New-York tribune., 1886-08-01

But thought the book was to be novel, and
not a treatise on babies.'
$50 it is novel," said jim Indignantly
Aren't you familiar with the structure of the
modern n0ycl-one part story and three parts
viewsY The old authors used to pad with
scenery and sunsets; nowadays we till up with
We devote a g0od many pages to empirical out
RACES on what we fancy is ethics.'
Yes, but doesn't it lead somewhere ~
Gcncially il docs not In my case II does.
| am writing about young woman character,
and trying to explain certain actions of hers,
unaccountlble except on the presumption that
she has a natural bent 10 glatlIitouS cruelty"
There had come curious cOnStraint into Jim'>
voice, and his TESTING tone sounded now harsh
and forced.
is this the young woman aid Neila slowly,
" that yOu said like me ,"
Jim nodded, without turning his head He
was looking out into the gathering darkness
stcadtaStly. They were silent Tor a few moments
aud then Ncila said:
Wcll-and do you mean-that-''
~ don't know exactly what ] mcan,'
Jim said
But you must mean something" said Ncila
There was laughter in her eyes, could jim have
seen it, but her voice was very serious. " DO
you mean that you think l am mlschievons-
| cruel Z"
Il think" said jim that you are acting
thoughtlcNSy. That, all. You must know,
Neila, that you are making tvoubIc for one of lis
Captain leicester or me.' He stopped, and
| looked round. AS if expecting her to speak but
she said nothing. So he turned TO the window
again, and went on sadly. in the sudden Onlnous
gravity that had deepcned upon them with the
| deepening shadows " know, dear, that have
no claim on you that there is no shadow OF
! promise or engagement between us. But you
know that love You; that have loved yoI,-
| ever long. You remember when | told you
so? ?'
Neila answered nothing She sat quite still,
| gazing mtcntly at the fire.
l.. fxNn sIn han
! all wished and hoped in the future. And we
agreed that we should lust be friends. and that
! should wait And honght-l thought--hut !
! liad to be sure. no right to think so-no right"
he said, hesitatirc in a thoughtful, sad way,
| and his voice wavered slightly.
| Ncila stirred uneusily. as though she would
speak, but did not and Jim went on
1t WAS foolish of me to take this way OF
telling Won, but meant TO do il almost IN Jest.
that Won might understand me In que,
fashion. without my seeming to wish to wound
Won with ANYTHING like reproach. But ] was
too much in earnest. And perhaps von might
think such jeSting insolent Though we have
spoken mlnv things i'll laughter, yon and -
He paused again. She must have been a
heartless little gill for there was laughter in
her ewes yet And vet there was a waver1ng
! brightness in chem, too, the freight shone
ON her. that might have been tears.
And so. Neila, wanted 10 ask YOU. or not
! 50 much to ask you (for have scarcely donb'
about it, and cannot think you wonld be to nm
YOU that if ii is so, If YOU care for him We can
rot be friends anv longer as we have been
Not that he added hastily, " ] shall ever I've
anything but your friend, not that am IN any
wav angry or fancy that ] have any shred OF
night to reproach vou, but that ! cannot bear
to see you so often and know Yon see, J
could not 1t would he impossble. And II
| must lose this dream that ] have been dreaming
these three wears, life would seem so hard here
| that ii is better should 90 away. If il is So"
| he said and turned 10 her again waiting, In
sort of piteouS, homeless hope that she might
even vet deny il. But She WAS still silent gazing
at the fire, and biting her sweet lips as though
! to force herself from speaking
"Then il is true said jim. He turned again
| 70 the window and looked ont for p few minutes
into the dusk. Twice Neila half rose from her
al think" said Jim slowly. with
curious hoarseneSs in his voice, had better
90. did not think when came here this even
ing of having to sav cood-bv to you-for always;
held ont his hand. Good-by, Ncla, dear
! for this Once-gOOd- by "
She took his hand and kissed it impul-ively..
hut did not look up God bless You, child"
! hc said. and went ont.
! There We're tears III her ewes now. su'clY. ana
aS he passed out they gathered and fell. for
long time she sat in the freight weeplnc
| quietly. Rut she did not seem one sorrowlng
| rossionatelv, hopclesslv. Nhv should she
Was there not the remembrance of that
! Captan Leicester in the barkgroundf and
doubtless in the thourht Of him Inv ,nnch con
sol ton BIT even the reflection OF having nn-
| other lover was scarcely cnouCh 10 account to-
thc strange little remorseml tcarfrl laurh that
! 'rightened her face ut intervals. like the fffu'
rlimDoeS of IN April SIN through rain. Aud
o.. the sun eventually gets the better Of the
clnnds so hey smiles RI last chased away the
'.ors an6 her blight little face WIS altoccthc'
| mi thful ", comfortable Save for one SLIGHT
| little nurkeI in her io chcad that woud not hc
! smoothod ont and even that was not a monrninl
.,,1, .1-... IL f,.1
arostionng one. As though It's email owner was
! = littlC-puZZled
Captain Lcicc-ter was IN officer in Her M1i-
c>ty's lOOth Regiment Of Lancer. He hrd
! been frhfing ont in the SOudan nnd bed i ~
many Arab. with his good -wo'd-or ms rc.
ynlver more probably, A. thr sword 80 the period
| - believed 10 br more effective m the wdv 81
| differing IN the sun on review dlv- th1n when
! IL comes 20 question of emitting But ia.
| A-ahe bad beer slain. and few senior OHrcr-
| he'd been c1t Of IN The process fiortunat'ly
| nD' hap>. aS il made the thing lOoa moe he
vn.). - hc had rcturncd a captai' and hero
| He had lwavs been a hc'O. Ia hr suIC-h ld
| Gown NJ 10 il. IL IL We're, from IN" DAYS whcl
| hp had been show habv-bov. have in auburn
inglots and = lace collar. the adolrd Of nu'ec,
ND the darling Of maiden ladi"s Thee may
have been q tr'nrO'p"v Ob-cU'sitiOn % ms glow
| during .chnol and college day. rS RIti. voutl
* shamefullv regardless Of clo'hos and pron'
! 20 attach undue impotence 70 the rude trIuWnh-
~ football and cl1ck"t. But when =" college
had succeeded n commission ~ the 'Ooth Ian
ccrs his splcndors revived There bad not been
| mach active hcroi.m plcviou- Ia the W.T.. brit
| tie possession Of f"'oci"uS mu.tachrs and ~"
onupciaton of calmly blood'hirstv sentiment.
| IN ordinary conversation viii 70 4 hong wly
! coward the erection of an heroic ronutatlon
| We had der,en1cd ma;lv nron those gifts aidcd
bv high collars an erect head and 0cner~llv
,inaforv dcpOrimcnt which seemed ~ indic'f"
hat on the drv wh"n BIT in'- cn"ni"s shorlf
| i,i in hattie SGmrtlinO WoulI of t.
| probably human gore
II goes without Swing that thc Young aiicc-
,ions of Briti-h mlidcnhood h'd gone down
before him like corn before the r'1Ipc'. H.
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