, 1915-06-17

she looked up at him with a little
smile, SO wistful that it set his pulses
bounding in a wild longing to comfort
her-why, for what, be knew not.
"Shall we go nowf" she asked tim
idly.
"Yes-no-that is, wait, just a mo
ment." Then, as she faced him with
a certain shrinking bravery born Of
long yearning, their eyes met and held
In a lingering look that stirred each to
the deeps. And, in that look, the
mans memory stirred and leaped to
life.
Amusement crept into the lines of
his face, and awe glowed In his pierre
ing expression. The girl stood rigid,
pale from stress, waiting patiently of
body, with an infinite Impotence of
the heart.
I'll can't be Mistaken Vain
wright murmured. His voice grew
hrmer, vibrant with conviction, subtly
caressing: Surely it's the same little
girl. oh, surely it's my little savior of
the Chicago street. isn't 1t? Tell me!
Butt known The final words rang
triumphantly. though uttered so softly.
The girls words came falteringly, for
her heart raced with happiness.
'sThen you-you remember met"
Impulsively Wainwright put out his
hands. With equal impulsiveness Lu-
GENE laid her slim fingers within his
warm clasp.
"Remember your" he cried, with a
laugh of sheer JOY. 'TWell. yes 1 think
1 do"
The words sounded a melody of bliss
In the depths of the girls being.
"After all these years!" she breathed.
The rigidity of her pose relaxed.
eyes, after all these years." he half
whispered. at is wonderful-wonder-
fulr'
Eyes" she agreed simply, nor dared
to lift her eyes to meet the warm re-
gard that reached to her heart
mot wonderful that l should remem-
Der you," the man explained namely,
quite w of his words In contem-
plation of her loneliness. "Only won
derful that we should at last meet
again like this"
She spoke sedately enough, though
with a happy quaver in the music of
her voice.
"They will be waiting. We must 60"
But the glamour was still on the
man, ind he spoke again, his tones
full of a ~reverent tenderness:
"What a princess you've grown TO
Der
The girl turned away resolutely,
though her heart was listening to the
singing of his praise for her.
1--WE must CO." she commanded.
Wainwright aroused himself.
"Yes,r he said very softly as he walk
ed beside her, I'VE must GO" And
then he added still more low, "To-
gether."
The days that followed this first
meeting were halcyon ones for the low
ers-for lovers they were. Lovers they
had been, in u fanciful, dreamy. alto
gether extravagant fashion. since the
few seconds together in Chicago years
ago., with never II word exchanged be
tween them.
Lovers they We're of n different sort,
from the instant of the association
brought about by the Vaccinations of
the Master Mind. There was never
any FINEST suggestion of doubt OF the
part of either. The love that had beer
no more than n romantic chimera
was sprung into full. glorious life-the
single reality in the universe. the be
ginning and the end of all things.
Little by little wainwright, self con.
scious, fearful as never before. dared
to profess his alteration. And. by so
much as he dared TO speak. she shyly
dared to listen. until at last the su.
preme confession set them Drumming
with ecstasy. For once, 1t seemed that
there was no obstacle to prevent the
smooth running Of the course of true
love The Blounts, concisely advised
by Andrew, welcomed Wainwright as