The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14

lie repeated them 10 himself. and
their conclusion and their circum-
stance appeared and stood. as with
sword. across the passage OF his
thouxhtA But I can only lead you
downwardz. cannot lead you up.
wards.
A. with a sword
lie sat back In his chair and gnref
upon this armed Intruder 10 give u
battle
The morning passed and the after
noon while stu he sat. no more NOV.
Ing than 20 sink lower IN hin seat as
the battle Joined and as he most
drradfuliy suffered In lts mos, dread.
full ona1u. Towards five o'clock he
put out his hand without moving his
position and drew towards him the
letter be had begun. The action wRA
aK that % enc utterly uudonn. lie
vcry slowly tore Il across. and thea
across again. and 20 into tinioat fax.
mrnts un his fingers could no more
faatsn upon them. lie dropped his
arm away ard opened his hand. and
tho white pieces fiutisred In a little
cloud to the floor.
Presently he drew himself UP 20
the table and began to write. writing
very slowly because his hand trem
blcd 50. In half an hour no bio,tcd
The few lines on the last sheet:
.. So. simply what ! want 10 90
Is 10 let our strp-if We take it--be
mine. not yours. We shah forget
absolutely that you ever wrote. Ira
as tho II had never bern written. ON
Tuesday I will write and ask you.
Shall come UP 20 your So II you
say Yes the action will have been
entirely mine. I; will start from
there. This hasn't happened. And
during these days IN between. just
think like anything over what I've
said. Honor can't have any degree.
Mona. any more than truth can have
any degree. whatever else tho world
can qulhbis 20 bits u can't partition
those. truth Ia just truth and honor
~ Just honor. And a marriage vow
ls a pledge OF honor like any other
pledge OF honor. and n one brcaha u
one breaks ones honor. never mind
what the excuse Il. There's no con.
eeiyabie way Of arguing out Of that.
That's what I shall ask you 10 DO
on Tuesday and I'm just warning
you go you shall have Tina 10 think
beforehand"
lilo took his pen. and steadied his
hand. and wrote:
And your reply. when 7 ask you.
whichever II In. shah bring me light
into darkness, uuutterabie darkness.
NJ"
lie could hear the homeward move
mcnts about the office. II was time
20 go. lie wheeled his bicycle 10 the
letter box at the corner OF The Pro.
cincts. A. he dropped IN his letter,
tho evening edition OF pixies paper
came bawling around the corner.
AUSTRIA
DECLARES WAR
on SERBIA
He shook hts head az the paper the
boy held out TO him and rode away
What had that kind OF thing TO do
with hlm7
VIII
Unufterabis dariCnerzi He lived
within IL during the days that FOL.
lowed while he awaited the day an.
pointed TO write 10 Mona again. He
had put away that for which. with
a longing that was almost physical
In It's pain. his spirit craved: and
craved tho more terribly for his de-
NAL OF Il. Whatever she said whom
he asked. whichever way she an
swered him; he would be brought re.
lief from his intolerable stress. II
she maintained honor above love. his
weakness. ne knew. would be welded
into strength. NJ the presence OF an
other brings enormous support 10
timidity; II she declared for love
his mind surged within him Mt the
Imagination Of bursting away once
and forever tho squeamish principles
which for years. hedging about his
conduct on this side and on that. had