Evening star., 1922-09-03

until late at night or early in the
morning. His business and his COM
panionship were with the toughest men.
He often brought dreadful men to the
house at night, but every one was
afraid of him. He always carried a
revolver.
She told him all her life story.
Misery makes strange companions,
and she was abject in misery and
loneliness and fear. Her attitude to-
ward Mr.. Bywash was that she well
coined his company as the prisoner
make friends of the timid mouse.
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CHE told him all about herself. Her
~ father had been a master in the
merchant service.
cried Mr.. Bywash. 1t seemed to
make a bond between them. I'm the
royal navy. He was a captain"
1t was the first time he had ever
been proud of his fathers position.
Her father was drowned at sea. She
and her mother were left penniless,
here in Stormouth. They started to
take in lodgers-irst a good class.
and then, not getting them, a poor
class, and then, still struggling and
her mother ailing, any class that
prayers would bring. So this man
came-Mr. wilks-of whom always
she had been terrified. Her mother
was failing, her mother needed COM
forts. At last, if her mothers life
was to be saved, she needed better
conditions altogether-andt there was
scarcely enough to keep the roof over
their heads Then the man offered
her marriage, promises for her
mothers well being, everything that
they most desperately needed. She
was terrified. She could not bring
herself to 1t, and her mother worsened
and, knowing only cunning kindness
from the man, began to implore her
consent. - -.-..,., .
She married him. <.
Her mother. betrayed in every
promise, died within the, year. That
was five years ago. That was all
She twice had tried to run away. He
kept her without money. She had
stolen from him, that with which she
had made the attempt whose lament
able termination: Mr.. Bywash had
seen. And one day. he, would, kill
her. She knew he. would. Escape
she must escape. Where? How?
She wrunE her. hands, .piteously re-
garding Mr.. Bywash. That was ALL. +,
Escape! Where? :. Howl, Terrible
and enormous. enterprises began to
shake. in Mr.. Bywash.s mind, :.
But, oh, tha new and amazing life
amid which these terrible and" enor-
nous enterprises began to: .form-the
revelations, the ecstasies,. out OF
which, like high sparks springing out
Of flame. they sprung! s-%t y 'tFs' .
All he had never been,s an he had
never known, stirred, moved, breathed
warmed, awoke and, came - to- Life
within him.. .-a.e. -, =. >.
He loved! The spirit sbreathed upon
the. waters Of his being. and thai
which had been void and purposeless
took form and purpose. He loved
The world which had contained. fol
him nobody apd nothing contained,
glorious and q wondrous other, and
through her teemed, hymned and ra-
dated with g1ories and with wonders
He never had read anything in hi.
life except the newspaper. desultorily
He began to be yoracious Of reading
novels, stories. cheap. trashy. stun
Love was the only thing he sought II
them. How the hero loved and how
the heroine. loved: how their lov.
came to them; how they felt theil
love, and how they. declared their love
That was AL he wanted. With hun.
cry eyes and hungry hands he tort