New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-06
ONE MANS PERSEVERANCE.
HE Won MS WIFE SIMPLY BY KEEPING SILENT
AND FOLLOWING HEI.

at believe he said that the man who IS doggedly
persistent will achieve his aim nine times out OF ten
however unfavorsble circumstances may be at the
outset I recall ease which was particularly IN
terestlnc TO me because IN a slight measure / was
mixed up IN II.
"Tom Goodwin asked me To spend a couple OF weeks
with him few years ago at his place in Massachusetts,.
It's beautiful place. just what wanted for two
weeks loaf in terribly hot summer. We used to
NAV little tennis. drink mint Iulcps on the veranda
and wallK-that was about all. Toms cousin. ono Of
the hancsones: young in the Stutc, was visiting
Toms wife ard think frll in love with her At
any rate I was the pGiat of losing my head when
I noticed something which changed the whole situa-
ton The next place 10 Toms was owned by youns
fellow who lived all alone. save for his servants IN
very larg, house. 10 always at my friends
bouso and never knew him to say anything. You
could not get tina. man 10 talk. lie had habit Of
lowering around Toms cousin which made me feel
uncomfortable when / with her, but she did not
seem to pay the slightest attention to him.
4 marty of Us armed with Hight rides went out in
the woods one afternoon to shoot at targets. Up to
this day nv interest In Toms cousin had been growing
and was in her company for the greater part OF the
afternoon. All this while that Internal dumb creature
kept logging our steps lie never got very near US.
lint STAYED about thirty yards in the rear with
n,esiorlcss expression on his smooth shaver face.
When we moved up went forward TO note the effect
Of our shots he also moved, always maintaining his
relative position.
Gner the rlae-practIce we went for walk 10 tho
ton N the hill beyond Tire woods. When reached
IN, summit after rapid walking looked back and
nv shadow stlll following lie was very pale and
n bright spot was in each check. called Miss Ms
attention to his paoF and she said very indIcrcnty
s. oh YES. he has heart disease
at made me nervous to have the man etenally at
nv heels. besides there was another thing which
haven't told You about yet. believed then in thought
tran,ference fancled that they both looked upon
me as an in.erlopcr. got so uneasy over the whole
affair that l determined 10 withdraw and leave an
omen field for the other man. When I cot the op-
portnity slipped away aud then watched TO see what
no vould do. lie did not change a mustle, nor did
he opuroach her Some one else slipped In TO take
nv place ard had the grim satisfaction OF seeing tho
dumb man on his trail for the rest Of the walk.
atom was smoking his Pipe in his Den that night
when 7 preached the subject 20 him.
..Honscnse' he said between his teeth after
sending out a great cloud Of smoke. 'Of course
the fellow Is infatuated with her, but she doesn't
caro- n snap OF her fingers Tor him. How could
she4 Ho never says word and / know that he
worries her half b death only she tries not 10 show it,
a.wen.' | answered, y believe In thoushttrans
ference and always hirk that he Is communicating
with her mentally. 20 SPEAK
"'Bosh = he said. sucking at his ppestem
'sThen.' / said further. 4 always imagine when