The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-07


Of heaven seemed hung with fire.
opals. east. west. north and south.
whichever way she looked. there was
dazzling iridescencc.
She began her usual walk, and in
passing tho smoke room door on tho
port side she mot Warrington coming
out. How deep-sot his eyes were!
He was about to go on, but she looked
straight into his eyes. and no stopped.
She laughed, and held out her hand.
II really believe you were going 10
snub me"
Then you haven't given me up?"
Never mind what ! have or have
not done. Walk with me. I am going
TO talk plainly to you, IL what ! say
IL distastcful don't hesitate to interrupt
mo. You interest me, partly because
you act like a boy. partly because
you are a man"
II haven't any manners"
They need shaking up and read
Justing. l have Just been musing over
a remarkable thing. that no two
objects are alike. Even the most ac-
curats machinery can not produce
two nails without variation. So IL
Is with humans. You look M like the
ToUlt lflut u u lfn-
possible not to ponder over you" She
smiled into his face. "Why should
nature produce two persons who arc
mistaken for each other. and yet give
them two souls. two intellccts. totally
different"
This man who looks like mo-
have no doubt II affects YOU oddly
probably lives in ease: never knew
what buffet meant, never knew
what car" was, has everything he
wants: In fact. "A gentleman OF your
own class. whose likes and dislikes
ar" cut from tho same pattern AN
your own. Well. that Is as 1t should
be. A woman such as you arc ought
TO marry an equal, a man whose mind
and manners are fitted to the high
place he holds In your affection and
in your world. How many worlds
there are, man-made and heaven
made, and zach AS deadly az tho
other, AZ cold and implacable! 10
you, who have been kind to me, I
have acted Ike "A fool. The truth IL.
I'VE been skulking. My vanity was
hurt. | had tho idea that 1t was my
self and not my resemblance that APP
p"alcd 10 your Interest What makes
you trust me?' bluntly: and he
stopped an he asked tho question.
why, don't know" blankly. In
Stantly she recovered herself, 'Iiut
] do trust you" She walked on, and
perfOrcs he fell into her stride.
III * because you trust the other
man"
Thanks, That Is 1t precisely: and
for nearly two weeks Two been try
ing 10 solve that very thing"
After a pause he asked. Have YOU
ever read lieades Singloheart and
DOuhlcfaCo?'
yes. But what bearing has II upon
our discusslOn?"
"Nuno that you would understand"
evaslNely. His tongue had nearly
tripp"d him,
Are you sure?"
cor this. that I shall never under
stand women"
"lpo not try TO-" she advised, "All
those men who knew most about
women were IA" unhappicst"
Elsa dlscrecily vcered into another
channel. you viii 20 back to Italy.
J suppose, How chcaply ana delight
fully one may live there. when ono
knows something ot the people,
had the villa Julia one spring. You
know II: Sorrento. Is there any
thing moro stunning than oranges IN
the rain?" irrolcvantly.
Yes. | shall go Ia ittly once more.
But first ! am going home" He was
not aware of the grimness that en-
tered his voice AZ h" made this state
ment
II am glad" she said. After all,
that 10 the one place"