The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-11
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ment, for him.
Monday, after Strong's depart
ure, she began to realize that there
was a change in him. He was tao
liturn and moody. The work went
badly. He disagreed with her at
every point. and when she sug-
gested that they stop an hour ear
lier than usual, he went off by
himself. without asking her to go.
Jarvis strobe off into the coun-
try In a state of nerves unknown
before.
For hours he plunged through
the woods, pursued by his bitter
thoughts. When he turned back
at last, into the garden, he knew
that a precious. newborn thing,
which he had brought back with
him after his exile, was laid away,
never to be allowed to come into
full flower and maturity.
That night, after dinner, he sat
late in his study. writing. Two
days later the result OF the even
ing's work came to Bambi:
Dear Author Lady: Some days
ago | sent you my new address, so
that you need not send letters to
! the theater, but so far | have not
heard from you. Tonight, for some
reason. | feel moved to write to
you as / would wish to talk to you
were you near me.
81 say for some reason, and yet
| know the reason. 1t is because
of your human understanding OF
the things that make men glad or
sad. | am beginning to know that
only through the ache of expert
ence ran we some to understand
earh other. Surely there must be
something of sadness back of your
life, Lady of Mystery, to give you
this power.
To-day l have fought out a bit
ter fight with myself, and I feel
the loneliness that comes in a
crisis when each man Of us must
stand or fall alone.
1.-The play goes ahead rapidly.
AS l told you, Mrs. Jocelyn and
have great satisfaction in our
work on 1t. | am determined to
wiring success from it. Both fol
your sake and for mine, I must!
as this personal letter distaste'
full to you? Do depend too much
upon your gracious understanding
If | do. say so, and | will not Of
fend again.
Faithfully,
| Jarvis Jocelyn."
Bambi read this letter over and
over again, behind the locked door
of her bedroom. What did it all
mean? What was the bitter fight
that drove Jarvis to this other
woman for solace? How far did
she dare draw him out on IL, with
out offending her own sense of fit
ness? Had this innocent plot of
hers, to startle him into amazed
admiration, led them both into a
labyrinth of misunderstanding?
She answered Jarvis letter and
sent 1t to the theater, asking them
to forward it.
| Dear Mr.. Joeelyn: Your letter
touched me very much in it's APP
peal for my sympathy and under
standing. I am regfetful that so-.
row has found you out. think OF
you always as young and strong
and happy, with a young wife, and
the world before you. | hate to
have you spoil my picture.
] II repeat my satisfaction that
you and your wife enjoy your work
on Francesca I found such hap
piness myself in doing her, that
like to think we share the pleasure
between us, we three.
us 1t your own ambition thai
drives you so that you say j
must in regard to success
Sometimes, il we set our hearts
| too much on thing, our very de-
termination thwarts us. Is it not
so? Perhaps it is for tie sake OF
| some one else that you are sc
eager for accomplishment. feel
that II is to come to you in this
play, and / am glad.
BE of good cheer, Comrade
Even the memory of bitter fights
grows dim. l will not think of you
as daunted by anything life car
| offer. No, nor death. Why have
this confidence in you, l wonder?
'In all friendliness,
1.-The Lady of Mystery"
M. Iau thia laftar napao tf
Jarvis marked a change in him to
Bambi's watchful eye. He threw
himself with renewed ardor into
the work. Was 1t the effect OF
this letter? He was beginning to
be easily influenced by this sup
posed strangerl The idea was too
fantastic.
A wicked design grew In Bam-
bis mind. She would make Jarvis
Jocelyn fall so desperately and
hopelessly In love withthis dream
woman OF his that she would be
revenged upon him for the way he
had shut her out since Strong's
visit. 1t never occurred to her that
It was a hurt she had given him
which drove him to this Other
woman. But the something which
he had offered her the night OF
his return he had deliberately
withdrawn, before she had a
chance to accept or refuse 1t. Well,
here was a chance to punish him
| and she would take II.
From the day Of her resolve abb
solute impersonality characterized
| their relations during work hours
I You work like an electric Gy-