Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1924, Page 19

iThe Magnificent Adventure: ; A Stirring Story of the Northwest. i BY EMERSON HOUGH. ACopyright, 1923, by D. Ap the ninetee E ance of 1a Albemarle, her son, a person of unusual phiysic aifties for'a Youth of eighteen, returus fro e forest. The sun. Meriwether. called M by his iks of thelr friend Jefle ®on and that be may go to Wasi: ington' he tells him that the forest will call | Tim all his life and that he 8he predicts that he will 1 deeply, but that happiness Tie at the end of that path has alwars been w man and herited the melanclioly traits She adds that an ture. ung Lewis, Terson, is after an encow ¢ in indicated madam, . that he £ her mount. (Continued from Ye s troubled. She looked | replied in a voice low, | v woman would be glad to hear | such words from Capt. Lewis, and I | ad. But—the honest wife never | whio could listen to them often T know that.” he said, simply No!" Her voice was very low now: | her eyes soft and cast down as the foll upon a ring under her glov “We must not meet, Capt. Meriwethe Lewis. At least, we must not alone in woons. It Imini 15 you yours: T have aught else, and | nt you » from Virginia to New when 1 first had my s before Mr. Jefferson asked me to join | his famliy. Before that time I had too little to offer you; but then, with my hopes and my ambitions, 1 ven- tured. 1 made that journey to offer 1. 1 was two weeks late— du were already wedded to Mr. Als- | ton. Then I learned t happiness never could be mine. Ves, we must You are the only thing in life And I fear as well for you. ng tongue in this hotbed and there is harm for you, good men should wish to of g whom shield As e ro ie featu cmotions, s his were an of t -ndous | man, un of not’ easily put ing thu: < her own face for an instant her little hand | went to him gesture of farewell wis leaned &nd kissed it r us he rode. G00d-bye T Now we ma T space that remalins | added, @ moment later. No one is likely to ride this way th ing. Let us go on to the old mil 1 give you a cup of, coffee ther trust Capt. Meriwether Lewis ehe replied. They advanced silently, and pres ve a rocky Btream. Below . after they had eplashed through the ford, they saw the gray stone walls of Rock Creek mill. The silent. Other married or of a morn of none. I v his fashic i ade of a great tree arm out to * the rivulet, he pulled out a little table | gpread in white and departed to tell | his wife of the company. She. busy | and smiling, came out presently with her best in old china and linen and plain man sat now, face to face across the little table, their horses cvopping the dewy gras nearby. Lewis® riding crop and gloves lay on h He east his hat upon the gr Little birds hopped about on the ground and flitted here and there in the trees, | twittering. A mocker, trilling in sud den tacy of life, s melody through all th The sun drew gently in the | heavens, sereened by~ the waving | e ripple of the stream was “Theodosia, look aid the young man, suddenly swinging a gesture | bout him. ‘Did I not right? It is| den! Ah, what a pity it s that} den must ever be the same—i pent—repentance—and farewell it was so beautiful A sinless Eden, sir. “No! I will not lie—I will not say that I do not love you more than aver. That is my sin; so I must go away. This must be our last meeting 1 fortunate that it came by today. ving away—where, friend? Into the west. It always called me. Ah, if only I had re mained in the Indian country yonder, here I belonged, and never made my ride to New York—to learn that | Ih ome too late! But the w Atill is there--the wilderne: exists to welcome such as me But you will—you will come back again It is in the not kno then, my D of the gods. T do or care. Jefferson and have agreed that it is almost time to start. You see, Theodosia, 1 am now back from my schooling. You behold in me, madam. a scientis At least T am competent to read by the sun and stars, can reckon longi- tude and latitude S one must, to journey into the desert yonder, If only T dared orient my soul as well You would never doubt my falth in my husban, f course, you love your hus- bhand. T could not look at you a sec- ond _time, if you did not. LeYou ave a good wman, Meriwether Lew ~ “Do not say it! T am