The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24

But just the same .. :"
Now, look here, Miss Bryce,
would you give the man the boot
for one offenSe? Answer me! Why
have you grown so sertous?"
A soft, pensive laugh: "Shall
you like to go on like this years
and day, Jake? And when I'm
nice Wrinkled old lady and talk
in a piping voice, will you still
be around to give me a rider"
That / will! But listen, Helena,
the day is enough. You don't
know the future-no more do I,
though I've many the bunch OF
latei"
II do know it-as sure as the
suns on high! l know it ex.
actly, for I'm making it myself
every last minute of it,"
he held her hands quietly, look
ing at their white, tapered fingers:
Pretty little hands for such.
JOB, Helena, dear. IL you're making
your own future completely you
must be making the future of the
entire world. Don't you know
that? For you never know at what
point the life or the thought of
another will rush into and trans
figure your own. You can't make
the future, Chiekie-nor can any
OF us. We can only make our
acceptance Of it as we will. Your
thought can't stop the time from
sweeping in, or the earth from
shaking. But IL the tide sweep
you, you can strike out and
swim, or you can throw up your
dtanV
choice, not to make the tides, but
to meet them. Isn't it enough?"
mo! How did we get talking of
this? / only meant to say. jake"
she became embarrassed and fin
ished weakly: well, that you've
been mighty good to me"
He laughed digging his elbow
against her arm. And you don't
want to lure me along with any
false hopes, Ell? Being as you're
ninety-nine and settled, you don't
contemplate making any changes,
Ell? 1 get your-let be as isl
Toward the end Of the week
Chickie was waiting one morning
for a car. SilA was going down
town to buy q pain of shoes and
she had chosen this hour that she
might not meet any one and also
because she was on night duty
now.
David Ramm was just getting in
his machine. He drove to the
corner and leaned out with a
friendly: 'I'll take you down,
Miss Bryce"
When she got in he asked her
questions about her work, her
opinions, where she had been to
school. Then he said suddenly:
us Jake the only one for whom
rules may be broken?"
Hes a very old friend"
''Now-not as old as all that,
Miss Bryce"
She laughed: 'Yes he is-he
knows my father and my mother
and where / live and what we
eat for dinner. Besides he has
lot of very useful informa-
ton. :"
80 have /. You don't really
mean that you never go out
nights? You haven't let them
scare you into that, have your
''Oh, they don't try to scare us.
We have a late pass"
''Once a week And you need
it. You can't keep fit for your
work If you don't have a little
change"
She said softly: "Well, I'll tell
you Doctor David"
He gave her a surprised look
and grew family red. She went
! hurrying on, with a shruG as
though she We're in the habit of
00nOotinep h~r II
name: ut suits you. That's
my way. I call people as I
choose. David is a much better
name than 'Ramm.' That sounds
harsh. Besides David" Is in
the Book of Kings"
And he slew a giant, didn t
he?"
She gave little hooking laugh,
for it was a bright, sunny morn
ing and she felt glad: "Oh, he
did many things that other
Davids may not!'
You read a great deal, Miss
Bryce"
"Yes-sometimes. When was
away / read hours every night
And lost your taste for com
pany?"
"No-only books are so agree
able; One can close them al
He looked at her, musing. She
seemed extremely young-very
sweet because Of a sadness that
dwelt on her pale, beautiful
mouth.
"And people aren't, Miss Bryce;
You've found them unDlea SAINT
Aren't you a little young to love
your own company so much?"
"Oh, no-it's not that, I'm fond
of people. Oh, very. FBut lust
want to get started well in this
work. It's altogether different
from anything ever did be
fore" she laughed: "And I want
to be as expert as you are in
your line"
''Expert-what do you think ]
ana painless dentist? Were
not eXperts-none Of US" Their
he began to tell her Of clinics
in Vienna and marvellous expert
ments conducted there He
said she would enjoy the lift
on the Continent. He talked ir
soft, musical tone, but a.
though he were ready to cease
at any moment; as though hi
feared to trust himself
Finally he broke off. She said
excited: GO on-what happened
then-did the girl live"
He said boyishly: "T'll tell YOU
the next time I see you! !
know a great many such tales
She was stirred and uneasy
and when she was buying her
shoes kept thinking Of his tone
of his musing eyes. Pictures and
colors were in her mind.
ITO Be Continued TOmOErOw.)