The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-04
RHISS HELEN GARDENING hal
been an object of hourly interest


Miss Careening were still more thrill
ing. Other couples paled into perfect
insigniticance before these two, and
various love affairs came to happy
issue which would probably have been
denied them but for the quiet and in
difference in which they were able to
expand without interference or innu-
endo from the lookerson.
After the first night, when he had
dined alone at table next to he's,
Captain Adamant had made third at
Miss Careening's table. They tobogan-
ned together, skated together, went
skiing together, and It was even re-
ported that they played bridge in the
evening in Miss Careening's private
sitting rooM-both smoking (but this
was told with bated breath) Egyptian
cigarettes.
All this sounded promising to lovers
Of romance. On the other hand, prac-
teal people pointed out that it was
frankly incredible that the Hon. Helen
Carecning, who was known to have re-
jected a prince belonging to European
reigning house, and was reported to be
hesitating to "throw the handker-
chief" to whichever she pleased of two
dukes, one German princeling of "me-
datizcd" family and marvellous good
looks, an Italian descendant of the
Medicis, one English and two French
marquesses, and earls barons, million
aires galore, with younger sons beyond
all counting-that Helen Careenlng,
the most beautiful girl, and the richest
and most talked of, in two hemispheres,
should ever dream of STOPPING to
mere captain from a marching regi
ment, the son of poor country par
son, even though he had made cor
siderable name for himself in the him
terlands of West Africa. That she
should condcscend to amuse herself
with him was as much as he could ex'
pect. Perhaps it was as much as Rex
Adamant did expect, for the crisp
sunny days slipped by, and not word
Of love did he speak. Only his eyes
sometimes when they were alone to
gether on the dazzling hillsides, or 10
the evening when Lady BALKAN peered
close into her carlsbad the look in
them that Helen knew, that she had
seen more often in the eyes Of men
than any girl in England.
His eyes spoke, but his mouth set
like iron when they did so, and Helen,
who usually slept like child, tossed
1oc,e than one night long, wondering
why be set this watch upon his hps7
That he was free to seek her If he
chose. she never doubted. Men of Rex
Adamant stamp do not philander
with one woman if their duty is pledged
10 another. That he doubted her affec-
ton she hardly believed; at first, pride,
+bo desire of the woman to be wooed
and won, had made her cling to a
mask of seeming indifference, out
there was that abotu this man which
broke down all DISCUSSES, the clear
truth of his soul won an answering
truth from all he met.
The coward, the braggart, the weak
ling. each felt themselves unmasked by
those merciless eyes, and Helen, who
was none of these-ah, Helen felt as
though he read deep down into her
heart and discovered there powers
that she herself had never guessed,
mowers of sacrifice and selfsurrender,
and passionate devotion, that her light
floating easy life had never called upon,
hut that at his touch might blossom into
strength.
He loved and knew she loved, and
yet-he would not speak. The riddle
grew into terror lest he meant to 60
back to Africa-alone.
Helen took her skis and slipped out
of the hotel by herself to think this
over She had not dreamed that love
could be like this, this passion and this
pain. and as she glided with winged
steps over the surface Of the snow an
odd smile twisted her lips. elf they
knew how l was feeling they would
know themselves avenged for all l
made them suffer-n my ignorance"
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