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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTICIl I. Tlir.uird Derrlnpr. return
Inic from a wlntrr In the wood to hit
mother's farm homo, It ovortaken by his
uncle, accompanlod by his eccentric wlfs,
coming to pay a visit at tha farm.
CHAPTEK II. A int Jerunha's ques
tions about Emily Kutton, supposed to be
Richard's sweetheart, brlnK out tha faot
that the la to marry a merchant, Ed
trarda. CHArTfill III.Dsrrlng's disappoint
ment stimulates hla ambition and un
!r the advice of Beth Kinney, a hermit
of tho woods, he resolves to fit himself
for college. Kinney promises to teach
him Greek.
CHAPTER IV. Derrlne tells his moth
er his resolvo, and In his grandfather's
old laboratory begins the study of Greek.
CHAPTEII V.-Beth Kinney hears Rich
ard's Greek recitation In tho woods while
he and Tom Dlahop ply the cross-out
aw.
C1IAPTICR VI. Derrlng learnt that he
can look Indifferently upon the loss of
Emily. He visits Aunt Jerusha, who vol
unteers to help him through college, mak
ing him a gift of 1100. . .
CHAPTER VII. The Greek learned In
the woods carries Richard triumphantly
through entrance examinations, wins ap
proval from tho professor ui,d Insures his
popularity nmonir hla fellows.
CHAPTER VIII. Vour years In college
obliterates tho memory of Emily. Der
rlng begins his Journalistic work In Chi
cago. CHAPTER IX. DcrrlnB meets Helen
Gordon In her studio, where he goes to
flit an assignment.
CHAPTER X. Dcrrlng's promotion to
art crltlo on his paper makes him more
aecuro financially. Ho makes rapid prog
ress In comradeship with Helen. Tho dis
covery of an old lovo episode In hor life
evcnls to him that lie loves her.
CHAPTER XI. Helen refuses to marry
Richard and hamper his career and her
own. They enter Into a compact which
permits only compinlonshlp with "no
promises" on either side.
CHAPTER XII. Roth find happiness In
tho undefined relation. IIl'n llnds Rich
ard's suggestions ury helpful In her
work.
CHAPTER XIII. Helen suffers 111 of
fects from sketching oti tho lake shore
In January, A slight Illness brings her
Into closer relations with Richard.
CHAPTER XIV. Rlelmrd discovers a
CHAPTER XV.
Dorrlng found Seth watching for his
coming, nnd Raw at a glance thut ho
urns vory 111. Evon a lesB practiced
oyo could not have mistaken the Blgns.
The hands that lay outaldo the faded
patchwork cover were yellow and
wrinkled; the volns Rtood out, a not
work of cords, across tho backs. They
wore tho hands of an old man. Rich
ard noted their feebleness as they
closed eagerly around his own strong,
firm fingers. Seth Bcemed to him to
have aged 20 years since ho saw him
last
. "I am glad you havo corao, Dick,. I
wrb afraid you would not got here. I
wanted to Bee you ugaln. My life has
been a failure. It's hard to say that
when you como to die," he rambled
on. "Yours won't be a failure, Dick.
And I holpod to make It. I thought
perhaps I should dlo easier If I could
look at you again and see something
that I had helped to do In the world."
After this first greeting he said no
more of the comfort of Richard's pres
ence. Rut It waB evident In the glance
of his oyes as they followed the young
man about the room and in his rest
lessness when Richard was absent for
a time.
Richard saw that his place was here
as long as Seth needed him, and ho
quietly made arrangements to stay for
an Indofinito time. He established
himself as caretaker and nurse. Young
as hq, was, his experience of life had
been deep enough for him to under
stand that it Is not often that one man
can do for another what his mere
presence did for Seth.
Tho old man did not speak again of
himself or of approaching death. But
he questioned Richard eagerly about
his work and the llfo he led. Every i
detail of it Interested him. It was as j
if ho were listening to the story of
what his own life might have been,
And Richard, understanding by a sub
tle sympathy what It meant to him,
gave a minute account of the office
and the men, tho hurry and rush of
the city, and the haste and true hos
pitality of the social life.
A stranger looking Into the room
would not have guessed that It was
soon to be the chamber of death.
Laughter often interrupted the re
cital. Richard had often fancied that
when he came to die he should not
want the humor of life taken from
him. And the account of his Chicago
life was not dehumorUed for a dying
man. Seth, listening, seemed to gain
a quiet strength of soul as his physical
strength failed.
