The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-13

was upen hun: . sort of blind
terror seemed to DO gripping his
soul-he had got to lose her! Strug-
gle against the thought as he
might, at tho back of his mind the
conviction chung.
He had got to. lose her-she would
never be his wife-hs would have u
stand by and soc some other. luck
Ter man stop into his place. whilst
1t was asking too much. II was
eot fair-he had q right to his hap
piness.
And yet he knew that his parentA
too. had O right to expect some
thing of him in return for all that
they had lavished upon him. He
had always had everything he
wanted. they had showered love and
money upon him; he had often felt
that II ever the day came when he
could repay even q little for all
they had done he would do 80 glad
ly, and yet here he was crying out
like . coward. because that day had
come
He walked on moro quickly. He
had come to the bend in the road
who're he had met Kitty only that
+, afternoon. He thought of the little
smile In her eyes as she had looked
up at him, thought of the touch OF
her hand on his arm-the soft. yield
ing of her lips to his kisses.
Supposine he never kissed her
again! Supposing that sweet chap
ter OF his life were ended and
closed forever! Suppose Oh.
what was the good Of supposins-
IL only drove Q man mad and made
The AnrId q VonckArv
He tried to put all thoughts from
him; he strobe on till he reached
the little country town.
The Arlingtons lived in an I'M
pretentious house close to the
church. Kitty had once said to
him teasingly:
TO ENDS OF EARTH.
You have to pass the Dennisons'
palatiaI residence to get to our
modest abode. / wonder you care
to come to see U.S." And he had
answered that he would walk to the
ends of the earth to see her. no
matter where she lived. He was
remembering all these little sweet
nothing now. with unutterable anguish.
In a moment he had reached the
house, with its UNCOVERED walls,
Gnd was standing out there in the
quiet roadway, looking up at the
lighted windows with his unhappy
heart in his eyes.
Suffering was new to Philip Win
terdick; he did not understand it:
ne fiercely resented 1t, because the
founda tons of his happiness that
had seemed so secure were being
undermined.
And as he stood there, half-afraid
to go on to the house and ask for
the girl he loved, the door opened
and she came out. The house was
old fashioned, and only a narrow
"trip OF garden divided 1t from the
pathway. but she had reached the
gate and was standing there in the
dusky light before she saw him;
then she caught her breath with a
little cry and instinctively held out
her hands.
"You, Philw
YES, my dear" His voice was
broken. He took her hands and
bending his head, kissed them again
and again with frantic passion.
Now he seemed so near losing her
his love had suddenly assumed gil
Gantic proportions. He was sure
that no man had ever loved a
woman as he loved Kitty Arlington
he was sure that his life was
about to be ruined-all his hopes
CT future happiness blasted.
She tried to free her hand. She
drew away from him in faint
alarm. She did not like such deep
emotion. she preferred a rather dis
tant way of love-making. There
was a little frown between her
blue eyes as she looked up at him.
trying to read his face.
Phil! what Is the matter? What
has happened"
HARD TO TELL.
Everything. l don't know how
to tell you. Will you come out--or
shall l come in? i couldn't rest till
] had seen you. Kitty"
His voice broke. though. he tried
hard to steady IL. Kitty. you do
love he, don't you? 1t wasn't just
play this afternoon? You do want
to be my wife,"
She grew alarmed.
Love you. or course I do. Phil!
You frighten me! What Is the mat
ter? Oh. dearr