The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

.ib!e solutions: What would you s.y I
suggested marrying Biancai.
Il shouldn't readily think you capable Of
being such . fool You're middle agsd, and
she's child: you're an angular. moody bach
eior. ana she's young savage: you've been
brought Up In . esrtain vay. and she's .
peasant. Good God. you'd have to hire ne q.
interpreter bsfors you proposed to herr
Il don't think thatn be necessary. Afssr
all. we're naturally intelligent. though our
education has been neglected: she ON learn
Eashsh. and ! can learn Italian. I know
half dossn words already. I've proposed
already. That celebrated but unreliable 70
nance Pro~sess sposi Mark you,
won't swear that she quite undsrstoed what
was driving At. but hammered sw.y: and
shes coming tomorrow 70 sivs ms her an
swef..
While he was In this mood know Il would
b fruitless to argue with him.
Let's talk II all over In the morning.
sad. when you're cool. And DOW come out
for walk"
III come for . walk with pleasure, but /
don't know what there Il to talk over.
shall DO grateful all the sama. II you can
srare time to BE- present. =.
Our interview next day wls the stranEest
that have ever attended, the strsnses, that
any man. surely. could Be required to attend.
Ny duty was to convey to ono helpless crea.
ture An offer Of marriage from another crea.
turs 90 helpless that he said to me, In trem.
bling apprehension:
You're going to play the game. aren't
you: Swear you won't try to set her against
ner
employed the shortest. nmples. formula
that could devise: and Blanca. hanging her
head, answered:
I understood He told me yesterday"
Well. he wants to know what you say
TO Il"
Her answer reminded me Of phrase that
Gsunt had once used In praise Of her sub.
lime common sense.
It's impossible, absurd"
sometimes wonder whether, to the hour
OF his death. Marshar Gaunt believed that
"as keeping my word and arguing not in
his tntsrests. Heaven knows, but loyalty and
honoraSiy on his behalf. in the terms Of my
brief. Blanca talked for tan minutes, should
say. letting triekIs the short phrases and
troksn sentences Of one who had never been
trained 10 think comprshendveiy or to az
press herself oohersntly. A dozen times, from
dozen different starting places. she came
back to her incorporating statement that
It was impossible, absurd for such . man to
marry such . girl ~ she was: they would Be
miserable. they had nothing In common but
their love; luxury Of dress and living had no
powsr 10 tempt her into forgetting this In.
rarershls bar; the urgency Of Gaunt. vehe-
msnt In unintelligibls English and passion
ate In dumb show. shook. but never over.
balanced her.
I've done my best" told him at the end.
But but Tell her" he
Hammered. "Biancai :"
waited for . moment and then slipped
away. ForEetful Of my presence or indifter-
emit to It, Gaunt was beginning TO- speak and
to sestculate in . way Of which he would
not care sftsrward to be reminded; and. Is
he rayed In this conscious delirium, could
not look at his twisted, damp face nor At
Bisnca's fascinated and terror stricken eyes.
Az hurried out Of earshot wondered for
moment whether T'did well in leaving them
with no one to cheek this lava stream Of
primitive. pent desired; hurried on when ]
had taken tims to realize that neither nor
any one else could reason or wrestis with
man In Gaunt's nseod until he had over.
whelmed the girls resistance or allowed him
sakaa hAeansaaaskAk. --
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