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other silence fell between them,
broken At last by a rush Of con-
versation about nothing. or rather
about everything but themselves.
He asked her what time her train
left; what she meant to read on
the journey; whether she believed
in Motherstill. She asked him about
his plans and prospects and the
people he meant to see. They
wanted to talk about one another,
but to have a respite from the
pitfalls of their personal relation.
ship. .......
Feeling a little cowardly and
very wise, they put infinite zest
into their questions and answers.
warding off with mastery skill
the possible entry Of reality into
the conversation.
And then, II must see Miss
Green" she said. Miss Green was
his secretary.
'Goodby, Miss Green; / am go
ing away tomorrow for months"
II had no idea Of that"
Miss Green, the typewriter. the
books, the files-alI were 50 ia.
miliar. so precise and intimate to
her. She held Miss Green's hand.
81 shan't disturb you any longer"
she said. and her voice sounded
strange and choked Unexpectedly.
The blur in front Of her eyes con.
densed into hot lumpy drops.
IT mustn't disgrace myself" she
thought. but her final good-by was
a broken affair.
As he saw her downstairs ever.
bit Of emotion fell from her: he
eyes were dry, her voice was co"
and she finished her sentence
For all this she was sorry.
do you know" she said,
nearly cried when I said good
to Miss Green"
ct didn't know you were so &c (
of Miss Green" 1
She stroked his hand a little.
looking up at him with a smile
obliterated all bitterness:
Neither did l." she said as s.
drove off.
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He comes In and looks at her
for a moment without speaking.
You are looking very beautiful"
Her eyes shine. She feels herself
to be the incarnation Of beauty.
ITS for YOU" she stops herself
from saying. She mustn't force
things. He kisses her hand. She
feels so happy and at peace. The
clock has stopped.
81 oughtn't to have come" he
says. You seid I was grumpy
and gloomy the other day: am
much worse now. I don't know
what has come over me-"
She looks at him anxiously and
fingers his sleeve.
Have you q headache?" (She
hopes he is ill., Can I do any
thing for your"
She is chilled, he is silent.
And then: do. you remember
Jameson, that archaeologist in
Abyssinia?" She has forgotten
Jameson, but she hastily assents.
trying to be nearer him by this
link in their pasts. IT met him to-
day"
Jameson has become tho center
Of the universe. She listens, to
his voice really. but with the sur
face Of her intelligence she COM
ments. in order to be the wonder
full listener he always praised.
Dinner Ii acknowledgements
In abandoned.
She wants this meal to be q
Holy Communion between them.
He 10 happy now, talking, full
Of "Reminiscences which usually be-
gin with You remember" (shs
likes them to Segin like that.
though many Of them deal with
times before she was born or be-
fore she knew him-only she can't
admit that he was born before
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'sBut. then, you are a born let
ter.writer."
DO you remember the first let
ter I ever wrote your II
yes" ~ '.s -.
1T was ages ago, Just before I
was married"
1T doesn't seem such ages to
me-" nj
"Ah, but you haven't married"
The thought gives her courage
and happiness. After all. he isn't
married. .....'.H 3.
II must be going" he says.
IT has bean very happy even
ing" HappyD
Bless you my dear"
He looks into her eyes and he
goes.
She undresses feverishly. How
long VIII It take him to get homer
She takes up the receiver. No re-
ply. She waits an eternity. Five
minutes. She forces herself to
wait another five Then she tries
again.
It's that your"
Yes"
81 have rung UP to say Good
night" 49,.
How nice Of your
"I am very nice"
"I know" ."
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Russia AS New Country With Unfathomed Wea]t

such N those who attended my
own lectures. There was none Of
that pose of boredom. Of indiffer-
ence. which many English students
affect. especially those whose
brains have been turned by the at
fractions Of nero games and toys.
The army also Ii, a. have de-
scribed. . tower Of strength; and
there again the intellectual ca
pacity Of the officers compares
well with that Of any other coun-
try In the world.
Summing up all these different
forces and endeavoring to estimate
In an impersonal spirit the various
factors. I rerch the following con.
clusion: II present state OF af-
fatrs cannot ndure. Even II there
BE- no aggression from without
though I am told attacks are now
being planned-Russia must tall
into sheer bankruptcy for lack OF
proper outlets Of development. The
escape from chaos can only be
found In tia continued dsvslop-
msnt az tboss firvt bsstnninss Of
industry and trade which ~ have
sssn ana which have already re-
lisvsd the situation.
