New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27


this one was about The Heir OF Rcdc.yne. he
read, "A little slowly for the forms OF the letters
bothered him for tie moment
Yes said Kitty: it's an ola novel, YOU
know We have the history Of the novel in liter
AZURE class this term and we give about month
10 nineteenth century novels ana PROFESSOR ices
Is always at us 10 do lot OF reading, besides
what's required and ! thought I'd astonish her
for once, because there are lot Of great-Srand-
mothers old books up garrett, and I've been read
\ light broke on Theodore He had always
heard that the novels of that period were sad and
that il was not at all uncommon 10 cry over them.
Aud lie had always been taught that life was too
pitiful in the nineteenth century for any one 10
contemplate with chccriulneSs. ,,....r
You ought not 70 read anont horrors hdtty.
he said Come take a run on the yacht. There
are two good hours before dark. II you like. IL
put the elec., and we can SKIP Gear up 10
Belinas and back, and you'll lose your breath SO
you'll forget everything else. | suppose those Old
buffers did have melancholy times, and IN no end
sorry for them, and all that; but they're dead and
gone and all their troubles are overland YOU
know" he went on Frightening with sense OF
inviucible logic, you can't make it a bit better
Poor Enthusiastically he was Thread. in the
history of the last century. for he had no idea
how many times and with what absolute futilitv
that last sentence had been addressed to mourncrS
so he produced it with cheerful confidence
The corners of Kitty's pretty mouth went down
They had such hard times she sad such
over There is nothinE at az IKE cr6 1t Tbso0ore
startled Il never heard anybody talk so IN my
lie lie The glorious twentieth centnry---."
%1 s9r 52 o1 s'S NSbiS SgF @ob Mt'y
and Won don't have 20 be sad and heroic"
But. Kitty said her astOnishcd lover, you
snoak of sad as if it was something nice. I'm
sure l always heard it des rl "a as something
quite unpleasant and-and uncomfortable you
know. TO be sad. I don't know what You are
driving at. What did they do in the book that
YOU like SO much"
Z li.,,, old Ia inI
know and she gricved, and grieved."
We'll, you don't want me 10 die, TO let YOU
know if il feels nice to be sad do YOU said
Teddy: and so sunny his spirit that he
laughed instead of CloOming, as this extraordinary
state of mind in his sweetheart presented itself 10
No-o.a said Kitty. irrcsolutely. vet looking
longingly OF the quantity lcttcred page. No
| don't want you TO die. Teddy. O, ! wouldn't
have .yOu die, dear But /, would like 10 have
all have heroic lovers, who do the most daring
things for them.
We'll. what sort of things?9 said Theodore,
dubiously. and WITHOUT any sign Of kindAns u
20, ali sorts There's another book,-thcy
went through everything they only Just met. and
were separated for years his enemy stabbed him,
and he almost died, and She thought he dead,
and she ran away and hid. and they burned the
town, and he went 10 rescue her. and their enemies
took him and kept him prisoner, for years. and
tried II make him marry somebody else but he
was perfectly faithful to her. That wasn't in the
nineteenth century. but earlier. when they were
still more heroic. If only You would do things
But really. Kitty" the young man rcmon-
stratcd. Il never had an enemy in The world,
so 1o% G GSTd he o 19 ec be 555cd Gs
death II would hurt very much. You would
not want me 10 be hurt
Kitty began 10 show some signs Of temper II
is a calculating. selfish century she sud, p0u'-
ing. &" | don't mean" she added. rclcnting, That
it's your fault. Teddy; you're no worse than Your
times. bat should like you t. be good deal
better. ] should be so proud to have gallant
lover, like the men Of old time. You know she
went on Tcasoningly, Won will never distinguish
yourself in any Of the regular ways because You Ic
not clever dear We both agreed we should lust
have 10 bear that But think what distinction
il would he TO be heroic nowadays and to get
almost killed. and suffer drcadluly. and be parted
for years. and have il all come rght NJ last
should he So proud Of you Teddy
should rather We were distinguished that way
than any other 1t would be SO unique and diier-
ent!"
Theodore locked very sober, and rs nearly I'M
He could not understand krty's archnic taste,
but no young man of the twentieth century could
be uDmOVcd when his sweetheart Appealed 10 that
craving for distinction that Is aVoWcdIv ana de
liberately the ruling passion of the time. 49,, :.
IL wasn't brought mp 10 be heroic, hltty;
he said a. don't think should do it well AZ all
| say, he cried Frightening with looS OF re-
lief if YOU want Us to be unhappy. why not
take thar 10 be unhappy about that we can
90 Teddy said the girl reproachfully
There's no distinction in being unhappy because
you're not distinguished
Ills was obvious. after all, and Theodore
looked distinctly depressed. until another idea
occurred 70 him. See here Kitty" he bean.
somewhat agerievcd il seems 10 ne you're
putting all this of on me. Ieu want me 70 get
hurt. and run risks, but YOU wouldn't like II
yourself bit better than any one else.
why, ! should suffer agonies Of suspense On
Your account" said Kitty dc"islvclY. ] shGnld
how harder
girls always did in the old times
Theodore felt that there something wrong
in this statement OF the matter. but he had never
been match for his lutte sweetheart IN da!cct'cN.
He considered few moments, and then made an
II Should hate awfuly to have You suffer
agones DEAR he said ingeniously " If W" We
both rot to suffer, it would be better for me -
ISM and sadness, and pain, too, and ] eont"
Kitty stared fOl puzzled moment. Tor hrT
lover though undoubtedly less clever than she,
had almost by accident stumbled upon 4 complete
thanking Of her dIalcctic: and then, with sin%n-
lar sudden ataviSm, She resortcd 10 a sort OF
tactics that in Tic days Of oppression her great
grandmother had been adept at.
"Tcddy,' she cried, "if you really loved me
you would wanb 10 bear all and dare all for me.
And when love yOu 81 much. and want YOU 10
be heroic and distinguished, all for NY sake, and
70 prove your love! .. why was ! born IN tbs
century ?-I don't see how anybody can really
know if AMI body loves anybody nowadays, and
| down went tic curly head into the middle Of the
cushions. and Kitty began 10 cry again.
Theodore, though hc had nof. as he Justly
urged been brought mp 10 DC heroic, was tA"
kindrst-hcartcd little fellow in the world, and he
suffered quite the worst pnng he had ever known
as he stared AT the tumblcd brown knot Of hair,
and the pretty shoulders shaking with s0hs bar
he was also practical and hcstatcd very much 70
commit himself 10y any indefinite promises Of
futile hazards or pains III order 10 aSsuagc his
little loves misery.
say. Kitty lac vcntured at last. "Ict's 60
Yachting Don't lets talk about IL any more.
There's time for a little run before dark or your
mother ana father will come perhaps, and dine
ON The Puss. and stay out for the moon.
KITTY only sobbcd.
Another miserable silence, then Theodore broke
out desperately:
What do you want me 10 do, anyway?
don't see anything practical IN il. haven't any
enemy 10 stab me and pnt me in prison, and yOu
haven't any enemy 10 try to burn You mp. for me