New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-14
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SHORT STORY. BY BARRY PAIN.

she's pretty cute. Don't smile too much. orer
me wars esreJ or order some Soes Tor me as
before Tor me. Don't look at me all the Time.look
this DIRECTLY reM ana 'nsh ten you why M '''hs
Lake did his best to act the part and to take
things more simply. He was consumed with curl
osity. and for that reason he said. he lighted
take pity on my loneness9tRats feel the reason
why does not matter at al am unquestioninsiy
II just want to tell YOU. I know DIR; Henson
playing it low down on You. That tobacco he gave
you is ordinary tobacco. He wants to make you
tons out of it. and then he'll say there was no
needn't ask me how know % ' but its the truth
Il believe you The possibility Of i had oc-
I got no sensations at all. and that's all over with
on him. That's better
spin him long story. Tell him you smoked ~
with his Ia give him his tobacco back again 70
prove that yea knew his game all the time. r..,.
box in which me tobacco was placed. put i in one
But the triumph must be yours" he said,
She leaned forward seriously. Listen to me-
Eas s na
baS e E9I o With s not you gS 70 seaS
Certainly. But m puzzled. Why do you come
IT'S very kind Of you, I'm very glad you've dons
She hesitated and bIushed slightly. For myself.
a pity have wasted my tune by not meeting you
before? Have you been long in Carer ..,,..
she exclaimed If don't go back to my aun2
troubie In Pi saw good good night to yog Mr.
He was rather STAGGERED. Coed night" ne said
1T depends. Mind that when he's about you
He watched her as she went Up the hall Her
bright smile came Off very easily She looked a
That night he could come to no satisfactory exc
he had been told and await events In the mean
time the girls race haunted him ana always as y
her-aIways with that tired and hunted look. What
| mind? What cards was she playing? Why had she
spoken to him. i'm The questions were endless Sd
long awake
The little farce was played aye out with gTeas sue;
did it the better because Irene Jocelyn breakastns
4 After smoking the hasheesh he had heard the
SR6yT o o4 T. and out GLASS; 81 fna strange
white woman had crept and cut herself with gold
| Good said the doctor with dry triumph And
/ the more interesting because you have never had
No5. asked Lake 7 thought hat would Be Il
md your t9baeeS inside How do you give IT that
doctor wa rng tSe wre se
BTookes was undisgSisediy amused a the failure,
toned the thing to a solitary soul should have
mar P how S6n eams to s~d think y
for yourself It's quite unlike you
avoided young Lake, and thereby drove him to tbs
verge Of madness. II even occurred to him to play
bold stroke and ask the doctor TO introduce him.
But he had the reasonable conviction that the in:
/ PRODUCTION would do him more harm than good
with this strange girl He grew 10 hate Henson
/ would not speak He invented excuses to get him
/ out Of the way.
| on the third day she came UP to him IN the hall
goodby to you,. Mr.. Lake. she said I'VE leave
Won't You ten ne ANYTHING before you go, Z
| can find no reason why you should have interests
| ed yourself in my defence. Still less find any
/ reason why you should have avoided me ever
/ since
But wasn't interested in you. You're not
| what do they say?not on In this act. Didn't
| tell you that I was doing 1t for mysef?"
Yes. You are clever-you found out the doctors
trick"
| IT know him. told you that met him On the
IT stupid. for also knew him. and aid nos
| find out I'm not vain enough. believe me, to sup
pose that you aid this for love Of me-"
81 wish to God you hadP' he added; and the tone
and simplicity OF the words carried conviction. She
What was done not for love OF you, was done
for hate OF somebody elSei Can't you imagine q
woman wanting to hit back and too proud to lee
you imagine her hungering and thirsting to
certain man fall. II only IN some little thing. Jss
Tor once? Cant YOU Oh. you don't want the
No no I'm sorry Goodoy.
"Goodby"
only you know-that Is not for hate Of q man.
She shook her head and turned away mtnuta
American 20 a group OF hotel acquaintances.
And this is. perhaps. the primary reason why
sober earnest His friends have ceased speak to
him. DR.. Henson-Blake is interested IN the casa
(The Tattler