| Show I The Love of Two Women A SHORT STORY HE lIE woman at one one o-ne 7 J end o ot or tho the long land b R I table wrote steadily stead II ily without once ra raising ting her eyes from rom her work the man at the theother i other end talked slowly and deliberately dellb checked every now andi and i then b by a little Impatient half tap tan tapI I J of ot the womans woman's oman s foot root upon the floor when tho speed became too great for Cor her to follow tollow him She seemed to have o been writing for Cor a long time Ume but though her hand was cramped d and her head ached she bho ma made e no nor 1101 suggested bested even by a a. movement mo that she had worked long enough When the man presently rose roso to his feet she let the pen fall tall with A n. little sigh and md leaned back In her chair watching matching him curiously He did not walk as other men walk walk walk- easily and rapidly and as though h sure of oC himself He lie guided hIs hla movements mo by ly a hand lightly touching tho the edge of the tho table while hUe the other was Vias spread prend before him as though to encounter an any I possible obstruction lIe He was as blind I c r Ii l I lr you cw cone COMe coneN m I jD N T TA F CL L A casual glance would scarcely have revealed the fact tact that he was blind at atall all only all only the curious stilled dulled look on his face faco aco suggested that the Impressions Im irn- p ho took were not through the ordinary channel of at sight Weve dono done for tor toda today thank you Mary he hc said Now Ill I'll find m my wa way across the landing to the Stones Stone's rooms and see Jf If hell he'll guide mo ma for tor a a. walk I suppose you'll be gone ono before beCore lie Ie comes back 2 Yes dear The voice was low jaw and musical and It had in It that quality of strength shown In Mary Frn Farnell's Ils Il's face Cace The Tte man to touched her hand in passIng pass pass- ln Ing her and for a moment held ItSon It So n I shant shan't require Stones Stone's service tr Mary Mars he said Soon Son I shall shan have you rou to lean Ican upon upon you you who vho ho have done so much for tor me made me-made made a man of at me mp Then we shall be in the country with the tho birds and the flowers end 2nd m my work wok She did not answer and he gave the hand a little squeeze and he found his way to th the door and nd went out The Then moment n ment he be was wis ts g ne she crossed to the window with a step and low low- lowered red Fred the thc blinds half hal halfway way then then she he carefully put nut ut together the sheets of at per Paper a and sat t down to wait walt Seme tl five e eHin minuses Hin s later th re came a light Ight knock n n the door She rose and wont went to It t tend land end threw it open A young oung girl stood th there rc locking In Jn timidly I You can come In Jn said Mary ran F Far Far- r- r r 1111 a little coldly cold I The girl Irl entered d a nisei ud looked cd about her Jor curiously THE OTHER GIRL GIEL She was waR pretty r tt in m n the best Lest of at tho the word with a frail and beauty that showed stron strongly h in contrast contrast con con- with the Ithe handsome face tace of at theother the theother oth other r woman S She was youn younger er hy JW five years e at least han than the other and she h was Infinitely better hetter dressed Sh She looked about her with an expression almost of at awe upon her face much face much a as al' s sone one may look Jook at a a. place that is sacred I r saw you ou move the tho blind she said ald Wand and I knew that he had gone out And I wanted so much to see see him hiru You shall see him as often otten as you vou wish Ish In the time to come said Mary Fa Farnell a a. a little bitterly rh Youve had harI my letter and you OU understand a little perhaps of oC what hat has Mas happened I want ant to tell you yon a a- little more more more-I I want vant toma to tomake ma make co you ou understand what Is going to happen t f f you lave have the strength th and the courage to carry It through h. h J fir I love him said the girl piteously piteous piteous- ly h I fir will do anything and everything for him I wonder If It you ou mean that 7 asked Mary Diary Jar with a a. smile I I want to take you OU back a little over tho the past year or orso orso orso so I want to mako make you understand what you OU have to do in the future You remember that there was as an old rl rivalry alry between us us between between me who knew something of at the world and you who Rho knew nothing lIe He loved you then for your beauty for beauty for the girlish prettiness pret pret- that was set like a a. flower lower among among- the