| Show THE LOT LIGHT T FA LED II ily nUD D KIPLING Author of ot Own Orn P People The TH Tale Talc front from the HUM UIl Soldiers Three Etc Ec c. c lie He was conscious that Maisie was Wl catching her breath but was as 09 unprepared unprepared un unprepared un- un prepared as ns herself for tor tho the torrent of or emotion that followed People leople who can oan not cr cry easily weep unrestrainedly I when the fountains of tho time great d deop OP I Iato are tiro brok broken n up She had dropped Into Inlo a chair and was sobbing with her face hidden In her hands I 1 cant can't cant I I cant can't she cried desper erate er- er I ate Indeed I cant It Isn't my fault fRUIt Im I'm so 80 sorry Oh Dickie Im I'm so sorry Dicks Dick's shoulders straightened again I for tor the words lashed like liko a 0 whip Still tho ho sobbing continued It Is Js not good I to realize that you OU have havo failed In the tho hour of trial or flinched th the moro possibility of making sacrifices I do despise le myself myself indeed Indeed I flu Jo But I 1 cant Oh Dickie you OU ask me would me-would would you you walled Malic Maislo She looked up for a n minute and hy bv chance chanco It happened that DIcks DIck's s eyes eye fell Cell on hers The Th unshaven face tace was ver very white whito and set eel and time the lips were tr trying tring to themselves Into n. n smUt But Hut It was the worn out ey eyes l that Maislo Maisie reared feared en red Her Dick lied had gone son I blind and left In his place some sonic one that she could hardly recognize till he lie spoke Who Vho Is asking you ou to do anything Maisie I 1 told you OU how It Il would be What's time the use uso of worrying For Por pity's sake dont don't cry like that it Ian t worth it You don't dont know how I 1 hate m myself s lr Oh Dick help me help rue help me The Tho p passion pas s- s sion slon of oC tears had grown IJ 00 rul h hl i control and andas was as beginning to alarm tin man He stumbled forward and put his arm round her hor and her head hend fellon loll fell lollon on his shoulder Hush dear clear hush Dont Don't cry Youre You're quite right and find youve you've nothing to 10 me- yourself with you with you never had youre you're anI only a CL little upset by the Journey journey Jour jour- ney and i I 1 dont don't suppose you o had any breakfast What a brute Torp was QS to bring you ou over I 1 wanted to come I did indeed she protested 1 Vcr very well wel And now youve you've com come find seen and Im I'm Immensely Im Immensely grateful When Whon youre you're hotter bettor you shall go away awny and md get a to oat eat What sort of a L passage did you ou have havo coming over Maisie was crying more moro subdued for the first time In her life glad Iad that thai she had something to loan Joan against Did Dick p patted her on tho the shoulder ten tenderly erly hut but clumsily for tOT ho Ito wan W not quite sure where her shoulder might be Sho drew herself herselt out of or his arms ut at lost Jost and an waited trembling and an most unhappy He lie had felt Colt his way to the tin window to put the time width wl of or the room between them and ond to quiet a little th the tumult In his hia heart hoart Are you better belter now ho said Yc Yeti Yes but hut but don't dont you hate o rac me mc mcI I hate you My God I Isn't Isn't there thore anything I could dd for you then Ill I'll stay here In III England to do 10 it it if you ou like I could come and see you sometimes I 1 think not dear It would he bo kindest kind kind- est eat not to seo me any more moro please T I dont don't want to Roem rude but but dont don nt t you ou think think perhaps perhaps you had almost belter belter better bet bel bel ter go SO now lb Ho was conscious that ho he could not bear himself as a man If It the strain continued much longer longcr I dont don't deserve anything else Ill I'll go Dick Oh Im I'm so miserable Nonsense Youve You've nothing to worry worry wor wor- 1 ry about Id I'd tell you OU If it you ou had hadi Walt Wait Walta Waita nit nita a moment dear deai 1 Ive I've got something to give you OU first 1 I meant It for you ever since this tills little t trouble began It Its ItIn In my l she site was a beauty when I last saw her You can cnn keep Item her for tor forme me mc mo and If ever youre you're poor you ou can sell her She's worth a n few tow hundreds at any n state of or tho tIme marl market ol Ho lIe groped among his canvases framed In black Is this a black frame that I 1 havo have my hand on There Ther alma alio 1 is 1 What do you think of ot h her luerl r Ho He turned a scarred 1 I g muddle l I of or paint towards toward Maislo Maisio all and amid tho strained as e though thoy they wo would ld catch her wonder and surprise Ono GaO