New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-27

The sky was blue. and the brilliant: but
easterly wind bending the black branches OF
the trees and tearing from them the dead leaves
The flowers in the little garden had long since died
and the of foliage that hid the cottage in
summer had melted away.
At the bottom OF the garden flowed the river and
from under the willow trees to my ears the
sound Of singing. 1 stood still and listened
foolish fellow was softly chanting pretty plain
tive little song. song of love and death / heard
II TO the end before 1 moved Then 1 crossed the
grass and stood by the river. In the cottage gar
den young man lying back in a chair a
gun across his knees, and his hands busIy stufHng
tobacco into a pine
Hullo." he calculated
Sohtude makes men communicable
i am intruding. am afraid" said I. .'disturbing
your meditations" o
Il m all the better for that" he ansvvsra1 ,,
Ob eSe ana IN and nd sit down: I'm awfuly lonely
us feeling Seemed 70 spring up at between
riPened. NO1' inquired as our friendship
in the time We use 81 to 5ers It is lovely
have been T bsE the moon upah you Should
.. Treerhaps l shouldn't have been wanted.
i.s Should have guessed half that numbeP said
On two each end OF the boat"
And We sang i06scs there were two ends
There would be. suppasS ir,srr.,-,..
t ne smiled felt convinced there had been in
entiy id you hear me just now?' he inquired pres
Yes l enjoyed IT very much. But s,,rs,v ,,,.,,
.FbPpt fima memories 1t was rather sad song
N n1f SO cheerful as might be- / wantedev'bayt
! e preserved a sympathetic silence. and waited
srtade 9 6asr make an excellent Inferno with IN
I've known you about ten niHUIegg ai1io g1;,r.
1 me Sado turning 10 me- after few mouepfs 81
About that" agreed.
freezing and thinking we'll In an tel, sitting Vd here
ten Years 10 legg h are some people I've known for
affairs Queer Sr isn't ?pG i9s say word about
any .e aTe rn met constructed s mentally according
That's go I Ssa said and ettin one I'M myself
u Tf slowly between his lips. you smoke good
Il wished to prove myself worthy OF your 70
I'm in love you know" he said. after . .,1.nc.
%TTa aP in smoke; sign of true eompanionshDs
'I;had my suspicious"
al 1--WE in town but took this cottage last spring.
/, nodded; It seemed absolutely logical.
sba thought she was.er-fond Of me. but suddenly
Their. There should be no connection
liked him for 96a Some g0an mes sEnsd
young men-thi4k differently
ing in little place in the village And she avoids
.It's-it's damnabie," he exclaimed.
come down here as often as f' can a and some
times see her But she says must forget which
ing to meet her; or sit here. and smoke. and feel
And shoot?" I inquired. touching the gun.
m HR rPS It's nice to Kill something "n'" you
@ a% TeFs '2 seized foE With E2r i is!a
friends residing on the opposite bank created Il.
end as the result Afterward I found my new
f Of me- f things Of f this World
You live in the neighborhood?' he Inquired
There" said 1 pointing to large house Perohsd
on Tb aiI % &9Su where s she yed His tone showed
surprise mingled with envy unutterao Die ,raets
ago. and live there in solitude Tor literary pur-
80 you're the man her father hates se-the
II paid for it said l. naturally feeling aggreyed-
1T has belonged to The 0 b he o had 10 part
iF :Tfs "a fine old house, agreed Then held out
my h must 50 soi but hope we shall often each
o' n can't be here very much. I'm in beastly
Wei call at Globe whenever you can I shall
always be delighted to see you
hurled back along the road. for neglected work
t5ae Ta M had heard An old mans broken
heart: an inconstant woman; and song OF low, love
Even when had settled at my desk and the unI
finished sheets OF my book iaE 0e+oIS me oSaG
changed2 l puzzled over It. and then called my
reasons There might be no reason at all Man.
say the sages Is thG only t ,1 nine and
thanked my stars was a bachelor and HKeiy 10
remain . -
on the following afternoon. TO my great sur
prise the old man who hated me paid me visit,
and was most friendly and affable- With him was
the object Of my friends adorasion. AMI we had
charming little tea party. There was no hint OF a
vendetta: I could detect no dagger hidden IN MS
bosom. and If he did not eat my salt he Parto9k
freely OF my sugar. AS for Miss Marjorie. could
easily understand my young friends infatuaton.
A sweet dainty girl born and bred In the country
air with the refinement Of the child who had
Nature for a governeSs. and whose schooIroom had
been among the trees and flowers
The ice broken "a task easily accomplished. our
friendship grew apaCe to the detriment OF my
work We took long rambles together. and the Old
man delighted me with his intimate knowledSe of
the life OF field and hedgerow. and the secrets OF