La Junta tribune., 1915-07-10

OAu VI tWenty-tWO. ueauuIuI a10 Ot0-
srwise fascinating. She was supert.ly
dressed. and the lights In the r0om
where she received hum were Of color
70 become her. With assumed mod
esty she dropped hcr eyes TO the door
when Hart en-, cred the room where she
received him. but Instead Of keeping
them there she raised them 70 his with
Y look of affection.
This WIS not what had taken hold of
his Imagination. He had been Impress
ed by shrinking being. lily whose
beauty II In its purity. He found .
suntiower, suggestive Of eastern lux-
ury. His Idol had fallen and was shat
tered That delieacy Of feeling which
had gone out to one Of such deep love
for him that she could not refrain from
Its expression. but was too modest TO
make herself known. was shocked. 40
showed by his bearing that this trans-
formation repelled him. The girl drew
back. and on her face came q look Of
disappointment
II have come" he said. mot only in
obedience to your request. but with .
view to serve myself and the girl to
whom have given my heart The
knowledge that ! was honored with
the love Of an unknown pers0n has
taken hold Of my imagination and has
marrei my happiness and the happi-
ness Of my betrothed. have there
fore come. with her consent and ap-
proval. that the dream may be turned
into the reality. Against the former
cannot struggle successfully. for u
In chimcrn: the latter In 4 matter Of
fact An real being Of ne~h and
blood you are TO me the same ~ hun
dreds Of other women whom ! might
meet for the first time. Il in not ut-
complimentary for me to say that.
while an deeply sensible Of the hOn
or you have done me. my heart hnv.
Ing been given to another. nm, un-
able 10 reciprcnie. Doubtless there
are many more worthy than to pos
sess you"
II honor you." said the girl. "fos
your manly statement Of the case be
tween us Had expected you "a
make any other ! would have l,eeG
criminal In sending for you. Since !
am to I've without you for eternity, ]
venture,i TO ask you to give mc this
one meeting that ! mny remember u
through my lonely life"
Had II not been for the contrasts be.
tween llnrt's dream and this reality
perhaps he would have shown q nat.
urai weakness. Had he not been au
IDEAL man I've would likely have sue.
cumbei. Il was his Isicnlity that sav.
ssl him. They had not seated them
selves. and iiart stood looking at the
girl kindly. hut without = spark Of
what she had exprcased fos him. Nee
Ing this. she dismissed him. saying:
II trust that we part with nnstuai
ssspers.- IA
Hsu withdrew without evsa -
much ~ touching her hand. lie was
congrntulnting himself that what had
troubled him had been eliminated
when from the rum In which ~ had
left tle giri be- heard sob ile start.
al to 30 hack 10 soothc her. but bis
better Judgmcnt prevailed. aud h.
tcok bis departure. Going straight o.
Mnrgnrct. be told her ~ tho Interview:
THAT his dnram had tsen superseded
by y reality whirh had no i~snpsatiou
for him.
Nevertheless the work of getting him
0ut Ut thfsiIi bad isvn but half accosu.
pllsteti. That .ob rcinuinsd with hima.
tiis ds~ain had gwen I'lacs u . reality
which had rot tswa tcsnpsatiou S0s
him. but Ills selsitivcsis.ss. hla kindit
s,css hnd lsvn moved by ~ sxpresstoa
~ sng-ish. Wsvks pa..csl. snd 10 dtd
uOs OvctcvtDr H. iniiucsscu. MasInrss
Uosicssi that something troubled hiu
sud. suslsvtipg br had n0t bsvn cured.
asked him fof his coonsjcncc. lie tassd
bsr thsi hc could not FORGET that sob
''ls thar ali that srsnains to sseubss
your shs asked
1T tsl"
III the ~aiiy could bs b,osisd GOT
would your drs~m svsusnr'
NO: that bas soSe sorvses.~
Wben they tst again Aaseasvs ask.
81 her loscr to SO with bss ~ call upou
= sri~nd of hers, llau scssisd 10 h~s
request. sDd an evening" was sps,dsuissi
sos the visit. when they ssoptsd ss
the bousc of tisclr dsstinatioa nart
~ss snfl'rIsed 10 rcoenlss the one
~bcfe br had called on bis -drcam."
okfote he could saiTess his ssloaish.
mrns tbe, wcfp sdmlttrd as,d IN an.
"ttes as"snsal stood face 20 fsCe witt
ti's sifi ~bo Ind -s'bted She sxseod.
ssi lses hs0d. sntlinE
NY friend Kate sald Msrsarss q
Han. 'co0srnissi 10 help se relieve
yUu ~ youf drram ! rosld have -.
rurrsi the sssvkvs Il sooe usssisa~
tive t~r.eM. eul ! tFefssysa ees W.
wessd ts-t yoss eossssancy 10 ~ I an
eatspy 10 ssy siist yos scqultts1 ysue.
~ sobly Had Ses kass svse1eos
W. s'an ~ TINT so6 sAssI1 ~ hsvs
see6s0 I" fessai the pseG ~ 4 h.
wtah yus "a ~ ees yssensoe thae ~
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