woods and the fields he loved ed He brought his tr troubles to me he carried his love to vou you which which makes all aU the difference In the world And then his blindness came upon and him he went ent awa away said the other I Went away because this great disaster dis dis- aster had taU fallen en upon him and he would not burden little Dorothy West with a 3 broken life lite said suid sald Mary She was to find some somo one ono else who could not love 10 her better than he had done dono but who could do tIo more for tor her than this blind man whose whoso life lite was as a maimed thing And he BO so far tar misjudged misjudged mis mis- judged his hla pretty prett sweetheart a as aR to bc- bc Hero lIeve that she could forgot forget I Judge her better and believe that she has remembered Thank you ou for tor that said Dorothy with a grateful look look- Oh Im I'm not praising you ou ox- ox claimed tho the other with a laugh W Well Wall Il he came to London London to to the city to which all derelicts seem to drift and he sank lower and lower until ho was almost starving Unable to do dothe dothe the thc work ho had ori originally set himself to do an and with nothing In lIt life as ho hu thought worth clinging to to he wont went clown until he h had d r reached the lowest depths And that was m my opportunity nl t he her Yours The girl gin looked bolted at with ith a 1 puzzled expression on her face lace Yes I had watched him in all h hH he had hatt done on Loving him as as I did I could not bear the thought that his I life was going down Into the shadows shadows' and that he had to whom to no one L 3 turn hen nen lie ilL was lIS at at his ins illS last and lUlU his lowest as It g seemed I found him I saved him In her excitement she had ri risen en and was pacing about the room there was wasS wasa S a gleam of oC triumph in her palo face Tho The girl watching her waited breathlessly breathless breathlessly breath breath- less lessly for tor her to go on He was glad to see seo a friend then said Mary Jary Farnell a little more quiet quiet- ly h I I fount found him n a lodging I came camp inday In tn Inday day h by da day to look after atter him and at last I got him to work He laughed at nt the mere merc notion at nt first but ono one day when whon he was telling mo me a quaint idea that was as in his mind I got him to malce make a start and to dictate It to moo mo That was the beginning presently he began to make money and I got him I Ito to another lodging and lodging and and yet et another i better still until at last ho he came to this And evor every da day I came to him himl rt p-rt l worked for tor him until at last Imade I Imade made him what he is now nog Ho He must b be ba ver very grateful to you sou said sald Dorothy humbly So grate grateful CuI that he wants to do what I once longed for him to dohe do dohe dohe do- do he wants want me to marry him The younger woman started to her feet teet Will you 1 0 do that she demanded de do- do- do breathlessly I r have hae promised to marry him said Mar Mary F Farnell Surely Surel you OU must understand I r have a a. right t greater than an any you ou ever er possessed surely you ou understand that I have dragged him out of ot the mire and have set him high in his place In the world of at men He will be safe with me me-he me he will go so goon goon soon on and on on under m my guidance until he Is a ver very great man Could you rou have hae done dono that She turned on the girl almost fierce fiercely No I could not said Doroth Dorothy But ButI I love him Mary laughed recklessly That f Is your cry en always and always and how successful It always Is she sh exclaimed And do you think I dont don't know it Do you ou think I dont don't under understand that tho though h he marries me out of ot gratitude yet ct he loves lo you ou and will love you ou till the end of things I think sometimes I hate your our pretty prett face tace he has talked about you over and over oyer again to me has told me who would give the last I I Ii Ii i i t ts s 7 rr R WAS WM HACO AT Ai T Mast noa- noa R t ROTH drop of ot my blood for him that I am clearl clearly to understand that I am his friend but that his heart Is with you OU always Mary Ian IaP sank into a chair and flung luns out her arms despairingly lY over the papers at which she had labored for so man many hour hours The other girl made a movement toward her a as If It In com com- passion She started up at once and brushed aWa away the tears that had sprung to her eyes I want no pity pity she said I didn't bring you jou here for tor that There Is an Idea in my mind mind mind-an an Idea that has been growing s