The story of Helen and his love for
her was too closely Interwoven with
the llfo of the year to be omitted,
even had Richard cared to do so. Lit
tle by little he had told it all. Seth
listened eagerly and questioned Dick
closely. He made him describe her
minutely her personal appearance,
hor characteristics, her likes and dis
likes, her work everything that con
cerned her. As Richard talked of her.
tho older man would watch his face
seoltlng something. Then a smile of
content would cross his face and he
would close his eyes as If asleep. Rut
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when nfchara stopped no wouia Bay,
"I'm listening."
Ono day when thoy had boon talk
ing of her ho asked Richard to open
a leather trunk that stood at tho foot
of the bed nnd hand him a box that
he would find there.
As ho lifted tho lid of tho trunk tho
young man knew that ho was looking
Into tho grave of Scth's love. It wao
filled with letters and old-fashioned
trifles, evidently keepsakes. A long
wristed glovo and a riding whip lay
across tho top of a small box. Careful
ly Richard lifted it from Its placo and
put it in Soth's hands. Then ho turned
away to the window and stood looking
out while the old man opened it.
Richard's eyea wore full of tears for
a love dead 60 years. But Soth's
woro clear and tender as ho called
him to his Bide.
"Here, Dick, I want her to havo
this. You must put It on her flngor.
Tell hor it does not bind her to any
promiso" for Richard had told him.
"It Is from me. She is a woman. Sho
will understand that I should like her
to wear it," ho mused.
It was a diamond in an old-fashioned
Betting, tho stono large and boau
tlfully cut Richard held it In his
hand, surprised by its beauty.
"How dared you keep anything so
valuablo here?"
"There was no danger. No ono
would look for brilliants in such a
setting." Tho words were marked by
n quiet amlle of Irony and a glance at
tho room.
Richard's glanco followed his. Tho
baro plno floor with its ono Btrlp of
carpeting, tho few rough chains, tho
kitchen atovo at ono end of tho room,
and tho bod, with its faded quilt, at
tho other. No, thero had boon no
danger. Only the rows of books, piled
two and three deep on tho shelves,
told that the occupant of the room
was othor than a rough farmer. A
cowl of trailing partridge-berries that
Richard had brought from tho woods
yesterday stood on tho western sill.
Tho setting sun fell across them and
thoy lightened tho room, giving It a
touch of reflnoment. Otherwise it wna
unchnnged from tho room In which
Richard had received the Greek gram
mar six years ago.
Thon it had boon to him a plain,
rough room with a certain homely
comfort. Now It was tho picturesque
setting of a lonely llfo. The furniture
was rough; but tho roughness had ar
tistic charm. 8cth must havo had,
consciously or unconsciously, an art
iBt's appreciation of tho beautiful. As
Richard looked about the room, his
sense of the pathos of the llfo that
was passing away here deepened to a
feeling of kinship and sympathy. The
long yenrs of loneliness that wero
drawing to a closo wero his own.
It was Seth who broke tho silence
low and half-muslngly. "You do well
to lovo her, Dick. And she will bo
worthy of It. But if sho is not you
must not atop loving. Love some
thing some one any one. Never
stop loving for your soul's sake.
That waB my mistake. One woman
refused to love me. I shut myself off
from all love. That was my mistake.
Mistake?" he said slowly. "I wonder
if thero aro such things? Well, it
spoiled my life. I didn't know then
that tho human heart must love or
dlo. He that would save his life must
lose It in loving,"
The twilight settled down upon tho
room. The old man did not speak
again. He lay with half-closed oyes
looking across the shining red berries
to the western sky.
Richard sat quietly by his side. He
did not undress or lie down. He know,
by a subtle intuition, that a guest
would come before the morning, and
he waited for his coming. But so gen
tle was his step when he carao across
the floor in the early dawn that Rich
ard only knew by a slight tremble of
the thin fingers resting in his that he
had como and gone, bearing with him
an Immortal soul.
Was It Immortal? He stepped out
into the cold light of the early morn
ing. He turned to the east, where a
faint flush of red was touching the
gray sky. "He that would save his
life must lose It in loving," he re
peated softly.
CHAPTER XVI.
Before Richard returned to Chicago
it was found that Seth's liking for him
bad taken practical form. He had
made a. wilt giving to Richard all the
property of which ho died possessed.
