The Washington times., 1919-04-15
'THE DARK STAR" By Robert W. Chambers
Rue Is Lonely and Despite Her Happy
Surroundings in Paris She Is
An Unhappy Girl
SYNOPSIS

her pSrentS TO their old home IN Cay
Hnelds New York Statas after the tatneE
f16.t5e aa 9sen SEpP5s8 P3oEft. ~ .ma1ement IS
playing with the wonder box OF the
late Herr Conrad WilnsF. few pAgeS
fstSsF ois g Gns5 m5lhsl ssf 70 s ss4 q bSSti%s
Stsry. The box contains treasoESs
te Which Rue PlayI and 9ndS sI, fb. sS.
eaNry thai wilmer saw the box oelns
SEOppeA from yacht in the Bospher-
S,T9s,I1 S2s nshsd ne it up y Eith the tns OOoS Oh
wilmer. a. an agent Of the GermaA
Esysrnmsnt. makss plans for foTtifEinS
are stolen and he rets evidence that
the TURKS seek his life. He gives the
beg 70 Rev. Mr.. CsreW for safe keep
inG. With Instructions 70 send the RtAo1s
10 Berltn In case be q killed. he "
STONED 20 death, but AGr. CarSW keeps
= ne shild dispIayu a talent for
& legacy OF 5000 upon her marriage
Rue meets jim HeeiGnd. = young
artist, and likes him
EDDIE Brandes. gambler. and his
pal stuil meet Rue and the former 10
diss1sds ian freEl falling in love
Brandes enArrieS Bua through faEs
eeromoRS.
Paris is very large and q sort Of
silTery gray color, full OF trees
with yelloWfnE leayes-but, oh! Il
is 50 lonely. Mr. Neelsnd I am de-
teEmined not to cry every day. but
II Is quite difficult not to- And then
there are 90 many, many people,
and they all talk French! They
talk very fast, too, even the little
children.
This seems such an ungrateful
letter TO write you, who were 50
good and kind to me IN my dread
ful hour Of trial and disgrace. I
am afraid you won't understand
how full Of gratitude I am, to you
and to the Princess MistchenkA-
have the prettiest little bed
room in her house. There Is a pink
shade on my night lamp. She in
sisted that I go home with her, and
I had 70, because didn't know
where else to 60. and she wouldn't
tell me. In fact, can't go any
where or md any place because
speak no French at all It's hu-
initiating, isn't il. for even the very
little children speak French In
Paris.
But I have begun to learn: a
cheerful old lady comes for an hour
every day to teach me. Only it is
very hard for me, beea1se she
Epeaks no English and am forbid
den to utter one word Of my own
language. And so far I understand
nothing that she says, which makes
me more lonely than I ever was in
all my life. But Sometimes It is so
absurd that we both laugh.
Z I am to study drawing nd paint
ing at a studio for women. The
kind princess has arranged it
am also to study piano and voice
culture. This did not suppose
would be possible with the money
have, but the Princess Mistchenka,
who has asked me to let her take
charge Of my money and my ex-
Denses, says that I can easily
AFFORD it. She knows. Of course,
what things cost, and what
an able to AFFORD: and
trust her willingly because she
is 30 dear and sweet to me, but I
am little frightened at the dresses
she is having made for me. They
can't be inexpensive! Such lovely
clothes and shoes and hats-and
other things about which / never
even heard in Broo<holloW.
Unhappy Amid Grundew.
ought to be happy, Mr.. Nee
l1and. but everything is 80 new and
strange-even Sunday is not rest
ful; and how different IL Notre
Dame de Paris and st. Eustache
rom our church at Gaydeldl The
high arches and jeweled windows
and the candles and the dull roar
tf Of the organ drove from my
mind those quiet and solemn
thoughts Of God which always hlled
ny mind so naturally and peace
flIIy in our church at home.
-
s1en try to pray; il was as though
AZ ocean were rolling and thunder
tuE over me where I lay drowned
~ most deep place
Well, must close, becEnse d.
5sEner Is ready-you see I know
en- French word, after all! And
oD othsr--BonjouF, monsieur
Wktch counts two, doesn't itF-or
Ghfss IN an
n has made me feel better TO
wrEs TO you. hope you will not
etri1k II q presumption.
And now I shall say thank you
60r your great kindness to me in
youF studio on that most frightful
niEht Of my life. It 10 one Of those
thiagG that q girl can never. never
GorEet-your aid In my hour OF
need. Through all my shame and
distress IL was your help that sus-
tained me: for I was so stunned by
my disgrace that even forgot God
himself
But win prove that am thank
ful 70 Him, and worthy OF your
Tcodness 70 me; ! will profit by
this dreadful humiliation and devote
my life to q more worthy and lofty
purpose than merely getting mar
ried just because a man asked me
40 persistently and ] was too young
and ignorant to continue saying no!
Also, did want to study art. How
stupid, how immoral ! was!
And now nobody would ever want
To marry me again after this-and
also it's against the law, I imagine
INT I don't care; never, never de-
sire 10 marry another man. All
want is 70 learn how to support my
seIf by art; and some day, perhaps,
shall forget what has happened 20
me and perhaps md q little pleas
,,re IN life when I am very old.
with every wish and prayer for
veur happiness and success in this
,,,orid Of sorrow, believe me your
grateful friend, RUE CAREW.
Every naive and labored line OF
the stilted letter touched and
o-used and also hattered Neeland;
90 no young man is entirely in
s,SnsJbIe 70 a young girls gratitude.
A, agreeable Warth suhused him;
AZ, pleased him to remember that
bS had been associated in the
y,oraI and social rehabilitation OF
Eue CareW.