ApSsv n srpoNo
:. -
ue u oo,
pu. o'wn 'n. ,
70 'ne o'a .sn .a 49,. w..
-. - -....--
W.
- ~ 49,.
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Suddenly she feels at ease for
the first time. Her voice gurgies
and bubbles. She tells him little
things that people said to her IN
shops. He laughs. Their bodily
separation has brought them to-
sether again. Intimacy is envelop-
ing them. She biesses the tele-
phone
II have got my light out, and
your" ...
II am not undressed.-
Shall I see you again7"
What time does your train go?"
AT one"
Perhaps we might go for a
drive together in the morning?"
Yes, do let's. Goodnight, dear.
est; bless you"
Fancy her ringing off first! She
is frightened Of spelling it.
Bless you"
Say dearest
Dearest"
She Ii so happy. 30 radiantly
happy. for after ALI there Ii to-
morrow. and tomorrow Is bound
to be perfect
IT won't wear my old coat and
skirt to travel In" she murmurs to
herself TILL. her consciousness
merging into dreams, she falls
asleep.
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llava, the native drink which do
prives the limbs Of motion but
does not affect the brain. passed
It up but the native drank heav-
lily and In q short time one might
have taken q club and put them
all to sleep. :
The Fijians are fine outstanding
men with bushy hair that stands
up for foot or so. Most people
say they are Of the negroid type,
but their color Is golden, like the
Hawaiians. Heavy work appeals to
them and they load and discharge
the ships which make this port;
also they are devoted to fishing,
but the only agricultural work
they do IL to gather wild fruits
and raise q few vegetables for
themselves. Very kindly and hos
pitabls, the stranger receives the
best treatment at their hands.
sNGALEsE GOOD WORKERS.
Tho best looking body Of men
have ever seen was composed OF
thirty Ft3ian policemen marching
from headquarters to 20 on duty.
Berc-headcd, bare-lesged. but with
attractive uniforms, they made an
imposing sight. These native off,
Gers keep good order at Suva.
A night was spent at Rewa az
the guest Of some singalese. the
East Indians who perfom tho
labor and keep the Fits on tho
map. Without these workmcn the
islands would 60 back to weeds
and barbarian in q few short
years. Never have l seen more
efficient and swift workers on tho
land. They work and save, and
now they own a great deal Of land
there. The women and children
work as hard as the men.
Owing to the fall in>rrice the
sugar industry X facing disaster
several of the big comlau.rs nava
announced that their mills and
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to how such . state Of affairs had
been brought about. they-and
Trotzky with the rest Of them
become very eloquent on the sub
ject Of the war. and the blockade,
and tho civil war, and the hos
tility Of the entente. and Of the
numerous acts or aggression. or
Of tho still more wanton attacks
Of Poland.
COMMUNISM BROUGHT RUIN.
Most Of what they say may be
true upon that score, but II II
also true that II Russia had been
the most nourishins country. and
there had been no external az
gression At al. yet the attempt TO
drive the economic and social life
Of the country into the crude
molds Of communism must even
tuaily have brought It to ruin
and misery.
do not IN the least speak,
repeat. a. one disgruntled. Per-
sonally I received nothing but
kindness from al 1.-The Russians I
met, and I reciprocate to the full
the friendly sentiments which
they invariably showed me; but
I think would be rendering
them = pitiful service II only
flattered them in their faults, and
failed to point out the ruin which
Ia inevitable In tho economic
course which they have hither-
to pursued.
DISTRUST AND SUSPICION.
In Russia there is an atmos-
.phere Of distrust and suspicion, Of
a certain feeling Of insecurity, and
also a sense of the provisional
nature and instability Of the gov
crnment itself.
There IL much that IL good In
the communistio idea--a sense Of
equality Of privilege. of fraternal
spirit. and Of easy. friendly. help
full intercourse between man and
man. All these ard valuable be-
yond measure. but they are least
In evidence amongst the ruling
commissars Of Red Russia. Hero
a gate In the Krsmlinj is suddenly
thrown open and. while the Tartar
soldiers salute. a car dashes out
AZ from q sally.port, and 10 soon
whirlins along a great thorough.
fare at fifty miles an hour.
