New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-10
Obe Boots at No. 40.
BY RITA"
IN TWO PARTs-PART II.

Again his attention was arrested. This time BY
smell OF burning. Sounds of confusion followed.
He heard chair overturned, hurry-scurry of feet.
the hiss Of water fire. Then volume Of smoke
swept through the cracks and apertures Of that
dividing door. He sprang to his feet and raped
IL loudly.
rs your FREQ he Numbered What is
the meaning Of all this smoker
Then came frightened cry. The door
locked. He conscious of vivid light a
woman's terrified face!
He pushed her within his own room and rushed
into hers mass of papers was burning on the
and in doing had set ire to the window
tains. which were of hanging hinlsy musun The
proximity of fireplace to window was partly
sponsible for the accident With the readiness of
source inStic J9an Gray tore down the sF msy
muslin crushed ii into the crate, and, snatchng up
and stified the flames. In mother moment all dan
smoke and burning was painfully evident but the
9d1olning room to No ~ was unoccupied, ana
sufferer. His rapid glance around showed him no
d danger or damage and he threw the win
Shiverlng figure standing by the communicating
It's all right now" he said cheerfuIy And
did I Jnank d We haven't alarmed the hotel How
sat-, IA was u burning some letters and papers. she
next thing | saw was sheet of flame running up
aIS9tnssde the window. Then"-
neP dead white face. her wide brown frightened
isS el9 sITeaKS OF gray IN the loosened hair his
claimed and held her own eyes Their terror faded
into sudden JOY. timorous and chdIike; born Of
quick recognition Of something long hoped for and
You are Julian GrayI' she cried. family.
NJ And nd y9G? ne said; hoarsely;. You are
He made no movement to touch or greet her
Only looked and looked, and looked agafn-yet al
change such as rendered almost unrecognizable the
Monica he eTsd at al 9hce PypTs seI2q
Such a world of meraories-such host of things
pltlIul ana pltlable, sad and mad. hateful and
| happy surged up within his heart, and rolled on
vague yS and hopeless channel for their release.
touching in her voice set every nerve Of mem
Dry a-1uyer with mingled Joy and pain She
you would not have known me again see it
/ of suffering
Hen He made a hasty gesture
WHICH !I; was cast aside. forgotten''--
II told you could not help myself I was obliged
We'll we'll" he said bitterly 1T is an old story
Why recall ite am pleased have been of service
| to say l am pleased at discovering to whom have
played re5Guer; ! have long years Of hardship
Her lips quivered, but, with effort at selfcom-
| mand she kept back the threatened tears.
1T is so strange" she faltered. TO meet like
at is not at all strange" he said somewhat
harshly for the things we never wish for are al
NAYS the tninss 20 ran 70 US. Inc undesITed IS
turned from Punishment yesterday. 1 came here by
were you crying last night?''
Her pale face crimsO0ed. She stammered ont
some vague confession of pain. but he knew that
no mere physical suffering had caused that grief
/ or wrung from her those DiteOus sObs IL would
have been ungenerous TO press Ter for the truth so
i he prOfessed himself satisfied
Then that strange OF the prophecies, or
rules to be observed. other opinions unCOnven-
/ tional behavior. swept them both She be-
came conscious OF a dressing gown he of slippers
and smoking Jacket; bOth-Of the lateness Of the
4 hour. the OVerthTOwn barriers OF COmmuntca ton.
He stepped aside. and mOtioned her TO enter The
/ smoke gone now. the habitabe.
al u I'M
col1ness and hardness of his face her courage
/ failed. She had always been weak and timOrOus.
/ had Monica St George. So. with a few stammered
| words she passed from room TO room, and he,
/ watching. the door close slowly; surely very.
/ very slOwly-as though the guiding hand were re-
| luctant TO complete punishment Then, sud,
i denly how why he never knew. and never cared
/ to ask himself an impulse swept him from the