New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-17
Tom Neville was 8 ma,pnificentnan

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six feet one inch, strait as an arrow,
hair and beard and a bright grayey
girl annoyed him
Tom said Minnie, 81 hear
mamma going ups airs and ( want to
speak to her. Excuse me, please. z
And Minnie ran into the house,
leaving her cousin and friend together.
Miss Caryil TT ON said after a.
moments silence, what are yon read
ing?"
Dear me! Mr.. Neville, replied
Violet. What stupid question:!
Whenever. read every one who cam
not find something else to say asks
what am reading. ] might answer
you, like Hamlet, Words, words,
words; but I'll have compassion on
your ignorance and tell you. / am or
was till you came, reading a Mad
Marriage. J"
DO you like novels? ~
Nevertheless, / find many Of them
very provoking, especially those
written BY women
1sWhyy''
Because they create ideal men
such as we look for in vain in real
life. But there are no such men z
There have been men, said .To::i,
.swho gave up all for love. Antony
found it
Stop right here!o cried Violet.
Poor Marc Antony has been dead
and buried 1000 years. Don't for
goodness sake, don't drag him out
and make him the scapegoat OF your
sex any more
Miss Caryll. I am sorry you are
SO bitter on my sex.
said Minnie, running out on the piaz-
"a. ITS growing dark, I hope you
haven't been quarreling
ooh, no, said Violet with sneer;
s1it takes two people to quarrel, and
they must both have some decided
characteristics
Now Violet, said Minnie. tits
too bad to give Tom hard shots after
his South American experiences.
Tom, go and seemamma, she wants
you, and don't stay here to be abus-
ed. You have done enough in the
way of bravery in the morasses of the
Amazon
And Tom, laughing, babe the young
the house to see his aunt before going
home.
Minnie, = said Violet few mo-
ments afterWard,; Did you say your
cousin had been brave in hesouthern
Wilds?''
Yes; didn't he tell you anything
about his trip"
Well. no; / don't believe / gave
him chance"
4sWhy, he was quite heroic. When
the vessel lay at anchor in the mouth
OF the Amazon, TOMS chum, Frank
Lusby, fell overheard. The bay
swarmed with sharks and Frank
cant swim. Tom seized al long knife,
which the boatsWain' s mate carried
and, without a moments hesitation,
sprang into the water Frank had
sunk for a second time and q shark
was only a. few yards away. Torn
rose to the surface with Frank in his
arms, slipped the rope they threw him
around Frank and bidding the men
on deck haul up, he turned to defend
himself from the shark When he
was hauled up on deck his arm was.
broken IN two places by the blow he
received from the sharks tail when it
dived.
Tom Neville sat by his bedroom
window that light and smoked for
an hour thinking about a rich, dark.
face with a piqdant nose, a pair of
deep eyes and a set expression Of
scorn.
The possessor of the said face was
in the meantime ind ulging in her little
reyeries, too, and went to sleep
thoroughly satisfied that Tom Neville
was one OF the same ordinary men
she had always met.
Violet was sitting by the river one
afternoon reading. Tom came in
from rowing and went up and sat
down by her.
What are you reading?o hs asked.
The same old question:" she re-
piled. 4 am reading the same inn
possible things about the grand love
Gilman for woman. e
'sAnd you don t believe it"
sssNol',
Tom sprang to his feet.
Miss Violet he said, ssthis is too
much. You know that / have not
watched your every movement for the
last six weeks for amusement. You
know that / love you, that I worship
you. Tell me | am not mad 4 ,s
He stretched out both hands to her.
and stood still. But she arose with a
laugh.
Goodbye, Mr. Neville, she said
and turning, she went up the path,
leaving him alone.
Tom flung himself upon the green's
ward and stared bIanky out upon the
river.
a week passed. Minnie was stand
ing on the piazza and Violet was
mounting her horse for q ride
Iom goes away to morrow, Vio-
let, said Minnie.
Does hep said Violet, with a half