Arizona republican., 1899-01-20

called this lovingl Why, if she were
 really true to me, really worth having l for a wife, I'd love the feeling of starva- l tion while kept bread from my own
 month to put it in hers.''
 His sister, Mrs. Van Santvoord, who
 POW and then dropped in upon him with
 wocbegOnc face and a voice which had lately acquired several new bleating | notes. happened to be present, one morning, when he spoke aloud just such thoughts a3 these.
 Well, Long," she said, ''you can't blame a girl who's been all her life bcggar for having shock when she hears you're almost one yourself''
 ''Oh, don't blanc her, Kitty. I only
 wish my loss of fortune would have taken with her the one form which
 makes perfect sympathy possible; that is all. I mean sclf-fOrgctfulness, you know" He gave a quick yet heavy sigh But it's so absurd, find, to eX- pect anything from anybody. We're all race of egotists, little and big"
 ''Nou'rc out of the great crowd, Lonz; you always wcrc,' said Kitty, with that kind of drawing-room wall, which she
  each corner of her mouth a tragic droop. i've often wondered why you didn't go oftencr to church: you think so much about other people besides yourself; and that, they say, is the essence of re hgion.''
 "I begin to believe, Kitty, that it's the essence Of folly"
 No, you dcn't, Lc-1z. On, dear, how I l- [ ,yI !, (Nr as you Cor
 "CoIae, now;" said t1er brother, lay ing a hand on her shoulder and for an instant gaz:ng down chcer:ly into her gIoOrcful eyes. We've each got six thousand year left. Uncle Crawford says 50, and tkere isn't any do-bt Of it. TIiri<, Kit: there are thousands and thousands of people who'd consider that a tortune-anG huge ore, too."
 "O+. I know, 1 know! But those arc just the klnd Of things you can say to yourself ard get comfort out Of. I can't. Tn only mere little fly that dances in the sEn, Lonz. and that gets torpid and dismal the moment there's TO s-2n to dance in."
 "But you've got fair amount Of sun left, Kit"
 ''Ch. don't Tiff it were nine thou sand year, I'd feel able to hold ny head up. Yes. I've 2g@rcd matters down to that. One can escape the real l horrors of poverty O.. r,;re thousand year Bat, s;-l! Cg!,. it's dcs.....:...ttio-.!''
 And I suppose said Aio--zo. watch | iEg her with a curious s1c-i1c. ''that yOur noble Hector has been talking like this to his treasured AndrOmache? Eh, ny | Gear?"
 ''Hectcr? IT scarcely see him. fit were not that hate t::vorccs ard scpar- atioIs SC. I'd"
 ~Yes, I understand" As he thus s2ol:e Alcrzo settled E:11se.: G;;;:te close to lis sister or tt.e Gtt,e lounge that { ske occupied. He took her gIovcd hand | iI lis aIiG began abscLtly yet somehow | ::ttc tcadcrly to tont,lc it. "Novv, tell | .ae. Kit. Gear; you don't Grca-1 of help | irg kin with your six thousand, do ! you?"
 Helping h;ra? Good gracious. TO! How could I? Besides, hes got posi- ticn of some sort. It's connected with a club in Baltimore. He or.g:Eally cane from Baltimore. you know"
 ''Yes. l wish he hadn't. That IS, wish he'd re.--aiE-cd loyal to the city that gave him birth. And tLis club position; what is t? Not q walters. l hope If 50, don't believe led stay long in it. Walters mast be civil in order to please, Pcor fellows, and they mustn't be lazy
 'Lonz: Ok, no; it's kind of superin- tendentship. They say gentlemen take such places"
 "Gentlemen! Really! And hc-But go 1n."
 "Wcn, there isn't much more to tell. Hell fill the position-at least, he said to me this morning hc would. It's two thousand year"
 And tEat rncaEs separation
 s'Of course it does, LOEz. Xou don't think I'd goon there with lin, do you?"
 ''Then you'll stay alone here in New Yorlz?''
 T? Why. yes. Alone in my new, lorrid G3artcrs."
 They're not 50 horrid, Kitty. They're lar too handsome for si1 thousand q year. You might manage thc,-1 on nine
 ''Mercy, Lonz! know SO little about money matters! But you'll be here; you'll take care of 1lc, WOE | you?"
 Pay your debts, do you mean?' said AloEzO, smiling.
 ''No, Tot that. Poor Lcrz, how can -ou? You'll only have six thousand a -car yourself" " And she patted lis arm, T dainty condolcncc. f.
 kitty" came the reply, very serious y spoken, I've something to tell you. Don't start, now, and look as if you'd !: leard the rurablcs of an earthquake. ( Promise me that when Hector goes way you'll live so that no one will ak
 "L0nz! T."
 Never mind defending yourself. I ,ont say that you've done wrong as it s."
 tLonz, I never have! I've only" $ ''Youvc only been imprudcnt. I al- ways knew it. Thcrc-l1iss me or the { ips, Kitty, and premise you won't be (