The Washington times., 1921-02-04

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Artsraft Dicture.
SgnUr your carriage isn't here"
said Phil, going to the win
~ dow.
"Oh, 1 preferred to walk" Alison
told him; "it isn't far"
A blood-rsd october moon shed
the fullnsss of Its light on the silent
houses, and the trees. still clinging
e to leaf. cast black shadows across
the lawns and deserted streets. The
very echoes Of their footsteps on the
pavement seemed to enhance the
unrsality of their surroundings.
Some Of the residences were al
ready closed for the night. al
though the hour was not late. and
the glow behind the blinds of the
Others was nuliifed by the radiancy
from above. To Holder, the sense
Of their isolation had never been
more complete.
Alison, while repudiating the no.
tton that an escort were needed In
. nsighborhood of such propriety
and peace, had not refused his offer
to accompany her. And Holder
felt instinctively, as he took his
place beside her. a senss OF climax.
This situation. like those of the
past, was not OF hts own making.
1t was here, confronting him, and a
certain inevitable intoxication at
being once more alone with her
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policy with which to deal with II.
A WARM NIGHT.
He might either trust himself.
or else he might not. And. as she
said, the distance was not great.
But he could not help wondering.
during those frst moments of ST.
lence. whether she comprehended
the strength Of the temptation to
which she subjected him.
The night was warm. She wore
. coat, which was open. and from
time to time he caught the CLEAN
Of the moonlight on the knotted
pearls at her throat. Over her
head she had flung. mantilla-like.
. black lace scarf. the effect Of
which was. in the soft luminosity
encircling her. to add to the quail
ity of mystery never exhausted.
II by ecquiescing in his company
she had owned to a tie between
them, the lace shawl falling over
the coils of her dark hair and
framing in its folds her face, had
somehow made her once more a
stranger. Nor was it until she
presently looked up into his face
with q smile that this impression
was, II not at once wholly dis
sipated, at least contradicted. y ~
Her question. indeed, was inti-
mate. =
why did you come with meT'
Why" be- repeated, taken
aback.
"Yes. I'm sure you have some-
thing you wish to do, something
which particularly worries you"
NO" he answered. appraising her
intuition Of him, there Is nothing I
can do tonight. A young woman In .
whom Mr.. Bentley is interested, in
whom I am interested, has disap7
peared; but we have taken all the
steps possible toward finding her."
TT was nothing more serious,
then? That, of course, is serious
enough. Nothing. I mean, directly
Ing where you are?"
"No," he answered. He rejoiced
fiercely that she should have asekd
him. The question was not bold,
but a natural resumption of the old
footing. Not that I mean to i'm
ply" he added, returning her smile.
that those prospects are in any
way improved"
Are they any .worse?' she said.
READY FOR THE ORDEAL.
'T see the bishop tomorrow.
have no idea what position he will
take. But even II he should decide
not to recommend me for trial many
difficult problems still remain to be
solved" .....
81 know. It's fine" she continued,
after a moment, 1.-The way you are
going ahead as IL there were no
question of your not remaining, and
getting all those people into the
church and influencing them as you
did when they had come for all sorts
of reasons. Do you remember, the
first time I met you. I told you l.
could not think Of you as a clergy
man7 cannot now-less than
ever"
What do you think of me as?"
he asked.
"I don't know" she considered.
~You are unlike any person I have
ever known. 1t is curious that I
cannot now even think of st. Johns
as a church. You have transformed
It into something that seems new.
I'm afraid I can't Gescribe what I
moan. but you have opened 1t up.
let in the fresh ain rid 1t of the
musty and deadening atmosphere
which i have always. associated with
churches. / wanted to see you be-