The state herald., 1920-04-16

and you have shown more Kindness
thnn I have uny right to claim from
u stranger. feel, too. the call
for vengeance" she exclaimed. spring
Ing to her feet, "but first I must find
Dave. l shall follow him at once.
shall readily locate him In some way
through the military uervice."
She accompanied her visitor to the
door. They shook hands and looked
for n moment in each others eyes.
And then Edith burst away and hur.
rled down the street.
Irene had searched London for two
weeks. The confidence of her earlier
Inquiries had diminished with each sue
cesslve blind trail, which. promising ut
first, led her into 4 maze of confusion
and disappointment. Her little store
Of money was fast dwlndling away; she
looked into the face of every man in
uniform with pathetic earnestness
that more than once caused her to be
misunderstood.
The organization of the military
service commanded less enthusiasm
than she felt month before. She saw
1t struggling with the apparently i'm
possible; II was MS though she, In her
little studio, had been suddenly called
upon to paint all the portraits In the
world. In some degree she un-
derstood the difficulties; in equal de
gree she synpahized with those who
were striving to overcome them, and
she hung on from day to day in her
search with n tlogscd determination
which set It's teeth against admitting
that the search was hopeless.
At last one great fear had settled
on her heart. Suppose Dave should
not enlist under his right name? In
such case her chance of finding him
was the mere freak of accidental meet.
| ing: chance not to be banked upon
In II country already swarming with
Its citizen soldiery. And yet
there was nothing to do but keep on.
She had sought park bench where
groups of soldiers were continually
moving by. The lights shone on their
faces, and her own tired eyes followed
them inccssuntly. Always her ear
was alert for voice that should set
her heart n-pOundlng. and more thnn
once she had thought she heard that
voice; more than n score OF times she
had thought she had seen that figure
with Its stride OF sclf-rellnnce. with
strength bulelng In every muscle. And
always II had been to learn that she
had been mistaken; always 1t had been
to feel the heart sink just n little
lower than before. And still she kept
on. There was nothing TO do but keep
] on
Often she wondered how he would
had frozen his features when she
seized the revolver In his hand. would
/ IL still sit there. too distant and de-
tnched to be even scornful? Would
I she have II TO break down? She copld
not know: she could only hope and
pray and go on.
AS she turned her eyes 10 follow II
group of men In uniform she became
aware of n soldier sitting alone In the
shadow short distance away. Some
quality about him caught her aifen-
ton; his face was not dlscernlble. and
his figure was too much In the shadow
to more than suggest Its outline. but
she found herself regarding him with
an intentness that set her pulses rae
Ing. Should she dare risk 1t again I
And yet there was something.
She had n sudden plan. She would
make no inquiry. no apology; she
would walk near by and call him by
name. II that name meant nothing to
him he would not even notice her pres.
ence. but II It should be-
Dave" she said.
He turned quickly In his seat the
light fell on her fnce and he saw her
he was on his feet and had taken n
step toward her. Then he stopped. and
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