a man ac- cursed of evil passions—the most un- happy of all men. There is nothing else, T say, in all the world that I fear but my love for vou. Tell me will not last—tell me ‘it will ange—tell me that I shall forget! T should not believe you—but tell ma {jat, Does a man mever forget? ccess-—for others: happiness—for some one else. My mother said that as to be my fate. What did she ean?” “She meant, Meriwether Lewis, that U were a great man, a great soul! nly & man of noble soul could speak ou have spoken' to me. We omen, in our souls, love something doble and good and strong. Then o imagine some one like that. We lleve, or try to belleve, or say t we believe; but alway: g ‘And a woman may divide not love, love of love itself? {“I shall love your future, and shall atch it always,” she replied, color- ihg. “You wiil be a great man, and there will be a great place for you.” “And what then?" [ % “Do not ask what then. You ask it men never change. Alas, they do, all too frequently! Do not deny the imperious way of nature. Only— member me as long as you can, Moriwether Lewis. She spoke eoftly and the cdlor of Mer cheek, still rising, told of her 1f-reproof. He turned suddenly at this, a won- rfully sweet smile now upon msl . ‘As long as I can?" Yes. Let your own mind run on the ambitions of a proud man, a #trong man. Ambition—power—place —these things will all be yours in the coming years. They belong to any man of ability such as_yours, and I covet them for vou. I shali pray always for ybur success; but #uccess makes men forget. | He still sat looking at her un-} oved, with thoughts in his heart that he would not have cared to let her know. She went on still, half tremblingly: “T want to see you happy after a time—with some "good woman al vour side—your children by vou—in Jour own ho@e. I wint evervthing lean carry & Co) MTHE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNES will not have it! Only this remains to comfort me—if I had laid on my soul the memory of one secret that I had dared to place on yours, ah, then, how wretched would life be for me forever after! That thought, it nd let you never see my face! again?" She rose and stood looking at him, her own eyes wet with a sudden moisture. “Women worth loving are so few she sald slowly. “Clean men are o' few! How a woman could have loved | you, Meriwether Lewis! How some woman ought to love now.” she concluded. for you which ought to come to any frs. Alston will wait with you man. And yet T know how hard it|here for a few is to alter Capt. Lew a hard man! He shook his head. said h able t il mply. ie! 1 will not have such talk on | still morning like this. our resolve, once formed. | \ife ou are a stubborn man, | bridal rein 1 do not seem to change.” “I hope I shall be ry my burden and to hold | his horse about, turned and bowed ! moments,” said Lewis to the miller's quietl: Hc stood with his ross his aim. “See that comfortable. She might a second cup of your good Meriwether swung into his saddle, reined formally to his’ late vis-a-vis, who it mained seated at the table. | Then he was off at such speed as left Fearlessly she reached out her hand | Arcturus no more cause to fret at to his, which lay upon the table. She ! his bridle rein. | miled at hin; the lean fingers of his o trembling nor respondi 1 she sensed the rigidi the danger was gone. not close on_hers She raised her cup and laughingly. good journey. said she, “and a happy t Cast aw u will forget all thi Lewi turn from melancholy “1 ask than need by nay pain me none the less. orgive then.” she out towa I asked you only to remember I shall you, of cours T remember that bright day you came to me—yonder in Ne: ork. You offered me all that any ian can_ever offer any woman. am proud of that! d my hus. band, ves. n name save in seriousnes: I am ambitious for 3 Burrs are full of ambition will it ‘be before it _be six months “More likely six healing for me, must give {t.” “I shall be an old woman—old and | ompany low from the Carolina suns. You|lar brilllance of his full, dark eye, 1 have forgotten me th “It is enough,” said he lightened my burden for me be—you hav as any ean. At least 1 can go feeling th: I have not wronged you in W feriwether Lewis,” suid she there has not been one word | his lofty forehead—indeed, his whole | JUFS L0 Cause You regret. You hav me that I must keep. Th. 1 a man! T tru bu will find It e to_forget me. § He raised a hand. or me. am, that T am hard to| come to W ked vyou not to wound me | son administration. Do not talk to me of 1 do not ask—I ez When You Try but he looked down, hand not v of the The muscles which held his fingers out- | nigh made his way out over the two ward, at least she feared it not. If she felt the repression which kept him silent, at least she feared it not.