Now just stop Comfade Trotsky
and tell him that you are gofny
the same way as ~. and Isl: him
for HIT. Try a. ,, only once. IL
would be only once.
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-she was or that there was time
when they didn't know one an
other.
He is telling her a story about
the East. but Ids voice chloro-
forms her to what he 10 saying.
II want to consult you" She IL
alert now. vitality interested. 1t is
only on a very small point, but
she is glad to have had her advice
asked.
Suddenly, "Yoit look tired" he
says. II am glad you are going
to have a holiday" "a holidayD
Tomorrow at this time you will
be in the train. Let me see. you
ought just to have reached'-
He becomes a map and a time
table. She shudders. Why doesn't
he say he is sorry she il going?
How odd men are!
They go into the next room and
she puts her head on his shoulder,
while half absently he strokes her
hair. He has never kissed her
since she married. though he once
took her face In his hands and
said: You make it 80 difficult for
me-" and, eiated. she had won
dered how to make it much more
difficult still.
She wishes he would put his face
near hers and comfort her and
cosset her like a child-just now
she only wants tenderness. not
passion.
when are you going to Abys-
sinia?" she asks.
He tells her.
do you wish I were coming
with your .
mo. 1t is no 1T place for .
woman"
But II II were?"
1T would not be Abyssinia."
Don't be. 10 matter-of-fact."
She could hit him.
IT told you I was no fit com
panion for any one tonight"
But I am not any one"
Not even for you, then
She knows that she il going 10
give him an opening to hurt her,
so she rushes back to Jameson.
She Is determined to be brilliant
and she succeeds. She sees him
laughing and thinking what won
derful company she ID. An II she
cared damn! And II In getting
later and later, the whole evening
slipping away like this.
"Ars you going to write to me7"
"of course"
Long. intimate. indiscreet let
tersr'
You know what my letters are
like. They never fulfill any OF
your requirements. do they?"
IT don't think I get as good rs I
give"
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ian character; their power Of work
and endurance.
There 10 little hysteria In Russia
Western States Of Europe should
bear In mind that here IL . great
nation, containing some hundred
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him, while his heart give . great
thump each time the telephone
bell rang and his feverish fingers
fumbled through every pile, Of let
tiers looking in vain for one from
her. And then she would come and
think she could buy back his faith
with a few moments Of her time,
laughing at his reproacheeand tell
ing him to make love a prob
lem Of arithmetic.
And always. Of course. he was
at the mercy Of the sight and the
sound Of her.
Don't you think I want to
believer OF course I do. but for
weeks now you haven't needed me
and you can't buy back my faith
with q few moments"
MY dear" she said. don't make
us both wretched with your absurd
arithmetic Weighing moments
against hours. hours against days.
days against weeks. It is q ridicu-
lous way Of calculating" .
II only long to be convinced"
There was an infinite WEAKNESS in
his voice.
She took his hand and laid 1t by
her feee and murmured caressing.
reassuring words while he strug-
gied with bitter memories, and still
he was only half-soothed.
You are coming to tea with
me-" she said.
Perhaps 1t Is better I
shouldn't"
Don't you want to-"
II don't know"
You will be sorry tomorrow II
you don't"
IT wonder"
win you come If I want you
TOT"
'Of course"
Her hand crept to his coat and
gave It a little tug.
do be nice to me my last day"
ct don't know how to-" he said.
and then reluctantly and firmly
he took her face in his hands and
kissed her with a sort of relent-
less gentleness. After that an
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nothing but the clock ticking the
beats Of her heart, tolling the knell
Of each minute. The past. will
seem to be capturing the present
ct an overwhelming rate.
She can never enjoy being with
him for the knowledge that they
viii so soon be separated, and
what IL worse. separate. walking
down different streets. talking to
different people. thinking different
thoughts. Her heart will stop beat
ing when she sees him post q
letter and realizes that she will
never know what Is in 1t.
