New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28

SANITY. III was very bad hali houP iof "''
There a MONETARY silence after she had
spoken thus.
This was time TO reveal whether or not this
person was gentleman, or only very wei
yeneered imitation OF one
AS for my feelings he said at last. lyon can
say you know nothing about them? Women can
make very strange remarks upon occasion
Was he going to take advantage OF the fact
that she had sent for him She did not visoly
shrink
81 referred TO your attitude toward my sister
she said.
oh | know perfectly well TO what you re.
ferrcd. Would you object to me as husband
to your sister,"
Strongly"
Your objections 70 me seem TO cover very
wide ground. Mrs Bradford"
80 They do am sorry ever knew you"
"Iou have the merit of frankness
There was bitter suffering in the mans voice
lie sti2ed chair and leaned on it.
AS for Rowena there was no chair upon whlch
she could lean and she stood upright
ahc tried 10 think of nothing but Sarah hmoalI'
She told herself that she ought to be willing 10
suffer much humiliation if she might save the girl
from life with this man. She did not suspect
that she might be hard toward the man himself
There are occasions wien the most plhiul woman
is almost flinty For the first time In her HE
Rowcra was entirely Indifferent TO any suffering she
might cause.
Soule continued looking at her incntly IL
almost seemed as il he believed this to be the last
time his eyes could ever rest upon her
Perhaps you enjoy the exercise oil this frank
ness toward me-" he remarked.
AT this moment am not enjoying anything,
CHI raturnpd She imnptlOllSN. " OH
know now why sent for YOU.
"To tell me that you did not wish me 10 be in
terested in your sister Certainly, | understand
that Have YOU any other commands 10 lay upon
me? Do you wish to nterdict me from beng
interested in any woman? oh, pardon me, Mrs.
Bradford You do not know what you are making
rle suffer"
The last words almost a cry.
Rowena began 10 understand fully that her at
tempt was failure. The sincerity and the single;
heartedness of the attempt made the failure seem
more piteous and Illuminating. She now even
feared that i. might lie possible that Mr.. Soule
would credit her with motives which had not IN
fneuced her. Perhaps she did not understand the
world perhaps she could have no idea Of the nature
Of man IKE Robert Soule.
All these thoughts and doubts were riOting in
her mind as she stood there before the guest she
had summoned. Size wished that she had some
one 10 help her
Mr. Soulc took his hands from the chair he had
been gripping. He advanced a step toward his
companion, who did not retreat but who renamed
there. slender. erect and alone
81 know IL is unfair. | know | an taking an
advantage he said but viii you kindly re-.
member that 1 was in desperate earnest tho other
night when made you so angry? WIN you tell
e1F lilo eNnpctei a
and suddenly be has the opportunity
Mr.. Soule paused. He smiled. You New
England women are perfect devils for cruelty.
Here you have stuck pin through me and fastened
mo on the wall Now you watch me writhe.
Well, you shall see me wrthe'
Another paus Rowcna had no thought OF
trying 10 speak. But she had thought Of walk
ing out Of the room. She feared. however. thet
Mr. Soue might he capable OF preventing her
escape
You did not mean N impslc me- ne now
went Il don't misrdge you. But yon have
done il all the same What made you come to
the hospital? IL YOU had not been just what YOU
are Won would have known | loved you over In
Paris. Stop. Don't speak Then chance made
me break my bones, and brought you 70 vist me
while they mended I'm glad To b. able 10 use
rough words TO you-to split out something of all
this which has been choking me- You didn't
know men were like this? Well, some OF them
are. I am. I've loved many times. Of course.
For several virtues and so on. ] expect u get
over this But foIesee sn amount OF suffering
in the process And | always eight Shy Of all the
suffering possible That's all We here for-to
fight OF suffering Do you enjoy my writings,
Mrs. Bradford
When i go back TO my room at tie hotel l
shall put blessed needle under the skin Of my
arm and then for time shall know something
Of lovely place.
A man who has good deal TO contend with.
if he is still CURSED with conscience, must have
some respite. Morphine is an angel TO him then.
Goodbye Mrs Bradford. You have no IDEA how
clearly your face RIGGS h"f"re me when the NOR.
phnc begins to work. Not your face ~ II ~
now but as IL sometimes in ParIh; as IL Was
sometimes in the hospital
He picked up his hat from The table where he
had put II. His hand trembled as he did so:
Ills sallow, dark face. was very pale. lie turned
once more ~ Rowcna