Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
ICpNTMUED FROM LAST SUNDAY,

tfude. wholly and truly mine. And
10 you would have 1t be. I am sure
Ldfs looks fair to me and very sweet;
but however fair. however sweet. that
life II yours II ever you want It and
when you want t. The Tins may
come-one never knows-when I can
pay you back this debt. Till then lot
there be perfect trust and perfect love
between M. Give me your hand upon
it-not Just your lips-for speak ~
men speak when they mean to keep
their word"
Their eyes met. their hands clasped3
then the bridegroom drew away his
bride, and Ermentrude turned with
bowed head and glistening eyes. TO
enter upon the new life awaiting her
in ways she had yet TO- tread.
Tho second series Of episodes opens
with the meeting Of q man and woman
on Q rustic bridge spanning . Swiss
chasm. They are strangers to each
other, yet both instinctively pause and
= nush Of intuitive feeling dyes the
cheeks Of each.
The eternal, ever-recurring miracle
\ lA6 u6ppCuous no 86c0 woman xOr
the hrst time. though he had thought
himself in love before and had wan.
dered thus far In an effort to forget.
So. likewise, with her. She had had
her fancies. or rather her one fancy,
but when In strolling along this road
between her and the glorious land.
scape. which had hitherto flled her
eye the fine n3asculine head and Der.
fect hgure Of Carleton Roberts. this
fancy doated from her mind Hike the
veriest thistiedown, leaving Il free to
Joys than visit many women even
when they think Of love.
Aiasl why In that instant Of mu.
tual revelation had not the further
grace been giyen them Of quick ca-
future OF which neither could then
dream or sense the coming doom.
He passed, she passed. and for the
was all; but the world had been gIori-
nsd for them both-and destiny watt
s'aood looks. Yes: but nothing else;
, ysry Ordinary CONNECTIONS, very; 4
by the way I Judge you have not seen,
Will leeve her . few thousands; but
meanwhile he is . nxture-wilt not
leave her or let her leave him, which
- - sA$AoAVAkA$lV 0SnS0 AA - 1OCl04 way
he u simply impossible. No sort Of
match for you, Roberts. Cut and run
while there e time; that's my advice
t e y2S given in tRe most friendly
.rh.ak you. AZ I have but Jus.
advice 10 little premature2"
"No. don't. She is 2 woman who
Y TS;s q Sea a9sea n. 3. lett; that's all.
Did Carleton Roberts heed these
words? No. What man in the thrall
q his flrst romance ever did;
I TG iov ,oy You me- cta ns%ent!ude'"
year T. h. = mi smziied aof . m'n'n OF '0'
Forever" she anwered.
That's long time" he murmured.
inc in the shop window before which
they had stopped in one Of their in
timet That foolish little clock will
ss ad out the the xa hours IF IF sns ssos peors ore
the souls forever"
shat clock viii last our lifetime.
Carleton; Afterward. love will not be
AZ she said this she turned her
face his way and ne saw 1t In its full
flower with the light Of heaven upon
IL In later years he may have for
BOttcn tu0 0AuVt!oAo Va snos AAoshonts
but they were the purest. the freest
from earthly stain that he was ever
oe Il wiii love en YOU forever" he whis-
pered. aThat little clock shall be my
Witness" And he drew her into the
'. scRn;ckoow
Ermentrude glanced up; the clock
hung on her wall.
con" she murmursd, leach hour Il
words" then softly, like one adream In
paradise:
II love but thee,
And thee will love to eternity"
Such was the event to her. What
was 1t to him? Let US see:
A hotel room-a view Of Pilatus. but
With its top lost in enve1oping clouds.
Seated before 1t with pen in hand
above q sheet of paper. Carleton Rob.
erts eyes these clouds, but does not
see them; he " hunting In his brain
for words, and they do not come.
Why7 His mothers name IL on the
page and no has only to write that
abe has been quite correct in her
Judgment as to the unfitness of the
marriage he had had in mind--that
youth should mate with youth and
that IL she could see the glorious
young girl whose acquaintance he had
made here, she would be satisfied with
his new choice which promised him
the fullest happiness. Why then
sheet yet blank and q hesitating
hand. when all 1t had to do was to
write?