLY the tall waiter, found
fixed upon in a strange stare
How long, I stammered, have been-asleep
II couldn't sir" answered the tall waiter look
ing down and away He made sudden pretense
patton a nearby table.
An hour?'
.Yessir. it might be a hour. SIR I couldn't say"
Ny knees trembling weakly l
leaned my head my hands. Upon me- body and
soul. settled heavy apathetic lethargy.
the first terrible shock and the amazement yet