The Republican journal., 1901-02-14
,nrpArE CASE OF PERcIvAL.

ss1prnce +aI III if it was. He sat in a chair
nj n'ad i Incompatible with any sort
Ill SCENT fart. his pipe was between his
/ tonloGIfb he had been notified of a
prsb ap0 his salary that very week;
ssse II ,sss as. the chair could not hold
sgprI ~ ?fD padded embrace, and he got
IG u II, ,,,oted about the room in the
A lla ,D r"> style of the Gagged panther;
fais'l0b" 0bad gone out long ago, and as
i plle e.sIary lar what to him was salary.
Bt an 2+ m the breast pocket of his
Hs l''' drew out letter, or rather a
at anu ;Th c he read with a scowl cor
rife Vp', bis brow. Then, with a sue
~ ~ II angry Jerks, he tore it across
u tssl'i .o.. NJ, and dropped the pieces, t1ut-
NJ 'Ilg the hearth. A moment later
gfls. .sg.rrd the pieces in a heap, and,
sa.a', -a match, set fire to them. As
tdS},Iss }sa = gradually died out from the
Bt 11l"e etinder a thought seemed to
f:ilil7 i'm and he felt in his breast
tast ,gain. This time he took out a
ess, 5pok and extracted small
ass, wrapped in tissue paper from a
8 III ',oupartment; this also he laid
ie.a hearth. and, with the same ex-
Q ii,o1 " of angry determination on his
''J-ruck another match and held it
ss y" oanpr 1t did not burn as freely
Al5s .s 5,.5pr for a minute, but suddenly
! s' 5,ro5 ND SO that he had to start
l.'''0'.yoid the flame. The next in
10 tfqro was nothing on the hearth
OIL 5as % and particularly unpleasant
" # 'n-rmeated the room.
"a. g... J, val drew a deep breath and. re-
i5. i!,.4 staring moodily at the black
'al' ,,qaplents on the hearth for sew
a 51c'niJies. Then, with what seemed
VI ar effort. he rose and began to
9g'a5 What did it matter, after all?
az. 5a ANYTHING matter? No girl
l..-lrorth a moments worry.
S y, ,,frdauce with this decision he
. j o,u AGAIN and struck a third
'.' with which he lighted his pipe.
/. mtrei away with preternatural
' IN, little while and then took
(. u .[4gHa paper from the table and
---.t.f theatrical advertisements.
Fl y ra- is we'll enjoy myself he
4 TaIs probably what she's do
rr ..Hllv devote the rest of my
1..,.. to having a good time. If she
.--t me at all it will be as a
@.a4rrd man about town. Let's
Is on. No, I'm not going to
IAN l jHe satisfaction of seeing me
-m n.u au early grave. My harp
,.gr .l- on any weeping willow
nj d Wue her up and pick out
g.-t tmrs.
n Hng. dropped to the floor and he
a,at-I VITA melancholy eye on the
.~Hnl IT Napoleon at st. Helena,
lra u. on the wall. "Tll dissipate:
n, v.ar I'll do-fill the cup that
"A, a.ll Of past regrets and future
.s-u.uop CT up Eliza Jane. | be-
T4I Tuk bottle of beer before l
rsD- tonight, just as a starter.
fp SD -a to her and tell her what
e3wn- md then maybe she will be
mi fut know, though, why |
gaId r3v whether she is sorry or not.
ta't suppose | really do. My mind
naturally disturbed now, just as it
Vgd brt ii suddenly broke myself of
vgtlry Gabit. In week | shall be
alisna- what | ever saw in her and
;aatl be ahead so much experience. |
oppose every man has to go through
Gce just as puppies go through the
s-gnnrr. and | ought to be thankful
at I found out in time how callous
dnyoiaHs women can be. I've had
lI want Of them, that's one thing
H. got up and walked about the
9I 31l then suddenly sat down again
18 an impatient exclamation. Il
-t sre why | can't simply dismiss
rlaIter from my mind and let it go
alat he sad, Il won't 60 out; that's
G thing dead certain. 1t would be a
riSsion Of weakness to seek distrac-
-a j wonder if she won't write and
&na tp eome again. | guess it's too
'l 70, 4 letter. but she might send a
-@9lger Then | could coldly eX-
.N My regret that | was unable to
@Mr and suggest that it would per-
aN ge better that our correspondence
2all cease. That would settle the
Earr and it would be a satisfaction to
lT tlaJ Il was actually settled. |
Fh It settled, anyway.
] wonder how that trial balance is
ttmlg o't Mosier is going to get
&a olJdis guess. They want to get
tlt Ak that won't clog on the pens
Grly The last did. l don't believe in
/. economy of buying cheap ink.
iae gong to be a plenty for us to
,t.9etn this and Christmas with
Al1la0s and the holiday shipments,
Eat a9n't let up with the new year.
VEN 1 Shall he glad to have plenty of
pa 10 take MY mind off this business.
as that's what there is before me
Good honest, hard work and no
@Ag Not that | wouldn't have
NA5i IIst as hard for her. There
|@guT home to work for then. Now
WI he last money grubbing. Well,
1sia9 to beat the band"
ds laughed a harsh, sardonic and
&lLa1.e iaugh the sound of which
;4Edea INN of a villain in a black
ghom in happier days he had
va from gallery seat. He felt that
a mlSJudged that villains art, but
" VI same time he ceased his soliloquy
III MS pipe again.
was easier to stop talking than to
ron thinking, and his thoughts
~ wandering off to the little home
lSo bad planned. There probably
w. mad been house built just ex-
Y Ike it, and there probably never
.r5. %5 nave been, but it had grown very
'~4l to him in the first waking
@ Of morning particularly the
~ Where they would sit together.
Sl siace- Castles in Spain! Money
salg now; deadening of human
NY a seif-contained, self-sufficing
i%lee that would harden his heart
WI his face in lines that would
N. +%tlldren. He took a savage salts
sol5 sol N the contemplation of his flu
@l. but caught himself softening
.,a' % picture of this adamantine mil
-'tt Welding to the annpa1 Of the