The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
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are used here in this very village.
/ mean the villagers, of course.
And between an American gentle
man of the old stock and an Eng
lish gentleman there is, at heart
and in spirit, no difference at all.
Do you think that absurd, Dick?
Lots of people would say it was.
But you shall see for yourself. /
love England, but / hold brief
for America, too. And want you
to love America--while you hold
your brief for England, too
He would laugh.
"My dear. you are America for
me-"
"Ah, Dick, and England for me
is only you"
So 1t went with them through
the sunny weeks, and though at
first the thought of the risk she
believed she had taken was ever
with her gradually it receded and
diminished until soon it only oc-
Cured to her at intervals and as
dim contingency unlikely ever
to arise.
It helped Lissmere, too, that the
big sum he had caused to be sent
to Sais just prior to his reunion
with Louise, seemed to have salts
fed her. At least, he had heard
no more from Hoodless, and he,
too, had been able temporarily to
forget the unsolved problem Of
permanently breaking with Sais.
He had, after long consulta-
ton with Roger Marchurst and
Hardness, empowered the latter to
write to Hoodless authorizing him
to offer an allowance of no less a
sum than ten thousand pounds a
year for her lifetime to Sais--an
amount equivalent to quarter of
his income. It had taken him a
long time to convince-his counsel
lors that he meant this, but he had
insisted.
No answer to this generous pro-
posal- extravagant, unheard Of"
were some Of the words Barr
had selected to describe twas
received during those first sunny
weeks, but whens Lissmere thought
of it at all it was merely to remem-
her that Sais was not likely to do
things in the businesslike way that
would best satisfy Barr. for ex-
ample. When she needed money
she needed it instantly-when she
possessed money she was. he be-
lieved, quite unable to interest
herself in plans for future sup
plies.
He had told Louise Of the offer
and the circumstances of their
rescue from the Arabs, but no
more of Sais than that, though in
. due course he intended to tell her
the whole story, and she had been
at one with him in his view that
he must not err on the side of par
-simony.
eff you were to die, Dick, ten
thousand year would not be COM
pensation to me-n0r ten times
that. Your life to me is priceless
beyond money value - and L
. should be ashamed and afraid to
grudge one farthing of that money
-or of. all your money-to one
who has saved you for me-"
He had drawn her close to him.
"Dearest, that is a bold thing
to say" he had told her. with a
sudden gravity which sat strangely
on him. Suppose L were en-
tangled to. such an extent that to
crafty the woman who saved me
/ were compelled to sacrifice
everything l own-what would
you say them"
She rang true as the note Of a
golden. bell to that.
Her fair face was serious, but
not distressed, her eyes were dark,
but not dismayed, and her voice
was wholly steadfast as she re-
piled:
"Dick, all my life long have
been accustomed to wealth and it's
power, but until l met you what
happiness had l found in all the
circumstance of wealth? You
know, for / have told you. / real
ize that there are many, very
many, who would say that speak
- like the heroine of a novelette, or
of moving picture drama, but /
do not care-I swear to you, my
dear, dear husband, that if we
were stripped penniless should
ho Y1tfo1.ly honnV Lave 'oc 1.yo