The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-13
MISS CLEvELAND'S NOVEL.
1t Is of Love and for Summer Reading-How
the Divine Passion Conquered.

1t Is of Love and for Summer Reading-How
the Divine Passion Conquered.
Detroit Special.
Miss Cleveland's forthcoming novel is now in
the stage between proof and printing. The title
Is 'The Long Run" and the book is intend
ed as a summer novel; Consequently, 1t is
neither very long, nor very profound. Thirteen
chapters suffice to tell the story of true love
that did not run smooth. Howbeit, the kicks
were not on the usual side The
scene opens in country town which goes
by the euphoneous name of Stonewall. Rufus
Grosbeck Is writing letter, which. having
finished. he is, fortunately for himself, in no
haste to send. Instead. he goes out into the
starlight to calm his sorely troubled mind Or
dinarly these are indications that a man Is In
love. Such, however, is not the case with
Rufus. On the contrary, quite the re
verse;. He is not in love; but be ought
to be. Some time before he had
met Miss Longworth at a church picnic and she
may have been a Philadelphia girl At any
rate, she was of good family, and she had
been brought up to appreciate the fact that the
Longworth blood and wealth were sufficient for
everything in this world, at least.
At this time Miss Longworth was the guest Of
her school friend, the Stonewall rector's wife.
bustling little woman, who was proud of her
city ACQUAINTANCE. Rufus was o theological
student scornful of society its frivolties, and it's
devotees. When the two meet at the picnic,
Rufus at once. appropriates Miss Long
worth, and in the course OF the after
noon he says things which move her to rise
above the Longworth name and be something
more-a woman. Then he is called away, and
she, by the exercise of her tact, makes the viii
lage community fall quite in love with her.
Not so Rufus. however He treats the
whole affair as an everyday Incl
dent, and fails to accept her invitation
to call. The next summer she ia back
again. and is now thoroughly in love with Rufus.
But he is absorbed in his speculations to
whether the armament mentioned in Genesis Is
really this earth. At the same time fate or
partridge hunting, brings them together, and in
the course of the conversation he discovers that
she loves him.
1t was at this iuncture that he wrote the let
ter with which the first chapter opens. He
writes plainly and frankly that he does
not love her. Fate stays his hand
from posting this letter. Instead he
takes the train for the city. He goes
straight to Miss Longworth's home. When his
card is sent up she turns pale, and it is pitt
fully agitated woman who descends the stair
case. ..Why, how do you do Mr.. Grosbeck7 I
am very glad to see You. Are you in town for
longW
II am here on an errand."
''Your friends are grateful, though, that bust
ness brings you sometimes
my errand is with you, Miss Longworth. I
had expected a different result | have learned
a thing slowly"
II do not understand you," she said,
haughtily.
You must understand me- My errand was
to ask you to be my wife, but now / have only
to say to you goodbye.
aud thus it was proved that ''love will conquer
in the long rum The story was written at leis-
ure moments, and has been finished for several
weeks.