Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

YOU had known my pains at making YOU
suffer- 1t was hard; but | did it. When
YOU came to the house
Don't speak OF that, he muttered 1t
was not Hernia that ! saw.
Not this Hernia. 1t was girl that even
did not know | had rehearsed that con-
versation, and l carried it through to the
end"
"The end-of all things, it seemed
CHE drew more closely into the shelter of
- his arms and drew his lips down to hers.
"Yes: but we shall make a new beginning.
And then, she went on after a moment, Il
saw Olga and cut her. | hadn't meant to;
but | couldn't help it. he sight Of her
turned me to ice. And Pierre de Folligny-'
she stopped again, her brows tangling.
"That man! He remembered me. He pre-
sumed. He was odious. | had the butler
show him the door. Il wasn't very wise.
think. But couldn't, Philidor-I simply
couldn't temporize with man of his cali
ber!'
Curse him. said Markham
"He told think-or Olga did"
at was De Folligny," he groaned. "But
couldn't do anything. That would have
made things worse.
"oh, yesmand then the playEthat dread
full plavl That was Olga's doing. | was
Il
all-listened in terror to every word OF the
dreadful sacrilege. 1t acds sacrllege-to see
nv love and yours pictured the dreadful
thing that love was. | got out somehow.
They were talking of me-hghtly. | heard
them as they talked of-of other women
who do not know right from wrong-as they
would have talked of that dreadful French
woman who-who was killed.
She was sobbing gently on his shoulder,
IL and drlyy VINO
closer ooh, | have paid-paid in full for
my fault"
He soothed her; but she started back,
holding him at arms length, her eyes the
more lovely through their tears.
But / regret nothing. | would suffer
more if | might, to know what know. |
have learned the meaning of life, Phllldor.
| bless my pain for the new meaning it has
given my joy. bless your pain even, Dear,
for the new meaning it has given your unset
fshness. You thought only Of me, of my
happiness, when had paid you only misery"
There shall be no more pain, he muir
INJURED. "There IS no room for It, Joy shall
crowd it out
WILL you forgive me?" she asked.
w "I'll try" he smiled. "Will you
promise never to run away from me again.
"Where should | rum
He medltated moment anu llell Sold
with SMILE ITO Trevelyan NJ
But she put her fingers over his lips before
he could finish "Don't, Philidor. Wher-
ever | went, | should not go to Trevvy.
She laughed "He cast me off, you know.
"Cast you off,
She nodded HE heard that story at
Foods Knoll after had gone. The next day
he came to my house in town. | saw him.
He wore a woebegone expression, and 81
lentlv presented clipping from paper.
She laughed again. "He looked like a virtu
Gus undertaken presenting bill, long over
due, for the internent of some lightly
mourned relative. He asked me if the story
was true | said it was-and he went out
of the casting not even one longing,
lingering look behind!n
"But it wasn't true
That's just the point; but he thought SO.
Would you have believed me that kind Of
grlo You could have, you know, and
didn't She sighed happily, and sank back
into his arms. a think don't want people
to be too excellent, Philidor: just human.
Were you" he hesitated moment,
"were you engaged to him, Hermia?o
She gazed at him wide eyed. "Neverl'
she asserted, and then repeated, Never,
never, nevern
But the newspapers