New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
Ole tUayfarer.


spun IN the the twilight AT last she rose and came
Hs was a<Ieen
she bent over him and scanned his worn features
with sort Of tender scrutiny. but her expressions
was enigmaucal Then she lifted the lock OF gray
hair lying loosely across his forehead. and
scar about jhs size Of her own little finger. then
And presently he woke WITH a sssrt.
II beg your forgiveness" he said courteOusly.
II Il forgVe se' sse answsGe 9 yG D!ssenGS he YOU viii
stag az ane 7,is. save supper with ms3 Rest here
rty in her manner F-er almost naughty grs-
per his hand stole fuaeiy % the little volume q
ming was written sylvia from stephen The date
eacb seemad ~ ~ VeTy & Li,Is a. snpte-'
abruptiy; 7''''
Where IS your husband
He died long ago she answered. with some -
serve Of manner very long ago. And you-vhers
- have no wife have never married
'-But you married. and had SOM
@ d eS, 80 DIT ! had to marry oeCause-zEelL sup
= have read it he said But was your bus
he was not she said. ..But-be Is dead
r5Anos dld Jamie never come back
burning log fen with ciattsr On tie heart6 h.
could not guess II she had heard his question.
He looked az her slender waist. the delicstely
set head. and the coil of soft. ash brown hair
hold work but they were white a. ana 20 over a her
Soe ao5d mos se9e e ts = s9d } s.Psnt TsgSr ring
He i did not repeat his question Just then.
waHderer on the face o. the EARTH
She sat down quietly opposite him her folded
and pass.onateIy: the MOONLIGHT flooded the lietis
When ! was ooy-a wild headStrons boy, u
you VII! but with strong. loving heart-G loved
earth, she was scarcely woman-a girl Almost
sylvia i,Iia-sI smiled led
4 AFS she Ioyc T NE & Or ssid she ; did and then
'PerbsDs." she said softly 1T + Bette 70 -
yfve them. There NAV have beer some injustice
done; n thought. to some one. which might last
Tt could never be r,rhted row" he said TT Is
What is thirty Years n eternity she said
"She. the wonsn-or shall call her the chnd?-
loved ruined nv rfe without exoIauatiou-
70 look for work 7 had almost the rrornise of
situation in an Office salary on which we unfehf
thriftv and housewifeIy in her sweet ways-when
he1rd from her inst these words,
Forgive ne For reasons 7 rar never exnIaf-
we can can meyer . nary ! am goi1g TO marry Ch-r-
svlv'a,s voice sounded very small and faint a.
Was that al. Didn't she even send her love-
Didn't she even tell Won That size should always
"ShA aid" he said How well you understand
'.Vo+ All women. but rerhaDS thss one"
- II here vas nothing for ne &c DO" he said All
me she gave no ev~Iaratio--rcrs Nv fs+h--
S,nd suddenly. Her fathe- Hsd urged her 70 marry
wv mother was dead What wss lef for me-
. gGrt aTSay- ! @ould rot fo-Fst Der: SralI never
j II
onered her name would be found written my
'cyvas sre so bsau+ffrI9" SYLVIA aslsd. ard in
The agitation of thar rno-7s1t the fernininfty of
..She 7vag-he-~s1f bs ssf5- --rs woman 60
hHT T1sTH for ne and @1s rejected me
you knew all Won would be r1ercffuI"
y was never less than mercifu1 10 her. Gcd bless
"Perhaps vou never heard tHat her rsfn-- forged
Tef-s,ned from r-oSecon On ro7itfo7 ~ IN
dauohter r-a--vfrg him
r..
sS tst fhs s'7ss.@ f' n MS S she Cod, And "a
sha thfrL 50 noorIv of her Iovsr7-
ra-.a'- sylvia said qUfst1y thorgh her white fsce
arrrs ~ her cha,- =-4 tra-x tIs+ 80 - rns
IS. Nonor IS TreatA-. Therefore sHA t~~- that she
INST cave hs- fathers rars ar5 Iosa Ner o7v-.
sh- knew that she rus- lose thA whole VOID
~ save he fs.za-.s sb 49, ~ 81 - 80 -.
TIE man she loved. the wan Whom ere had Ioead
rerIea v1+h since +rev vrara bo+b robfas Ioot o-
he- al '-e rest Of he- l''a vic ronua-ta ard
wnr74nHooS ru'ned. ~ e~at s~cH ~o--so-t srr
- 80 oY5 ~ -, 49, ~, 81 4.s-.z - -
be- ~o-+H sr4 what ven NarINd re@uty- a75 be
dNsnis~d ~ tre man she loved. and he silent for
sv,v'a'a tasrs rar over her cheeks. and still th-
.'sHe sccer.-d h~r LOT TIE -,4p sh~ Iov.4 went
raI=e- ard mar -h~ -----saS --s4@ ~ hs- ,'..
He'I she da--s uot let te-sa1s .Hfrk ~ And t-ar
~ou14 work v'.h ror herHs for t7a 1-+ia sor. sHs
9,.t AT6 - I'm -, rzE ,7,7 ~ eVsrvsh'1z
7r-~A6 Hf-7 tffr ~ %f~@ sH~ tHa r-4~a n.
Hsd oafd fo- H1r -o,;I1 Sr1r=I +hs IA -gafr
20 ths "++s--7"st farthfng-and II va. the utter
rrnet F7r+Ef7g"
THe-e vas dA.7 s'Ts-rs n the H+-r- RON
View Yru-iv +ha -ozs F-0-7 at
e1d be stood N~for~ S~'vfa f0olFr5 AZ thS 1oy-.fr
fsre-ioveiv S+sTI thourh IRE z4--1urs 81 ua-v
wears %ha8oved the eyes and followed ire t+aN-
rHeeEz
"A~6 ha knows - said
S~iv4a rnSs and MT her Ha-6s f--7 his
IND F1ow 81 o-~a7' she zztad
Af H'c@ ~ love, at And you
Svfvfa SMILED
''7va1 Wv ca- l-se7 zac--+z..
Ard 80 rH- --ve7rs- ra--e IN =-zv a-S fh- latter
yeas oT fHe'r f'vNa were better than rhs Henrf-x
-CThe Lady's Realm