| When he heard hoofbeats on ahead,| Her intuitions told her at last that|and slackened his own speed. He | His hand did | SaW two horsemen approaching, both saluted | some gait. Meriwether | elderly man of no special shape at! You not to wound me more | 500d livnig and T am hard to die. I]cl Wounds, but they | ahd scemed, {ndeed. a person of some | aid, and | 0T soclety showed on his breast, and ance. Hiare wail hand reached | IS entire afr—intent as he was upon i “I would not wound | his present business of keeping com- | And | the costume of an Englis when | Fode at a short distance behind him. I, erectness and exactness of carriage He never mentlons your | S0me part of his life and I am | a Burr, as you know. How long back to | the slightest proof that he had been | higher office and ace? Will | riding har If there is | condition or circumstance could d the wilderness alone | Prive of a cool immaculateness. He You have | of its own: an eye < much | have ownel made the trial | men or woman might easily melt to The rest is for | acquiescence with the owner's mind. put_no secret on CHAPTER 1L Mr. Burr and Mr. Merry. young Virginian had well {miles or so of sheltered roadway.! well mounted, coming on at a hand Of these, one was a stout and all, who sat his horse with small grace, his florid face redder for his exercise, his cheeks mottled with d riding. He was d in scrupulous riding costume, importance.” The badge of some order | -[pany with a skilled {marked him as one attention from othe: horseman— | ccustomed to A servant in | groom | The second man as lighter, i stralght and trim of figure, with an | which marked him as a soldler at He was clad with extreme tness, well hooted and sat his mount with the alance of the trained horseman. own garb and face showed not seemed one whom mno to be marked in any especially so by the pecu which had a piercing, searching glint uch as few men and under whose spell He sat his horse with a_certain haughtiness as well as carelessness, o | His chin seemed long and firm, and .1air and carriage—discovered him the | mbition that he really was. was no other than Aaron ce president of the United whose name was soon to on the lips of all. He had late ington with the Jeffer- (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) 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Silks Break Into Print Crepes lead—with hundreds of distinctive prints, $3 to $4.50 yard. Taffetas—in pastel shades, are printed in gorgeous colored flowers, $4.85 yard. Radiums—exquisite in black with big poppies printed in flaming red, gold or blue, $4.50 yard. Printed Crepes — designs and colorings of old Persian rugs, $4.50 yard. Silk Section, Second floor. New Tweeds, $2 —for sports stuits—in new mis tures and checks—with green and blue and orange checks on darker backgrounds. 34 inches wide. Wool Dress Goods Section, Second foor. New Coats and Hats for Little Folk —choose to be quite as smart and high colored as the Spring mode for their mothers. A de- lightful little coat in almond green velour, sketched, $30; others in’ porcelain, rose, or- chid; fawm-—and - the darker shades— $10 to $30 Hats, in styles and colors that blend with the coats—$5 to $12.50. Infants’ Section, Fourth foor. New Silk Jersey Petticoats, $5 Heavy quality Milanese jersey —in two smart styles; the one with pleated flounce—the other straightlined, in gray, peacock blue, purple, cocoa, tan, taupe, brown, navy and black. Petticoat Section, Third floor. Is of Suede With Leather Trimming A walking pump that promises to be one of the smartest for spring—is this; a pump of suede, with narrow bands of leather for trimming; shown in black, brown, log cabin and fawn. Women's Shoe Section, Third floor. Tomorrow —A Value That Will