The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-07

Soie Va iohehcc burnner III Ne"
York has to offer.'
Sam Storrow Jumped upon a north
bound electric car as he spoke leaving
the man TO whom he had announced his
plans I'm a speculative mood.
"Tll, bet" murmured Ralph Ralston.
as he hailed the next south.bound car.
that storrow's had row with Mafge
Marbury."
Since the date, just four years ago.
when they had left Harvard. neither
Sam storrow nor Ralph Ralston had
settled down to any serious occupation.
| They had devoted themselves to the
somewhat ndennie pastime Of look.
| ing around"
, 1t had been the kind of looking
around usual with idle men OF private
means; moderate dissipation and love-
makipg-or the pretense OF iove-mak
| ing-with women who were as well Off
| and as idle as themselves.
| But II must be admitted of the two
Storrow's life had been much the mne
innocent and his affair with Mrs
| Madge Marbury might have resulted
| in matrimony ere this were 1t not for
| the frequency OF their petty quarels.
| none of which might ever have occurred
II they had not had so much Idle time
| to quarrel in.
The excitement of these little tlffs
| had begun to pail upon him, and when
| the last one occurred he decided that
| he would stay in town when Madgc
, went away. In fact, he was hard up for
\ a new sensation.
| The electric car whiried him rapidly
up Madison avenue. He looked at the
monotonous array of drawn shades i'm
4 ffah mt N m
| Of the summer season--and the thought
came TO him OF the darkened, silent re-
| ception rooms, so gay with beauty and
| fashion in winter time. Bu. the butter
+, flies had fed to shore and mountain,
leaving Madison avenue TO console it
self until their return. Miss Madge
Marbury had gone to Bar Harbor.
Good by, Mr.. Storrow,' she had said
| TO him Just before they parted. II hope
| you'll find some romance In the city to
| compensate you for your self-imposed
and solitary martyrdom.
These words came back to him now.
| and the recollection made him feel more
| than ever resolved to find his romance
1 during his summer In town. He would
not have Madge Marbury chaff him on
| her return.
Ralph Ralston thoroughly disagreed
with Sam Storrow as to the relative
| charms Of city and seaside in summer.
| This was natural. for the two men had
| never agreed upon any question since
| the day they first met, and neither bore
much Itve toward the other.
So a few days after the meeting with
Storrow. Ralston was In the vortex Oh
| Bar Harbor's gay life, troubling him.
| self very httle about romance, ana
content with agreeable realities.
There was no more agreeable reality
| there his present proximity TO MISS
| Madge Marbury. on the veranda or a
| cottage that nestled picturesquey UP
| among the pines.
They were enjoying the beauty OF the
cool Maine night. The intense blue OF
| the heavens gave that suggestion or
| inimitable vastnees which. though the
| suggestion may be always there. IL only
borne in on Us under the spell OF GER
| tain moods: the song OF the pines kept
| time with the more distant music OF the
l incoming tide. and the breeze came Ia
dem with a mingled fragrance or paisam
| and odor OF ocean brine.
| "can YOU imagine, Miss Marbury,
| more Fantastic notion than MS staying
\ in town in search OF roHahee ""e" "S
| might be herey
Palston had been expatiating upon
the eccentricities OF Sam Storrow.
"y don't know" she said: I'VE may
| find our romance In the most unexpect-
ed places -. e,orrow
L
| iSea' OF where 10 find his romance.
che besan TO think: IL that were SO
| ,,,hv should he not fnd IL near her
Hnr vanity was piaued. and Ralston.
being a good tactician. tried to foilo"
up his advantages. -.
| I"Of course, Miss Marbury. a." nos
| IN sam Storrow's confidence.
rut 81 takes q very wise man TO head
| oes the sudden turns OF feminine tram
NJ thought. end his words had Just ,ne
| opposite effect to that he had intehoeu:
she said impulsively: NO; ~ y9u
! had his confidence you wouid pi""ao's
'e Ths next moment she regretted her
| impulsIveness. for IL was no part oi
! har no,icy openly TO antagonize Nun
| until she had more fully made up her
mind as 10 which Of these men--
| Well. the thing was 10 repair "e'
1 mistake. ,.,,, Az
| palston You know women must not
| ne interpreted too literally.
! palston was far from being inclined
| 70 take the sex too seriously, put IL was
as well that women; Tor 'nesr h.se V~"
| tfe took his cue from her and answered.
| with another laugh;
.'It would upset any ones serious
\ yress 10 rhink Of sam Storrow ins,a'ea
| over on the East side In n tenement
and going TO IOfuklnr sHu"'e va .'-
nights I'm search OF the romance OF the
sums. -,
as ths,~ really true?"
YES: ne has been seen there.
"By whom The words escaped her
before she could obey an intuition 10
| keep them back.
you would not have me betray con-
| fldences?" ne rejoined.
she began to think she had been un-
tust to him and when he came ana
stood close 10 hsr she aid not push her
! chair away. nor when he picked up her
! fan from the next chair. where she had
thrown IT, id she make any sign
! disapproval. and 80 " was natural mat
| he should presently ocupy the chair
| the fan had vacated.
AFTER ali." nc reflected. you can
| hiring any of these women round III YOU
onIy 20 the right ayIabout IT,"
And as for her, she had veered back
| 10 the old point Of viswS-that as be-
tween the two men one had shown his
| devotion by his presence. whereas the
other had found superior attraction
| elsewhere.
--~aaooco Mr. RaIaf0u" sne said now.