The Washington times., 1918-11-18
CHATTER xx.

sMy deear man, whatever shall 1
DO with you!" Philippe exclaimed
pathetically, as the door closed
upon the last of her callers The
Guards, indeed!" 49,
LessinRham smiled as he resumed
i. his place by her side.
well" he said. Ct told the dear
; LADY the truth. You will ind my
name well up in the list OF the
Thirty-frst Battalion of the Prus-
sian, GuardA"
: she threw herself back in her
chair and laughed.
How amusing it would be II Il
: weren't all 50 terrible! You really
are a perfect political Rafflea- Do
you know that this afternoon you
have absolutely re-established your
self? Mr.. johnson will probably
cali on you tomorrow-they may
even ask you to dine-the vicar
will write and ask for q subscrip-
ton, and Dolly Fenwick will invite
you TO play golf with her"
DO not turn my head, he
begged
LAiI the same" Philippe contin-
ned. more gravely, II shall never
have a moments peace whilst you
are in the place 1 was thinking
about you. last night. I don't be-
Ieve / have ever realized before
how terrible IL would be IL you
really were discovered. What would
they do to your"
sWhatever they might do he re-
plied. q little YEARLY, 81 must obey
ofders. Ny orders are to remain
here. but even IL I were told that
I might go, I should ind IL hard"
> "po Yea mean thatT' she asked.
81 think you know" he answered.
You men are 50. strange" she
went on, after a moments pause.
~You give us so little time to know
ven Won show us so little OF your
OelveS and you expect so much"
we offer everything" he re-
minded her.
$ 81 want to avoid platitndes,7 she
aid thoughtfulIy, but Is love quite
ne same thing for a man as for
woman
-sometirnes IL IL more" was the
Orompt reply. Sometimes love, for
a woman, means only shelter; often,
Tor a man. love means the blending
- ali knowledge, of all beauty, all
nrnbitfons Of all that he has learned
from books and from life. Some
times a man can see no further and
needs 10 look no further"
PhIIippa. suddenly felt that she
~as IN danger. There was some
Thing in her heart OF which she
IA never before been conscious,
aofne music, some strange turn OF
1.nffueut in Lessingham's voice or
~ words themselves. II was mad
Inaas. she told herself breathlessly.
me was in love win her husband,
n anyone. She could not have lost
All feeling for him so soon She
eISSped her hands tightly. Les
singham seemed conscious OF his
sadvantage and leaned toward her.
emf were not offering you my
whoIa life he pleaded believe
me, / would not open my lips II
I were thinking OF episodes /
would Throw myself into the sea
before 1 asked you to give me
even your fingers. But you; ano
~on alone. could MI the place In my
eisse which I have always prayed
might be filled. not for q year or
even-a decade of years. but for
eternity"
roh. but you forgetr she faltered.
II remember so much" he replied,
shat I know II is hard for you to
soeak. There are boPds which you
have nAds sacred. and your nngers
.Ehrtnk from tearing them asundet.
II ii were not for this. Philippa-
hear the speech OF a renegade-my
mandate should be torn in pieces.
Nv instructions should hutter into
he wRste-paper basket, Tomor-
rev should see US on our way 70 a
new country and Q new life. But
,EotI must be very sure. indeed" !.
IsIs It because Of me that Y0u