New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-24
us Obere Any Jusf Cause
Or In7pedfmer,f?"
BY p. b. PATTTssoN.

est on this mellow October afternoon as the bfr
aIid ~ steamer slowly sIded from her moorings
ailluS' the crowd of shipping that filed the harbor
-" ''e smart British r1an-of-war and typical
NHiI'-se Junk to the quaint native sampan which
so9HoUeu along under its queer little saiL leaning
over until 1t looked in danger of capsiziug alto
gether.
There were many passengers on board the
1arF'Ha''a, for this was not time OF the year
mat many people travelled from The East home
ward But amidst the stir and hustle attendant on
the departure Of n big mail steamer. and tno set
tlhg down OF newly joined passengers. two peorIe
-Doth paSseEGers-foruned tranquil coEt-ast
1ney were man and woman, strangers 70
each other. bat both leaning over the rail not
many PAGES apart. engaged in ;he same occ,Iua-
t!on-that OF contemplating the rapidly receGiug
shore The setting was gliding the Peak with
It golden glory which EXTENDED to tn whole OF JGc
long and rugged range of nils THAI comprise the
island OF Hong Kong Presently the last Of the
White buildings. So thickly dot,.1s the sides AMI
top OF the Peak disappeared. Then the pIaFu
hosp.t7! ard surrounding cemetery. IN its Lonely
isolation. slowly vanished round a projecting hui,
then The last OF the shipping and the Parrama,ta
was going swiftly through the deep blue water fuII
speed ahead for Singapore
Now ana again junk would creep past sailing
lazily under its quaint mating sail. The say was
gloriously blue and hecked with fluffy white clouds
here and tha.e. Jae air mid and warm
Major Walton although his eyes rested the
gold tipped hills they were swiftly passing, saw
much occupied with a bitter past 10 AXE much
heed OF the surroundings OF the present. 1t was
the old, old story his mind was dwelling on. That
OF woman's frailty and a mans vilainy. and
although the events which had weilnigA VIE. II
his life had all happened more than a year aEo
now. obey We're brought but too freshly to his
mind by this journey hone Home And what a
Homecoming. ne said 90 himself bitterly
The story was perhaps only too commoa. He
and his wife the latter beautiful. spoiled. vain,
haN lran = win II ne %
gone on to Monte Carlo for "a week or Two Here
they had met Sir Lionel HIppesey. a handsome
shallow young EngshmaH. VINO was doing his
best without success. ruin himself al the tables,
averred he had married the pretty Scotch heITeSs
He was staying at Monte Carlo very much en-
garGOn his wife being Ill at home ana u laoIe 70
travel Re and the WaltOus became acquainted
BEAUTY while She was both pleased and fattered by
his admiration and attentions, and her husoand'
MrS walton Became an ardent gambler. and
good many bank notes tiuttered away; but Walton
a rich man. and could anord 10 ihuuIse "S'
However. the wretched woman was losing more
than her money Tor her heat 49,, ,;cET bi restes
attraction in her syesC%" ia Sod S0 Iok1Sg empty
Then had come The war in South Africa, and
the front, and he departed leaving his wiIe NOR
or less her mistress and with the cohiiha'u o.
6nring her husbands absence she again met Sir
Lionel Hippesley. this time az nome, anu ~ TT
her-a too willing victim-tO run away with nm 70
Paris From there she wrote 10 heT luSosthu d.'G
tolls him she had never really cared for him ana
t thtt r noT was S,.e Sir Lionel Hippesiey,
The blow almost stunned Walton in the first great
shock and although, during the noIIYI 5+h III os-
5ars ~ that campaign. he had Courted death ottsh
and often when his friends and comraoes Ws-s
shot down at his side almost ne seemed 70 p-I5
n charmed life AT last he was wounded ana IT.
,,aTi{cd home when ne speedily obtained MS 'tl-
,orC@ HiuDeslev's wife had already divorced her
started a voyage 70 Japan anu vas 49, -
a year spent in the East, once NOR LeCUi
terI1 ON his homecoming. with no nome ana no
wife His love for her was as completely utau -
If It had never existed WRiie noinrs p o. she we're
pity for her remained Hlppesiey ah ld sie a. sbe
now married and Walton often WohueIsu II 81 SIo
would ever rue the day she ran away Win niaI'
He thought so. for Hippesey was weak as water
and utterly selfish. oz 80 .
The last lingering sunray had disappeared and a
sudden GOODNESS and grayneSs seemed 10 oVtrspFtt9
sI-er,,+biDg The wind was freShening up, too ana
the Parramatta was beginning 70 rise ana IAN ~
yft5 Short impatient sigh Walton reused him
eeIf and turned to go TO the smoking room IS
he did so the lady him turned 70 20 oeIoW a
Such a beautiful. pathetic race, out OF w. -
. mir of dark blush gray eyes NaItoh a. 4o
n instant his eyes met hers. Ie4t suuueI ''-A Va
in +erest and hs wondered VINO she Was. -, 49,,
He very soon found out for on ooard snip -. ~
sraedy becomes aware Of the identlty-WV iletner
tr1ra or false-Of ones fellow passenger 7l,e
q NJ C;renviIIe widow and had been staying
a. Hong Kong with friends. ana was now rttO L..sS
% I-r1land She was ChaperOned by an aunt Lacy
70 a. -Iaci5 white haired elderly lady. with
- - 80 ,-aica vhO became In the intimacy OF
long sea voyage. very conhdertlaI WIN WAoli' -
" hose bronzed face and kindly gray eyes 9'iO ---A
conceived 4 strong liking. t-s - -,or-,-
again" she said day. when the iitG
LEFT Singapore far behind. and they were s'ea'iiis