The Detroit times., 1913-06-05
The Fortunes of the LandrayS
ssre BIZ Kaaahan Kssaer A' s md s II. ' uss:s. s
An&Aor of The PRodtOAl Jodge."
sJust and the Unjust" etc.

, had wished his own words to vindi
cate her.
Perhaps you may. IL may even
come TO forgiveness. he said.
No, | shall never forget the ad-
vantage you have taken"
IL have paid you the highest com
pliment could, he said steadily. She
made him scornful gesture, ana
though his cheeks burnt, he went on
That | have loved you. that do
love you is my right; my own UNI
worthiness. OF which you cannot De
more aware than | am, has nothing
TO do with IT,
Understanding her as he did. ne
fully realized her sense OF outraged
decency. he could think OF II as moth
ing else. IN he had loved her less,
| II he had parted from any portion
OF his high esteem and reverence
! for her he would have urged his suit,
he would have appealed To her pity,
| her generosity and above all he
| would have urged the depth and con
stancy OF his DEVOTION but he felt
he could make no such appeal TO her;
the most he could hope was that when
her anger against him had somewhat
abated she would see that he had
taken no advantage OF her; and that
| she would respect him for the re-
straint he had until now put upon
himself He knew her better than
TO suppose she would ever feel nat
tered by the declaration he had made
Whatever her secret vanities were. and
he supposed they existed. they were
| not OF that strictly feminine char
acter that could pardon what she had
first deemed an offence. because later
she found this very offence included
compliment. and he was quite GER
tain she would never look back to
that moment with any feeling even
remotely approaching satisfaction.
| The most he dared TO hope for was
that they might gradually return to
their former relation. where he could
begin again with tireless patience 10
recover the ground he had fooishly
lost, since he had no thought OF giving
her up: that never occurred to him
as possible. She had become as nee
essary TO him as the very air he
breathed. He knew that for the past
years he had been living for these
interviews with her. which had meant
so much to him, while they had meant
! nothing to her. At the thought that
they might be denied him In the fu.
ture he turned sick at heart; the pos
sibilities Of such a thing seemed TO
sweep away the whole purpose OF
existence, to rob him in twinkling OF
all that made his life worth while.
He was sick with the dull ache that
filled his heart. II was more than
the mental appreciation OF an Inn.
pending catastrophe: II was a definite
physical anguish. But the hope that
ad meant SO much to him In the past,
came to his rescue again. What did
1t matter IL he waited years merely
for her tardy forgiveness, the whole
OF his life belonged 10 her His ten
derness and patience should be In.
finite: and the time must surely come
when the last vestige OF her anger
would have faded from her heart, and
they could begin anew. He told him.
| self that this was the one great emo
ton he should know. But for her,
he lived In a world OF dull common
place: and she, whether she were
aware OF Ii or not, without intending
1t. had glorified his life.
In realizing what his love meant to
him, he, for the first time fully real
ICED what her love for Stephen Land
ray might still mean TO her He
felt endless compassion for her. How
she must have suffered. and she had
always shown such courage. IL made
her all the more desirable that her
own constancy had been so fine and
true.
You must forgive me-" he said.
Think that I forgot myself, and for
get II you can what have said"
But she had no forgiveness for
him: little things she might easily
overlook. or they passed her by with
out being even noticed. but this was
q hurt that only time could heal Her
pride was stubborn thing, and II
was her pride. her very self-respect,
that he had hurt.
He glanced into her face and saw
how far he was from forgiveness. In
the telling OF his love he had reused
her anger to no purpose; he had de-
stroyed the very thing that had been
her stay through all these years. and
there was nothing left her. He had
cheapened each sacrifice he had
made: for In her eyes he had per-
formed each service, each generous
act. with the idea that II would help
to win him her love: he felt he could
not argue with her, the justice or
the injustice OF her feeling for him.
there was something fixed and final
In this attitude OF hers.
You must try and forgive me-" he
repeated.
II shall try" she said.
Which means you will fall" he
retorted bitterly.
Am 80 UNJUST" she demanded
haughtily.
Il wish you might see II and feel
II for one moment, as ! see IL and feel
IT," he said with hoarse emotion.
1T might move you to mercy"
You are asking for friendship
now" she said.
"Yes"-he hesitated-"yes, friend
ship"
"Will you be content with that"
Can IL ever be friendship after
this VIII II not be Lessor more
Less" she said.
II suppose So" ne admitted duly.
IT'S a small matter to you. but an
hour ago would have said 1t was a
matter OF life and death TO me. You
suffered-you loved"
You have no right to speak OF
IT," aha crtad "pocouaa hava trust