New-York tribune., 1904-08-12

There is nothing" thought ne ..Dut my own 7
senSibiIity. For that is the only truth in The
world"
He felt it strange TO be walking there amid the
hustle Of the boulevard lost between the stream Of
people going with him and the stream OF those
coming toward him. all. II seemed 10 him. with
object. which caused them 70 hurry Glowing
reach their destination a second sooner, Few
women were among them; theE were mostly men
men with important business. ard they
scarcely deinable air OF hostility toward him.
though they at that he was not oHe OF
themselves that he had about him a strange
aspiration differing widely from theirs, TOO widely
for them not to push against him more rudeiy Than
against those al their own kind.
They all have something do" thought he.
except me. I never have any thing 10 do. -.
Mechanically. he stopped before IA shop window
sparkling with Jewels diamonds darrius Out pink
and yellow rays like rainbow beams from nowers
OF light, blossoming IL the tSht OF other flowers
OF light; light flowers groups Of electric light chal-
ices blossoruiug like blue opal lilies against the
plate glass. which transparent that. for
its cLearness. it as though it We're NOT there
And ne IonEsd FOR soul OF diamond. hard and
glttering OF radiant substance, buu sJI sut~ta4c-
a soul of substance that would suffer less tnau his
own. woven Of nvisibiity and intaHstbilty.
which suffered
Two women pushed hghJiy against him he
stood before tie window They 100. had surely
something TO do, something lmp"rtlUL
And I have nothing 10 do he thought w har
BE saw himself. in cIear water reflected in
the plate glass ut the SlCp Window Ms psle -@cs
III the dead electric rtdal!ce Nas Ike ne tLCS o.
q corpse he could see JhaC he wanted shaFlas.
b rS ollg ~ 80 ~, i,,,rs g-tTar Ii@ walked me
few steps toward the baroer's WIKI The important
But after that. what shall I do?' already he
Meanwhile he had entered. sat down in the red
leather armchair before the mirror and me marble
toilet table glttering with its nickel toilet bottles
as 5 L [lS & ;4b bIs crfe5 a. hr and Is fatuols
smile adjusted the napkin with Hiu1ole fingers be-
He laid his head back on the rest
And while he felt the snaylng oT,+sA 4Fsetias s
houses where the hostess would be at home at this
tfr1e 4.SO tea time He could look IN upor them;
he was dressed for visiting But the idea did not
attract him; ne felt too duh 700 @Inuen @ opPle5seI
with his grief longing TOO greatly for what hs was
The barber, with light finger tips. biandly turned
his head the left and he relt the cold sharpness
scratching as it met the beard He oIionIess.
staring at the violet and gI roses & I- O t4 cTs fj
he finished Immediately; how quick thas barber
OF course. ne was certain OF finding his friend
Braauws, the painter. at home nov. 5uL L tnsIe
young artists enthusiastic natures. fluent. fun OF
TOO. smelling OF musk the perfume thaI maze -1
Then what. in Heavens name. shall do?'' he
| asked himself again, at his wits enc -.
He was finished; ne passed the corner or tne
crops OF Iel- I1s , Ua - he Ssr bscJ< in his chair
flower stalks n aespal 80 lS LI he sa -essu ii q mantle
about him and Igatly powdered MS cnesAisr. ,1-
Trim my hair a little and Just since Il a ol'-
He was glad to have thought of this lie 81 bolt
upright now, staring az his powdered tace, AAe %
death mask the mask Of tragic FleTrql; ITi -5 %5l
s9=6rs Went lSterIg over his temples. clipping
away lightly. little tick with the orusn % re-
/ move the small hairs and 50 much mora was doAs
! Then came the singeing.
/ Fortunately it took longer 70 SINCE hiul-ve4y
/ Hs 6reathed again. scarcely noticing how the
bar 1trh the sott warmth He thought or aoso-
/ Iutey unable 10 make up MS mindi even now ne
his other friend. Bells. who Ike himself lived IN
/ - 9.sTz 5s Ia pity AT this hour with a glass OF
| hirters and curacao before him. MS hands atop OK
! Jrfth RsIls and go sornevhere afterwari- e
But Relis always made him sun more Hlelancao.y
! 70 Bells. but he did not want Bells now no. A71
'sapposng went this evening 70 the Fra4cat5: 5at
| they playing 'Phedre. with Adellne blo14y,
he Thought with despaIrlng eIIoFti LQg ne & N@S
quite dressed shaved me powder eusfeq m ava
CLOSED with breath or or!tlIaatlne. Ms sSgu-T - y
even Just touched win tiny cqQleIl-sbp @ &c., - ~
! BGt ah. he did not know why; the Fran:ais had
attraction for him either, nothing attracted Ll
So he Just stood up in his despair, the barber
handed him his his gloves. suloothed the SIDE
| for arn 70 10 there: he left. bowed out by the
[ smiling barber. who held open me do'T -II
I him. -
/ 80 nv God what shall do what shall DO,
what shall [ dor he asked himself outside IN IN
Speakable wreJchedless lost once more alEnLeSSly
I amoug the busting Importance OF - many people
hUTryiuE along
He had fve-'5.lga coroHer ON his cards aaI 2t-
his pocket haudkerCriefSr hS had rsuuel- S-I,i-,
arz4siuE CoUureuauce. little pale and SAD with
. his great black longing eyes He was tall si9lL
. almost TO leanuesS. his dress was always as nat
/ uraUv elegant though 70 had grown with lLIn-
I He independent. having some fortune, an IN
come OF about 2O0t0 francs which sUtfice5. seeing
/ his comparatively simple needs, TO enable him 20
live we'll now here. there, with fixed ABODE,
driven by his restleSSness. He had relations n
| Holland. { AruheIm. at the Hague. and he knew
I Druule everywhere. he well liked though con-
siiered rather quiet for his eight and twenty years
but he had always been considered quiet, too quiet
| He regarded one OF the fortunate ones o.
this earth blessed with prosperity. man or family
| fortune and lovabIe disposition all this ought 20
| make him happy.
Yet ha not. he never had been From his
childhood he had never been happy he had
lost his parents early IN ufe-hs scarcely re1enn-
/ hered theu-and long ago, his loss had bTouSnl
a colIness TO freeze about his life. Cldness