The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-13


border OF that untrayeled country OF
her inner life and, as always, an in
visible intangible barrier arose before
him and barred the way. Prophetic,
like some Eastern Cassandra, con
scious OF a secret power at work IN
the depths of her dark soul, she stared
before her and he sought no further.
only he freed himself gently from the
clasp OF her hanGs and held her so
that she faced him.
Listen" he said quietly You are
afraid OF shadows, my wife You are
afraid that one day / shall see them
with other eyes .han yours and that
shall hunger after them. 1t is true,
for me they are realities. the world
is real and | belong To IL. But, Saras-
vati. have lived IL 1t. Il know II, not
as you know it, as the creation OF
mans diseased unhappy fancy. but as
a great monstrous structure, machine
grinding remorselessly on its never
ending round. II frightened me i
learned to know that | was handl-
capped beyond hope. ! knew that all
had TO offer would be flung upon tue
great rubbish heap for useless warped
material. And yet hungered after
it all--after the love OF my fellow
creatures, after their appreciation. |
wanted TO be ore of them~-to snare
my life with them / was like beg
gar, a whining begsar, who ran from
house 70 house Offering my halfiormed
ideals. my timid affections, in ex'
change for their love. They would
have none OF me- They grew impa-
tient and | knew they despised me-
But the begging had degraded me
made me into weaKffng- and COW
ard That Is the worst OF begging
II drags down everything, the begsT
and the giyer; it is like poison that
paralyzes will and energy | went on
my cringing and pitiful way until one
night | was twice stung to madness.
And / found that q devil had crept
into my heart and that | had neither
faith nor love nor ideals Left 10 save
me. In that whole world, which you
fear. there was not one who would
have held out a Tescuing hand | STOOD
on the brink OF God knows what utter
degradation--w when | remembered you,
Sarasyati.
He stopped, and she drew back
against the stone parapet and watched
him breathlessly. A last faint SHIN
mer of evening light fell on his face
It's stern inhexble resolution soften
cd for a moment. but his bearing was
inexpressibly fercely scorniui IL
was as though he lived over again me
hours of bitter introspection. OF I'M
potent revolt against creation.
II remembered YOU" he went on
with restrained force You were
then little more TO me than picture
out of some child's fairy tale, but you
we're heautiful-you were the only
beautiful thing OF my boyhood- ! car
cd upon you--there was magic IN your
name. for all that had thought dean
in me awoke afresh 20 new lite
Jung the devil out OF my heart ana
that night | saw you.
"And that night heard your voice
she answered In a whisper.
"And from that night onward my
freedom began ne continued stu IN
the same low passionate voice. You
set me free ceased 10 be beggar
when YOU gave me your love GOO
knows wis yeu gave me your love
II was Ike a miracle-but you made
me a man--yol gave me back con
adence- the command over myseH
ana over my fate. Sarasvati. Can
Won understand now2 owe you
everything everything that am.
Suddenly his voice broke under the
strain OF painful selirepression. tie
stretched out his arms toward her, and
she came to him and drew his head
down to her shoulder For moment
therp,y was silcT"e-tKen he stood
erect .NN wv tA
"Neither Won nor ! need fear the
world" he went on quietly. IT gave
me uothind / owe 70 nothing ! have
aeGed ia laws. disregarded its Gus
toms II 70 comes 90 me now d is be.
cause I have grown rich have mad
power thrust uppu me. ! have shut
my door in the faces of those who
pretend to seek nae ont either in kind
ness or friendship. After little
while they will cease 90 trouble us.
| will build D wall around our, lives.
sarasvntil ny wife. and no one y NO
shadow shall euCer to spoil our peace
Look" he pointed ont into the com.
ing night-"that IS our world. he
said triumnhantiy