The record-union., 1897-11-07

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girls nature. why, it's all up with him
and with her, too, before they know it.
l haven't a doubt that you did it quite
as you shouldn't have done it for Made
line. For instance, you probably inti-
mated to her, more than once. that you
| were utterly unworthy even to open
her coupe-door for her; didn't your
'Well, naturally, since it is true
And that she is the only girl on earth
you have ever looked at or ever will
look at, or that you can imagine any one
else as wishing TO look at, for all time"
/ Why shouldn't / have said so? She
probably knew it anyway"
And that the reason for this is self
evident, because she is so superior so
thoughtful, SO deep, SO literary, so tram
scendently different, in short, from all
the rest OF human kind?"
She is all that and a great deal more.
and I'm glad / told her my opinion
| And doubtless you added that with
out her your future would be empty
and colorless, your life a complete
wreck, eternity itself matter of in
| difference to you?"
| Nov look here" said young Ken
dali, growing unpleasantly warm even
in the sharp air of midnight; Il don
know how you can guess all this unless
you have had it tried on yourself; and
I'm not saying it is what happened at
all. But whatever took place is over
| and past, and all there is now for me
is to brace up and get used to it. There
| is nothing to be gained by talking
| about it any further. Shall we walk
| on?''
| "Oh, yes. there is use" said his COM
panion sweetly. 1T isn't very man that
is fortunate enough, when he has made
! a mistake to have a girl to help him
out of it, / mean to help you, Jack.
l want you to go around and do 1t
again.
| do it again?' he gasped, feeling all
| his powers of oratory reduced to a
weak repetition of her words. DO it
again, Hope?"
Yes; in the right way. Now let
me tell you your mistake. You We're
| too subservent You made her every
thing and yourself nothing. You DEL
fed her until she couldn't help thinking
| there must be something in it, and
wondering if, perhaps, she might not
| be the creature of fire and soul you
| depicted. You made her lose her per-
! spective, and then, instead of erecting
your own image in corresponding stat
| uesQue proportions, you actually mace
| light of yourself You were not strong
| enough; for, don't you see, a woman
| doesn't want little or humble person
/ to be the one to whom she gives SO
much She wants him to love and re-
| we're her. it is true, but he must be
| head and shoulders above her at the
same time. Probably, also, you were
nervous and embarrassed and awk-
ward. You ought to have been calm
and self possessed and dignifed. Moth
ing conveys the idea of weakness so
much as nervousness: and a woman
will forgive anything sooner than
| weakness In word, you should have
offered to take her, instead Of pleading
to be taken by her. Do you see? You
| were in the wrong part. You were
| not true to yourself nor to real man
hood, and she OWNED it with that
something in her woman's nature which
will act as an attracting or repelling
force all her life long"
Il believe you are right Upon my
word 1 do,'' said her listener rather
heavily. But what is done is done,
| and nothing can undO II.
| Nothing can undo your bad quar-
! ter of an hour but pluck and energy
! may give you a good one. what you
must do is to go straight back there
| and begin over again. Yes, added
| Hope. hastily, seeing the dissent in his
| face and attitude, that will introduce
| such an element Of novelty and orig
/ inality that if she cares for y0u-mind,
/ / say If she eares-she will be taken OIL
her feet. and you will have it your own
way If she really doesn't care for
you, matters will be no worse than
they are now. VIII you do it"
Hope spoke eagerly, and the glow and
| fervor of her enthusiasm produced
corresponding warmth in her compan-
| ion He thought for moment. then
said, in the firm, deliberate accents
Columbus might have used when he
announced his intention of discovering
America:
''Yes, I'll do IT.
Good" exclaimed Hope. Now be
sure you get into the right attitude of
mind this time. Take it for granted
that she cares for you; remember that
you are worth a good deal yourself
! and that a great many people think
/ there is no one like you. Finally. If
| she refuses you absolutely don't
| think she will. but you can never be
| utterly sure OF what a woman will do
let her see that you are strong, self
reliant man, who is, it is true, deeply
| disappointed, but who Will go out from
| her presence and continue to build his
| life. clean and true and upright, life
which is to be, quite independently of
her, worth while. Do you feel this
way. Jack?'
"Wel1. I guess I could act the part,
anyway. All. by the way, Miss Hope.
supposfng / practice up bit ON your
"On mel" 1t was Hopes turn to
repeat words.
yes: SO you can see if I've the right
| idea and could carry it out properly,
| you know You've got me into this
thing, and you might as we'll see if I'm
| in correct trim to make a success of
| it."
WELL" said Hope, doubtfully, "of
course, if it will help you any. Go
ahead I'll be Madeline. What will you
say when she comes into the reception
| rom?''
II shall say. Excuse me for coming
again, Miss Arnold, but 1 found. on GO
ing away, that 1 had forgotten some
thing. ~
"Oh, did you leave something here?"
asked Hopes Miss Arnold. in chilling
tones. They seemed to put the breath
of life into Kendall's courage, and his
voice rang out with manly decision.
| Yes, i left you here. and the answer
I want. 1 think the first part of the
| afternoon was bad dream, and I've