The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-04-09

could mo- nave KNOWN 40 what ciisIs
this would lead.
1--WE have not forgotten how to
play he said 10 her.
A look of pain had come into her
face, and into her eyes the old look Of
fear.
81 don't like it when you lock like
that" he had said.
'How?"
afraid"
"I'm afraid Of nothing, Peter-noth-
ing which makes ordinary fear in
ordinary hearts, Peter. You will see
some time that l am not afraid"
She had laughed at his perplexed
expression, but without joy.
aDon't you bother about me-" She
told him. you've promised that you
wouldn't. YOU know
He nodded. I've kept my word"
"Perhaps-"
"What?''
oPerhaps I'D better go back tomor-
row-back to Beconshire."
It was he first word suggesting the
end of their holiday. Both knew that
this word must finally be spoken, but
Peter had not expected to see quite
the quick pallor which came into
Brena's face as she forced out the sen
tence.
"We agreed, Peter, didn't we? And
the time has come, l think
DeWolfe felt as II who had been
touched suddenly and Unexpectedly
upon the elbow by the dank, bony fin
gers of a corpse.
'There is one evil passion which l
think does more harm than all the
Others he said, clasping his strong
hands over one knee. It's fear. 1t
ought to be made Il crime"
"You know nothing of fear she re-
piled quietly. you have not lived
With fear day in and day Out-year
after year"
mo. | have not lived with fear at
ALL" he went on, looking straight into
her eyes. 81 have not lived with it
because it is a parasite. I have been
wounded, but l learned that five
eighths of the pain was fear. | have
been apprehensiye of some terrible
calamity and the fear was the major
mart of the calamity. There are men
in the world in myriads who fear that
they may lose their money. Fear is
worse than poverty, Brena. For Gods
sake, let's not fear!"
81 did not say that had fear" she
said. 81 only SAID / had lived with
fear"
"The world is a fool about fear
Peter drove on. st makes towards
but it is also the mother-
"Of what?"
"Of murderers,' he said.
Brena was silent.
To Peter, rs Tie day came to an end
it became more and more plain ina
She had indeed decided to 90 from
f London. She spoke Of it as If it were
/, a flight from some kind Of danger
once she said, You are much too ME-
to take any risks. Peter" lie nat
asked her about these risks, but sl'
said, among other risks, that Q
wasting your energies on something
which leads nowhere" When they ha'
dined at a little cafe in Jenny
street, she said, Come home with me
No n sees us 90 in and out. IL y
like a nest hidden in an old stump wa
+ can talk and then"
/ "What?'
; "Good-by. Goodnight. Good-by."
Al mo vcov nm Regent street shl
e kept her arm through his as If sh'
feared that suddenly the mortal par
2 of him would melt away, as II TN
( contact might be made SO real that j
would live on in memory, and some
d times .he illusion of this strong fore
o arm. warm through its sleeve, Nigh
return t. her.
the APARTMENT, which she had re
g tanned without occupancy for some IN
It explained cause, was on a street 0
colorless brick houses where tire
n street lamps, spaced with irritatin
precision. spread their radiance ON tn
front walls in a f%an-shaped insolenc'
1t was in a house at the far end 9
r this street-m0dest quarters for on
# who appeared to have plenty OF none
8 at her command two flights Of carpe'
ed stairs led up to a little landing an
d her door.
.e She lit the lamp in the corner Will
Peter took the key from the hole, an
a the expanding light showed again IL
T, gray and gold room with its chini
IS curtains and its old English mahogan
and the carved desk with its burr,
il maple panels and the hangings wove
in Java at the windows. But PETE
closed the door gently with his TO-
because he saw one of the roo
where the light was dim. once NOR
,e as when he had seen her first, 81
10 stood beneath a light which pour(
L, down upon her its flood, emphasizir
her as if she, of all the universe, hi
to tho oualitv of radiance and life. 81