Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

CAPE even to the extent of reading od diaries to
his wife, though the that does this must not only
have developed abnormal sense of humor, but at
the same time, become absolutely dead to shame.
This may may not be the case OF Jim, though at
the beginning of this story he had already hlled
several large volumes with the pompous and senti-
mental thoughts peculiar to the age of twenty. II
Moses and the Duchess had ever colaborated the net
result might have equaled young Kents diary Kept
conscientously 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.
1t would have been discouraging to the unimagna-
tive ancient who originated the theory that to love
once is to love forever, to have known Kent who,
after all, was only the average very young man and
who perfectly capable of loving an entire series
of young ladies, one after the otner with tne same
enthusiasm he bestowed upon the first In fact up to
his twentieth summer, Jim presented the inspiring
sight of calf playing on a railroad track 1t is
doubtful If he would relish the sime, as his class
picture taken about this time shows him assuming the
expression of who knows more than Socrates and
little less than the archangels, but withal decent
clean-limbed young chap that any providence might
be glad to elect it's special care.
He was twenty the June that saw him end his fresh
man year. Shortly after seeing his parents off to-
Europe and the same day he started blithey to join
some half-dozen bright and particular chums who
were camping in the mountains.
From no less authority than himself it has been
gathered that at this period Of his existence modesty
was not his prevailing trait. Although at times he
partially succeeded in concealing the fact he consd
cred himself complacenty as a pleasing combination
of Beau Brummel, Epictetus and Father Damien. In
reality of he was just nice cub with an arts-
He had very decent time in the woods. The boys
were jolly, and he used to roam around in solitary
grandeur--sometmes with copy of Byron under his
arm and occasionally write verses himself that made
Byron's fade to insignifcance
There was hotel a mile or so from the camp. and
It appeared that the mother of of the boys was
stopping there and day descended upon her sons
bailiwick with some halfdozen young ladies' in tow.
They came in with much hustle and confusion, and
everybody introduced, and the camp was hos
ptable and brewed lemonade in pail and was glad
to hear how perfectly lovely it must be to live in the
very heart of the woods and how terribly horrd 1T
must be when it rained, and All but Jim, that
ing for BREATH for he realized that all with
the burrs out of her skirt The feeling that here at
waiting these many weary years swept him like
he had had it so many times.
Miss Tompkins it appeared, and they talked together
lambs home to dinner. Then he walked home with
twilight and by the time they reached their destina-
tion She knew the story of his life and was vaguely
beginning to comprehend what wonder he was He,
in turn was in possession of the fact that her
was Ruby Hazel-even that didn't strike him as being
a month with two girl friends from her native town
somewhere in New Jersey.
lin saws now that for the life of him he cannot
recal single intelligent conversation they ever held.
The thing he does remember however, is that she was