New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-04
THE SUICIDE APPOINTMENT.

The Casino had closed it's doors. and IT was so
tate that the noisy night crowd on the balcony
OF the Cafe de Paris had melted away; the Red
Hungarian band had put their precious instru-
ments into ''nosebags." and strolled home-no one
but themselves knew where.
The noisy ones had gone TO finish the night
with wild dance at a late hotel. and the Place Of
the Casino the streets leading out OF IT were as
quiet as IL Monte Carlo were country village. in
stead of the gayest pleasure town in the world
Though the month was January. the air was soft
as that OF a mild English October. the sky blue
with the deep translucent color Of a sapphire The
moon had been full week ago and did not rise
till after midnight. Now the only hint OF her COM
ing WAS silver haze, which divided the sapphire
sky from the sapphire film OF cloud yelled
the stars and there but light enough In the
azure night TO show who approached the
high bridge flung across the ravne of Ste Devote
that another figure was there before him-the figure
OF a woman in pale tinted dress. which Glim-
mered IN the dusk.
The dim presence of that other motionless figure.
and the silence only emphasized by the whisper OF
water weighed upon his TR5 a te moved
abruptly. he sprapg toward her With hand out
and 5eeh fell 35 b your sS p'p
The two stood looking into each others eyes
checked moon-paling the blue air to silver The
two faces showed wan and startled ana IN the eyes
was recognition. for they knew now that they had
..Wbv ala you touch me?" she asked. her tone
half frightened. half curious.
s'f-thotight for a moment that
You thought that was going TO throw myself
the bridge? -
Yes; stupid of me. of course. When 1 saw my
mistake'- x,..
.sYou begged my pardon l was frightened when
Won rushed at me like that. but now see your
face | am not afraid. You are no thiet or muir
derer We have seen each other before
II have seen you often down there lie nodded
toward the Casino ,-,,.N,
And you thought you looked bhsHsI-
strange we should be compatrtots and meet here
tonight" ,r.. cr,o,.
The sirI-she was no more than a gtrl-was silent
for a moment. but she made no movement 10 80 on,
nor did he Suddenly she spoke: Il should Ike TO
say sonething but I've hardly the courage
IT win say II. You wouldn't have thought
meant TO throw myself into the ravne Just because
/ moved IL you had not been thinking or the same
thing yourself"
Il had, admit / came here to think but not to
do it-not tonight
why II was exactly so with me-.
They looked at another more closely. A
common motive. a common trouble. perhaps gave
feeling of intimacy. They were OF the same race.
the same class, not far removed IN age: the same
morbid melancholy. the same grim curiosity had
led them here and brought them together
Neither now wished go away.
Fate in this, and they must talk II out Her
first movement. which had brought him 10 her side.
had really been made with the thought OF leaving
the bridge 10 the intruder but she no longer re-
garded him such Each leaned hand on the
paTapet.
I'm sorry to hear that II 10 with you a. with
me- he said. But I hope no. A. bad"
1T couldn't be much worse
Yet you very younx-