The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-05-25
NEXT WEEKS COMPLETE NOVEL n the EvENMe WORLD
THE TIME LOCK
BY CHARLES e. WALK


surdity of the notion that he was
with these two eyes I saw him."
said he. And. more: once. WHOM yvu
made a movement as II to 70, he
plucked you by the sleevs OF ycur
little NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. no plucked
my coat---"as u to hold you back. to
keep you there listening to the
That evening I went at Franxiuss
Invitation to a student bali. There
! saw another old time face. A fresh
eruption OF guests burst into the room
two men and three girls, all friends
evidently. and linked together arm
in-arm.
II was we'll I had the wall behind
me to lean against. for one Of the
girls. lovely blonde. dressed a. q
shepherdess. was the Countess Fell
cianll
The woman I had lost my heart TO
as child. the woman I had seen
touched by premature old age In the
little sitting room OF the Hotel Dc
Mayence. the same woman reiuve-
mated. and turned by some magic
wand into a girl Of eighteen, laughing
and JOYOUS.
grisette and asked who she might be.
The grisette answered lightly:
"Oh. that doll with the yellow hair?
Know her name7 Why. the whole
quarter knows her name. Marie
what's this II is7 She's n model ~
Cardiilac's. A brandy for me, with
some Ice In II. Hurry upi There's
the band beginning again"
Later in the evening I met Marie.
] asked her to sup with me at q near
by restaurant. She accepted. hun.
grlly.
I ordered everything that the place
could supply. and ] watched her ~
She was very beautiful; quite the
most beautiful woman I had ever
seen. with the exception OF the Coun-
tess Feliciani.
Your are not drinking. why. you
are not eatlngi What Is the matter
with you. NJ. rAristocratf" e
II am In love-" replied I. y
She laughed. Tho supper had pu.
hor In tho highest Spirits. she
laughed at our fantastic shadows az
we walked arm In arm down the
silent Rue Petit Thouars.
Then. at a door In q side street.
down which we had turned, she
stopped and drew q key from her
The door was open now. She drew
"o S.ooo W nor hs III no whisper
something. but she whispered MOTH
ing. Our lips had met In the DARK
ness ! took her In my arma
"Eloise!" I said.
Toto! who-whers"- Recol.
lections were rushing upon her, brt
she did not yet understand Shs
seemed straining to catch some dis-
tant voice.
.-rh: Castle q L!eh,.nssrss. ~.
iJnd you. but You were soue"ys.ss
aso. was only q child and I could
not md you. But I hsvs stuaa you
6he was clinging 10 me, sobhans
Wildly. The sobs seemed to tear her .
~ know you" she said At last. ~
Knew you. but did not recollsct-llt-
ue Totoi How could tellr'
Through the miserable wells that law
between her and that happy time, the
past seemed vague to her a. q dream
OF earliest childhood.
Then, BIT by bit, with her head on
my shoulder. the miserable tale I'M
folded itself. The Countess Felici-
AMI had died whom Elolse was 6ftesn.
They were In the greatest poverty.
living In tho Rue 81. Lasare. Il vss
the old. old. wicked. weary story.
model at Cardillac's and this
wretchsd home. That was the 'ttory.
Eloise had never grown up. Tho
thing she was then In heart and spirit
she was now.
and little csrlr ASKED Eioiss.
"Whsre In her"
Tho question. spoken In the ssmi-
aarkness. caused . sh'vsr 20 run
Who knowsr' I said. "or what
he IN doinsf Eioise. I am half afraid.
met a man to-day, q musician. hs
saw mo nj the sohioss that time
which seems 30 long ago. lie spoke
about Carl Lat Us talk of ourselves.
rou cant stay hero In this houss,
you must leave u Tomorrow. ! viii
T rn,nn ., , .,y,:.ry'hinG ! am, r'sA.
she laughed and chung closer 20 ne.
Despite her bittsr experiences, So
had no moro real knowiodrs on sSs
world than myself Money vas a
thing 20 amuss oneself with-s thils
very hard 20 obtais.
You will leave this place ana live
~ tbs country, You viii never 70 10
.srdllisr's asaiD. Think. Eloiss; nL
'Ay you ns,ss see tbs country hsss
tbs woods ~ Esioilss are more
tssviifui than the forest vas a.
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am crying because . an happx.s
ssis sbs, whispering the words
against my shoulder.
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