Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-29

embassies and consulates aren't Oper
at all hours, and will likewise be
j; watched. There remain-unless yor
can suggest something only the
churches; and can think Of none
better suited to our purposes than the
: Sacre.Coeur." -. - szzs7 E.s r.,
:: Her fingers frightened gently upon
J his. t. -
Il understand" she said qui4Hy; I'll
!. we're obliged to separate I'm to go di
4 rect to the Sacre-Coeur up on the hill
top and await you there" Ia T.
\ ( fright! But let's hope therell be
no such necessity" ~ d
! Then, hand in hand, like frightened
children, these two stole down the tun
nel-like passageway, through a small
forlorn court, more like a we'll
Z. cramped between two tall old tene
Z ments. and so came out into the
. gloomy, sinuous and silent Rue d'As'
sas. = ~, $ y. -, =7 -, >
Here they encountered few way.
farers; and to those few, preoccupied
with anxiety to win to shelter from
the Indictment night, they seemed, no
doubt; some student Of the Quarter
with his sweetheart-Lanyard in his
shabby raincoat, striding rapidly, head
and shoulders bowed against the d-iv.
ing mist, the girl in her trim Burberry
clinging trustfully to his arm. pa
Avoiding the nearer stops Of the
underground Metropolitan as danger
GUS, Lanyard steered roundabout
course through byways to the Rue de
Sevres station Of the Nord-Sud, from
which, In due course, they climbed to
1 the surface again at the Place de la
Concorde, walked f several blocks,
i picked up q taxicab, and in less than
! half an hour from the time Of their de-
| parture from the Impasse Stanislas
! were comfortably ensconced In q cabi-
net particular Of q little restaurant of
1 modest pretensions just north Of Les
Halles. IN K a
They Toasted famously-the cuisine,
If bourgeoise, was admirable and, bet
ter still, we'll within the resources of
Lanyard's emaciated purse. Nor did
he fret that, when the bill had been
| paid and the essential tips bestowed,
there would remain in his pocket little
more than cab fare. Supremacy self
confident, he harbored no doubts Of q
smiling future-now that the dark
pages in his record had been turned
and sealed by q resolution he held IT.
revocable. u l>'..5*5 s
His spirits had mounted to q high
pitch, thanks to their successful eva
sion. He was young. he was in love,
he was hungry, he was-in short very
much alive: And the consciousness Of
common peril knitted an enchanting
intimacy into their talk. # Es \ Z
For the first time in his history Ian
yard found himself in the company Of
woman to whom he dared---and
cared-to speak without reserve a
circumstance intrinsically intoxicating.
And stimulated by her unquestionable
interest and sympathy, he did talk
without reserve-of old Troyon's and
its drudge Marcel, OF Bourke and his
wanderings, Of the education of tho
Lone Wolf and his career, less in pride
than in relief that it was ended, OF the
future he must achieve for himself
And, sitting with chin Graded on the
backs of her interlaced fingers, the
girl listened with such indulgence as
women find always for their lovers. OF
herself she had little to say. Lanyard
filled. in to his taste the outlines of
the simple history of the young wom-
an of good family obliged to become
selfsupporting. ezS-.4 b..
81 And if at times her grave eyes
clouded and her attention wandered,
it was less in ennui than because of
occult trains of thought set in motion
by some chance word or phrase Of
Lanyard's. 1. .@~.5,5a-g
I'm boring you," he suggested once
with quick contrition waking up 10 the
fact that he'd monopolized the CONVEX
sation for many minutes on end.
She shook pensive head. mo,
again. But, wonder, do you appreci-
ate the magnitude Of the task you've
set yourself?"
Possibly not" no conceded AFRO
gantly; but 1t doesn't matter. The
heavier the odds, the greater the in
centive to wiz"
But" she objected, you've told me
a curious story Of one who never had
a chance or incentive to go straight
as you put it. And yet you seem to
think that an overnight resolution to
reform is all that's needed to change
all the habits Of lifetime. You per-
suade me- of your sincerity of today;
but how will it be with you tomorrow
and not 80 much tomorrow as six
months from tomorrow, when you've
found the going rough and know you've
only to take one step aside to gain
smooth and easy way?' .s
III fail, then, it will be because I'm
unf1t-and I'll go under and never be
heard Of again. But sha'n't fail. It
seems to me the very fact that want
to go straight is proof enough that I've
something inherently decent In me to
build on"
II do believe that, and yet, She
lowered her head and began to trace
a meaningless pattern on the cloth be-
fore she resumed. you've given me
to understand that I'm responsible for
your sudden awakening that it's be-
cause of a regard conceived for me
you're so anxious to become an honest