The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-25


way. like n great white limp. burned IN
the sun trying to pierce the gloom. The
world seemed trying to- peep at them.
aud the forest, with It's great green
sleeve. To shelter them from the world.
YOU love me-"
che; have loved you since the
world began"
Tho reply held all tho truth OF love.
She had loved him since the world be-
gan.
Marie glanced up.
Come she said. tho light Is fad
ing. An, the ann, could ne not have
waited little longer? iut he watts
Tor no one. not even for US"
II was dark when they reached ~.
Pierre. Tho night had wclled up from
the harbor like "A flood. tho moon was
M and the stars alight IN The dark
pansy blue above. but pelec's crest
still held "a touch OF sunlight. One
might have imagined the day standing
there just before flight ON that burning
crest. then, spreading wings westward
as the light left the summit. leaving
Martinique to night and the stars.
Some shore boat was putting OF
from n ship.
see" said Gaspard. 'out there.
that Hight near the steamer. that In
la Belle Aricsicnne." He had told her
on their way back ~ how Sagcssc
had pushed forward the expedition
intending To start on Friday. Tho
news had been a blow to hcr-how
hard u blow he did not gueSs, FOR In
the darkness he did not wee the tearu
In her eyes or the uuivering OF her
lips.
She turned to Gaspard. and casting
her arms about his neck. pressing her
face to his breast --sobbed.
There by the starlit harbor Of st.
Pierre. this girl of the people, clasp
ing this man Of the people. formed
with him n picture that the patient
stars had watched for ages. The
story OF love and separation told by
two forms ciinging torethcr--a vision
statucsauc. eternal.
Hut viii come back--and II is not
yet--not for some days"--
You will come back"
'Ah. believe me. nothing will stop
me nothing nothing"
1T IN NJ far do not know where
II knew: but the ships 10 away out
there. and u In the distance that takes
my heart from mc-they fade into
nothing. pass into the sky"
hut they come back--yOu have
seen the ships come back"
not mind me. ! am foolish. Thou will,
surely return. The hon Dia will
surely send you back to me-
The boat that had been rowins
across the harbor was now at th'
steps near by- and n man was coming
up the steps. II was Sagcsse. lie did
not notice them az he walked away
toward tho town. but they saw hin
clearly.
Marie shuddcred.
Come" said she, chow late II is
later than have ever been before
and the house will be closed"
Al 2 o'clock on tho fatoful Frida,
morning Gaspard was awakened from
sleep by n knock NJ his door.
II was his landlndy. MANN Faiy
She had promised to wake him at 3
for LII Belle Arlesienne would east
her moOrings and be away at I, II
there was wind enough
He took packet from his pocket
1t contained all the money he had lefI
from the payment he had received nj
tho shipping office and tho dollars
Sagasse had paid him for the gol,
coins. Though he had remembers,
the prayers for Yves and paid FOL
them. he had quite "A respectable sun
left. for living NJ ~. Pierre was very
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heavy In him; n seemed To him nov
as he came down the steep street I
,, the harbor SIDE. that he was leavin
/ paradise and leaving II forever. Tn