New-York tribune., 1903-03-03
0sOo Dogs and an Interfering Fate
BY GERTRUDE PAGE
IN TWO PARTs-PART II.

IN TWO PAR
The next evening. her last; they climbed Monte Monte
Faora to catch the sunset glow behind the rugged
outline OF Totana He had e1presSe9 and h though
| vaguely disappointed. she attempted to appear the
! same usual.
You say you have completed your novel;" he
remarked. with some slight show of interest
Ada spoke a little dreamily. with her eyes fixed
'You n 6ayeRt written the whole here have your:
he asked
Then that is the part that will interest me-"
She turned to him inquirnsiyy "a. -, aha ..,d
TO be very trite. every rule has its exceptions
Then you going to read Eileen when it Is
"Yes. I have. lingering hope that possibly the
| authoress may send me a signed copy with
OF Course will if you would like it. Where
Il can't give you any but club address because
| have no idea where I shall be. When leave
here book q will & be finished n he M also aRd nsnG cub e
am certain to get it on my return"
xho S9 saft Asa Fotr.ns RsnIeaE eo2
tina a. in IL as well, to refresh your memory"
| He did not reply He felt he should not nave lor-
gotten. but he did not think it worth while to say
"And am to see your Dook?'' she asked not in
1f you feel disposed for few hours at & an emi-
stand about every hundredth line, get 1t by all
I'm afraid haven't impressed you much with
my brain power smilingly. -o,, ....-. ,a,,.
shut mHself nSe 'a out rom the world you move Nv
book g lack any human interest ter Reg9p6 1. tne
| They were silent for few minutes then she
said bravey. for he rarely encouraged a personal
That is how you regard your life. isn't !t7 Sim
| ply the embodiment Of a scientific fact
! rs that how you regard my life alsoT'
be worth little analysis apart from science. be
cause you are not yet deveiopea ana & yGi bos nayS
| simply Z scientific fact also
She looked away to the mountains and SAID IN ao1n- tn
ing Ts9hng Es r her sa SGssK p Su6 he she meant a3 %
he said just then whether he only said 1t to see
! the effect upon her -, ,o,,. 49,, A.. ~. s.-
tempt to argue with him she only continued 70
| what was in thoughts
Z must be going in she said simply: Il have all
my packing to do
'.Hra You going early?'' he asked
yes The diligence leaves at $50 O'Clock, We
Sat, ae assented Casually. and they walked toward
| her hotel At the door she neld out her hand.
"t5oodbyy,, he answered land thank you;
f caD mas 6 Geef fellow Rnd he turned to the
dogs They are SAYING shsy rs9 hope Tnga thsg T megt 6gs
they're to forget like the rest Of US. o,,a,.,
| %Exactiy Goodby' and he hastened away.
co6a te a6d 6da6 took 9shf @ @ ong oeR at
noun tains She was very white. and her lips were
He will never know" she breathed He has
Sa6 ns the Tr Tes oWed ogeer for little while
and now they will flow apart put oet 1t T snd 10f ps sS
| remember. but I would not undo it If could
1t was until the following april M that ,S Edgss gar
hisle LIS got Aes Of fate he the avoWed
scorner came several thousand niles to get get IT. IL
had been unable to subdue his refractory VII a and
sDee Smelly tbeT had pared to eTe the previous @ year
had gone Cortina had grown very bare and and
nterary work had he been able to keep her out Of
ms ms fopad course Of travel filling his eyes and
| brain with wonders of foreign lands. 10 smut out
the wess 0ls SeaTs ago he had blind
g and m ba6 yad n9 and Sf m nan meant keep
But in the end he went from Japan to England
70 It S was there Waiting for hin! at the club and The The
secretary said 1t had been there a some T es;rey
t9Tne t9GK to PERSUADE himself that he
1n sns nHls1! ,"nosn T5 TarTent 5Orfina
That w was 5d al axascted E sf9"a he hardy knew
suddenly realized that he hsd no more idea OF her
' Then she didn't even him to acknowssdEe ,
it,: He stood staring ing hamTy ban5 out or the
wiz hf tnH D9oS ne bitterly she wouldn't
hear Of me aan she Iusfef 6sf there e it %ss
to end. What fool I must be not 70 nav nave sgfJ gE
e1aG t .n 5nS a. an er Whole heart was
she N made no 20o for % v with an
iiEa hers ToveNba ht''-he shrugged his shoulders
and his lips curledhe had done Win b Is ions = tbs
mountains and shut himself away WIN n 1nr S.Ii 5
his eyes caught the press notices OF a PGeTionT PT
work srsf on tfsn fsn eaeeriT eae and wonderingIy
| S,,ccaSs before she came to Cortfna no one cOulu
notices Ike that r apT he nG elt 1e eated for herr but
pr%seenEty y edded me- to it, he said bitterly. NO
anvthing so Commonplace as mere man
He forgot that he had spplaud9a ana encour9Sen
me- +ben " He felt only scorn OF her ambition and
angry with all the Word
"rH go back 20 the e., ~ M, mind and throw
| :, nvraV like that" and he nunE her novel into
| corner OF the room. ana went tS OUT; - o. zo,,or
r,ood and as the book lay the table. where II
had been PLACED by drefa dys the ne un
| certain paragraph caught ana rlFeted MS eyes
l" H"And Ad the elder woman stopped over the younger
| and rested one hand her head. while with the
other she gently strokei the Steering child cheek
yes she said dreamlly. i have fame and I9rt-
une and the world ot my feet: / can quite under
| stand that YOU envy r., r. She paused ana there ere
| alone in spite Of IT. Perhans-but you would not
understapd Tas nniy FSlpg ,bos 10 say ar sha1 at
little urIess there is come One-some one different
| from ali the rest-to he glad"
The room grew dark before he moved aEaini;
Then he rang for a light. and sat down to read
cIoaeS n his whole being had changed.
II viii hnd her h" said tf spend my life
oSs sIE weeks ,sts- Re stood beside 'he mountain
torrent sud hts "h"'e a,tit'd" -. - -.
sxond that she was rra eilrs abroad and
his last hope seemed 20 Tanifh when he learnt
q ,b.s ss naa nfs Il. fssn y ' but .