Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17

justice Of the and that he had written poetry
He w1s of the poems. They
Transcribed clearly in three large note books ana
fluent gentle and commonplace
To Temple the days they passed were oddly COM
pounded wretced and happy hours There were times
when the desoation about him seemed greater than
the desolaon in his heart; and there times when
all alone with Caroline, he missed nothing, longed Tor
nothng-fndng her complete.
At they took walks together toward the noun
tains west in the mornings and afternoons when
girls work done, they would sit together
the vernda and talk read They read to each other
from THE Ring and the Book'-Guseppe Caponsacchi
and Pomplia-Temple chose those narratives Caroline
loved Caponsaccli, heart wrung Pompila;
together they dipped into the other OF
poem, and patience and sighed for
something else. when you know the truth Of thing
that's all want know about it, she declared She
asked If Temple hadn't more books with him. He
had only Les Miserables'' and "Tristram Shandy.'
lies Miserables' looked long, "Read Of
the other; the name sounds comcal. she suggested.
Il don't believe it's just the book for TO read
girl replied Temple. Its rather coarse in its
huynor.
You don't like to read coarse books do your
Sometimes he acknowledged. YES, If they're
sound in their human nature, quite enjoy them.''
Her eyes reproachful You're too nice for
that. know shouldn't like husband to enjoy read
ing anything that he wouldn't enjoy reading to me-
Temple suddenly reached and caught her hands
tightly. 'Will you let me be your husband?" She was
startled, too frightened to struggle, and for
she STILL looking at him with wide eyes, In
that he declared himself with broken. passionate
rapidity-"I love you-and you not make q mis-
1 don't it's for to speak. don't
believe that you be with any other the COM
rade you know you be with I don't
believe other man ever can love you as do. II
that-don't let yourself be bound-break 1t of
come to me-"
His hers the ardent
lover. with flashing summoning Caroline cast
frightened glance father who at the further
the veranda, absorbed in his book. Her face
flushed suddenly and drew her hands away.
You right talk like that. she said. You
very presumptuous question my love. You don't
Mr. Gunter-so can't possibly know how much
lie means think you conceited to Inn
agine you would make better husband.
II know mighty well l would if he finds nothing
amusing in eighteenth century humor." declared
Temple relaxing suddenly from his passionate tense
I'm afraid you a horrid side. believed
1t of you before
Perhaps We're too hasty then In your choice OF
frend?'
Il don't know. disappont me-"
She rose and into the house. Temple chewed
cigar wrathfuIly cooked up veranda rail
and pulled hat down over his eyes It silly
little auarrel-too puerile
He sat planning and brooding for half hour The
plans seemed to withsLos Angeles champagne;
they were disgustngy barren and inadequate: the
whole he had better time merely brooding. And while
he was doing there a step the veranda.
Turning head. he Caroline emerging. She
a tray which were pitcher and glasses. She went
first to her father, but he rejected the Offering
Then she approached Temple with q propitiatory
smile.
night" she said The only thing l could of to
show you sorry was to make you some iced
Do you like iced tea?
hif sIs 0insr bs x ps
Son for bridesmaid ! won't look at rristram shandy'
till the wedding
you're nice person; don't know can trust YOU:
And ri tell you don't YOU are con-
Ceited at all! So please forgive me-and be you
Indeed their friendship better for their
quarrel
know you' Temple said day toward the end of
the week Il did before. And you know sonae-
thing seems queer about It,"
hat that?" asked Caroline.
.NVhy know SO Intimately.
and vet love and marry another
yves Caroline admitted. seems queer tn me
sometimes"
.,rhs felow-I don't out from the little
thar Won tell what he is. What do you have in
conmon, anyway? Does he like and about
Uha he reads?'
"IIe looks at magazine and them" said caro-.
line rather srudginsly. Besides" she added, "he
hasn't much time for-for such things. He's ambitious
He's a clever energetic business man"
= Cant tell me more than that about hm?"
Ie kind and generous"
'What he look like?"
.He-he's rather stout" She grew constrained
Hes exactly handsome"
"Td to see photograph Of him. I suppose you
have one"