But today must be perfect; it
y the last time for so long. She
must try to keep calm and
amusing and alluring. as she had
been In tho days before she loved
him. the days when he had loved
her best. She mustn't allow the
edge to come from her nerves into
her desperate irrelevant grabs at
certainty.
She begins to feel faint and sick
and too restless to sit down, and
yet she must be In a chair when
he arrives and have something to
hold on to, something to give her
poise. Every now and then she
looks into . glass. but can only sec
Q white blur, and feeling the back
Of her head with her hands. she
dstaches the hairs she means to
smooth. '.... '.' n
she tries to focus her attention
By mailing her eyes on to her little
silver feet. IT wonder II am
looking prettyf' she thinks. des-
perately; and stu more desperate
ly. II wonder n It matters" Every
noise becomes the noise Of q taxi
and real taxis como rushing past.
At last one stops-she hears step
On the stairesse-the bell goes
through her Ike an electric shock.
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British Pacific Islands Have Been Barred
To Japanese Settlers, Major Patton Learns

tory. Had Il not bcen for the
position taken BY England In that
regard. there would b - many
Japs In the Fills today - thcre
arc In Hawaii. There are some
Chinese In the islands, and they
are very highly regarded
The Indians are citizens or sub
jects Of Great Britain. and those
living In the Fits now are de-
handing the right to vote and
serve In the Council. The demand
10 quito reaaonabls. Shortly BE-
fore left. q commission, composed
Of Englishmen and Indians. came
out to investigate conditions and
the opinion was general that the
franchise would BE- granted to
the Indian residents Of Fits. II
this 10 done the dusky boys will
control the politics Of the islands.
OF course the Governor and .
perfect horde Of officials arc sent
out from England. and they live
on taxes imposed upon tho resi-
dents. of those islands. Hundreds
to an Indian for $500 in Fijian cur
round the palace Of the Governor
beautiful trees and rare flowers
but the public II barred from
the grounds, and they are taboo
to all but the officials and quests
of his excelloncy.
INDIANS WANT GOLD.
American money IL not at q
premium II II is paper money or
bankers checks. But the In
dams are hungry for gold ana
willing to give almost anything
for It. When 20 to foreign
lands I usually take along a few
hundreds Of dollars in gold. I
traded 5000 or the precious coins
% an Ind'un for 800 In F!jian cur.
rencv. and mis- helped me 10 paw
az doctors land lie hotel pcopls
as We! as .n. Ind au hoy VINO
acted as MY nurse.
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millions Of q homogeneous popular
ton. speaking one language. and
living within the continuous and
self-subsistins country.
Then there In tho great litera-
turs Of Russia, which has . char
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TOMORROW

anticipation fully for the
u What is not what you
but the imagnngs with
Them
sucha are Kingdom of Life.
enjoy These minutes before he
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acter Of strength and incisiveness,
and reveals great qualities in the
nation. but above all my hope for
the future Of Russia rests rather In
the fine, intellectual spirit 81 the
young men of the universities,
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With certain signs of weakness.
and with terrible failures due to
having taken the wrong turning.
Russia displays also great clements
Of strength and vitality. First
Of all there II the wonderful Russ
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anne : BY PRINCESS BIBESCO

before he could control his en-
precision into a suitably distant
ooldpess. Today was the morrow
Of a reconciliation that had tried
them both out and even then had
not been quite complete.
He always had fundamentally
sore feeling that she could DO
without him and he paid for the
TACT that she was q stimulant by
the fact That she was also an ir.
ritant. She vitaiized and accel-
Grated him quite extraordinarily.
and yet she was in many ways
almost intolerabiy disintesratins.
He held her responsible both for
his best work and his worst fits
of idleness. She was tender and
inconsiderate, vain and intellec-
tually honest, never deceiving
herself. staggerinsly truthful.
straight without being frank,
with irritating patches Of what
he called caution and she called
reticence. She was cruel and
wounding and hurt and offended
by little things, and divinely mag.
unanimous on big questions.
To the really unforgivable she
always responded with trium-
plant unpettiness; II she made
mountains out Of molehills, she
also made molehiiis out Of noun
tains. The huge insults he had
sometimes thrown at her she &C.
cepted or rejected on their
merits. They did not seem to.
touch her vanity because they
had gone beyond It. And every
thing about her mattered and did
not matter because no loved her.