and growing for days das past His love for tor you OU was great enough to make him leave you OU yours must be great enough to bring him back to you ou But I dont don't understand said sald Dorothy Doro Doro- thy West 1 Mary ary crossed the room to where the tho other stood and dropped her hor hands on her shoulders Listen to me she i said ald Are you strong enough and brave brae enough to do all I suggest Are you strong enough and brave enough having hav hav- ing won on him to go goo through with ith nil all th the lie llo you ou must live afterward I r am strong enough replied Doro Doro- th thy and there was no faltering In her voice Hold clearly clearl In your our mind two things said Mary steadily He lie Is to marr marry y you and you and ho ho is blind For weeks now I have written steadily here here day day after da day and he has of ot courso course never neverseen neverseen seen me You shall take talo my you place place you shall be to him what I have ha been his been his friend and helpmate his helpmate his wife I thought once that I should bo that I snatched at the chance of or It but now I know that I could not bear to have his name and his empty friendship and to know that his heart was given on I to an an an- other If Ie you will be patient and will learn leun loves love's lesson a as I have learned it the thing can cnn be done llone What must I do asked the girl I will come with you OU tomorrow tomorrow- and for tor many tomorrows until tomorrows until I know that you JOU understand tho the work worl that to be done said Mary And I will make maee a stipulation with you OU that you OU shall not speak to him until such time as you ou are arc married You will have havo to get used to many things you ou will have to get set used to his calling you Mary IIan and to his talking over and over again about Dorothy Doroth and how ho has lost Jost her The Tho re rest t you Ou may leave leavo to me mc Are Aro you OU strong enough for all that For all that that that-anel and mere rr rl the n n n girl So the curious business was carried on On the tho following morning two women came Into tho the room where theman tho the thoman thoman man was waiting waiting the the one boldly and confidently tho other moving softly that she might not betray her presence pres pres- ence And when presently no Roger cr Ken Ken- nion was ready for tor work It was Doroth Dorothy Dorothy Doro Doro- th thy West who ho faced him with the other woman leaning over her shoulder incase in case caRe of at need She had alrea already y made that tha whimsical suggestion that ho he should not expect an any reply from her to any question or observation ho might make the light tap of ot tho the foot toot was to bo be tho the only signal between them After Arter all It did not matter mat in a a. few tew days they the were to be bo married It was hard at first for tor Dorothy Doroth to carry out her part of at the contract contract- hard not to spring from her place am and to throw her arms about his neck and to tell him who Rho she was as For after atter the first da day or two tv-po Mary Farnell came no nomore more The Tho girl worked alone wi with th the voice of or the man forever In her er ears cars As In a 0 dream ono one day he went into a church to be married to Mary Iary Farnell Just as in some happier time long lost sight of at he was once to have married Doroth Dorothy West est And when the clergyman clergyman clergy clergy- man murmured the name nam of ot his lost sweetheart to the blind man and when hen as it seemed tho the voice olee of at that lost sweetheart replied to tho the solemn question question question ques ques- tion it was after arter all aH all but part of ot the dream of at what ml might ht have been After Atter the ceremony while the blind man stood in the sunlight smilingly waiting waiting wait walt ing inS two women clung together for Cor a moment voicelessly Then tho the one turned an went with bowed head out of ot the place leaving the other to tell him the the truth him from his pain his face tace regained its normal size and he soon resumed his work In the tho mosque library apparently apparently apparently ap ap- in perfect health About a month he lie was taken talen ill III with fever and treated first for tor influenza then for tor typhoid fever His condition gre grew worse and a 1 physician dla diagnosed the caso case at once as blood poisoning caused causal no doubt b by germs from tho the fungi Ho He died after atter a few tew da days day's s of at intense suffering suf suf- fering Doctor Karacson was only for tor- six ty-six years of at 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