Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27

Is made to happen by the wisdom and the
contrivance of the partners. The world Is
so, to the city man, he understands that
he has to get what he can for himself; he
has to be foreseeing and farseeing; above
all. he must never dream
Therefore, this young man looked forward
to a life of low standards, though this he
would not admit to himself. to small in
come and thrifty ways. He was STEADY
young man, who always had solid book
going in which he read slowly and without
the slightest interest in the contents. He
thought tn II course Of reading in miscel-
laneous subjects, none of which attracted
him. raised him to the level of those who
Improve themselves. He was a cookbook
ing young man. with regular features and
the appearance of responsibility. In fact,
he had no vices, and felt no temptations,
and was therefore. profoundly uninterest-
ing.
The girl however. was quite unlike him.
She r.oved as il her feet we're springs;
she walked as if she were dancing; she
talked II she were singing; she iausneu
at her own thoughts Ike thrush. she
was nearly as tall as her companion, VINO
was nearly five feet ten inches she was
certainly not pretty. because she had not
a single good feature in her face. except,
perhaps her eyes, which were quick anu
bright, but she was attractive "heh sne
was animated, and she generally was ami
mated. Her dress was quiet and IN Det'eI
taste perhaps than was found with most
of the young ladies who went to the same
the little villas jerry built. precariouS.
which bravely faced the suburban gale on
their crumbling bricks, with SAND 1or NOR
tar and Iaths for party walls
Her name-a ridiculous name. put IN ,me
matter of names people are so-waS Ar
adne The girl thought ii a pretty name
and much finer than Muriel. Gladys ana
Dorothy, names which decorated most oi
the girls she knew Arladne-a poetiSdi
name: she knew nothing of the story be-
longing to the deserted nymph Adrladne
She admired her name as most girls ad-
mire their faces; she wrote II down anu
looked at it. as most girls look In the siass-
And as Ariadne does not do well with sam
uel which was her lovers name, there was
a secret understanding between them that
when they were alone he was 10 De CSIIl
Instead of Sam. Then without sense OF
the incongruouS she could listen IL 'he
voice of love-
..Cyrii' she was saying. there are worlds
upon worlds all round US. and here we
know nothing about them. I'm not DIS
contented with my lot, but i wish couid
see some of them, sometimes
You wouldn't like them, Adriadne
How do you know? Besides. 1 didn I
say i should like them i want to see
them. / want to see the people that the
papers talk about.
They are just like ourselves"
NO they're not. dear boy; i know bet
ter than that. They don't dress like us.
nor talk like us, live like u.s. l want
to sec the great ladies and the fine ladies',
the artists and the poets and the ac-
tors
ITS no use without money.
81 want the money. too 1 want TO go
and live among them and be one of them
Just for two or three years, Cyril. Just TO
understand what it is like. And then TO
come back again to this stupid old suburb
and the stupid old people and the stupid
old :"
sam" he whispered. audaciousiy press
ing her hand
sC,yrll" she corrected him.
"And then we would be married, wouldn't
WEI Perhaps shall be drawing 40 pounds
by that time IL am lucky"
Married? Oh. well: We would see about
that You know. Cyril. have always told
you that / could never marry a man whom
did not respect for hts intellect. He must
be my superior. otherwise could not think
CT marrying him"
"Of course" This youn man knew not
the language of compliment. not even the
commonest word in ii. nor the declenssons
nor the conjugations. 'Of course, l know
that"
ITO be sure you do improve yourself"
Il am now. Ariadne," he assured her
proudly. lin the heart of Humboidt's Cos
mos"
II has been pointed out that the author
Is no. called upon by the public: he Is