She was sitting at his table.
lingering his papers and reading
bits of them upside down. In all
the many gscenes she had had
with him at that office she al
ways seemed to have read things
upside down. as II this unaccus-
toned effort soothed her nerves.
He was sitting on the table with
his hands in his pockets and his
eyes on the floor.
1T have come to say goodbye"
YES" he said.
For six whole months"
Yes" ..
Which In q very long time"
Yesterday you said that 1t was
a very short time"
Yes, but today Is the eve Of
tomorrow-and tomorrow I 60"
There was q pause. He minded
much more than she did The
six months would be crowded for
her with vivid experiences
worked out with all her mex
haustible vitality and curiosity.
To him they would be void. empty
with the emptiness Of her alb
sence. why then did she ask
for verbal protestation from him?
II was ridiculous, II was intol-
cradle. He said nothing. resisting
the effect of her idle hand that
lay limp and expectant on the
table. He didn't even look at
her but remained silently in
trenched behind his resolute Bit
terness.
For weeks she could do without
him, not needing him or wanting
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Fl Have Only Myself to Blame
Amazing Book of Frank Revelations
by the Titled Daughter of
Mrs. Herbert Asqllith

Revelations i'm This Collection of Brilliant Short
Stories Give Fresh View of Life and Living
by am Observer Whose Perceptions Are
Keyed to Top Notch-Dedicate to Her Illus
band, Who is the new Minister From Ru-
mania TO the United States
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By Major II. w. Patton.

TT NDER the Equator. Dec. 20,
1891 Cby Maip-Here I am
It this glad holiday season,
gliding toward the good old U. 8.
A., instead Of Australia for which
was headed a short time ago.
In tho green and fertile Fiji Is
lands old man Death came up and
shook hands with me and invited
me to 90 across the river with
him.
Three British doctors went over
me carefully and ordered me to
get home and have my gall-blad-
der, larger intestines and liver re-
moved. After due elaboration
they said my heart might remain.
These Medicos had only q meat
saw. . butcher knife and . Ratchet
and did not want TO soil than.
Having bean laid up for three
weeks, knew the end was nigh
and always have hoped to pass
out at sea. There are many ad.
vantases. Instead Of coffin, one
may be sewsd up in ninety cents
worth Of tarpaulin. there are no
flowers and no friends walking
slowly behind ono; also ono has
eaten lots Of fish, 30 why not pay
their relatives back7 I sailed on
the 2+th and Immediately began
to get better. therefore I have con-
cluded to stop off at delightful
Honolulu and let nature take its
course" ,.S ~.
GUEST OF FIJI CHIEF.
was at suva four days after
getting under the weather and /
saw pretty much of tho big island
Of Vitilevu. on which the capital
OF tho 200 islands is located.
, A fine old Fiji chief took me
"a. to his home at Bau and we
pen, l.. uighs there in a matched
house and ate some nice native
food. There was an abundance OF
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- oNDoN. Fso. A-what u the
upshot Of all my impressions
Of Russfaf I was asked that
question BY Krsssin upon my re-
turn to London, and I had some
AiffIcuity IN answering at first. for
there WIS NO one marked impress
sion which I aid not, find somS
ysason Afterwards to qualify. I
replied TO Krassin finally, and he
was rather struck by the answer:
nat Russia seemed to me q now
country. r-
One often hears Of the vast re-
sources Of Russia, while on the
ether hand. I have known CONNER
sial mon who had to look closely
into the matter. scott at the claims
q the Russians. Both sides speak
truth Looked at on the grounds
Of Immediate commercial assets,
Russia does not appear to have q
srsat deal to offer, but the riches
q the country are unfathomable,
sniy that they require to be prop
'sEiy sxpioited-corn. wheat. coal.
copper. gold. timber. ..
Some Of the Russian authorities,
even In the midst Of the famine
.arsas, while thankful for the ro-
Lief brought by the Americans and
thoroughly appreciatins their good
spirit. yet seemed to feel q kind
Of resentment at the intrusion.
That feeling IL not unnatural. for
Il II really humiliatins on the part
Of the Russian government while
disposing Of such splendid re-
sources to come to the world TO
beg Cor bread.
When the Russians. however,
ask themselves the question NJ