The Washington times., 1922-12-16
A Thrilling Story Of Two Men Who Loved the Same Cir
and How She Finally Made Her Choice Between Them,
After Life and Death Struggle on Glacier.

"Oh. my dear old boy. 10 It TOO
awful of mef Did hurt you too
much? Didn't you see that part
of It before?"
"That you couldn't bs proud Of
me like you could Of himY OF
course. realised that"
And you wouldn't have me
IL wouldn't be right for me to
marry you. feeling more admira-
ton for him, would 1t. Stsvs7"
His face flushed red and then
went very white and he looked
past her off to the meuntsin
peaks to the west: the shadows
of clouds were passinG over their
submits and then the sun burst
upon the snow again and the
moving shadow ana alternate
light caught Stephens eye and
he followed the cloud "frem
mountain to mountain.
would It be right. Stephsn?"
she REPEATED.
II was thinking about what you
asked me-" he replied. THAT wab
why I couldn't answer" He did
not look at her; he stili watched
the wonder Of the sun flashing
over the snow Of the other mount
aims. Al they eat. the supporting
slopes Of Kamuron below them
could not be seen. they seemed
raised on q little rocky platform
to the clouds. alone.
why couldn't yeu answer"
"This isn't the sort Of place fer
one to say the only right thing
for the circumstances Wait until
We get back to the hstsl. anyway.
Meg: then I'll psrjure myself to
you'll swear I'll congratulate you
and him like . gentleman"
stephen. you mean"
Don't make me say anything
more here. Look at that cloud ana
the mountains there. You
shouldn't put such questions on .
mountain top. Meg. At home or
down there In the chalet eff in a
corner by ourselves with the tea
thinSs--iiks . Pinsro piay--1 could
have said Just what ] should. II
sive way to . better man. He
will make 'ysu happier than 1
could"
But you don't believe it"
Believe he's = bettsf man than II
Oh. yes; TN grant that"
Then would I bs happier with
himf"
"How DO I know could malxs you
happy ct aili only knsw ia try
oh. my ded. II I only hsA the
chance. IA w to make you happy.
But he"
'He-What. stsphsaf"
He locked a~4y again ana pslsd
and held his lips tight; then he
turned back 10 her.
A TALK ON ETHICS.
I've STATED this. Meg" he sAia
quietly. I'm 80 II through. For.
givs me aftsrward. II ysu can.
There are thsusa,ads q uasn more
succsssful thaa myself Sshs might
love you and win your love and %.
niratio8, toe. and Who'll hSps I
would tell yeu myseif--ars better
men than I In every way; and IL
you wanted enc Of them. ia tell
tell yen to 20 70 hin snA ~ happy.
But you can't make me send you
10 wyths with that.
'ESe thsys ats tve different
wsys n which . man may via cue.
cen and fems ana A4ASr In t6ia
world and . wife. Ont y by
Aoins things snssslf aaA tshinS the
inward, which Belongs to one.
That't thS slUtssf w9y. usually, and
also the lsss spsotscuisr. but sven
II II mover wins much. ~ the way.
! bslisvs. to make . Wits happy.
fhs other way tsti / AAAn ! treat
DIAL very qdiskiy: ana .susts N's
sst you fSf wyths. ~. In the
way, . men. bssidse asahS his own
BIT simpiy ha$ 10 ~ that ~ ssss
the credit ana rsvsrd Of things
other ptSpis DO which they can't
Or don't cIaisa. rs sntirSiy honest,
Meg. - the w0fia sxss; thsts's no
law against Il Ana it's nit punish.
able. one isn't d all likely 70 b
oAusht n Il Nv % SUBTLE that
sosnStirnss yeu cen SCARCELY 80 Y
when it'A bsins done btfors you
Or 10 yeui ana he gsts 70 doing
II quite nsciopsly; but he's 10
ing n eli the time Just tie same"
stephen saw her draw away as
her Anger ross. "Yeu mean Asrscs
loss tAats Name one time" Ahs
dsiaSasd. ~ nas instahcs.".
'.Hs1 asinG Il tsday."
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