The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-20

in April and May. the cty-pent must
wait until nc -October.
But spring Ia not an of life, nor what
at once chiefly concerns us. There are
people to be noted: a little series OF
more or Jess related phenomena to be
observed.
One Of the people, a young man.
stands conveniently before a florists
window. at that hour when the sun
briefly flushes this narrow canyon Of
Broadway from wall to wall.
He had loitered along the lively high
way an hour or more, his nerves tin
Cling responsibility to all its stimuli.
And now he unused as he stared at the
tangled tracery Of ferns against the
high bank of wine-red autumn foliage,
the royal cluster of white chrysanthe-
NUNS and the big jar Of American
Beauties.
He had looked forward to this mo-
ment, ~too-when he should enter that
same door and order at least an arm
full of those same naughty roses sent
to an address his memory cherished.
Yet now, the time having come, the
zest for the feat was gone. 1t would
be done; 1t were ungraceful not to do
It. after certain expressions; but Il
would be done with no heart because
of the certain knowledge that no one
at least no one to be desired--could
possibly care for him, Or consider him
even with interest for anything but
his money-the same kind of money
rIt-I. ~na14 Ir ryaxr a
"and she wouldn't care in the least
whether 1t was mine or Higbee's, so
there was a lot of It,"
Yet he stepped in and ordered the
roses, nor did the florist once suspect
that so lavish a buyer of flowers could
be a prey to emotions of corroding
cynicism toward the person for whom
they were meant.
From the florists he returned direct
ly to the hotel to find his mother and
Psyche making home-like the suite to
which they had been assigned. A maid
was unpacl&lg trunks under his sis
ter's supervision. Mrs. Bines was in
converse with a person Of authoritative
manner regarding the. service to be
l supplied them. Two maids would be
required, and madame would of course
: wish a butler
Mrs. Bines looked helplessly at her
! son, who had just entered.
81 think-we've-we've always did
our own b%uttling," she faltered.
The person was politely interested.
l "I1l attend to these things, ma" said
l Percival, rather suddenly.
Eyes, we'll want a butler and the
>, two maids, and see hat the butter
knows his business, please, and-here
I take this, and see that we're proper
ly looked after, will you?"
AS the bill bore a large &c" on Its
face, and the person was rather a gen
I tleman anyway. this unfortunate essay
t at irregular conjugation never fell into
/ a certain class of anecdotes which Mrs
b Bines' best friends could now and thel
bring themselves to relate of her.
But other matters are forward. w
may next overtake two people witt
loiter on this bracing October da.
down a leaf-strewn aisle in Contra
park.
o YOU" said the girl Of the pair
"least of all men can accuse me o
e lacking heart"
d You are cold to me now"
n But look, think-what did I Offer
n you've had my trust-everything
could bring myself to give you. Lool
E what l would have sacrificed at you
k call. Think how | waited ard longe,
y. for that call"
IS you know how helpless l was"
y Eyes, if you wanted more than m
bare self. should have been helples:
Is too, IL l had wanted more than-tha
YOU"
at ut would have been folly-madnes
80 that way"
I'd "Folly-madness? Do you remen
to Der the Sonnet of Revolt you sent M
s. Sit on this bench; l wish to say
over to you, very slowly; I want 20
~ to hear 1t while you keep your later a
titude in mind"
. "Life-what is life? To do without ava
err The decent ordered tasks of every day:
Talk with the sober; join the solemn pla.
:, Tell for the hundredth time the self-san
tale
Told by our grandsires in the self-same va
10 Where the sun sets with even, level ray
" And nights, eternally the same make wa
-, For hueless dawns, intolerably pale"
= But know the verse;"
mo; hear 1t out;-hear what yo
sent me:
land this is life? Nay, l would rather 81
The man who sees his soul in some wi
OF cause;
The fool who spurns, for momental
% bliss,
=, Authat he was and all he thought to be:
ne The rebel stark against his country
rs laws;
as Gods own mad over. dying on akiss.' =
She had completed the verse Wi
ID, the hint Of a sheer in her tones.
II Eyes, truly, l remember It; but son
dy day you'll thank me for saving yo,
!er of course it would have been regul,