New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-04
II Battle Of LoVeS.
By HAROLD oHIsoN.

Susannah knew him to be a bad man. Her moth
. LaG told her and. OF course her mother
"0Ulo know He had never entered the villagA
IL and he was a painter. Emerging from the
= leeesses OF Susannah's mother into the Hght
u Jay Herresford would be more truly observed
. q man devoted to his art, worshippfue all that
was beautiful 0he village church had been IateIv
'eSloIed D. and caring fer little else A pleasant
800 out perhaps. prone to seiishness his
s'OsopAy scented by perfume from Eastern gar
ueLis' Life is short and relatively Int,nDorrart.
' Is get through 1t as easy and pleasantly "a
Nie NOT noble philosophy, nor wise nor
- OUt SNeeilent:y comfortable His desire was
~ i've al peace with all men-most cartainlv with
al wonderland in this he succeeded OuarrelIi,e,
aIiu hard words Were disturbing. spelling that
L SO necessary to the NJ contemplation OF
picturing it on canvas Wbic5- via snc6 6ne work OF
was Tg r,, Oe Used IN connection with his nature
a a wen looking, with perfect health and an in
come small certainly vet enough TO ALLOW bir7
70 stand aside from that ight for bread forced nor
tbi ,iiOI I OF Souls, who dumped incoutnentIy on
as as pI,tLet without 50 much by their leave
rs ee6pecIed TO De thankful that by continual toll
SGsannah resided with her parents In an cid
percbsd 81 LII n5Led and quantity cnrridored
5ns valley From the gate OF the house path ran
at the ' bt 4 winding among the tree trunks and
i iosu 20 fhe village SUsannah a summer morn
more more pleasant than the dusty road anu
VOW she had been warned BY her mother that
ance. as she was pretty here Susanaah Nodded
Susannah are YOU 10 snesl( ~ 5I o. ,. no account
er, ~ course not. motherr' Susannah had said
., Hqt dangers Turk IN pleasant paths On this par
s gCeIsg morning she was nearing the road when
TO her, his head bent over newspaper as an Te
tb e+ an OF tobacco smoke floating it 1t was
Now what to dor, cried susannah-
II was too far to go back: she must nor sneak ~
hirn, and he was buried in his reading H5WeVer
= speech were denied. cough is wholly innocent
oo-sIeo; once daintIy, without effect again.
ff9nfghty: with SO strange sound that Here's
= beg your pardon-I'm' awfuIiY soTrv s sstd h.
scTTaLnnling down and facing her over the stiIe
eyes Bit the situation -5 w +iIi par OF 9a1Sing
The stile must be climbed and Herresford showed
no sign or retreat!ng Not a bit OF II: he said II
pipe and paper held both his hands cut over qo tb
go As Slsannah urged on her mother after
over the obstacle? Certain It is that she dd noth
little less so safeIv IN f5s ros me oeseent
H ne and went on her way: On her return
WI painter bearing stool and easel, trudgin.
TT, I'm sure he is a gentleman she reflected
D ADI 5. Goesat know anything about him
good deal Of susannah SO ehar n5 a I pctT "a
ner DAINTY frock and big hat, and smiled he
the morning was so beaqtitu wtS f the suught
Wth Tees sas w S5a5 ne hs and deep hqows hsd
scent OF the earth and the life giving breath OF
good to i've and better still. to love WHICH =
s IN fact It Is almost necessity TO be IN love IN
In the course OF the week following he met Susan
Happy Chance h sSgsn tba moments Hd g g , by
her parents would not allow him 10 see her IN her
into the acqualntanceship with huge delight. Hers
vas an eTts| ana therefore OF course penniless
were meetings clandestire. all friendship being
parental authority. What more could a girl Want7
Certainly glorious week
gathered from letter that Herresford wrote to his
friend Felix himself an artist and busy on mas
q Ma not vTaa brfaP
but fun OF Information: Have finished two
sketches. and fallen IN love The most glorious
never PAINT her Parents strongly opposed 70 me;
7 LADY kind: AitoEsther charming time" Az which
'Orpheus Seeking Eurydice n Hades.' (AIthOugh
he had chosen the subject, he won't 10 sigh
Frightening at the thought that 67hea SAM married qd
man. knew exactly where 20 look FOR his wife. A
face: called by his friends 'the cirsSedigser
Throwing the letter aside he pondered how he
could save his friend. But the thought came that
perhaps his friend wanted be lost and so he put
The matter aside, and went on painting flames and
shadowy figures writing IN torment with huge en-
but this was not to be the end OF II for him. A
th0stSlEnt later came another from
Us we. SVery Woru must De PAD Ior. C'Better
world i all our words cost a ha'penny." reflected
come here to-day?' Felix made up his mind he
could not leave his work, that he hated trains that
country would not appeal to HMM short that he
wouldn't 60. Two hours later he had started, hav-
I've been hard at work, said Hsrresrord as they
drove from the station Rural scenes-n1ornfnE
COW being driven down the road; evening COW being
driven Up the road, None o. your VeoUses, that
people stare at in the shop-windcw, but don't like
TO es6 for inside, Oh. yes. I've been very busy
80 gathered from your letter" remarked his
friend.
..c.old fellow. shes the most charming
IF friendship IS TO continue Interrupted
Felix. YOU had better save it all for after dinner
Ny feelings are more under control at that time;
at the least, I shall be sleepy
Il IN the cool OF the evening that Felix.
having been carefully fed felt able to approach the
subject o. his friends state OF mind
We'll, what's the matterF' he inquired Gone
crazy a woman again.
I'm in earnest this time
well, there's always q cure-narrfage Very
sudden. isn't to-
like an earthquake" sighed the lover.
"And the LADY,
"Oh. the prettiest. dainttest most deIishtfuP-