New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-27


you are all woman hateTs o think You r are T 5
the eye. and that kind of thing.
sh W9s o she becEo msf b Nth nm her eHes as well as @
tongue? These the futile questions the Major
he was alone amid world Of golden memories
Regent House was large square White man nan
if We might Judge from it's exterior But that
little Impressed if she had pointed to No 2s9 in a
street Of two s9rsd red jerry built ft.t ne
plot between the iron wicket and the door and
Sustnan 5esved the rubbisF Of No 2ss into his
cart TO windward OF the milk 1t was the TEMPE
w wa'e enough 5G for for hi ne Oei"S -e
He scarcely remembered what had passed during
ton She did the talking. Mrs. Pepper suffered
il was one reason why they were at Baddenhan-
for the baths. Of course; But he recalled certain
know. Major Lee" she had said, you were the
happened to see after coming here. We were with
Mrs Hepburn the Doctor VIE, ana I9e a. poe-u
didly if they all ike you" Then it was
'Goodby once more and the OLD gray clouq OF the
before realized the burden Of existence without
And the golden memories of ten minutes, half an
hour, an hour ago eddied about nm as II 70 en-
B Bns5s 5 5ss Of mis- past which was MS
That little annoyance at dinner by and by
an annoyance him really only in so far as it
drew him roughly from his dreams. He had ire
ing H. from one aspect This was when little Pop
per UP 20 him with clownsh kind OF shipper
we are pals again. aren't We Major?" he in
I hope So my boy" replied the Major.
That's all right then said iltt tie, PoppeT i 1T
that this afternoon. and was laundering sorry
for you old man But the girls will have their , Own
says when beaming bride drags another reluctant
bridegroom up the aisle She's very much gone on
They were in the barrack yard at the time. The
Major liked TO smoke solitary cigar by the moon
light wstching the men f con snd gg 9nd ten
orderly had brought out caInpstoGI Ior MN a;lo
set il against the red barrack wall opposite the
turn to Peppers half sister. Not that they wanted
she is said the little subaItern. as if encour-
aged by the Majors silence He did not see the
She's not half bad when you understand her She
wanted 70 know. YOU fEghtfully Rum thing ing.
moments for womer-a nobleT goal is ours, and
80 on-and that she might as well SET ner cap at
What do YOU think she said to that. old chap?'
looked at little Pepper under the moonlight.
What have you had to drink iI7 since dinner
Me? To drink? Oh. whiskey and soda, and
fellow. Lee. What's the use? What do you think
made love to by ST Simon styltes himself. or
whatever his beastly long name was on his col
The Major stood up and closed bis camp stool
brother Lawrsnie-buf have probably already re-
He was going when the subaltern grabbed him
Don't snub fellow SO per-perrsistently. Lee
when he's down, and all that and such a little
GAP c,.a%. feII"u in the regirnent knows
about him by heart. It's a stock joke-n friendly
want to know what Polly said when told her
tha 5 Lou e Mne }Sough0no 5ecaTseNoh
bother. Anyhow. that stuffed owl Of Stiles is
stiIl in the running: He'll De down here to-mor-
row in full cry again
I'd get OF 10 bed Pepper If were you. said
What did she say. | m asking youE' cried the
little subaltern. Can't you answer chap CIV
Then the Major gave way to his desire. What
Il. she said replied little Pepper: marking TIE
ssd clad ID Of ar then O she could talk yos
on what she calls common shense footing Com
take it from me that she said lot Of rot what
eys GT;o sf Pepper" said the Major: and
Grandson Lee ca az as ON Rdda But he ysR IN
No hurry about t. as he might have been had not
t Fe5er whiskeys ard sodas he pulled
the bell at Regent House he nae tnrotted the very
be thought so. He fattered himself i Was easy
enough TOO considering he had seen the girl only
he mas y y ne T@ r %hgn the foot
Mrs Peppers welcome was OF me W4rmesI-
r This s. Is s almost q clng to his Perhaps it was
mark Of her knshp with Mary perhaps 1t meant
NOT
about her evidently a stately person wnen she
eLose 20 ne so We so dreadrully AFRAID you
0rsre some one else" she added. with most en-
ror,ra ging countenance 49,, -.
TteT f6e Major turned to MARY RiddeH. and his
,oI,rsge failed aim She was sill. and more than
- bad Thought her. Was there smile in az the
,sS ~ match hers? Good afternoon. he said.
4, ,Fs hardest and most fTigid tone
PINT she did not shrink in the least, She poh-9
her Eladness CALMLY ard again save MIN boEiSh
hardclssp which thrilled him to the heart - 81.
neglect US" she s2td ,. ..-
~ vas no good In her presence he forgot eFerE-
thing except the pleasure OF the moment he Ieit
like a criminal whenever ne tried feepiS enough
80 rsllv himself into a condition Of ordinary IN
sersitfvenees 10 the charms OF womankind ~
vas easier to be natural and far more comfort
able -o.t.,,5c Co the
Mrs Poprer soon mentioned her Eratttuue IT the
..st,n- ~ Peter II was over toe
''Don-t mother" said Mary liodeli sass
Mater ee as Tauch II that kind OF nhNsic - -
could take. He'll never call on us again 7 " H-p
.sxyer~ we'll nv deHr said Mrs Pepper, -
ousS n - rnvself Much love ny son Me, ,q,.
v-ouia really rather talk about th's county -
BALI Oh, OF course refneInoei' " wv
np.,e-s -. knez anything else definitely ne haa