New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
IN TWO PARrs-PART /

into our places and Iook~i about Mrs Newlands's
long table.
Meaning. OF course tina. I'm q prize" said my
partner.
I ain not the only one WHO thinks you that" I
said
Are you prize too" she asked
-'2Iodesty forbids 70 saw" returned.
It's strange we've been here two whole days.
she said. and vet you and 7 have never got be-
yond introduction ard six words about the
weather"
Twenty is almost too many for a house party
] explained. 'One cannot work out ones afinitfss
when there are more than a DOZEN
Perhaps in this didn't try she re-
marked.
How could L" I said with you always SUI
rounded by admirers
You wouldn't call three a crowd" she said
Il hated 70 be fourth returned
IF were man" said Miss Senrian I'D always
be first everywhere Especially n were a man
like you. you Knowing and al that-and strong
enough 70 knock the other three mems heads to-
gether"
That would be such bad FORM said
7 hardly meant il H-erally.'' she remarked
Besides I went on. YOU have such charming
air Of disdsin. as though looked through people
at the wallpaper oppOsite-and didn't think much
Of either-that faint hearts ike ne you know.
leave the fair ladies' for somebody else. don't
forget how you gazed at when I remarked II
mId for the time OF year
After such a commonplace as that" she said.
lou blame for giving you-what IS It that
prizehghters call TIA bif IN the eye you know"
"Bths are dscouragtng." said
You're too striking looking to talk
rnonplaces.' - she went
And yet it's common places that make the whole
world kin I observed And it's almost original
nowadays not 10 be eleventh. people ike Us.
you know. It gives the pip when all these little
srartes begin to get clever; fire Of their little
crackers-pay for their keep. you know. make cpl
grams and turn intellectual sonersauits-
uID7'' asked Miss Sentiau a
waiter momentarily divided with t.rrapin-
When feel the way you look I said
Am really so disdafnfuI?'' she asked.
You the personiAcatiou OF caste" said
''or anuence. OF almost fnsoe1t social power and
Iii. inctcn Il ma the POOR and lowly grind their
teeth and feel IN their pockets for a bomb"
1T seems to ne you firing OF little cracker
yourself she said.
Well it's my last one" returned Besides. Of
course. IT is possible may be all wrong
Yes you are all wrong" she said.
Every human being is enigma remarked
"Ah." she returned. Tets get back common
places to the parrotry OF Intercourse You say
Pretty Polly and scream and III say Give me
cracker-give ne a cracksr-gtve a cracker
till you can't hear yourself think. You ask ne
who's my favortte author and III praise your lovely
pictures Were tied together for at least an hour;
but what's Al hour two experienced parrots
like us?"
oh you don't have 10 give the whole hour"
I said. There's rather remarkable parrot on
the other side Of you-a parrot who crossed BOr-
neo. Once get him screaming. and he'll never stop
I don't want to boom myself but really I think
you would make a mistake 70 abandon ne"
You're cross because you weren't given that
little heIotrope thing TO take IN to dinner" said
Miss Sentian
And you're cross because you didn't get your
foreign friend there" said The count fel-
Iow-Delaski. isn't that his nsme2-the swaggerest
cockatoo in the bunch"
7 could make YOU do very nicely If you'd let
ne" said Miss Seutian. The trouble is you are
so accustomed 20 be petted and cooed to-the
women are all cray about you. you know-that
when I won't pet and won't coo you begin 10 turn
suIky and call names"
You mean " both OF spoiled said
You are a beautiful heiress"-
And you are a famous painter" she interrupted
And now the two spoiled brats want 70 tear
out each others eyes" said 7 admit It I
don't defend myself. Life is short and love
praise and love admiration I'd walk a nile 20 get
a pretty woman hold ny hand"
You wouldn't have go FAR for the little
helio'- she began
oh YOU mustn't cried out
II don't mind being cut out BY ravtng beauty,
continued Miss Sentian IN Unmoved tone AT
least not much you know; but TO think I could
be preferred by a person who ought 70 have some
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4 you won't let ne go on
I'll talk to the next parrot. Good5y. Mr.. Clayton"
No no" cried. Not yet. please Give ne one
more chance. I'll try and be a better parrot
She looked back at again Mr. Clayton.
she said suppose we make a tremendous effort
to try and seem happy together, even II were not
Don't let US openly betray our incompatibiHty
Don't let the other parrots that we are mis-
mated"
"Oh. but I am happy" I said
You say that IN the tone % a man who per
sists that he can be happy anywhere she OBJ
served "a friend OF mine used 70 say. Give me
a book and pipe and the deck Of my yachs ana
my own thoughts for company. and the Worlc may
go hang It's often the formula for broken
heart"
to you" said.
We'll had refused him twice. you know SAD
Miss sentian and I suppose, just for moment.
the poor fellow was all broken up
He got it. I dare say. ! SAID g.. -,
oh he started OF around the wors .. n rs
our goodby-in the big. gloomy cabin you 49, hs1
he In his sea clothes and l1oA 49, o. 800 81
n The dark crying into her Handkerchief ana Jne
ing sails. One hug would have seJIIe0 lie 'I-7 az
But he sailed without it," said 80
..FIe brought M at Florida" she continued. and
fred off one last ptiful cable .ss-s - a. -
TesTsd Win somebody entirely different for he
never got beyond that big hotel Gown tn7le' anu
And lived happily ever afterward- REMARKED
He would If she'd let him she said
1T pity about thai mug. 10 OOS Sta.ye GOT
The snsS Is to run You must jump and cut them
up II you don't they get rested ana come Oa-A
and fight you
.'TU make note OF IT," 7 said -,
How do you know I'm not running now sHe
.sTSTor1 rim or from ne asked. indicating the
count opposite. r-..,-S---z -..,-so7e-
You're SC Ike dear old Hildeorand yourself
she remarked evadinE the question -
ct was dear old Hudebrand I sUPposea., WHO
brought romance into such disrepuJe. sara
He wasn't clever all she SAID rell7-tlNeiS.
but he had noble shoulders. ana WIS 50 goo 10
his mother.
Poor Hlldebrand I said.
Perhaps after All he was iuckier not 10 get ne.
she said go -
Please don't get humble SAD a. Sne
breatheG little sigh Of recoi.ecJ.on,- ,.s