The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-07-11


NOR speaking
Love Scene From 1.-THE Helmet of Navarro"
once or twice all by themselves There
is no need of study to discover what it
is all about. So Back Bay is sneering
at "the happy scenes" of popular mod
ern fiction.
When you come to look over these
crucial instances, they do seem a bit
remarkable. to tell the truth. But it
must be remembered that lovers of fic-
ton are hardly to be judged by ordi-
nary standards. In the first place, they
never by any chance have a grain Of
common sense. This is the reason they
get into such woeful tangles and mis-
understand each other with such I'M
failing regularity. When they do final
ly come to their senses toward the end
Of the last chapter, they have been
through lot. The hero has been half
killed q dozen times. spent many
weary months in Jail and undergone
anguish Of mind in large doses. The
heroine. poor thing. has had her trou-
bles too. Quite frequently she has
been forced almost TO the point of mar
riage with the hated villain. her rela-
tiyes have all been killed off, her for
tune has disappeared. ard mishaps
have been coming her way in droves.
Considering all these things, you
could hardly expect them to act in the
supreme romantic moment of their
lives quite TIE same as young persons
whose course of true love has been
troubled by nothing more serious than
the objection of Aunt Mary Ann, who
is well off. or the problem Of getting q
s. eco living out Of 1000 salary.
The hero and heroine are mighty glad
to have things smoorhed out. and of
course they are delighted to know. aft
er 30 much doubt that each loves the
other. Now, the question is. What
shall they do to properly express this
to the reader? In 1.-The Helmet Of Ma
varre" they were "stumped." The au-
thor says:
m. Etienne sprang up and toward
her." Certainly this was a strenuous
beginning. but it was not sustained,
for 'she. pushing by the king as II he
had been the doorpost. went to him.
They stood before each other. neither
touching nor speaking. but only LOOK
Ing one at the other. like two blind folk
bya heavenly miracle restored to sight"
And this 10 all the satisfaction the
reader gets out Of the dnal scene.
There are no embraces, no oscillation.
Miss Rupkle cuts US of with: $50 here
an end. For II Henry Of France leave
them you and l may not stay"
Miss Johnston In bringing together
her mated pair In ITO Have end to
Hold" IL more considerste. She allows
US to hear the very smack Of the greet.
ing for which we have waited SO long.
Il stood up" says Miss Johnston
here. land she came to my arms like
tired bird to it's nest. bent my head
and kissed her upon the brow, the blue
veined eyelids. the perfect lips. \ love
thee said. The hand that had touch
I'd the ribbon upon my arm stole up
ward 10 my lips. An old song, but
sweet one she said. ! love thee.
will always love thee. My head may
liz upon thy breast. but my heart lies
at thy feet Our lips met again, and
then. with my arm around her. we
moved to the giant pine"
This. You see. 10 explicit. So IL Mr..
Irving Bachelor in uniting his lovers
IN "Eben Holden" but his pair take
themselves quite seriously and regard
their love affair as something entirely
sacred. He has his hero say: "She
came closer to me. Our lips touched;
my arms held her tightly. L have wait
ed for this l said, the happiest mo-
ment of my life! thought l had lost
you
"'What foolish mani! she whisper
ed. I have loved you for years and
years, and you-you could not see it.
believe now
"She hesitated a moment, her eyes 90
close to my cheek could feel the beat
IT their long lashes. That God made
you for me- she added.
"'Love is Gods helper said. He
made us for each other.'"
In "The Crisis" Mr.. Winston Chnrck-