The Detroit times., 1914-01-16

cu1iuritIes. and they are making a
loyal fight for me-eyery one OF
them hut" hC hesitated
IL understand" She said quietly
Ive had letters, David. and If Won
want 10 know the truth that's why
I've come KORUNA or Steople flamp.
ton it's All the same foreigner Is
AN outsider IA native Is am out.
caste am sorry. David II sounds
brutal. but You and ! had better be
Opeu with each other, and / know you
are brave enough and Indifferent
enough 10 bear H. ] know that Saras-
yau stands quite alone"
quite alone" ne answered and
she saw that ne drew himself up
straighter They patrunized her as
long as their curiosity lasted Il Was
a wrctched business The squire's
wife called, the vicar called. the
place was overrun With Interested pet.
tifoggers of every sort Once / stood
for election | couldn't keep my doors
closed any longer tried TO stand
10y Sarasvau and shelter her. but now
and again some old woman got hold
OF her and worried and stung her as
only women can do They asked her
about her religion, and her parents.
and heaven knows what else. and
went away up TO their ears i'm right.
eous Indignation because she told
them her father was God fIe gave
n short bitter laugh. "Thc vicar tried
10 convert her 20 his particular way
0f thinking his Wife persuaded her
10 take 10 European dress 10 please
me, That was awful hideously pa,
thetic put my foot down Between
them they We're frightening her and
troubling her to death Now they tx.
more her and look uuon me as a rene.
gade IL Is best so She must be
kept out OF the turmoil away from
people whom she could never under
standard who would never under.
stand her. | think you will under
stand her, hi You don't form your
opinions, as most OF us do, by rules.
She flushed again as though his con.
fdence pleased her
No. ynu and / are both rather ex.
ceptions,' she said 1T is scarcely a
matter OF decentralization, though.
The world was not made for excep-
tons, and the majority takes good
care that the minority gets badly
Jolted. Never mind. David, genius
and lunacy are both on our side
He laughed and moment later
drew rein before the stone steps OF
the Cour,
"Sarasvati viii be waiting for us.
he said
But the house was oddly quiet as
they entered &C.
Her ladyship is in the drawing
room" the butler answered In reply
TO Hursts question she has been
expecting you since -four O'Clock, Sir
David"
The mans tone was such as he
might have adopted when speaking of
a child II expressed kindly. almost
afrectiOnate and very respectful for
bearance Once IL had been super
eilieHs bat that had been ST the be
ginning
Hurst glanced at his watch
Your train was very late. ri" We
observed. Let MS go and find her.
Diana followed him up the broad
oldfashioned staircase to the familiar
drawing-room, but there. too all was
quiet and no light burned save that
OF the log fire whose red reflections
danced silently about the quiet cor
ners Hurst drew back disappointed
"She il NOT here" he said, and his
voice sounded uneasy Diana laid her
hand on his arm
"She is here" she whispered Come
very quietly"
She led him on tiptoe to the fire.
side and then ne saw her She lay
on the white hearth-rug, half sup.
ported against the low armchair, her
bare arm curved behind her head. her
face turned from the light Her free
hand had dropped Imply into her lap
and the gems in her strange barbaric
rings caught the red glow into their
facets and reflected II back Ia hun.
dred changing colors She wore a
white sew, heavily embroidered with
gold, and all her Jewels Like a tired
princess weary OF waiting for be
lated prince, she lay there with closed
eyes, the long lnshes resting like
shadows on the olive cheeks. a faint
pathetic smile. suggestive of tears,
lowering about the tender mouth
Diana Chichester knelt down Some.
thing ached in her throat II was all
too beautiful too impossible Here
in this commonplace English drawing
room haunted with the shades OF hon
orable but stiif and unromantic Eng.
lishwomen. this child of eastern splen-
doris had no place The hrclight and
the coming night shades alone
brought her understanding. They bore