Tho fortune was not large, but
enough to pay his college debt, raise
the mortgage, and leave a comfortable
aum for hla mother enough, indeed,
to make her a woman of Importance
in the neighborhood.
Sho protested in a mild way when
Richard proposed to settle tho monoy
on her. But he bad grown too mastor
ful for hor. In tho end she enjoyed
tho fooling of importance that an as
sured income gave her She refused
to accompany mm to cnica-so, i
was all "out west" to her and vory
far away.
Derrlng found himself speeding to
wards Chicago, wondering whether
this unexpected turn of fortuno would
make marriage nearer for him. But
when they mot he did not ask her
They assumed tho old easy relation as
if there had been no separation. Life
sped on with days too full of content
to ask promises from the future.
When tho timo of parting enme In
Juno ho found that ho could lot her
go with less dread than ho had
thought possible. Tho time would not
bo long, and with tho increased free
dom that had como to him in monoy
affairs he could run east during tho
vacation. If trouble came to her, or
harm, he could be with hor in a few
hours. It was with light heart that
ho Baw her go.
Ho had accompanied her to the
train and provided her with all tho
comforts for tho Journey that lovo
could suggest. Between tho leaves of
ono of tho books was tucked a letter.
He had not told hor It was there.
Sho would find it The train began to
movo. "Good-by," ho said, hurriedly,
"I shall como to you If you need me.
in any caso I shall see you soon."
He sat up late, working on an ar
ticle for the next day. When at last,
Urod and exhausted, ho threw him
self on the bed, he fell at onco into a
sound sleep. Ho slept long and heav
ily. He started up with a sense of
suffocation. Where was ho? What
waa the matter? Was tho house on
fire? Before he was fairly awake he
knew that tho room was quiet so
quiet that he could hear the ticking
of his watch. Thon an awful fear
cams uoon him she was in danger.
Did Not Speak Again of Himself or
of Approaching Death.
Great God, how the feeling mastered
him! Ho sprang up and looked at
his watch three o'clock. He dressed
quickly and wont out-of-doors. He
could not stay in the house. It suf
focated him. He must move about or
go Insane.
Instinctively he turned towards tho
lake. A light, fresh breczo greeted
him as he came to the breakwater.
He lifted hla face to meet It It would
blow these foolish notlona nut nf hla
brain. He had 'been dreaming nnd had I
boen frightened by hla own fanclea.
Ho Blackened his pace, listening to
the soft lapping of the water against
tho breakwater, and looking up to the
stars. Then again fear took posses
sion of him and ho quickened his atep
until at last ho broke into a run,
driven by an awful, namelesa dread.
Thus he alternated between hope
and fear until the first faint line of
dawn appeared across tho water. As
ho stood looking at It, longing for day
to break, a sudden peace came upon
him. He drew a quick breath as tho
tension gave way. She was safe onco
more. This time he did not question
his mood. He knew with quiet cer
tainty that all was well with her.
He turned away from the dawning
sky and walked home. Throwing him
self once more on the bed, he slept
soundly until the breakfast hour. As
he entered the dining-room, his heart
gave a sudden loap and stood still.
He thrust something far down below
his consciousness. It was not a
thought, it had not shape enough for
that, it was formless, unrecognized.
The two young men bending eager
ly over the morning paper looked up
as he came in. "Have you seen tho i
paper? Awful accident Miss Gor
don's train."
He reached out his hand for tho
paper. They gave It to him and left
tho table. Their departure left him
alone. But he gave no sign, He un
folded his napkin and spread it across
hla knees before ho took up the pa
per. He opened it and glanced down
tho column. He had known before ho
looked. In the list of those killed
"Helen Gordon, Chicago"
He did not read the details of the
accident. He merely noted tho place
whero It occurred. Then he folded
tho paper and gave his order for
breakfast. If he ate little, no one
knew it. Ho took plenty of time for
it. He listened to the discussion of
the accident that went on as the
boarders, ono after another, came In
to breakfast
When he left the house ho knew
that he had exactly half an hour to
report his absenco at tho office and
catch tho east-bound express. It was
more than enough. He did not want
to bo alone and think. Ho saw before
him long years in which he would
have time to think. Today he must
go to her. He might be needed. He
had said that he would come If sho
needod him, und that he should see
uer buuh i suau see you soon.
