The Washington herald., 1914-11-01


Mrs. Cohen; that, much as the young
lady may have needed the money Mrs
Cohen had loaned her on the cup, na
needed the address Of the young lady stin
more.
Mrs. Cohen retired behind screen. and
Lee was conscious that from the other
side Of it the whole family Of Cohens
were taking his measurements. He APP
proved Of their efforts to protect the own
! er OF the cup. but not from him.
He offered. II one OF the younger Cohens
would take him to the young lady, to let
him first ask her II she would receive
| Capt. Lee, and for his service he would
give the young Cohen untold gold. He
I exhibited the untold gold. The young
! Cohen ehoked at the sight and sprang
1 into the seat beside the driver OF q
| taxlcab.
'-To the Working Girls Home. on
Tenth streetr' he commanded.
Through the falling and the flashing
I lights they slid, skidded. and leaped. In
side the cab Lee shiversd with excite
ment, with cold. with fear that Il might
not be true. He could not realize she
was near It was easier TO imagine him
K self still ID the Jungle. with months Of
time and sixteen thousand miles OF land
and mater separating them or In the
! hosrital, on white-enameled cot. watch
I ing the shadow creep across the write
/ WaSned wall or lylnB Denedln an avn
/ ing that did not move, staring at burn
J ing, brazen sea that did not move, on a
| transport that, timed by the beating OF
! his heart. stood still
Those days were within the radius of
4 HIS experience. Separation. absence. the
f, frnmutable giants ef time and space, he
! knew. With them he had fought and
could Withstand them But to be near
I her, TO hear her voice, to Wing his love
/ into her actual presence. that was an
! attack upon his feelings which found
\ him without weapons. That for very
| few dollars she had traded the cup from
! which she had sworn never to part did
| not concern him. Having parted from
him. what she did with silver mug was
| of little consequence 1t was Of sig
J nificance only in that II meant she was
I poor And that she was either an in
mate or a matron of a lodging house for
! working girls also showed she was
| poor.
! He had been told that was her eondi-
I ton. and that she was in I'll health, and
| that from all who loved her she had re-
| fused to accept help. At the thought his
! Jaws locked pugnaciously- There was
/ one who loved her. who. should she re-
/ slIse his aid, was prepared to make her
! life intoIerable. He planned in success
| sion at lightning speed all he might
do for her. Among other things he would
/ make this Christmas the hRppiest she
/ or he would eyer know. Not for an In
| slant did he question that she who had
! refused help from alI who loved her could
] refuse anything he offered For he knew
i II was offered with a love that demanded
j nothing In return, with a love that asked
4 only to be allowed to love, and to serve
i To refuse help inspired by such feel
1 ing as his would be morbid. wicked. III
l., diculous. as though flower refused to
4 a.. nd chv -
lips to the dew.
! The cab stopped in front Of a brick
| building adorned with many fire escapes.
! Afterward he remembered a bare. bril-
! Iiantly lit hall hung with photographs OF
| the Acropolis, and a stout. capable vo-
\ man in a cap, who looked him over and
i said:
You win find Mrs. stedman In ths
i writing room
4 And he remembered entering Q room
i filled with mission furniture and reading
i lamps under green shades It was empty,
j except for a young girl In deep black.
who was seated facing him. her head
Il bent above a writing desk. As he came
into the circle Of the lamps the girl
raised her eyes and as though lifted to
her feet by what she saw, and through
no effort Of her own, stood erect
| And the young man who had persuaded
! himself his love demanded nothing, who
asked only to worship at her gate. found
his arms reaching out. and heard his
] voice as though 1t came from a great
/ distance. cry. 'Frances"
And the girl who had refused the help
| OF all who loved her. IKE q hominS
pigeon walked straight into the out
4 stretched arms
| After 1ve minutes, when he was al
most able to believe II was true. he said
in his commanding, masterful way: "And
I now I'm going to take you out OF here
I'm going to buy You n ring. and a sahle
coat, and q house 10 live in. and dinner.
i Which shall we buy h-st?-'
First said Frances, f@own ng hap
I PLY. 81 am afraid We must so to the
Ritz. to tell Aunt Emily. She always
loved you. and it Will make her so
happy"
i ITO the Ritz" stammered the young
4 man. ITO Aunt Emilyr' I thought they
told me your aunt and-you-"
i We quarreled. yes said Frances. and
she has forgiven me; but she has not
/ forgiven herself, so she spoils me, and
already I have house 10 live in. and
several sable coats, and. oh. everything.
everything but the ring"
i II am so sorryr' cried Lee Il thought
! you were poor. I hoped you were poor
=. But you are joking!" he exclaimed de-
hghtedly. You are here in a working
U ElElS nome
"It is one Of Aunt EmiIy's charities.
4 She built it, said Frances. 7 come
;, here to talk to the girls"
I But" persisted Lee triumphantiy, 'ff
you are not poor, why did YOU Fawn our
siler loving-cup?"
! The face of the girl became a lovely
), crimson, and tears rose to her eyes As
though at a confessional. she lifted her
hands penitently.
TRY TO understand" she begged: IT
wanted you TO love me, not Ger my
! money"
But you KNEW cried Lee.
! 'T had to be sure begged the girl:
Z and wanted to believe YOU loved me
/ even If did not love you. When it
Z was too late knew you loved me as
I no woman ever deserved II be loved;
] and wanted that love. I could not live
J without It. So when I read IN the pa
I ptrs you had returned ! wouldn't let
I myself write you; Wouldn't let myself
/ beg you to e.rms to &c me. set q test
/ for you. SnEw from the papers yo.I
( were at the Army and Navy Club. and
I that around the corner was the recruit
I ing office. I'd often seen the sergeant
Sn' e, In uhifornl, 1T the door. l knew
4 you must pass from your club to the ONCE
! many times each day. 50 I thought os
I the loving-cup and the pzwn-shop. I
| planted Il there. It was trick, a test.
i I thought II youssaw II IN q pawn-shop
/ YOU would believe 10 longer cared for
L you and that I was -'sry poor. II you
passed Il by, then I would know you
\ yourself had stopped caring but II you
\ asked about 1t. IL you inquired for me.
then I would know you came to me of /