The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-19


casion into a fair sized hall, was al
ready filed 10 Overlooking and there
were hostile elements In the closely
packed assembly as Mr.. Smith knew
well enough. His practlsed nose
scented trouble in the close aimos'
phere and before he had gone haii
dozen steps in the direction or the
reserved seats his fears were con
flrmed. There was an uneasy move
ment. a craning OF necks, low muf'
muir that broke out here and there
4 into EXPLANATIONS, laughter ana
"boo's" OF open mockery Mr. smith
kept countenance. He had endured
worse things, but al the bottom OF
his eager enthusiastic soul lle cursed
the alien woman at his side.
Sarasvati chung 10 Diana Chiches-
ter's arm. In the midst OF TINS cuil-
Gus hate-filled crowd OF rough country
men her courage seemed 10 fall her
utterly. She was trembling and the
fur hood which had slipped back on
TO her shoulders revealed face that
had lost all trace OF loveliness-in
a paroxysm of fear In that moment
all that was most oriental Ia her,
most antipathetic In her race, seemed
to rise to the surface in her being
The veil OF her divine origin had
been wrenched roughly from her and
she became what the hostile eyes
saw In her~-a common native woman,
a creature OF an inferior and despised
I race Mechanically she took her
place In the front row before the
/ platform and the intermittent ieering
broke out afresh, mingled this time
with halfhearted counter-cheers.
David Hurst heard them, lie stood
alone In the committee room where
he had been left at his own request
He had feigned monetary indls-
position and the committee members.
themselves III at ease, had Willingly
accepted the excuse 10 await the az,
rival OF Lord Sally. Hurst drew back
into the recess OF the old-fashioned
window from whence he could watch
the crowd outside. He felt nauseated,
overcome by disgust with himself
with the se-faced men whose faV'
or he was about TO crave, on whose
good will depended his whole future.
He hated them with hatred that
Seemed like rebirth OF his old lam
Ing misanthropy. Now, as then, his
whole energy and thought fought for
an outlet for the right to serve; now,
rs then, a barrier arose and cut MN
OFF from those to whom his service
was dedicated and thrust him back
into deeper loneliness.
In the world in which he was fight
ing FOR place he had no friends. The
mon who supported him acted out
Of principle, a little perhaps because
they saw in him a man of mounting
ability: but not out OF friendship.
ri .1-1tf 1Aatftx ~
them There was the barrier. I'M
named and insurmountabe. He had
broken the law OF caste and his pun
ishment was inevitable and most logi-
cal. He faced il now without finch
ing. he heard the jeering laughter
that had greeted his wife's entrance
and had set his teeth. That. too, was
part OF his punishment He had forced
HRS way into the world and she had
striven to follow him. Her love had
brought the highest sacrifice without
complaint. But IL had been in vain.
She was not OF this world. Like a
haunting spirit Of fancy she had crept
out into the garish reality and had
faded TO poor piteous shadow OF
herself The daughter OF Brahma, the
child of gorgeous oriental imagination
had died. he had lost her, with mis-
old dreams In the fight after the
worlds rewards. and in her place
stood the native, the barrier between
him and his kind. He felt no pity for
himself. He was paying the just price
---but he had done wrong TO the wom-
an to whom he owed all that he had
become. She suffered He remember
ed her strange fears OF the shadows"
which would one day claim him. They
had claimed him, and. as she had
phophssied, the light in her had gone
out. CYes, he-kad done wrong but only
insofar as he had brought her into
a battle against the narrow-hearted
prejudices of the world. The battle
lie had fought was just one, but
ne was losing-had lost--and as is
the way OF things the woman paid
the highest indemnity.
A carriage rolled up TO the door OF
the schoolhouse. Hurst saw a tall
fair man step quickly out and respond
with a careless good nature TO the
hearty reception OF the crowd outside.
Hurst threw back his dark head with
a movement OF bitter contempt This
then was the popular fox-hunting lord
whose debts, so rumOr had ii. were
regularly paid by his Hebrew wife,
and who had come 10 patronize him
and help him over the disadvantages
OF his messalliance. Hurst laughed out
aloud. Eut he was beginning TO feel
the rise OF violence that was new
. TO him He heard voices ontside-a
/ low murmur OF greeting and then
loud boisterous tones which drew
rapidly nearer.
Who the devil was that" David
heard. What Lady Hurst? Good lord
you don't say so. / didn't know Il
was SO bad as that. Why man alive.
one doesn't. marry that sort OF thing ="
There was laugh. David Hurst
turned and came out OF the alcove.
Through an unsteady shifting mist
he saw Lord Salby standing in the
NORWAY against background OF
frock-coated followers, and he went
blp TO him aud struck the red smiling
tace with calculated swift pre-
6ision. There was no impulse in tht.
kction II, seemed to him that every.
thing IN the last few months had led
hp TO this outbreak, that the torment
IN the last few minutes had been but
khe goad to drive him to "A final step.
When the mist cleared and he found
himself standing alone In the middle
bf the room he felt no surprise at
what he had done. no regret--at most
y physical relief as though some
numbing pressure had been lifted
from his brain. Lord Salby was lean
Ing against the wall. his handkerchief
10 his cheek, and thrusting or the
oIlcjtQr's ,committesJ with an I'm.
salient hand; ~