The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21

SAtHS HO WOulu UFIng the
torch to light 1t? Not much! He
loved life far too well to see a
beauty in denial.
She unused in a vagrant way
on this and how her life had
shifted; tho very fiber of her
nature altered. Five years ago
three years ago she would not
long have pondered where and
how to spend fortune. Then
1t was enough to see herself all
color in a dress of shir:lmery
green; to know herself so sweet
with perfume. as her ears.
How far away that airy, flip
pant shadow seemed. Half with
a touch of .cynicism she regarded
1t. wondering why Ill this change
had come: and IL, after all, as
Janina said we should not care
what tools life uses nor through
what flaming furnace she is
pleased to send us so that we
come out fine and strong in the
end.
She got UP. Wilde stretched
with long, sensuous yawns. At
their feet, the city wearing her
thousand ropes Of glowing amber
Jewels slept on a purple couch
beneath the hills.
Nothing decided. Orwell
time yet. Still a few months
before she was twenty.five-then
a year before this new wealth
would be completely In her hands.
But 1t was nearing the end Of
her training. Soon she would bc
finished, then she would start out
for herself-then she would be
person, alone.
She thought great deal of
this. 1t brought a winged sad
ness to her eyes,; a depth that
was appealing to the young, pale
mouth.
David nU:iced it Her loneli-
ness affected him in a desolate
way. She was very gentle: very
eager in all her work, but she
would not go out with him. She
kept this up until he wondered
if she had loved Jake, and. even
on that fAted night. was await
ing his canning. Was that tho
reason she Cancelled all her dates
with him?
He remembered wildly the
pain and sweetness on her face
when she kissed Jake; remem-
bered, too, that twice in those
nights when he brought her a
cup Of coffee, aching to see her
so white, so troubled, she had
taken 1t without seeming to no.
ffnA hfv1a
that she had not thanked him.
So perhaps her heart was lost
with Jake.
This explanation piqued him:
made him restless and unhappy.
For he was young and she had
turned eyes dewy and tender to
his. She had said, You're glo-
rious" And he liked that. Then
once she had been glad to have
his arms about her. Trifles, but
they thrilled warmly all along his
nerves.
Then there was the picture of
her in the garden, tears on her
lashes when she read that book
of young and flaming love. Would
she cry so If she were in love
with Jake? Would she have let
him hold her hands as she did
and as he now remembered?
Not pleased him better to
believe that he was dismissed be.
cause Of that old thing in her life
rather than because of a tragic
love for Jake.
So he persisted. The more
aloof she was, the more impatient
hA hnaavraA - a.
seemed cruel and pathetic that
she should hold to this idea of
punishment; that with such a
quiet pride she should close out
the gladness from her life.
One night as he was leaving
the hospital he saw her walking
down the block. He followed
slowly. At a corner she stopped
and looked out of the waters.
He drove close behind her and
said: Lonesome, Girl? Like to
take rider"
She turned with a sharp, indig-
nant glance. He laughed and
with a deep bow pulled off his
hat,
"You frightened me-"
is that the way you look when
frightened? For a moment 1 had
the shivers. Please come with
me-"
He looked quite boyish and said
1t in a very humble way that
greatly pleased her. She hest.
tated: II have some work to
do :"
He repeated, and taking her
arm: please come. You've not
talked to me in weeks. wonder
why-you really haven't the
right to end a thing in this
queenly fashion without by your
leave, or go to hell or any little
gracious word like that"
For the first time in weeks a
merriment rippled from her heart.
"Oh, come on. then-won't you,
Helen-there are some things you
ought to say to me. I've been
hungering for them"
She wanted to go. It was dark.
No one would see them.