New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
ODE Social Dix,ers.
A COMEDY IN COURSES.
BY LLOYD osBoURxE-

are great artist and you're going to -
II have no Illusions about my art said Il
80 Sry~ % 2 nalr where l stand I've caught the
h have been good natured enough TO advertise me
-. - - L1e In-re are better men than starv-
IRS in sarrets men whom envy. men whom u
sharnes ne 20 look IN the lace. NY vogue owe to
u ny tongue my sales 70 my manners. my popu-
~ .easlne well women Of means. ike yourself
..4o on make ne wonder said Miss seutian.
,Whethsr ne person within you. the person you
isn't ever so cb bssrey 2 5o 30 yoGr best 70 ass
s6 800, sTe9s smiling daneing. riding. artins
Possibly h is T replied But he's a moody
ne isn always ready 20 wag his tail 70 order.
With wore you 3ut ne back with all the
o5heTS sne broke out 'You tel ne sgain-to- ths
Toto make Fido's acquaintance.' she added.
never said you were commonplace
YOU e1,lI Yourself that. said. and = dous
=, You aont say no. with enough Convection
turned and glanced at ne Is that better
= want Fido to say no too she said
sentian. 7 mean that nobody in the world IS
really conmonplace II YOU get 70 know them well
You mean that everybody has ar inner dog
l SAID, Iry the explorer next you Let's expert
Why do you want TO get I'D OF ne Just when
1T Is foolish. isn't to- I said NO. 2 don't
want 70 lose YOU L N interested too.
"I often think began Miss Sentian when TT,
riding with person or sitting next a person az
Wen. go on, said as she paused You often
think Think what
instead OF ordinary chatter and gossip ard i1ans
% % & s az your eyes beng nSe stars ana
our convent,oualities. the whole miserable ltrl-
plPg PoEg OF ordinary Intercourse and Se our true
stiH barring on lido 7 remarked
pected seriousness not that mean that ne
3 5 I'll is our true ss asR way sS yog ss
What an hour you and 7 could have FOR instance
S % an s0T p 90 IN cooss G Ss % peo
and that's Why say you and L Z we really could
why not have our MEMORIALS little hour. them
%Oh. you're laughing at ne" she protested
NO. indeed" I exclaimed I'D love 70 7ks
blowing Ike a Niger boy alongside a mail boat
with my hands fuli OF strange shells ard wonder
gold cups that had d-ifred out OF galleys on the
You've sais old twice" she remarked 7 ana
only twenty-five though people often take ne for
II meant fgurattvely OF course said
..N Who I4 ss f2s arSt 20. S9 diVeF she SAD
she made H-tIe. rnoue OF annoysuce. You ~
~ she protested your be saving pretty things
about the seaweed- YouH De turning phrases on
the old gold cups We might as wei not dTVs
''But suppose there are skeletons 7 said. and
octopuses with suckers around dead ho2es ana
lost illusions and sOdden fragments q what once
other peoples hearts ana Old IN cans
TT 7 couldn't Offer YOU a better dive than that.
she said r wouldn't invite you Old tn cana
Horrible
We'll you started the game I said 7 was
ONLY ven-riug 70 point out where 4 might lead to-
Won must answer every question I ask you.
she said Answer II frankly. honestly. hOpe-you-
may-die, YOU know. as children say
ooh that's understood she went on II yours
going to uut yourself in my power. it's only fair
for re 70 put myself in yours
diving makes shiver. eXclaInec-
" will make 10 exciting s1e
said s~ThereU re moments when Wen hold
or breath in terror. It's the danger. you know
thar gives the spice to every h1e sport. the
yIrexpected happening when you're the least
7-erared for IL. the tiger bringing at you Just
ztheu you're going 70 drink a glass OF sherry
MARS the biggest game OF all. said I don't
,aad vou To tell me that Let pull myself TO-
retheT Nv affairs are in order my WIS made
rTo be coatfnued)