Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-21
The End-and the Beginning.
tBy Louise Ileilgrr~.)

N&N MNIfiHitlN fOiliiiitNA Nthl- hAtAh Nv
had written the book that had taken from
, great many people their faith. Ii had
won for the professor, that book. many
letter. after his name from continental
universities. Ii had brought him the SPLEEN
did advertisement of denunciation from
pulpits. II had bestowed upon him fame.
and what in these commercial days gen
orally goes hand IN hand with fame,
money-in a word, II had wOn for HIM the
kingdoms of tins world.
That il had taken away the kingdoms
Of the Others from d good many i%noffen-
sive people and had given them in ex-
change nothing at all. was a matter of
small import to the professor. Tie had
stated his opinion based upon much study.
upon an important discovery. He had
proved conclu,ively there was no God:
that was MI there was 10 il.
And the years passed and he wrote other
books-but none n successful as the
frst-and gray hairs sprang like daisies
out Of spring grass from his black hair.
and 4 Younger generation knocked NJ hi
literary door he had thought to close upon
himself. and told him .bluntly Ia get out.
30 you zee. a. far a. the professor was
concerned. the beginning BAD come about
a long time ago.
For her it came someashcrc Mbout the
middle ~ May in a ~prinetime MI golden
and white end red and blue, 4 world wash
ed clean by spring winds. She was not
very young herself as years 90. rs she had
shaken hand with Saint Catherine. her
namesakc. some time since. and there were
tell tale lines about her eyes and mouth,
but she had brown hair. abundant and
plentiful still and eyes drowned in blue.
like the lake of Geneva on n hot day. The
professor fell in love with her the first
time he saw her walking in the garden Of
the country house where he was spending
4 few days holiday with another logical
friend and his wife.
lie had never been in love before. and
the sensation, although new. was not un-
pleasing. He had also never before con
templatcd matrimony m his busy life, but
now il struck him that it might prove TO
W 4 pleasant milestone in his career.
What Catherine thought about the mat
ter was not 50 clear. Certain it j. that
she wa not too old 10 blush. that she de-
velopcd q pretty taste in her hair and took
some trouble over her clothes. Catherine
IN blue serge was a paSsably good looking
woman. but Catherine in something soft
and white. with rufflcs Of lace M her throat
wa irresistible. The professor, at any
rate. seemed To find her ~.
The friend confessed 10 his wife that
II wa "a ease" The wife dutifullv
agreed. but added: at won't be if Cath.
erine finds II out" On being pressed for
m explanation She said: "Catherine will
never marry him If she finds out that he
wrote "A Myth Exploded You know her
Views
DO You mean 70 say she does not
know n"
"She knows he writes. Of course" was
the answer he got. "but she has not con-
nected HIM with that book. Yon know how
little interest he takes IN modern writ
lerS."
perhaps She has not read il them"
llis wife nodded her head. "Oh. veS.
~he has. She even cried over IL, and once
told me it was the most wicked book She
had ever read. | believe She thinks the
author q u i 4 personal friend Of satan
In the meantime the professor and the
maid were talking in the garden.
i never knew before what a woman
could mean said the professor.
Catherine might have told him She had
always known what a man wonld moan
only she had been denied the imam. Bnt
a- well brought ~ women nv never SIM
posed 10 tel their thoughts. she only smiled
~weetly. and let the professor hold her
hand.
y was the professor himself who mad
Vertently played the part of the snake. Tie
" was who presently produced from his
pocket a scarlet volume and laid il nrond-
N ~ her lap. This J. my first achieve
'n'ni' nc sand. "and until now. | thought
the best"
'atherlnc turned pale rs she stared n
me ne - the red book living ike \ stain
on The lap Of the white dress. Shudder-
ingiN her fingers touched the paqes. She
looked another woman when M last She
raised her head. An the youth had gone
from her face. She looked shriveled a. bv
a sudden frost.
=" Nou wrote this she began q%uietlv.
mi gradually her words grew louder She
pui up a SLIM hand t. her throat. a. II tbe
ace round II choked her. Then flinsing
me book from her. she was gone. runnin,
acres me lawn towards the house. flee