New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-04
The Story Of Ffx1e Days.
BY AGNES GRozIEE HEEBERTsoN.



He sim fingered. They stood together, vaschtns
In a desul5ory The gay figures passins % aad
How aid YOU know I was Ensiahe'' she asked
lie laughed with a touch Of coudescension. and
she knew he thinking of his artists perce9gol.
were too simply dressed. and moved TOO sirpAJ %
She seemed SATISFIED. indeed. pleased or course.
i S8eW yoa were by your perfect E4nsllsl. ,sA.s
guessed at once who YOU We're saw IN the paReE
you. ar least. think Il would-1hat you were
You know my name. Them he said, idly
d dsd not occur him to ask hers. and shs
There las rot been a storm since you earne.- sac
said hs1-ly out li-fe "tS one s.-e s
are iyesr fTIe Tnlrss-s7 russ and Violent fury Tor
a short time aua the world colnIns TO an end Then
IL Is all over They are very French So.
II supPose enc must expect that AT Frencn
Il don't know Must the sea take on our char
the right If You climb it, and get TO the GtheE
witness "a storm discovered il soon after came
lere. There narrow opening in the rocks there.
is all fuss anu vioie8t furye'' be quoted. laugh
She laughed, too. something Of the kind. But
you must look where you sos YOUR feet, for there
You as,ve been here SOM time he questioned.
.For some monJhs-and nave been before. she
caught her sNrts defty tcsether ana s " -s
1ll tomorrow, goodhy,. she said
Idly h= watched her descend the rocks. wond-gins
an nr .isl lei "a Is.
she had nnaiiy disappeared he turned abruptly and
on the Iolowins day she was there before hinl.
lie could see lne sIsy olLE maze DS neT -. -
thoughts. and did not notice his approach -,
an, a ii hide tie i I.i5e 0e-ols 'H5
sas turned H = have been here r a d Sss
at her side, and some papers which looked as x
You are very fond Of the sea" he remarked.
with his first touch OF sympathy He SAT- down N
4 love it, said the girl Her breath caught. and
ne noticed her eyes the hrst tragic EXPRESSION
which had arrested him he was glad that it re-
NAMED there Until he was at work ,, -
The held the tiuge or violet blue. just az
sands the tnvalids SAT, and the children played
ne a5 14 WORKS. o r s l i2 26v some e v5I %
I she started Talk? on I suppose you think Il
would be relief 10 me TO speak As Il happened.
~ am silent person said the artist so am
I tnelr tongues-aItloush you seem TO oe an sxcep-
/ 7 have, lived very much Alone she said -Is
+ IN an ordinary way should feel grateful bus
\ as foolish as the majority OF girls
BY shsss sa az At her a fa9s h. vas su
was speedily gone, and he reflected upon the visit
/ tul look eyes 50 wide apart gave 70 face.
/ This picture VIII be unlike your other paint
+ i2gs she said. musingly. after pause 7 do1'e
'hlq 3 nave S seen + 9lieL sea o. y0G+A -n.
he said. indifferently. "The storm here Is noe
You mean ny face supplies the stormy els
msnt." she said She laughed under her breath
i Wen. you must make haste and take what you
/ want from IT, for The storm IS nearly over.
The remark struck him looking at the pictured
tace, tne sensitive INES. me passionate eyes, he
{ could nor believe IL 20 be true
Yes. I IN growing philosophical
You wiz never be that he said decidedly
She laughed, with another deet change to gayety-
Then snail ~ something else she said. with
IIcoi-st lIelle-- h-lt - q calIn even sfeater
There is 10 aim In phiIosoBhy' said the nan
/ except that or dead ashes-and any wind
She Vas silent When. she. sPoke again, her
[ thoughts had reverted 20 his picture
I This painting VIII he unique % re in aHo-her
v-3y she said III the first of Yours Z have
I seen ia which The central interest is a human
For "a moment he paused in his painting TO realize
how tue Aer "2I-s w. r. L.[-s 5--l4 or F.
IF the unconscious face They existed merely as
2asks 1eg . the girls gam -i7,s5
TIE rsg17rk w . the 3 most s PF f 5o me most
When. some considerable time acrerward, he set
down his brushes SAYING he had done all he could
M - N 1-rslI Tf-1 yvf4E q ti-s4 l4rrs-sior
What papers have. you here he asked.
London ones chiefly she said; but the local
paper is among them somewhere. It is thinner
-W6y here IS Monday papert' he cried. Tues
days. WedEesday.s: all last weeks-unOpened
Sc aushsd. then laushed5, q" Ia am not fond q
newspaper readins.'' she said The words sounded
Then why 10 you have them he asked her
te~e-ted in he doings Of YOUR fellow creatures
cones interest flags occasionally Her voics
. sounded still more tired
But ne had hardly heard some short article
caught hts eve. and he launched into a trenchanc
condemnation or modern methods Of Criticism
From that starting point he hrauched on into a
forgot her WEAKNESS then. and followed him: and
he SURPRISED by the apCDeSS or her reLuaTEss
. the extent 81 her klOwledge-
.YOu do not WELD rhe brush YOURSELF 7 SUP
/ nose ne said quickly EIanctnE at the close OF
. the discussion az her flushed cheeks and brilliant
She bit her lip. and the flush died out of her
con 7 am in the position OF the boy who picks
. up the masters dropped brush she said. scoru-
fully. cor rather. I in that position When
. not laZiuG here as YOU see me. I an engaged
. I'm that penal servirude OF incapaclry-Caachlns-
You ought to teach WELL he said
PERHAPS his apparent acceptance or heF E1capaCi-
/ ~ went home She did not look at him. and the
I have doubt I do she said But may We tax.
instead. OF YOUR work. peaSee You would be sur
+ prised II you knew how little interest have IN
mine
derng twinge OF COMPASSION pricktng him
cor perhaps &c be nearly over she sal0
/ quietly She turned the conversation ASIDE
They stayed there q long Tune arteF mat rs
{ man was SURPRISED to notice the hour. when she
Z Urred her fmDedirnenIa at length and said she
must go Not an the time had been spent IN talA
I either The painter wondered vaguely Why sls
{ had tired q veNed him as other women diQ-
She was an local companion with the g1rCS or 81
Z IanCe of speech He did not arrive at that
\ She went SO suddenly and with sucn an everyday
\ air OF cOuradeshfD that he forgot 70 ask her to
\ come again
I che worst Of h. for the worst Is YET 70 be- The