Evening star., 1919-02-23

msspeIled phrases aud it's blunders
IN taste to say nothing Of its awk-
ward handwriting and its convention
al formulas to greeting: 81 am in
good health my dear eodmother, and
hone that YOU are the same
Nevertheless, she would not inter
est herself amy the less in her god
sou because he was unpolishcd.
iCweVer rudimentary his education
might he, however vulgar his mau-
ners she would receive him at her
table with cordialitY whenever he
came ON leave.
Consequently what had been her
surprise on receiving his answer, In
the first place. il was written in
clear. firm hand-oue even which
would have been able to pass as ele
giant, there being only certain
stiffness in the too straight pen
strokes. And what naturalness OF
style!
Gugaud. without highfown phrases,
without The least striving for effect.
assured Mne. colomer of his graft
iude.
Having at that moment not a single
person in The world 10 take an in
terest in him. he was particularly
happy that thereafter there would
he always some one 10 thiull of him.
He promised not to abuse his god
mnihcr's kindness by hurden,na her
With letters AS to sending parcels,
he dion't need anything. The only
Thug he asked of his correspondent
WAS to permit him no longer to think
,F he; as of some one only VaGu"l%
tdentifiable. In CoH:radi :. met ION to
s.. many people, who find u need OF
attaching Il name to a face, he de-
sired to he able to associate in his
memory Nine. de colomer's face with
her name. Would she consent to
snd him her photograph An ann
I,t 3 i..R. =.
which he promised to sh1w himself
orthy.
How could she re5jis, such an APP
peal"
So Yvoune had sent her picture to
Guigaud.
You know, he impress.:s me very
fANorabiS. the Godson yea procured
for me-, she said to her friend Nine.
primel
But why Shouldn't he, since they
recomme him particularly to
Guieaud could not thank her
enough for sending the photograph.
TO need to tell you. my dear g"dma'hrr,
with what pleasure | received your picture?
You going 10 sm.Ie, But it j. Just us |
giued you in my thoughts-w!th face 50
tender, tender, as II to pardon ones faults.
Carrying this picture uho"t with he, ii seems
To Ine thar / become better than used to, be-
or, NJ least. leSs bad. | deplure ali the wrongs
thac have done in the past, Oh not through
maiiCc. for | have never had evil heart;
hdt Through weakness and being led astray. For
! mast tell you the truth. my dear eodmother,
| have not conducted myself as should hay.
done. 'f only hud done wrong to nobody hnt
myself But others have Suffered because Of
ms other. in particular, wife who de
served all my tenderness. have been severely
punished, siuce now she has chased iue out or
her heart II is as If ! were dead 10 her. bur
since l. received your letter. sluce 1 can look
your face il seems to me don't think
foolish that. nj iessi. she is not dead 10 me.
Yours gratefully. GTIGAtp.
Yvonne still had this letter in her
hand when hey friend entered.
Well \ letter from yo,n godson,
| wager"
Yes
"A nice letter.
TOO much so"
How so? Why too much so?'
Yes Imagine lt--he a ties me
most conhdentially lie lost tells
me the story of hts life
Really? js his life story exciting"
II should say so. |, understand
that he made his wife UNHAPPY aud
that she left him"
."Ah, Poor man"i -- -. ..
No. Poor woman'"
"yOu are right However does he
how any signs OF repents''r3"
"Yes. he SHOW s'Gns ! - I ind
that lt upiNts ne Into cir he