The San Francisco call., 1904-11-20

words for his big vzsu. smbtt1saA %
kCOwIs6 6g-ac6-and-
'Fame2" smiled Graurley.
II you ike" Jsrsmy admitted VIII
shy sulkinsss.
IIru take 4 long tine. On. know
you're not a marrying man but s1--
q hundred a year
T can wait for what I want
We'll. II you change your nlnd, lsr
ne know"
You didn't let ycur father know
Grzntley laughed
-Oh. vel, a week isn't ten years.
nor even Ave" he reminded Jeremy
a man can wait for what he wants
Hang Il, even a woman can 60 L1ar-
Look az 0IuuDIss,"
GrantIey asked explanations and
drew OUT the story which Mrs Muu1pls
had told earlier IN tire evening Grant
Isy's fancy was caught by IT, and ne
pressed Jeremy for 4 tuu and accurate
rendering. obtaining q clear view OF
how Mrs 5Iun1pIs herself Rad the case
Quit a romantic picture. TIE lady
and the lover with the lady outside
the castle and the lover ilsids-Jusr for
a change"
Jeremy had been moved BY the story.
but reluctantly and 20 his own shame
Now he hesirated whether 70 laugh OF
not nature urging one way, his pose
(Which he digutdad with the tile q
reasOul suggesting the other.
"A different view IS possible 20 the
worldly mind" GrzutIey went OF n
lazy amussusnt- Perhaps the vwits
bored hin MUnrles-it nay presume
70 call her thar-probabIy cried OVs-
him and carried On. as rhey say he
felt 4 fool before the war1e-. depend
upon lti And perhaps shs didn't IOOz
her best IN tsars-rhey generally don't
Besides We see what Muuples looks
Hks now and even ten years ago
Wei as each three months. or what
ever the tine nay be. rolled round Isss
cS the charm o. youth would hang
about her We shouldn't suggest any
of this 20 MUmples. but as philosophers
and men OF the world were bound %
contempt u oursel YES. Jeremy
He drank some brandy and soda and
lit a fresh cigar Jeremy laughed a7-
pIause- Here. doubtless was the man
nf the worlds view. the rational ard
unsertfueutaI view 20 which he was
avowsd and committed Deep IN his
heart a snail voice whispered that 10
was shame % turn the light OF his
6lstIuslcced lev1-y On poor Old MUM
pIes' mighty sorrow and tr7IsrfuI love
And when we're IN love with than
they cant do anything wroEg5 and
when we've stopped beng N love. they
cant Do anything right" Graurlay
sighed huuOF0usly- oh Tes. there's
another INTERPRETATION Of Mr. MuupIss
remarkable conduct. You see. We know
he's not 6y nature a patient nan. OF hs
wouldn't have committed The tltfisCrs-
ton that brought him where 1s 81
Don't they have bars OF q g-ariug or
something between them az these pain
fI-I interviews Possibly IL was 1usr as
well for Munnple's sake. now and then"
Despite the sEau voice Jeremy
laughed more he bravsd It's accusa-
ton oS treachery 70 Mumule- He tried
70 feel quite easy IN his mirth % en-
10y the drol turning upside down OF the
pathetic little story as pleasantly and
cOOIIy as GrautIey there on his couch.
with his cigar and his brandy and soda
For Graurley's reflective smile vas en-
tfreIy devoid Of any sslf-q 1esriCning OF
oC any sense OF trsachsry 70 anybody o.
20 anything with claims 10 reverence or
loyalty L was for Jeremy. however
the first time he had been asked 90 turn
his theories on % one ne loved and 70
try how his pose worked where z mat
ter came near his heart HIS uuirrh did
not achieve spOurzneiry- Bur il vas
GrautIey who said az last wf-h s. yavrn-
It's shane 10 make fun CUT O r1e
poor old SOUL but rhe idea was ire
gfstibIs. wasn't It. Jeremy
And Jeremy laughed again
Jeremy said goodnight and wsnt
down the hiI. leaving GrantIey % read
the letters which the evening posi- had
brought him There Rad been one from
Tom Courtland- Grzzrley had opensd
and glanced az that before his guest
went away There were new truL'-'-s.
it appeared The Lady Harriet had not
given her husband 4 cordial OF even q
civil welcome. and the letter hintet
that Court1and had stood as much as h
could bear and that something, even
though il were something Desperate
must be done a man must md sons
peace and some pleasure IN his He
was the sentence Granrley chose ID
read out as a sample OF the letter ard
he had added Poor old Toni I'm
afraid he's going 20 make fool q
himself
Jeremy had asked 10 questions as 70
the probable nature u CCurrLand'
folly (Which was E0C perhaps hard ID
gusssls but the thought OF him mingled
with the other FecOLlsc--ons OF TIE
evening. with Mrs. MuuDLs's story and
he turn they had given 20 IT, with
CfranrIey's ansCdOts about himself and
with the idea 0t him which Jeremy s
acute though raw mind set I-selr 20
grOpe after a1[ 70 realize The young
man again felt thai sOmshOW his
theories had begun 20 be 10 LONGER
theories IN a vacuum OF merely sDscu-
Iative thought. they had begun % meet
people and TO run Up against facts
The facts and the people no doubt 1rred
and justified the theories but 20 see
how that came about NEEDED some con
sidsratfou- 50 Tar he had got Re had
not yet arrived az a modification o. The
theories. OF even at an arrlruds o.
readiness ID modify them. slrhOuEh
that would have been an unimDeach-
able position from a scientific stand
point
The sight OF SfbyIIz standing AZ ths
gate OF their little garden brought Ms
thoughts back 20 her he remembered
that she had promised % str uD-a1
irrational proceeding. as her inability
70 give good ground for IL 1ad clearly
proved. and iC was nearly rWslve-a
very Iara hour for AiIldea--so vel
had GrauLIey's talk begUilsd the time
SibviIa herseIf seemed 70 feel L1s lesd
OF excuse, FOR as soon as she caught
sight OF her brother she cried oEE 70
him.
7 simply couldn't 90 % bed, Fvs