The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-14

ut has made many things about
you very clear to me-" The woman's
tone was low and her eyes caressing.
What wonder it is that all this
squalor hasn't killed your genius"
Perhaps it was his humor that had
saved Lawrence from understanding
Carohne before. Dear, saving grace
tnat sense Of humor-to which so
mucn is attributed, by which SO much
is explained and Of which SO much Is
demanded! And now Lawrence
managed a laughing reply-he hardly
managed" It; in fact, 1t came natur.
ally, Tor he was sane enough young
chap-and neither Hildesrade's devo.
ton nor Caroline's extravagantly ex.
pressed admiration had quite spoiled
him-yet!
"Oh, come now, Caroline. it's hard
for me not to agree with you when
you speak OF me as genius and all
that. l tell you frankly, adore it.
But I'm really quite an ordinary sort
of chap" s-
Most vehemence degenerates easily
into what sounds like vituperation
Caroline's voice could caress even
when 1t was vehement "Oh, I cant
bear to see you in circumstances like
these! l can't lie to you-it's useless
to disguise i'll hate to see you pull
ing down the blinds! I hate anything
that ties you here! The world is full
of people who can plod and wait fol
opportunities: we've got to make them
and before-it is too late.
81 knew that you had genius the
first time that saw you! You ough,
to soar-not plod: and Id feel that
counted for something in the world Il
only you scared the more quickly be
cause-because you knew me. o..
I hate the idea Of half a loaf, when by
the right Of the power in you, you are
entitled to the whole, I hate even the
patchwork you're doing on my house!
Caroline swung to her feet ant
stood there. slim and lovely and il
Illuminated by the fire that had blazet
up within her. Lawrence rose in
stinctfvely and came a step nearer tt
| her. The attraction she had for hin
! just then was irresistible, magnetic
| primary force he had no thought tt
combat
"By Jove, you have a liberating wa,
of saying things" he cried. cropping
| for expression.
| II love TO near you say tnat. caro-
lines eyes were ablaze with blue fire
But her voice the ripple of a sof
stream above which the fire onl!
blazed with contrasting warmth. AL
that she had lacked a fortnight agt
to make her the perfect seductive
creature of the jungle. she had now
She seemed suddenly to have come t.
full fruition.' Her mouth was scarlet
her skin creamy and her very hal
looked vital and stormy. Her eye'
held Lawrence's, while her voice rip
pied on like a musical accompaniment
to all the feeling with which she wa
pimregnating the air.
The Great Moment Arrives 81
In Their Two Lives.
''Oh. l want to see you free-fre,
from all the petty scruples that hav,
hindered you; that's my work now
For, while you're building houses
shall be building your career"
| Caroline's moment had come. Tn,
situation she had builded whirlet
Lawrence into its vortex. The mag
netic warmth Of the air had its will
with him. Closer and closer crep
Caroline, and, in answer to the cal
Of her being, Lawrence took her sud
denly into his arms and met her cling
ing lips with his.
For a moment he held her close
And then decency and habit an,