The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-04-18

81 must work." he said in his calm. me-.
taliic voice. II must work."
Here with me-you must rest. You
are mine-mine.'
Only his eyes answered her. but the
grip of the strong arms about his neck
frightened.
And you will always be mine." she
went ON in a fierce. passionate whis-
per. you will be jealous Of me. ,
shall be your ALL"
She slipped from the couch to her
knees on, the fioor beside him and
pressed him back over it, his head still
in her arms.
"Yes-yes, my love-" She pressed her
lips to his mouth and eyes again and
again. "Mine-all mine. Mine.."
Then suddenly he crushed her to
him, and their lips met in a long kiss.
As suddenly he released her and.
with a gasp, broke away from the
arms about his neck. The next in
slant he was on one knee. painting and
staring down ut her with eyes that
had In them something approaching
terror, as if he had been suddenly on.
fronted with a fearful danger.
Startled, wondering, she crouched
with her arms extended as he had left
them and watched him slowly rise to
his feet and back away from her in
the direction of his desk. His eyes
never left her and never lost that
frightened. staring look. He turned on
the desk light with trembling fingers
and. still staring, sank into his work
chair.
Then the look Of terror passed; the
yellow mask was calm and inScrCla-
BILE: the painting ceased.
II must work." he said in his calm,
metallic voice. II must work"
Hour after hour passed. Illona had
risen from the floor and lay, her eyes
closed, on the divan, with her face to-
ward the desk. Save for the single
shaded globe that threw its ray down
on Tokoramo's manuscript and the
t~ireless brown hand that moved back
and forth across it, the room was in
darkness.
At last he passed a hand YEARLY
across his brow and looked out of the
window into the night. 1t was the
first time he had raised his eyes from
his work since he had taken his seat.
He rose with a tired sigh and opened
one of the great windows that looked
on to the gardens. Then, remember
ing that Illona lay i'm the path of the
draft, he closed it and opened the other
nearer his desk. He went back to his
seat. lit a cigarette, and, resting his
cheek ON the hand that held it. he
picked up his writing brush once moro
with a groan.
"What is it? Are you tired?" asked
the woman softly.
Tokoramo looked up quickly. "Yo>
have a~wakened?' he asked. surprised
II haven't been asleep" was the re-
ply.
mo? In all this time" he exclaimed.
Illona slowly rose to a sitting posi-
ton. Gould I calmly Sleep" she said
I'm a panied voice. 'while you were
straining over your work? I have
kept stilh but / haven't been asleep"
wasn't it a long. heavy timer he
inquired gently. rising and going to
her.
what time is it,"
He took out his watch and held it
for her.
.'Ten o'clock. Did you accomplish a
great deal:'
He shook his head and again passed
a hand across his brow. Not u great
deal"
Illona took his hand and gently
drew him down TO a seat beside her.
"Oh. do you feel ill:' she asked ten
derby.
mo. no." he assured her. Just a
little depression. am tired
you are killing yourself-killin.
Yourself with work." she declared re-
sentfully. "When did you eat last
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