The evening world., 1914-04-11
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Ne hard tie dssp vSacs; Of ~
oSnef con sayi Lots Of kiniaD In ne
There u only one law thax ohail -
Gown Tor you, Arty. You must ~
Up AZ idea OF marrying nska, cSss-
.1t WIN b easy 70 ODE, that. ~,
you playing with me, Pauir'
.Playingr echoed Warringten.
ca DO you mean to cit there
ena ten me that you don't know VIZ
Snau never marry herr"
Arty. don't understand whaa
ysu'rs talking about"
Arthur read the truth In his broth.
ers sysa He smiled weakly, ~
anger gone. Same old blind dufIes
you always were. wrote a. ansWer
70 n:r letter: In that letter I told
"You did THAR"
II am your brother. PAM. 4
couldn't be q cad a. we'll a. . ~.
Yse. told her. told her more, What
YOU never know. let CraiR belioVo
that I was you, Paul. I wore youP
oiothes, your scarfpins, your hato.
In that l. was q black villain. .0oli
what q hell I lived In ~.
motherr Arthur dropped his he'd
upon his arms again.
Paul. my son!''
II was Warrington's chair THAI 49,.
PIED over Framed In the portiorSs
stood his mother. white aired. 80
but a. beautiful a. OF old,
! am sorry. I had hoped % -
a- "w, yi.hout your knowins" r
"Oh. because thers w~s.r an, -
OF my coming at all. I'd pasoed ont
OF your life. and I should have stAye6
tS u, pona worry. I've got svsry-
At midnight"
Arthur stood up. Mother, I An
the guilty man. was the -tffSef.
All these years I've let you believe
that Paul had taken the money~-
Yes. yes!" she interrupted, never
taking her eyes of this other son.
i beard everything behind theso
curtains. You were going away,
Paul. without seeing mef"
What was the use Of stirring nm
old matters7 OF bringing confus,on
Into this house7" He did not Iooi
at her. He could not tell her that
no, now knew what had drawn MIN
hither. that all along he had ds.
'cstyAd himself. =
Paul. my son. I have bssn q
wicked woman"
,sn WY ,Ss,,m mother. you Pustnt taih
: "wieSea, My .os( nv allan,
kindly. chivairic boy, will YOU for
nothsr?"
He caught her before her kness
touched the floor: and, an! how hun.
grily her arms wound about hum,
what's the use Of lyingf'' he cried
orokenly. my mothsri I vanted to
near your voice and feel your arms.
fou don't know how I~have sjvyNyr
loved you. II was . long time, = very
!one same. Perhaps I WIS to be
planned. I wss proud. end kept away
rom you. Don't CRY. There, there!
h, can mo * 10y nSw. happy Over
With silent stabhang sobs, he held ont
his hand 10 hi brother. Presently.
above the two bowed heads, WarrinS.
sons own rose. transngured with
happiness.
The hall door opened ana closed.
but none OF them regardsd Il,
~ and by the mother stood away.
but within arms length. How BIZ
ana strong you have grown. Pauiis
In heart, too. mother" added Ar
thur. "Old 0alahad!" =
Pau, "1ou p mus. never leave Us again.
May always come backf.,
Always" And she took his had
motheri"
Always to come baoki \
am going TO China In q little nm
TO take Up the work I have sivoyc
loved. the building Of bridges"
And l am going. tool" n was M.
at her journeys end.
Jealous love IL Keen Of ere, nnro
was death In Arthurs heart, but -
moro logical than that ne Shons6'
appear at this momentf Why m
the cup when II might b draan03
at once. over with and done WITH
Elsa! said the mother, holdins
Warrington's hand in closer nm.
no, f ,si, mother, All. why did 20
Arthur walked to the long v,nAev
1nat opened out upon the 0Afdoa.
passed from the room.
go to him. mother" saSd ma,
wisely. and with pity.
The mother ,hcsitatsd. pulled b. ths
OLD ana the new love, BY the ~
mat tho new-found could be hoFo
Dut little while. Slowly ahe -
Paurs hand fell. and slower AN ~
""ou Arthurs foOt6top8.
=! wasn't quito brave enourh." 4.
said whom shs found him. They ID
Ana love me well. mother, tor Il -
the broken man"
She pressed his head axafnIt -,
heart. My boy!" hut her ei.nos
was levelled at the amber tinted ~
dow through which she had come.
To Warrington Elsa was q lfttis
thinner. and Of color there was nono:
but her eyes shone with all the spleo.
dor or the Oriental stars at which b
had so often gazed with mute ouiry.
"Galahad!" she said. and smiled.
Well. what have you to say?'.
81? In Gods name. what can say
but that / love YOU"
We'll, say II and stop the ache In
my heart Say II and make me forget
the weary eighteen thousand mile,
have tourneyed to find you! Say IL
and hold mo close. for am tired, . .
Listen!" she whispered. lifting he,
head from his shoulder
From out the stiffness OF tho sum
mer night came a Earring note, the
etern nj protest of Tainh.
rTha Enll