New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-19

At first she wrote to him. He carried her letters
with him backward and forward reading them.
studying them. always treasuring them. Save only
his constant anxiety concerning her. his life had
become a Joy to him His work was simple s and
His little office bright and clean. his window
place. In front garden bright even in these
late autumn days with simple flowers Backward
the wind and rain and sun seemed each in their
manhood asserted themselves In the little village
ng. and every one Was willing to help him with
advice and bulbs and the promise OF See4s, he
whom he met on the way. He remembered that he
had once before the evil days, called himself a
Christian. and one Sunday morning he found his
way to the village church He came out ut With fa
which was still something of a nightmare to him
He had come into real and intimate kinship with
these simple folk among whom chance had brought
And then her letters ceased He wrote and wrote
as he could and then one day a chance remark
brought the stinging color into his cheeks and his
leave of absence and went to London H., voc No
127 WestUst', fcdgware Road But when he reached
il he felt again for the letter IN his pocket No
at the head of her letter He pushed open the
There was a smell of stale beer and fresh sawdust
An unwholesome looking youth, colaress and I'M
the marble topped tables couple Of carmen were
wrangling in corner. dissolute looking person IN
seedy black was drinking at the counter ana carry
ing desultory compensation with a young pee .
son behind the bar. MarWood auureSSeu ihin9eii
can you tell me if Miss Day lives here?'' he
The young. person looked at him curiously.
Used to"' she answered. shes gone away
It was true then Esther had really lived in a
and back at the person behind the bar Wh@
seemed undecided whether to resent his scrutiny
or to encourage him as a possible admlTer;
Can you tell me-her present address," he asked
swrg door leading appaTenty into an inner ba des
Don't knew fo o she s sa4 in t6 deTs@y MIS-
pushed 6b the swing r GGGs
Ranked with gorgeous array of mirrors and
glasses She was apparently engaged IN the task
holding them up to the light to estimate their con-
II beg your pardon" he said 81 believe that Miss
Day has been staying here. Can you give me
The woman set down the particular bottle which
she was examining and looked at him fxedly;
MY name is Marwood," he said. Il knew Miss
The lady nodded her head Vigorously She be
Then all can say Is that It's great pity y9Gp
to her back, coming up here with such no
PARTICULAR and fnicky all the time as you please
Dft a the M s5K ReSe or sa R0 @d Il
yG tel 1s TaeSe the sR hay na as though
censed at the question Ind whats more II
She swung around and DISAPPEARED through door
leading 10 an inner rOOn- NdTWOOu leIl JHe place
which he could well imagine had been her lot
daYs and two nights he Sought her in ali manner
R Rm she d wa Standng beneath lamp post and
he was in the shadows There one to see
the tears " bD R f fhTos she Was tail
thin and pale. Her eyes We're larger, there was a
shabby. He thanked God for that. She was talk *
well dressed good hunored. debonnair. Marwood
"AnI how, does the show xo?' the man asked her
oh! am no judge she answered red, YEARLY lyr
only in the chorus. you know 1 have nothing TO
we 5esi are going to alter all that the said
swinging his cane II shall speak 10 Randall and
hammer small part out of him somehow. But
Then Marwood her stumble for a moment as
though she We're dizzy She recovered herself al
10 ammaGite Well she said "a little tired per-
ii@ The man suddenly threw away his cigarette.
Look here, Miss Day" he said YOU" , done
You girls are always forgetting your meals. L
meyer Yer q faint tons were Of no avail and
Marwood felt the blood run cold in his veins. for
he had seen for a second what one can ever see
and mistake-the wol1sh CLEAN of hunger in her
and Ike lash b pqt aooP
before which they had been standing opened ana
an hour before they out. The transformation
in her amazing The lines seemed 10 , maV -,
ber cheeks and light fin her eyes. Marwood, VINO
had been ftanq ~ cr6 G the way but he was
late Somewhat unwlingiy. as IL seefhed 70 HIrit nm
her companion hurried her into hanson ana
Marwood caught glimpse Of the m Wbsn ff f6e
IN draTr M before row of fats little west or
ran T Fst5ar light hold out her hand he could
see hesitation. her reIuctdlt t. - har
caught the mans eager tone as he oeht over hei
ha .iEor = u,oment-not more than FIVE. minutes !
| n,ust show YOU the little play-and / believe tnat
| the part would suit you admirably We VIII Keep
| the hanson. IL you like. will send you homs.