Interest Every Woman New Spring Frocks, $39.50 Smartly Beaded or Embroidered Charming irocks that tell of the new mode i Spring in the varied distinctive styles; frocks for afternoon and informal dinner occasions —irocks of heavy georgette and crepe exquisitely headed—showing new combinations of colorings—such as porcelain and crystal— cocoa brown and amber—black with Roman colored beadings—and a new model that affects the three-quarter blouse-like mode is shown in gray and black—Dblack and almond, and tan and brown—two smart models sketched, $39.50. Women's Dress Secticn, Third floor. New High-Colored Hats, $7-50 In a Special Selling Here Tomorrow Smart hats that point to Spring in their high colorings, their charm- ing trimmings of bright-hued flow —fruits of many colors and attractive feathers s, smart ribbons—sparkling pins as well as the smart little shapes that add so much attractiveness to Winter coats just now—three of the very many different styles are Moderately Priced Milliners Section, Third floor. In the Misses’ Section Fourth Floor High-Colored "New Frocks —and the smartest of these is the beltless frock, most becoming to the slender lines of youth. Sketched here, in the new Lucette blue char- meen, beltless, but not scarfless, for it wears a smart scarf with a match- ing pocket—$75. Another version, in brick dust or Lanvin green cur- leen, is beltless, but wears a smart, short cape. Of other new frocks— there are checked flannels, straight and slim—flannels in Roman stripes; flannels in plain high shades, in a new version of the boyish two-piece frock. $25 to $75 Misses' Gection, Fourth floor. sketched, $7.50. Smart, New and Roomy The Shagmoor Topcoats for Spring The sort of coats that the smartly dressed woman is wearing right now over her new tailleur; coats that women will wear right through the Spring and Summer, for town and country sportswear. And these new topcoats are tailored of a new, lighter-weight Shagmoor of unusual finish; and you may select a smart Shagmoor Coat—such as this one sketched, $39.50. Other Sl;ag-lhoor Coats— $39.50 to $59.50 Women's Coat Section, Third floor. New Spring Bucilla Package Goods Are Here And there are many lovely new things that will delight the woman who embroiders Decorative Pieces for the Home Tinted Set on Tan Cloth— Pillow Top, $1. Library Scarf, $1.75. Centerpicce, $1.75. Lilac Design for French Knots Half Moon Pillow, $1.25 library Scari, $1.85. Centerpiece, $1.85. For Litle Folk Slumber ‘Dolls, tinted on hleached muslin, 85c. Crib Cover, $1.50— matching pillow, 65c—oi white corded madras, for embroidery and applique. Carriage Robe, $1.15; Carriage Pillow, 60c—of white pique, for embroidery and crochet A Dress and Hat, $2.75—i pink organdie, with | stitched white organdie tr ming; sizes 2, 4, 6. Baby's Layette Set, $1.50— includes a dress, slip, cap and bib of batiste, for embroide ing. Little White Dresses each—are iashioned f edge and dainty eml N inished Models are on dis- y—so that you can sce how lovely the new things The Newest Wrapped Skirt Special, $10 is the skirt sketched: a new crrapped model, in high-colored flannel — porcelain, cana: beige, white and gray: but the smart, new thing about it is the pleated silk crepe pett t like panel—that freedom, and is smart in itself. Skirt Section, 4 floor. Colorful Prints for Blouszs are the smart thing in bl for spring—and here mat 1, _in both design d color The new sc collar « with fringe is scen on the blousc sketched, $15; another has c and cuffs of pleated batiste edged with Venise or Filet lace; another still, has narrow plcating to m 1 the predominating st 1c $7.50 to $22.50 Blouse Section, Third finor. The New Sweaters The short coat sweater of artificial silk, has 1l collar, an odd buckle for fas 3 beil sleeves—in bisque, purple, gray, navy or black—$12.75. The Wool Sweater may slip-over, be a golf model, or a jacquette smart_ones have Jacquard fron and plain sleeves and b; $10.75 and $12.75. Swenter Section, Third floor. Hear Waring's Pennsylvanians On Your Victrola , Sleep—Waltz. The West, a Nest and You—Waltz. That's My Baby— Fox Trot. Shack o’ Lee Blues—Fox Trot. Keep Fit— A Portable Victrola, a set of Wallace Reducing Records— $40 complete $5 down; $5 month Victrola Gallerles, Fourth floor.