The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-11
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love did-it Is our love again, isn't
it? In little while every one will
know.
"Why shouldn't they? I'm happy
and proud, Damastor! it's altogether
beautiful. But I wish 1t weren't a
secret? Why shouldn't we go right
out and say to any who will lis
ten, Damastor and Adraste are
given to each other, given by their
love, forever? I don't see what they
could do, except envy us.
"Your mother wouldn't like me at
first-she loves you too much to care
for any girl who takes you away
but in time I could make her like
me. Your father would be kind to
u.s."
Father would be kind, If he were
alone" said Damastor, "but mother
would be harder to convert than
you think. She didn't like your
beauty, to start with; she thinks
that all beautiful women are proba-
bly, bad, and if she knew what
what you just told me-she'd be
sure her theory was sound. She
wouldn't understand. I keep hop
ig that if we wait there may be
some way out"
"Tell me this, Damastor-do you
think I'm a bad woman? Are you
sympathizing at all with what you
said would be your mothers view"
ooh, Adraste, how can you ask
me that?"
"How can I, dear? Because you
suggest the question. You don't
speak as you did when you wanted
me first, when you said we'd face life
together, when you were sure the
only thing that mattered was that
we should belong to each other.
"You weren't so prudent then-at
least, you weren't so prudent for me,
were you? I'm not saying that
didn't want to love you'll mean
that you were your very noblest
then, when you took me, took your
whole life in your own hands, I
thought, faced any risk at all, OF
poverty, even of your mothers an
ger, in order that you might be your
self. Would you do it again, Da-
mastor, if it were all still to be
done?"
"Adraste, I love you so, what you
say makes me feel a bit hurt, as
though you were accusing me of I'M
faithfulness. I can't see how I've
done anything to disappoint you"
I'm way, you have, Damastor, or
I think you have; all want is for
you to prove me mistaken. thought
you knew your mind when you asked
me to give myself thought you
were giving yourself, too.
with such a man could face
anything. knew your mother
didn't like me, but we agreed we
had the right to make our own
choice and live our own lives. ]
imagined that you would go to her
and simply say, with complete af-
lection and respect, that you and I
loved each other; that it was all
settled.
"Damastor, I'm disappointed that
you do nothing at adjust wait.
1t isn't so brave nor so wise as I
expected you to be, and at times ]
fear you are less sure of yourself
than you were. Did I misjudge you,
I ask? Or did you love me once, and
have you changed?"
How much I love you, Adraste,
I'll give my life to showing. If I've
delayed, it isn't because I'm a cow
ard. 1t will take courage to face
my mother, but when I'm sure it's
the right time I'll speak to her. Have
you told Helen?"
mot word"
"Does she suspect?"
"Damastor, Helen seems to know
everything of this sort that goes on
around her, so dare say she has
guessed long ago, but she has said