Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 91
tions and dignified carriage could not be
mistaken.
The solitary wanderer paused as if his attention
were attracted. I would have retired
unobserved, but in an instant he was by my
side and detained me gently, saying--"Do
not fear; never shall one curl of thy golden
hair shrink from the unwelcome touch of
Hesperus. O Aloma, beautiful, beloved, look
forth into the western sky l Seest thou the
brightest of yon celestial group, a star
radiant and tender as thine own eyes ? There
once I dwelt, happy and pure. I would return
unto mine ancient realm. I have seen
thy soul, Lily of Light, and I tire of earth,
its baseness and sin. 0 my adored, before
I leave I beg for but one kiss, the first and
last." The majestic form drooped, the
haughty head bent low, the angelic voice,
sweet and sad as the wind-harp, trembled.
"Have pity, Aloma !"
The tenderest chords of my nature
vibrated to the appeal for sympathy to the