New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-15

There doesn't seem 10 be anybody here" re-
marked, cheerfully-
You understand what meant" she said
pale with anger
What can have become OF them asked.
Mysterious disappearance OF sixty picnickers. Con-
sterna1ion AZ Red Rock. A happy burg plunged in
desolation Read our next Sunday Sup"
We stood and gazed at the deserted scene Il
was as still as the grave. began shout and
call. but the empty forest gave back no sound but
the echo OF my voice.
You needn't bother" said my companion Il
might have known that this would be no excep-
ton"
Exception to what / asked.
ITO all their miserable horrid picnlcs' she
turned. They've al gone Off in couples. JUST as
I said"
Just as did reminded her
only they'll stay" she retorted bitterly stay
and stay and stay"
Here seems TO be The one shy man [ said de-
tecting bulky figure III the grass, snoring under
an embroidered lap-robe It was the stage driver,
obIivious the world stretched his length in the
Indian wheat.
What are Ne 10 do2' she cried vehe1entIy. 7
could simply kill them for inviting Father
made me go he insisted; said I owed 1t 10 my Old
school fellows! But l never dreamed they'd Do AS
bad this,"
Hadn't We better 90 back TO our Log said
Il wish 1 had never told you al that" she broke
out I don't like you 4 BIZ 1 hate you never
want 70 see you again. or them, or anyth
We always wake Up the drive, / said,
somewhat oo!dIy. am afraid dldnt Ike being
There were tears OF anger in her eyes. She went
i5oA ling deylzh handsome a. she stared straight IN
front Of hcV- tried TO speak. but she shut me Up
with "a snap of uer white LettE
Let me think.' she exclaimed Let me Think
waited cbediently while she thought There WIS
hurry her IL struck ne rs being a good deal OF
fuss and temper about nothing ! was sustained
by agreeable consciousness that had nothing
TO reproaCh myself with It's always q good thing
Tor . do exactly what woman wants.
There cant be any denomination about that The
Clay. You know Besides. | was SIN under The
spell OF the forest-the wide glade walled with
5r7Te- dIdTt count ana as t6- the others they
might have stayed away I'LL doomsday for al I
cared. Ny passionate beauty gave me glance 1l-4
i see you don't mind a btu she said
7 da-an't say yes or no 70 that remark. I
You're Just Ike the others" she said. with q
7 wish you we're returned.
But I am not. she cried cleIcniI1s nsr RtI!e
never speaking TO them again.
asked her PERMISSION 70 smoke a c.st CO. ~. ~
wish could do anything 7 wish I could swear.
There are some emotions too big FOR words !
oh, 10 be left alone all day with stranger she
y had hoped was something nearer and deaFer
IT'S not that you are you" she returned 'I5s
the situation To be abandoned Ike this; 70 oe
am no better than-the9 they are. have you ever
felt really gasPiag mad sn1 asAsq ..,5
y wish you were a girl" she said a girl would
undersrsud--'
Even a man has glimrners.' I said
You are awfuIiy nice she said To rather y
was YOU than anybody else. you know What tine
I looked at my watch
Five past noon / said
Miss Jayas began 10 90 some more thinking.
watched the sky through the haze Of my pe-tecto
aud tried TO hide the fact o. my content While she
did sums on her fingers and her lips moved WITH
uusUoken calculations . -
.'If YOU really teeI bad about it said. -
could swtpe one OF the carriages and take you
ba elk
But the driver she said. indicating the SUM
bertug figure the grass.
The chances are he won't wake up sal-
But Z he d.d-it would be cheap at 80 I added
No she returned. 7 don't want 10 DO a1T-HIIg
so hcrrid They pretty tightly packed as =
was. you know. and some one would b bound 20
be uncomfortable. Ia prefer 20 melt away-AAs tAe
Arab. you know
Then lets melt" 2 said.
''Tr's bout three miles 70 tho main road she
said The PeraIra Springs stage ought 70 pass
there at about 80 Wen head Il OF ana 20 nome.
we ought 20 leave word though I said otter
wise they might think We were lost, AAe me peO-
Dla with the whitening bones"
Il suppose We ought she assented Just 4 card
with a singing CiOodby.
I'VE couldn't improve on Just Gone home
You are quite right" she said No commegts;
no denominations; no fbs about feeling III JUST
Gone home - ..-
front YOU know. where il can't but De noticed
while my companion cid some squirting Tor Z pm