New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MARCH 70. 1914


tory, he gasped. "Cynthial It's too late
You're to be married tomorrow! Do YOU
mean you'd call IL all OH now-at the last
minute2"
She nodded her head, her eyes on the
ground.
"My Cod" he moaned, and turned away.
at would be all wrong marry Har-
rowby." she said family. Because I've
come to o-l-oh, Dick. can't YOU sce2T
"See? OF course Scel' He clenched his
fists. "Cynthia, my dearest
Below him stretched six stories of open
space. In his agony he thought of learing
over the rail-ot letting that be his answer
But not would diSarrange things so-it
might even postpone the weddingl
Cynthia, he groaned, "you can't under
Standl 1t mustn't be-lve given my word.
| can't explain. | can never explain. But
-Cynthia-Cynthia-"
Back in the shadow the girl pressed her
hands TO her burning cheeks A strange
love, yours. she said, "a love that blows
hot and cold
"Cynthia-that isn't true-I do love
YOU"
please! Please let us-forget" She
stepped into the moonlight, fine, brave,
smiling. do we-dance?"
"Cynthial" he cried unhappily. "If YOU
only understood
Il think do. The music has stopped.
Allan has the next ance-he'd hardly think
of looking for me here"
She was gone!
MINOT stood alone on the balcony. He
AVA was dazed, blind, trembling. lie had
refused the girl without whom life could
never be worth while-rcfuSed her, to keep
the faith
He entered upon the bright scene inside,
slipped unnoticed to the elevator, and, still
dazed. descended to the lobby. He would
walk in the moonlight until his senses were
regained. Near the main door of the De Ia
Pax he ran into Henry Trimmer. Trimmer
had a newspaper in his hand.
whats the matter with the women now
adays?7 he demanded Indignantly.
Nlnot tried in vain 10 push by him.
~Seen what those London Suffragettes
have done now?7 And Trimmer pointed TO
4 headline.
What have they done?" asked Minot.
Done They put dynamite under the
statue OF Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square
and blew it sky high. 1t fell over into the
Strand"
Good" cried NlinOt wildly. Good. /
hope it smashed the whole of London.
And. brushing aside the startled Trimmer,
he went out into the night
TT was nearly twelve O'Clock when Minot,
1 somewhat calmer Of mind, returned to
the De Ia Pax As he stepped into the court
ward he was surprised to see a crowd gath
cred before the hotel. Then he noticed that
from a second floor window poured smoke
and fame, and that the town fire depart
ment was wildly getting into action.
He stopped-hiS heart almost ceased beat
ing. That was her window! The window
70 which he had called her on that night
that seemed so far away-last night.
BreathlesSly he ran forward.
And he ran straight into group just de-
scended from the ballroom. OF that group
CYNTHIA Nlevrick was a member. For mo-
nent they stood gazing at each other. Then
the girl turned 10 her aunt.
~Nlv wedding dress" she cried. Il LETT 1t
living on my bed. Oh can't possibly be
married tomorrow if that is burned.
There was a challenge in that last SEN
tence. and the young man for whom it was
intended did not miss it. Mad with the IN
Justice of life. he swooped down on fireman
struggling with a wabbly ladder. Snatchlng