The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-02

cape to the reading his old diaries to
his Wife though the that does this must not only
have developed an abnormal sense of humor, but at
the same time become absolutely dead to shame.
This may o" may not be the case of JIM though at
the beginning of this story he had already filled
several large volumes with the pompous and senti-
mental thoughts peculiar the age of twenty If
Moses and the Duchess had elaborated the
result might have equaed young Kents diary kept
conscientiously during his eighteenth year. in which
time he became ardent pillar of the church and
simultaneously fell in love with blonde soprano in
the choir
tive ancient who originated the theory that to love
is to love forever, to have known Kent, who,
after ALL only the average very young and
who perfectly capable of loving an entire series
CT young ladies. one after the other with the same
enthusiasm he bestowed upon the first In fact, to
his twentieth summer Jim presented the inspiring
sight of calf playing railroad track 1t is
doubtful If he would relish the smile as his class
picture taken about this tine shows him assuming the
expression of who knows more than Socrates and
little less than the archangels but, withal decent
clean-imbed young chap that any providence might
be glad 70 elect its special care.
He twenty the June that saw him end his fresh
man year Shortly after seeing his parents on to
Europe, and the same day he started bithey to join
some haf-dozen bright and particular chums who
camping in the mountains
From no less authority than himself it has been
gathered that at this period of his existence modesy
not his prevailing trait Although at times he
partially succeeded in conceang the fact, he consid
cred himself complacently as pleasing combination
of Beau Brumme, Epctetus and Father Damien In
reality, of course, he just nice cub with arts-
tic temperament.
He had a very decent time in the woods. The boys
jolly and he used to roam around in solitary
neutrality-suspicious. with copy of Byron under his
arm, and occasionally write verses himself that made
Byrons fade to insignfcance.
There a hotel mile from the camp, and
it appeared that the mother of of the boys was
stopping there, and day descended her son s
tailiwck with some hafdoZen young ladies in tow.
They came in with much hustle and confusion, and
everybody was introduced and the camp hos
pltable and brewed lemonade in pail, and glad
to hear how perfectly lovely must be to live in the
very heart of the woods, and how terribly horrid it
must be when it raned and so on. All but Jim, that
is. He was standing with his hand his heart gasp
ing for breath, for he realized that all with
him the moment he her come in and stoop pick
the burrs out of her skirt. The feeling that
last was the true mate for whom his heart had been
waiting these many weary years swept him like
a He perfectly sure of the feeling because
he had had 1t so many times
Presently he was introduced to her. Her name was
Miss Tompkins it appeared and they talked together
until 1t was time for the boys mother to take her
lambs home to dinner. Then he walked home with
her-a long way behind the others in the scented
twilight and by the time they reached their desna-
ton she knew the story of his life was vaguely
beginning to comprehend what a wonder he was. He,
in turn. in possession of the fact that her name
Ruby Hazel-even that didn't strike him as being
humorous-and that she staying at the hotel for
month with two girl friends from her native town
somewhere in New Jersey.
Jim says that for the life of him he cannot
recall single intelligent conversation they held.
The thing he does remember, however is that she