The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-25


to startle you, Beacher," her voice
continued, not quite so clear. Into its
tone had crept, hesitatingly, trace
of unaccustomed emotion. 81 was only
warning you. Every man can make a
world of his arms for one woman;
yOnd possession"
II can, if you will only help me"
whispered fremont, and paused as
though his own earpestness We're taxi
ing him by surprise.
II wonder" said Miss Van Teller.
"You have played the right game.
You have never said a vulgar thing
to me or stopped to the usual hypo-
crisies; those are compliments by in
ference that have flattered the best
that is in me. You have set the play
in a high plane that winning wins
all of me; but"
"But what?" asked fremont.
"But there is danger in the high
flight" finished Miss Van Teller. IAN
air-pocket in your atmosphere and.
pouf all is lost-the good in me that
you will have missed as well as the
bad that you could have won by a
baser effort"
what do you mean" asked Ire
mont, no longer making the slightest
effort to hide his awakened interest.
II was thinking" said Miss Van Tel
ier, dreamily, that every woman is
group of three individuals Shall
| tell you their names?'
"Yes," said fremont.
1.-THE first" continued the girl, her
voice floating from her as though
carried on the bosom of her dream.
"is called Flesh; the second Spirit,
and the third-the third I shall name
the Yelled God"
''Madge!" cried fremont, and Ran
dolph, listening with all his ears, could
almost feel the clutch on his own
arms with which the man had seized
the girls as though to drag her back
from her minds far distance.
"People WONDER" she continued. her
mood unbroken, "at the wreck of ap.
parently perfect marriages and yet
it's so simple to any woman that
it's amazing that l should be the first
to display our open secret. Only the
complete lover can be secure Of his
beloved, Beacher. He who wins her
flesh alone leaves her spirit to betray
him, and he who wins the spirit alone
is in mortal danger Of the woman OF
the flesh"
1.-THE explanation" said fremont.
whimsically, "is so feminine that 1t
confuses. If you had said that each
won before mans honor can feel
secure, understanding would be sim
| pie matter. Did you leave out the
Yelled God purposely or just to be
different and avoid the obvious?"
ITO avoid the obvious is an instinct
of breeding" said Miss Van Teller.
"and would never blush for doing it;
but where would your thoughts be now
if had said just what you expected,
if had treated the Yelled God as
matter Of fact Oh, mol One can
clip with words the wings of flesh and
spirit. but not of the Yelled God in
woman, for its very essence is a de-
ferred possession"
She paused, but as fremont chung
to the silence, she presently contin-
ued. "The complete lover is the man
who having conquered all the heights
of flesh and spirit In his mistress,
dwells consciously in the presence of
an undiscovered god and gazes out
upon a broad land eternally promised
never materially seized. Few are the
men-few are the men" Her voice
trailed off as though her thoughts had
run ahead of words and reached final
ity without the use of the spoken
phrase.
"Few are the men who attain to
that serene security" fremont fin
ished for her, only half conscious of
what he was saying.
Randolph could her the rustic of
her turning to her companion. "How
wonderful" she saii. "That is what
/ thought, but didn't say"
"AIadge," said fremont. "what have
you done? It's true that have never
stopped to hypocrisies with you and
that l have never while with you
spoken vulgar word. Did you
think that have been knowingly
wise? Well, I haven't. didn't know
until this moment why chose a rare
and high atmosphere to reach you.
Now know. 1t was because you were
there. l chose only to come to you
rather than drag you down to3the drab
of the usual. What you have done is
to carry me higher than ever meant
to go. You have taken me Off the
beaten path and showed me an I'M
expected treasure. I'm no longer my
self. l am cold and afraid"