The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-09

/ dared not anaIyze. Perhaps, after all
her self-dissection, there were still Sc
| cret chambers. She thought almost
| with fear of what they might contain.
Her sense of superiority was vanish
ing. She was, after all, like other
| women.
@Yes," she promised, II will help.
We will leave it at that. Some day
you shall talk to me again, If you like.
In the meantime. remember we are both
free. You have not known many wom-
en-, and you may change your mind
when you have been longer in London.
Perhaps it will be better for you If
you dol"
"That Is quite impossible" John said
firmly. "You see," he went on, look
ing at her with shining eyes, 81 know
now what I half believed from the first
m oment that I saw you. love you'll"
Springing restlessly to her feet, she
walked across the room and back
again. Action of some sort seemed i'm
perative. A curious hypnotic feeling
seemed to be dulling all her powers
of resistance. She looked into her life
and she was terrified. Everything had
grown insignificant. 1t couldn't really
be possible that with her brains, her
experience, this man who had dwelt all
his life in the simple ways had yet the
power to show her the path toward the
greater thingsi She felt like child
again. She trembled a little as she
sat down by his side. 1t was not in
this fashion that she had intended to
hear what he had to say.
81 don't know what is the matter
with me today" she murmured dis.
tractedly. II think I must send you
away. You disturb my thoughts. ]
can't see life clearly. Don't hope fol
too much from me-" she begged. "Bui
don't 90 away" she added, with sud.
den irresistible impulse of anxiety
"Oh, wish-I wish you understood me
and everything about me, without my
having to say wordl"
i'I feel what you are" he answered
"and that is sufficient"
Once more she rose to her feet and
walked across to the window. An au
tomobile had stopped in the street be
low. She looked down upon it witt
a sudden frozen feeling of apprehen
sion.
John moved to her side, and for him
too, the joy of those few moments was
cIouded. A little SILVER of presents
ment took its place. He recognized the
footman whom he saw standing upor
the pavement.
sit is the prince of Seyre," Louise
"Send him away" John begged
I'VE haven't finished yet. I won't say
anything more to upset you. What
want now is some practical guidance
81 cannot send him away!"
John glanced toward her and hated
himself for his fierce jealousy. She
vas looking very white and very pa
.hetic. The light had gone from hel
eyes. He felt suddenly dominant, and
With that feeling, there came all the
of the conqueror.
"Good-byI" he said. perhaps car
zee you sometime tomorrow.
He raised her hand to his lips an6
,issed her fingers, one by one. Their
lie left the room. She listened to his
footsteps descending the stairs, firm
esolute, deliberate. They paused
here was the sound of notes.-the
rince and he were exchanging greet.
ngs; then she heard other footsteps
scending, lighter, smoother, yet just
S deliberate.
Her face grew paler as she listened
here was something which sounded
, her almost like the beating of fate
, the slow, inevitable approach OF
his unseen visitor.