thing and one thing only could coule she eho do o lor for ii him m. m Well e 11 7 The fhe voice olee was ns fuller all and more morer r rounded because the man knew ho he was speaking of ot his be best t work looked looke at nt the tIme blur and amid a lunatic desire to laugh caught her by tho the throat But Dut for or Dicks Dick's sake whatever sake whatever this mad blankness might mean she mean she must mako make no sign Her voice olee choked choke with hard hard- held tears as sho she answered still gazIng gazing gaz gaz- ing on tho tIme wreck Oh Dick It Is goo good He lie heard the little hysterical gulp sulp amid took It for t Unite tribute Wont ont y A t tm have havo It It then Ill I'll send It over to your house If It you ou will I 1 Oh Ohm yes thank yes thank you Ha Ua ha ha If she did not fly at nt once tho tIme laughter that was worse than tears teams would kill her Sh Sho turned arI run choking and blinded down clown the staircases es that v were ro empty of life lito to take refuge in a 11 Jilt cat and go o to her house across th the tho PI k There she sh sat at down Ir in the t iI dt li I drawing room roan a and th thI ll of I Dick In his blindness useless till tho the end of or life liCe an and of DC herself in hem hei own eyes Behind the sorrow the shame and tho the humiliation Jn lay fear of or tho the cold cohl wrath of the tho r rod red girl when Malsie should return Maislo Maisio had never feared her companion before beton Not until she found Cound h herself rs saying Well Vell he never asked mo mc moo did she realize lieu hoi scorn of herself herself A And Anil nd that Is the end of Maisie For Dick was reserved more searchIng searching searching search- search Ing torment He lie could not realize at first frat that Maisie 11 whom he had ordered or to togo KO go o. o had left lurt him without a word of farewell avowal Ho was savagely angry against t Torp what had brought upon him hirn this thin and troubled 1 his miserable peace Then Thou hi Ills hie dark darl hour came and he ho wa sas alone with himself himself him him- I self leU and his bla desires to get what help he could from tIme the darkness The TIme Clue queen n could do 10 no wrong but In following the right so o far Cam as It H sOlved her work she bhe had hud wounded her one ono subject moro more than his own brain would let him kim know o ivIts iv Its all I had and and Ive I've lost It it he lie said as os soon as the misery permitted clear thinking And Torp will think that he ho has been so infernally clover clever that I 1 shant shan't have tho the heart to toll tell himI him I must think this out quietly Hullo Bullo said Bald Torpenhow entering the studio after Dick had enjoyed two hours hOUTs of or thou thought ht lam Im back Arc Are you feeling any better I Torp Torn I dont don't know what to say ny- ny Come Comp here Dick coughed he huskily wondering Indeed what ho hn should sa say I Il lund and nd how to sa say y It t t ly j I Whit the I iu mi-ed mi d for Cor saying saving anything any any- thing iet et up an ani J tramp Torp ft wa ftp p U Iy f a I f ed 1 I 11 I ey ev on rid nd ad dot do n a n ti 0 m of i us us- tom torn Torpenhow's hand on Dicks Dick's shoulder del der and Dick burled buried In h his Is own thoughts How In tho the world did you OU find It all out sail said Dick at nt last You shouldn't go oft off your head if i i you OU want to keep secrets Dickie ItI It was absolutely Impertinent on my part I but If It you'd oud seen mo me rocketing about I on a half halt trained French troop horse I under a n blazing sun you'd have havo laughed There Thera will bo be a CL charivari In my rooms tonight Seven Seen other devils devils devils- I know the know the row ro- roIn In the time Southern Soudan I surprised their councils the theother theother theothor other othor day dao and anti it mado made me mo unhappy o llao you OU fixed your flint fUnt to so go Who wor work tom for H vent 1 any ny contracts yet etI et I wanted to see sec how your jour our business I would turn out Would you have havo stayed with me mo then If 1 timings if-timings things s had tone gone wron wrong Ho put his question cautiously Dont ask me rae too much Im I'm only a man Youve You've tried to bo an angel very I I success successfully sCull fully Oh i 01 ye es ye-es es Well do you at attend attend at- at tend the function tonight ht We shall be bl half haIr screwed before tho morning All MI 11 the men believe the wars war's a certel tel I OIl dont don't think I will wm old man if its it's au all the same samo to you Ill I'll SU stay quiet I nere acre And Amid meditate I dont don't blame you OU 1 You deserve e a 0 goo good time If It over ever man I did To Io h be 10 ContInued il 00 C Tomorrow Morning |
