The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-07-19
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Oakley had known Ryder only since
the occasion of the doctors dinner and
felt that he could never be more than
an acquired taste, if at all.
The editor took the floor, fguratively
speaking, for Miss Emory's presence
made the effort seem worth his while.
He promptly relieved Oakley of the
necessity to do more than listen, an act
of charity for which the latter was
hardly as grateful as he should have
been. He was no fool, but there We're
wide realms of enlightenment where
he was an absolute stranger, so when
Constance and Ryder came to talk of
books and music as they did finally,
his only refuge was in silence and he
went into a sort of intellectual quaran-
tine. His reading had been strictly
limited to scientific works and to the.
half dozen trade and technical journals
to which he subscribed and from which
he drew the larger part of his mental
sustenance. AS for music, he was ia
miliar With the airs from the latest
popular operas but the masterpieces
were utterly unknown, except such as
had been brought to his notice by hav
ing sleeping cars named in their honor,
practice he considered very compli-
mentary and possessing value as a
strong commercial Endorsement.
| He felt more and more lonely and
aloof as the evening wore on, and it
was relief when the doctor took
him into the library to examine speci-
mems of iron ore he had picked up west
of Antioch. where there We're undevei-
oped mineral lands for which he was
trying to secure capital. This was a
matter Oakley was interested in, since
it might mean business for the road.
He promptly forgot about Miss Emory
and the Objectionable Ryder and in
| ten minutes gave the doctor a better
comprehension of the mode of proce
| dure necessary to success than that
gentleman had been able to learn in
ten years of unfruitful attempting. He
also supplied him with few definite
facts and figures in lieu of the multi
tude of glittering generalities ON which
he had been pinning his faith as a
means of getting money into the
scheme.
When at last they returned to the
parlor they found another caller had
arrived during their absence, small,
| stability dressed man. With high,
bald head and weak, nearsighted eyes.
1t was Turner Joyce. Oakley knew
| him just as he was beginning to know
every other man, woman and child in
| the town.
Joyce rose hastily, or, rather, stun
bled to his feet as the doctor and Oak
ley entered the room.
II told you was coming up, doc
tor he said apo,ogetically. Miss Con
stance Las been very kind. She has
bee. telling lie Of the galleries ard
stat.ios Wat Il g.o,i ous experience"
y c,-...c..l s::....i.e parted I.yae;'s tain
i.s.
Mr.. Joyce fees tie isolation of h:s
art lia.e.'
T.le Lite nan b..i.ked Go;:l5tsfaa..ly a:
he spe...er ana t!:an slil, wish L gen,
tie. Ceprecat@yy gesture. Il Cont cal.
It a.t.'
~, ::re f,r too incest. lave
.ca.l l..y fc:e,E..a SPEAK in ,,.. RIOS,
te....:s Of TIE p3::raiie
5-oa Cd o. A..s We. i.e WIS especially
Pleased With ..-e frame You p...s..
know. Miss Constance. Tat MI. ,Ioycs.
-::.iJ...!.y furnishes tie francs. an Lii,
pictures - Lac ready u Tie w.ye 10
hang o., II. w,...!''
Mr.. jagee MED to Ll:i.s l.o,.b.-
Iu.ly at EyGe:. i.e scarcely knew Low
to taEe tie ;ll.i:sicn to TIC fraG.es. /,
was sore point with HIM.
Constance t..::..ei Wa e.ispieased
air froM KyGer To Tie l.tt;!!a a-tis...
There Was Il tii.lt. wistfl;l sisi.e o.
her lips. He was rather pathetic li@
ure to her, and she could not under.
stand how Ryder dared or had the
heart to make fun.
Il shall enjoy seeing all that yol
have done, Mr.. Joyce, and of course
wish to see Ruth. Why didn't she
come with you tonight?"
Her cousin, Lou Bentick's wife, is
dead, and she has been over at his
house all day. She was quite worn
out, but she sent you her love-"
Ryder glanced again at Miss Emory
and said, with hard cynicism: 1.-THE
notice will appear in Saturdays Herald
with tribute from her pastor. / new
err refuse his verse. 1t Invariably con
tains some scathing comment on the
uncertainty of the Baptist faith as d
means of salvation"
But this was wasted on joyce. Ry.
der rose, with sigh.
We'll, we toilers must think of the
morrow"
Oakley accepted this as a sign tina,
it was time to go. Joyce, too, stun.
bled across the room to the door, and
the three men took theii. leave togeth.
er. AS they stood ON the steps the
doctor said cordially, 81 hope you Will
both come again soon, and you, too
Turner" he added kindly
Ryder moved off quickly with Oak.
ley. Joyce would have dropped behind
but the latter made room for him al
his side. No one spoke until Ryder
halting on a street corner, said, "Sor.