The Washington times., 1921-02-03
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~ UGH WAS the burden OF mis-
thought when the homeiike
- front of the Goodrich house
greeted him In the darkness its
unshrouded windows cleaning win
friendly light As the door opened
the merry sound or chilurehs
laughter floated down the stars
and IL seemed to Holder as though
q curse had been lifted. the
Intel of this house mad peeh
marked for salvation, the scourge
had passed II by; the scourge Of
social striving which lay ike
blight on a free people.
Within, the note Of gentility. OF
that instructive good taste to
which many greater mansions as
pired In vain, was sustained. The
furniture. the pictures, tn 80 y
and carpets were true expressions
of The Individuality OF MAJ al
mistress, of the unity OF the life
lived together; and the rector
smiled as he detected, in the cor
ner of the hall. sturdy but
diminutive hobby-horse-here and
final, harmonious touch.
k-re v'as the sound of a scuffle,
treble shrieks of ecstacy from
above, and Eleanor Goodrich came
out to welcome him.
TITS Phil" she told him in laugh
ing despair; "he upsets all my dis
cipline, and gets them so excited
they don't go to sleep for hours"
Seated in front of the fire in the
drawing room he found Alison's Parr
Her GOODNESS, her radiancy, her
complete acceptance Of the situa-
ton, all this and more he felt from
the moment he touched her hand
and looked into her face. And
never had she so distinctly repre-
scented to him the mysterious es-
sence of fate. Why she should
have made the fourth of this init
mate gathering, and whether or not
she was or had been an especial
friend of Eleanor Goodrich he did
not know. There was no explana-
ton.
A bowl of superb chrysanthemums
occupied the center of the table.
Eleanor lifted them off and placed
them on the sideboard.
1--WE got used to looking at Phil"
she exclaimed, land craning Is so
painful"
The effect at first was to increase
the Intensity of the intimacy. There
was no reason--he told himself
why Alison's self-possession should
have been disturbed: and as he
glanced at her from time to time he
perceived that 1t was not. So COM
pletely was she mistress Of herself
that presently he felt a certain
faint resentment rising within him
yet he asked himself why she
should not have been - y
1t was curious that his imagina-
ton would not rise, now, to reali-
cation Of that intercourse on which,
at times. his fancy had dwelt with
such vividness. The very interest,
the eagerness with which she took
part in their discussions seemed to
him in the nature of an emphatic
reputation of any ties to him which
might have been binding.
All this was only, on Holders
part, to be aware of the startling
discovery as to how strong his sense
rational. how unwarranted. For he
had believed himself. as regarding
her, to have made the supreme re-
nunciation of his life.
And the very fact that he had not
consulted, could not consult her feel
ings and her attitude made that re-
nunciation no less difficult. All eff
fort. all attempt at achievement Of
the only woman for whom he had
ever felt the sublime harmony of
desire-the harmony Of the mind
and the flesh-was cut Off.
A NEW INTEREST.
To be here, facing her again in
such close proximity, was at once a
pleasure and torture. And grad
ua1ly he found himself yielding to
the pleasure, to the illusion of per-
created by her presence.
And, when all was said, he had as
much to be grateful for as he could
reasonably have wished; yes, and
more. The bond (there was a bond,
after AID which united them was
They had forged it to-
gether. The future would take care
of itself.