New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-13


Ao"Ho IN her long chair and caught at a
s"aylns c-eeper with petulant fingers
am painfully aware OF the fact II you have
Gui1e nnlshed your tea. may well discuss
matters now
The mans tone was quite leveI-businesslike. in
fact-the tone that he would use later in the dav
"heh debating letters TO his Babu typist There
was no indication that he was interested I'm the
matter other than from business standpoint He
settied himself rather more stif7v in his chair
waiting Tor her 10 speak. But she only trailed the
OF OF creeper over the edge of the veranda look
ing stFaisnt m front OF her with eyes that were
IuF'ously hard for childish a face
II vas not particularly attractive scene: the
gray walls Of the opposite buildings yere bro[eT
palm Beyond 1S5slli,s peepuI tree and stunted
lteGH, one caught chez tal glimpse OF disusei
already shut out that much Of the view Tor r y-s
starfi m ~ NAY ana the nerceSs blue blaze was
ia ga tIs 70 Prlns salvation by nre for one more
SHi up 6oh Cacutta, which would smell worse with
The narrow outlook had always seemed to Mn,
Tr5i. p'oHle or the big travesty she had found
more or less white win retfrue Of isrk terI.t
bjoss6r1es5 S+I1snls, Isathery palms and flaming
s sniS1 Win oranges guavas and mangoes DIRE
precise sftIati65 ~ Re e 1Te 4l tne year and the
lGoIn nat with no 'front.' she wrote home in
take 10 the word compound" and. in srv case NJ
IN short out Of the depth Of her ignorance she
go go come out 70 find heaven and ali that in il; is on
f1r+v hdIqrea rupees month, with husband or
s,S - o'l,., ano 7ad Iound-this
ca, an a you make any suggestions as to-what-we
mad At least, found that sort OF pathetic dignity
Willch comes 10 most men tand many Of The wom-
barely seven months out and restless under the
misery OF her first hot weather-was far from II.
qulck breaths and tearing the tiny pink petals
and the heat-and nobody here, Il was bad eTorIsI
IN the cold weather, but now it's-its hatefuI-'
Frere glanced at the pretty face and its fretfuI
absentuinded, that he had given shortly before To
tray. Something Of failure from boyhooi i-'' he
ao sar3~h Tor happiness so late in life that h.
the many losing numbers. But each day helped 10
most with relief. 70 the inevitable return 10 his old
Tt is certainly pity that YOU came out he re-
the life so-11pleassnt and cs baPJ1, % Stva o 'e
more luxurious place at home my present in
"oh. can go home-to my own homer she
Allen Frere flushed. and his lips went into thin
II think not" he answered. quietly. You see.
fs ina YOU are my VIE ana ne tact that you pre-
But thought people separated when they
couldn't agree"-the man winced-''and never
sha ger on together, so what Is the good OF keep
said h se s sam q9sq Of y asn g y2 2 i .o he
what difficult at honle-alone Unfortunately. mar
much-T'nl not iikelv 70 come home
eyes away
You'll find il rather hot going hons now"
Frere went on. afteE long silence and It will be
Darjiling until September and then-iust as you
to 20 a9 99P T IH5 30 s s 4i 3:
tears OF a defiant child in her eyes she walked
vert into boudoI-' 70 please her, swinging the
For no apparent reason. Frere walked round the
her long chair he droppea his Ta-d on the TOP q
III
she had torn.
The last week had been tsuch whirl that she
had hardly had time 10 thuk-certalDiy not time
10 think much Of her sorrows
Frere had taken her passage in the next home
ward bound boat, and tonight he was 70 see her
on board at Garden Reach as they were 70 leave
the river in the early morning With wholly teIni-
hlne irrauonaAty. she was complaining 70 herselL
that he might have got away from the ONCE, at
east for this last day; that there would be par
did not occur to her She had dressed early, from
sheer rest!essness. and moved from one room 10
-escbiur on OF S-erfuI Soubf ''--
He had been too old and grim and self-centred--
her people had always said so, and she had
thought 70 ind India suca a different place and
and not Gin Society, a bit; and-and-Jhis was the
only way out OF H. She was young and pretty. and
why should she spoil any more Of ner life
Si ,ls 70 q "a nor ,,ar $500 S ba,ir Com
pound. she uative-a woulan-wall softly %
,omfcrt of a cool sleep Nina knew her vaguely
As RupJ The mehtar's- wife; in he usual Anglo
kept as "A brown aut0maton. The woman
'rolched down watching the sleeper with satisfac-
ion. her attitude was perhaps. not quite touch
nE to Western notions as that of the mother who /
rugs baby in her arms out there was the same
hing thrutbiDg behind the differing ways Some +.
hing Of what II meant caught the girl suddenly /
she stood there. with all ner little world broken
round her by her hands. Perhaps If this I
lad happened things would have been different, .
md they wouldn't have made such a mess OF H. I
he leaned over the jh!Imills Watching the mother
owe the brown face. and then the placid baby. /.
ainlns until me Tram OF iagasJs pFo , al Sg
-eranda. cnafiug because 10 was getting late.
"He prefers L. stop "a the office until the last .
minute" she thought bitterly. He certainly takes /
are 20 avoid me- suppose he'll be quite al glad .
s shall be end H. But. = the lateuess grew .
rom q matter or minutes 10 one OF an hour. the .
ilent deserted rooms began 70 Cypress her. ap-
arently the BOYS had had orders from Frere TO go
he himself returning az dinner time 10 life I
erween "a hOtel and solitary room over the Office.
Nina went back 10 the corner where the u-ehtar's
wife and baby might. at least, give her some sense