How tho wheels caught up the words
aud tossed them back to him. They
reiterated with clanking monotony
"I shall boo you soon i snail soe you
soon." Underneath the rattle and
roar, betweon tho shrieks of the en
gine, In the midst of the conversation
around him, ho heard them with aw
ful distinctness, and wondered vague
ly If ho Bhould go mad before ho
reached her.
He found her after a short search.
He waB directod to a small house, a
little distance from the scone of the
wreck. When ho announced his er
rand the woman of the house looked
at him closely.
"If your name is Derrlng, I have
something for you," she said. Sho
disappeared for a moment and re
turned with a small parcel. She nand
ed it to him.
He turned it over in his hand.
There was no writing on it. "Are you
sure It Is for rao?" he asked, doubt
fully. "She waB not strong enough to di
rect it But she told me your name
just beforo sho died at daybreak. She
said you would bo sure to como, and
I must glvo it to you."
That ho would bo sure to come.
Yes, she had known. He turned ab
ruptly to the window and looked out
across tho flat, monotonous country.
He could not trust himself to open
it yet. He held it in his hand. "Sho
was not nble to direct it" The first
tears filled his eyes.
When at last he undid tho parcel
Beta's ring flashed in the sunlight
Underneath it waB a small folded slip
of paper. Hla fingers trembled a lit
tlo as they smoothed the crumpled
lines: "Loved-One, bo brave. I
would gladly havo lived for you. But
it was not to be. I Bhall como back
to you if I can. But if not" The
laBt words straggled down the page
and ware lost
"But If not" Derrlng crushed tho
papor L- his hand and turned to leave
the house.
"Don't you want to see her, sli ?"
He looked at the woman blankly,
stupidly. Without a word he turned
towards the door she Indicated. It
closed behind him and they wero
alone together once more. He had not
thought her face would be so peace
ful nor so far away. He could not
understand how sho could seem so
far away. She was here, closo beside
him. He could touch her. He put
out his hand and softly stroked her
cheek. He did not bend to kiss tho
quiet face. She waa too far away for
kisses. "She would come back to him
if sho could But if not " Good God!
How was ho to bear it? ? He turned
swiftly away. Ho could not stand
thero near her with that mocking,
Immeasurable distance between them.
He went straight from the house to
the office of tho superintendent and
offered his services in caring for tho
injured. A surgeon was about to
start on his rounds. Derrlng had been
detailed to help him. The first pa-
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"She Told Me Your Name Just Be
fore She Died."
went was a young man about his own
age. The leg was to be amputated
just above the knee. Derrlng held his
hand while the operation waB prepar
ing, speaking to him now and then
and wiping the perspiration from his
forehead. When all was done and the
white aheet waa being drawn smooth
ly in place once more, he struggled to
consciousness, reaching out hla hand
for Derrlng and begging him not to
leave him.
But the aurgeon interposed prompt
ly. "No, I can't spare him. He is too
valuable. You would have had a
tougher tlmo if he had not been hero. '
He shall come back to jou by-and-hy. I
Drink this and go to sleep."
So Richard spent the day In tho
midst of suffering. Everywhere the
magnetism of his touch soothed rest
lessness, and his personality put cour
age Into faint hearts. No one guessed
that he waa carrying a hurt deeper
than any he looked on or that his
heart waa wrung by keener suffering
than any that he soothed.
Twice during the day he stole into
the room where she lay, and, standing
by her side, tried to span the Infinite
distance between them by the inspira
tion of love. But it was hopeless.
Always he saw beforo his eyes a high,
cold wall of darkness and at its foot
a crouching figure with fingers creep
ing here and thero to find some open
ing or crevice, and, failing In this,
beating itself tll tho blood trickled
down. lie know that it was only his
diseased imagination. But always the
figure was thoro, and close at hand
was the quiet face with its tranquil
smile so far av.ay and indifferent to
pain.
At night her b- o'her carao a frank,
manly jonn- fallow, with her eyea,
Derrlnc o.Mntd lits prewnoe brief
ly. "I lo.d jour ulster. She-never
promised to ux.ry me But she knew
I loved her "
"She wiuti ab r yj'i She said J"
ff stopped aoruptiy. TTiorr tnadi
met In tho grasp of sympathy, and
thon Derrlng left tho house for ths
last time. He did not go again to tha
quiet room. Sho was not there. Sht
was nearer hla own heart than that
An hour later he watched until It
was out of sight tho trala that bort
her away. He turned all fatt
ors towards Chicago.
(To bo Continued)
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