New-York tribune., 1903-02-22
Ifory of a Romantic Day.
BY THOMAS COBB.

what she demanded
That this great place should belong to sucn
=, e-rgN person, and that she should live IN IL
alone . - ... -,;,a
she c-les abruptly, she stopped before a por-
+-sit af LAZY Of George IFS reign, If women
uore rsowdeT nowadays?
sI7ve-v generation has its own method OF
=7s,--,isi-g nature" suggested.
Elsa raised pair Of merry eyes do you IL
tons 70 .-.slnuate that mine
i have known II far too long to feel the
x7irhtest 5oabt' I answered, with a glance at
her yellow head III. :,
tosg .,[h6T. they were more inclined TO gal
Stii, -S.i said Elsa with sigh, Z believe that
life mad mere OF romance
a7That do YOU mean by ronance?"
! could tell you better who is unromantic'
she retorre6.
= thought ! must be dreaming she said,
when ! heard that Uncle Richard had left
everything to me
"A verttable fairy tale
Only 551. requiring the prince to complete the
- .- f.e1 certain she exclaimed. with suspi-
-f--s embarrassment. that there was more
romance IN those days Every body says thal
rr.ralrv Is dead. how long" she added, leading
-h- way along the gallery. IS Il since you Went
-lraade
Oh dszr- cried Elsa, with sigh, how
quickly the time passes
FFas Il seemed very shOrt?"
II bss s!nrly flown she answered But,
she saiG a mCnerI later. as she stopped 10 m
sre-r a small Dutch interior, Il never quite
understood why you left England
Elsa turned her back 10 the picture and stared
u into rs face. solemnly shaking her head.
No suspicion entered your rnjnd2" ! asked
'L am -r- II q suspicious natuI5-'
.Ecw could It-ahen you didn't tell me?' she
Isn't a good deal Of q wonan's knowledge
supposed 10 be intuitive?'' I suggested
i suppose I was scarcely q woman she
-z7T ia are you now"
-Tet fanei=d that you had some idea''--
Elsa shook her head again perhaps with
L--la less determination
Way ID you soo"
.-8 seek The root Of al evil"
son. then I ought TO hope You didn't ind it,
she =Zcl--LDe--
Wen" I said. = didn't"
so vour voyage was waste52'
II seem TO be q complete failure confessed.
"ll but how can you possibly tel?' she
asked with serious expression
dare say laughed = little griUly.
y. .u cant possibly tel whether you have
Won Up lost until the game Is finished said
Anyhow I retorted- the first hand is played
How horribly rle-cenary you must be" she
a--le5 G few moments later
You must te very fond Of money 10 spend
fou- years looking for il" cried Elsa: and she
began tC take II her glOves-they We're white
This sumner afternoon.
II wasn't exactly the money"
Then" she demanded what was it2'
al happened 10 be fond Of some one else"
"gh." she cried with z laugh, now I am be
ginning 10 understand Don't you think that IS
2 sweet face?" she added rather impetuOusly
TIE -ex- instant as she held out her right hand,
with -he white gloves hanging from II, toward
GreuZe few yards away.
i imagined you understood four years ago.
7 answered.
Did you have IA very hard time?" asked
Elsa
"Oh. wei II was pretty rough now and then"
y SUPPOSE vou found il rarher-rather lonely
rght away from everybody" she suggested
''0t course" ! explained, there was Howard"
81 had known him a. the varsity" contin-
ued and 7-e we're both in the steerage."
You travelled in the steerage"' cried Elsa,
VIII an expression OF something ike horror.
''Whe- -e-au ber you II all your glory
"Eacy better chap was there" I said: How
to nCai OUT funds and 60 shares until We had
ma oC- fortunes"
'El- -Cl-vC- CiIn'r'-
''N1." I answered. we certainly didn't"
"Il he come heue with yOu?' asked Elsa.
Hes dead poor chap I said, and Elsa
Slowly along the gallery, examining z picture
now and rh=n by the way.
Did Le de on the way home?' she asked,
quietly.
Away up country in Australia
Then she said, why did you return"
''N0s-a -Efa-" answered You fret and growl
anc get sick with everything. You long for the
sc places and the old people"