The Washington times., 1919-09-07

courage imagination. When you
know that nearly every place
named and put down ia its proper
map, It IS little difficult to BE.
tend you are roaming n an IN.
known world.
An the same he had 4 festine
but intoxicating vision Of himself
ana Felicity walking hand in hand
away into new. empty lands, .ths
world forgotten. By the world For.
got" There must surely Be some
fair spot where not even 4 vhisDsr
Of what he would fain forget could
come to trouble them-a spot out
Of reach Of even the shadows q
those old sins.
What fools We arei he thought.
bitterly "We play with nre IKE
children and are surprised when
We get burnt and the ugly scar Re.
mains. We waste the best years
Of our lives on senseless foIies and
wiekedness, and then when the
right woman suddenly shines out
Ike star in our murky sky we
have only the refuse to oFsr her,
the shadows, the fears. the eonss.
quences.
That was q big sigh Felicity
said. looking up into his face.
what is the matterg
"Did I sigh? I was thinking
Lately I have come to regret mymis-
spent youth, with a harsh laugh.
as sincerely as the strictest Purt
tan could desire. I could stand Is
the market-place and point myself
out As a warning to others once
upon a time I had everything. and
now
@And now you have more than
most people, she said, softly. His
eyes flashed and then dsepensd to
infinite tenderness.
7 wonder" he SAID, after q no
ment, .if you have read 8 book
called The Garden Of Anah'9 Il
is the story Of q woman who mar
riesa man in whose past lie there
is a secret
Yes, she said, a little surprised.
T have read it. and ! was very
much Interested
what do you think of tie mans
deception? Do you think be vas
justified in keeping his sscret-ths
secret that would have separated
them, mind-in consideration Of his
great love for the woman. and.
softly, her love for him3 It vas
the happiness Of two human beings
against a conscience. shan We
sayge
Felicity hesitated and looked
thoughtful.
Il don't like secrets" she said:
there is generally something mean
or bad about them. don't you thinks
And that secret If you remember
destroyed their happiness IN ths
end"
"But they had had their innings.
triumphantlgs they had their day
brilliant. exquisite. an-satisfying.
Who would complain Of going down
into the darkness amer thatg How
few people have such a dream to
remember!"
TN this case the mans secret
was a terrible one. and II was not
much wonder he hesitated to con-
fess It. But I think. as a rule, It
is better to be straightforward.
There are so few sins. should IN
agine, that could not be forgiven
If you cared very much for any
one"
$50 fewG To me there would BE
none What are your unpardonabIs
sins?"
7 have hardly given the matter
consideration, but am sure there
must be some things which one
could not forget, which it would be
hardly right to forgive. For in
stance, II a man were a coward or
dishonorable."
He caught his breath. his teeth
closing sharply on his under lip.
"A coward OF dishonorable. he
repeated, huskily. Then, II a
man were either Of these, you
think he would be wise not to ten
the woman he loved2"
yes, If she were worth his low
ing, though it would not be fair to
her. If she found it out for her
self later on-and / suppose what
has happened once may always
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