Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-07-03
THE LONG RUN"
Miss Cleveland's Forthcoming Novel;
The Loves Of a Theological Student and
a Girl Of Good Family.

Miss Cleveland ) forthcoming novel Is
now in the stage between proofs and
printing. The title is The Long Run"
The scene opens in a country town
named Stonewall. Rufus Grosbeck is
writing "A letter; and, having written it,
he is in no haste to send il. Instead.
he goes out in the starlight TO calm his
troubled mind. Ordinarily these are
the indications that "A man is in love.
Such, however, is not the case with
Rufus. He is in not love.
Some time before he had met Miss
iongworth at Il church picnic and she
had fallen in love with him. Miss
Longworth may have been a fhiladel-
phia girl. At any rate she was of Il
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.
Miss Longworth was the guest of her
| school friend, the Stonewall rector's
| wife, IA busting little woman, who vas
proud of her city acquaintance. Rufus
was "A theological student, scornfui of
society. its friyolities and It's devotees.
| When the two met at the picnic Rufus
at once appropriates Miss L~ongworth,
and in the curse of the afternoon he
says things which move her to rise
above the Longworth name and be
something more-''a woman"
The next summer she is back again,
and is now thoroughly in love with
Rufus, but he is absorbed in his specu-
lations as to whether the armament
mentioned in Genesis is really this
| earth. At the same time fate or part
ridge hunting brings them together,
and in the course of conversation she
discovers that she loves him. Here
| comes the most dramatic portion Of the
book.
''She was waiting, her soul listening!
Her faith nerver faltered that the mo-
ment would come when auother's re-
! cognition of this something would
transIute it from subjective 10 object
i've possession. To-day she could not
chat easily in the silences that fell be-
tween her and Grosbeck Why don't
you say something, Emeline?' he added
in a moment, with a sudden irritation
in his voice. All at once the silence
between them Jared upon him instead
Of h~armonizing with his mood. He
turned and looked at her.
You needn't mind, if you can't talk
of anything but the fellow you are in
love with. Emeline. ! know all about
that. I'm willing to be cut out and
talk of him if YOU won't talk of any
thing else. With these words for an
opening wedge, GrOsbeck meant to pry
into the phenomena of Miss Long
worth's passion and satisfy his curios-
ity concerning it. But his self-rehearsal
left him speeches. when the curtain
rose.
why, Emeliro!' Only these two
words. In a moment he turned. We
must 90 home, Eme!ine; YOU will take
cold there. See, the sun is setting
And then it rushed over him with a
flood of novel pathos. What if she
loved him?
"'Do you love me, Emeline? he
said.
Her voice sounded out clear and
solemn, as if before the marriage altar
and a world of Longworths-I do
She stood erect and noble, her face
TRANSPORTED. TO G~rosbeck's magma
ton her form seemed 80 expand and
grow colossal, like II goddess. I'm
speakable tenderness seemed TO well up
and overflow her, till her aspect was
glorious and awful. Confronting the
TRANSPORTED woman he instantly real
lied their mutual relations. A chasm
deep and broad opened between him
and the woman he had just kissed. II
seemed another man who spoke, say.
ing, good night
IT was at this i%uncture that he wrote
the letter with which the first chapter
opens. He writes frankly that he does
not love her. ''On a sudden there has
come upon you so pitiful a pillage o.
all your rcticcnce, your |self-contained.
ness, your dignity of disguise. You
stand so uncovered, Emeline. Youl
face, always SO harmonized to the wilc
emotions of good society. has lost It's
veil and confronts me in the divine dis
tortion of its infinite passion"
Instead of posting this letter he takes
the train for the city. He goes straight
to Miss Longworth's home, 1t is AZ
agitated woman who descends the stair
case to see him. He had planned tc
seize her in his arms when she came in
He had found the house very much tC
his taste. But when he saw her he
drew back, He had n sensation as i
of a blow in the face. He could no
identify a single item in this figure mol
lay a finger anywhere upon his OWL
"'Why, how do you do, Mr.. Gros
beck? am very glad to see you. ARE
you in town for long?'
~ am here on In Grand
".Your friends are grateful, though
that business brings YOU sometimes.
"'My errand is with you, Miss Long
worth. | had expected Il different re
suit, ! have learned IA new thing
slowly
ii do not understand you She
said haughtily.
lyon must understand me. My
errand was t ask you to be my wife
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