The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08

BOluG0 petGlneSB, OF uIo, l8 aims ana Ha
forth, in the presence Of the great rulOR
you know-death Veer the others of
that if you hear they're going to use II.
And--er-look here, don't fancy for
one little instant that I have not been
aware Of your ideal platonic friendship
with him." jerking her head in the di-
rection of our male escort. "He'sa nice
boy, and / like him, in his place, but il
you make your tender feeling any ex-
cuse for giving away my thought
"You're always so tactless, DEAR, /
said viciously, turning away.
At this moment our Harvard man
approached, his torch trembling with
excitement.
"I've fine idea, " he breathed. ~
hope the others aren't on its track.
These kinds Of things are so beastly
alike anyhow. Come here. He drew
me over to a secluded spot.
"My thought is On--On- But never
mind that now. Do you know, In
never able to gee you moment alone
You've a OorporaPs guard about yoO
the whole time
"You forget our French lessons and
walks" l stammered furiously. realiz-
ing was blushing.
"Oh, they don't count mean real
ly alone, like this, for instance, with
out soul about, though even here the
others are only few PAGES off. "
"Ten me your thought" / broke in,
finding the conversation too personal.
"The thought" he repeated dazedly
"Oh, yes. It's on life's absolute little.
ness, its subjugation-and--and"--
But just then his torch caught my
himsy veil, and it went up in a gauzy
whirl Of smoke, while I gputtered and
choked with fear. / fed from the Har-
ward man minus the thought and one
veil and was met by the little chaperon,
her cheeks very red and her eyes very
bright.
"She's had a thought, too, ;" said TO
myself and tried to dodge her behind a
column of bones, but in vain.
"My dear. / want to tell you some
thing. Now, you know the others will
treat this subject in the ordinary jour
nalistic way, but / will not. l am 60
ing to treat it seriously. ] am going to
speak of this as Pluto's domain and say
Poe's Raven was inspired by a visit
here Switch the others of this, won't
you, lover The colleen has just asked
me how to spell Plutonian, and I'm a
little suspicious Of her. Il would be a
delicate matter for me, but q little
finesse on your part will do it," And
she hustled away.
A nudge at my elbow, and turned
to find the colleen's pale face close to
mine. "Listen" she said. 'They WON {
treat this subject as / shall. Why, i
have this notebook just closely written
in shorthand with impressionsl I've
thought Of two fine SMILES too. One is
how similar the transit from life TO
death is to this visit Just as we had
to come down here, each one alone, so
we must die. Now, what was that 9th
er-what was it, Wait until look
"Was it on the littleness, the petit.
ness. Of life---its nothingness l asked
in still, small voice
"Yes-sl How did you guess itS So
you thought of that tool Well, in that
case it must be poor. Do you believe in
thought currentsH do No doubt You
got that from me. Oits mine anyway.
I suppose it is foolish to even whisper
these pearls aloud, but / tell you them
so you'll keep the rest from poaching.
That night two pens raced over pa.
per as the tall one and the chaperoT
put their seething thoughts into words
The colleen, however, ON her return
from the catacombs had as a contrast
to that visit dallied long amid the al
lurements Of the milliners' shops on
Rue de la Paix. On her arrival home
aha SNHlv inaDeCtad her lattar OF rredik