New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-24

she never will She had very unhappy married
life. short rs ii was. ana AFRAID she win never
care 70 repeat the experiment"
idea somehow Of Mrs Ci.erv.iie marrying any one
became very distastefU TO him. unless-and his
as he all at once realized That Violet Grelville had
They h9d srert a great deal Of their ti1lc to-
gotaer during those l-rE. hot DAYS. and lad paced
The deK AFTER dinner IN the cool darkness Of those
LhSE any other vou7l ~ Ead ever met for hts
intellectual s'de OF his na,ure Mrs Gyenvi,Is
80 S'.' tl' r. g. - t.at tie 'rtl,IS - 20
born of her beauty She could never have he'd his
After thot conversation wt-h Lady G-ghe-ue.
80. 49, Co - ..-C,.,--Ite ~ ~ - -, -
no hint First he must Tell her hi, story Vet he
shv7nE from the idea OF LAYING bare the Shameful
The days gded sv-t;t.y away. svvist even in their
cluster = red rooted dwellings. ling low on ths
n3,. seemed tnro"-h The Red Sea. and rap
II vas coupa el evenings later suez vae ie,t
si '1. nc err. 7.'a a1I entered the canal
no novelty. AHoas ta- Ilr-r y.r5 Walton a,d Nj
UP the ''m sandy banks Of the desert past which
Walton 7Gr hls companion leaned side. by side
over the rIti- and talked TN trGguentary manner.
hut there vSs ar nJonation In his voice. tender-
uea- his and ~ his coSeJ ~ - 80 ma Nd -
Ny darling he spered Violet I love YOU
w, M,I you you. be my WIFE seek To re darling tell
Fer Fer a noms mt as he ~ MS arm round her and
ne nuiriedly drew herself away.
viii tell YOU then If YOU SIN aye To near
49, ere 20 h.tt BE- cried la~s!oaateiy- child.
Eut ", win sld httIe smile she fitted from his
s.4g. ana vas lost IN The shadows OF the deck.
t1rosh that long Lot day. the eriier. portions
Of tit almost seerled II Mr. CrvuviIi- wanted
W. eI. -. Lee %oa she reT3aned in her cabin
clock To W3lt9n-iu his lovers impatlence-
incidents Of little Arab BOYS running along she
6tnks beside the slowly moving steamer. shouting
herd of clneIs satherz7i tosether cro,,bir in re
sand giving an Old World Biblical aspect to the
But. punctually at o'clock. Mrs Grenvirs sp-
55T ed on deck looking very lovely in her white
shadows rested under the erav-bl,.e ewes So waItoy
70 Npom hAr coming was as glimpse OF paradise
deck chair to secs d Rg ana lh3 ne carried fTS her
glare Of the afternoon sun. which now creeping
most OF the passengers were below e1tovfng siesta
and Walton drew chair near TO his conpanion.s
You don't know what fortunes OF irnpatisnce ana
70 oe-yes?' and he tried 70 rad his answer IN her
She was deadly pale and her slender hands
tFeJrbled as they lay in her lap
thing 70 tel you before I give YOU ny answer.
spT1etalns that you ousbt 20 know II acter-you
My darling he cried violet only saw Won
i I2 me little. and 1 don't care FOR anything
a little flush and fain, smile frightened her
Yes IL do care FOR you she whispered Nor.
t IMAM thought I could ever care FOR any one
seet can trust you. lean on You. respect you and
yG4I 90 not know what ali that means 70 a woman
fusion stripped from her Listen. and win tell Won
my story To begin with I am not a widow a.
You thought and my name is not Gr-nville. II was
my own, after-after ] was divorced divorced
my husband nearly Two years ago now We had
when ne went abroad and met there a married
woman who suppose attracted him. But to cur
the story short he-ho finally away with her
20 IiS after ner husband had been ordered out 10
enough. a naInesake of yours
Walton had turned nvid- Good Cod he cried
Your wIfet' echoed his companion. .-Then-then
YOU = And she sank back in her chair pale and
Yes" he answered thicky. MY wife vas
the husband OF that wretched woman"
Thought II was. your name being the same? I
never dreamed OF his. she n-uruurel broSeUy.
Walton rOs@ and leaned "re- 90" rail, turning htS
Itvtfi%h 3EoW 70 the desert W.4re r It-.e breeze
in whtrl, only Thought being u1uerrlost!
Then you are really no began
Lady Hppesley" she replied bitterly.
There followed 2 long silence. OuiN broken by tbs
SLOW pulslng OF the engines and the ripple and eddy
pairs or blank uuseeNg eyes saZ=d out over The
wide desert, and the down IN a sea az
blood behind the distant line OF hills while in the
pale, cold East noveIed the faint crescent of the
At length the man reused himself and fixing his
eyes ysarningiy on the pale face before him. he
We'll. darling. ana why not? Is there any Just
WHY nOtt' she whispered drea rnily letting her
hand fall in his.-(The Bys-aEGer.