New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

now there were left only smiles and dimPles and
white teeth and wonderful flying wisps of golden
hair She Clasped her hands about my and led
me to the rail of the feTrybOat.
After all she said. why not smile with me- or
a least at me? We are both young-and see what
beautiful night II IS, and we are alone, Look
arm and leaning her elbows the rail rested her
chin between the palms OF her hands
Do YOU forget" | asked. that there is boat
living that wharf every fifteen minutes: That al
Fifteen minutes" she interrupted Isn't fl
teen minutes enough TO lose oneself IN great CITY,
J. took only SIX DAYS TO make world. With reSO
luton and 4 little imagination, what could not one
do IN fifteen minutes: Why. nearly all of the good
and bad IN the world has been done in less time than
that Whv not ask me II forget that the name OF
Tins boat Is the Pittsburgh: that the pier just over
there Is where the Hamburg liners land; that the
r-qilrs beyond come from the houses the old
Stevens place; But why not for only fifteen MINI
1-tes forget all this? Do YOU Try to see things
as they should be rather than as they are: 1t 5 a
most amusing game Are not these stars and that
moon. for instance. the same stars ana moon that
hang over the Riviera: Why IN this darkness
should that coal pier over there not be the per at
Monaco. and those lights Just beyond the lights
from The Casino and the Hotel de Paris: The girl
once more put her through mine and drew her
self close TO my side.
ewes upward 50 that the white moonlight fell full
on them and the bowed lips and the oval cheeks and
the wonderful golden halr and there are no guests
on board-no one but ourselves. except the captain
forward there on the bridge and the sailors asleep
below The boat 5 called the Marguerite
The Marguerte: | asked.
Yes. he Marguerite-that IS my name. wanted
n have Il called something else; but YOU would have
: t12ar way We are steering straight tor Monte
Carlo now and when they put Us OF on the dinghy.
We shall walk up the hill. very slowly. arm IN arm
;rlS- ike TWO bourgeois lovers and when We get out
Of breath we shall stop and listen to the fooSh doves
n he cages And IN the shadows OF the trees YOU
VIII put both Your arms about me ana Whisper 10
re how very much YOU love me-
And then :: / asked
Them" she repeated. For moment 1 am al
most sure the green tOque touched the shoulder OF
my great coat as she looked UP Al the staTs-starS
which | saw now might have shone on the Medter-
-7-esr as well as the North River
Then: Why then, | think We'll 60 TO eros
and get little table the terrace ana we Il drink
= our future: that though the night VIII change 10
dav and the summer TO winter and from winter 20
summer agaIrl-that shall never change. IS
-ocac OF her. that shall always be Just as beautiful
and hat bot Of Us viii be Just OF each other
- nj ~o,7-se being a man YOU Viii want gam
fle. but don't think Il let you gamble tonight
Vel lust sit and listen the cn+ OF the gold ana
the droning voices OF the cTouTleTS coming through
the G-per windows of the Casino, and 10 the MUSIC
-7+- door a. he Richie and can look down al the
tiny waves running up the beach and the lghtS OF
,,,,- OWN Marguerite 4 anchor out II the haTbor
49, This way 25rd-s... All on shouted a deck
We passed over the bridge along he passageway.
and then down the steps that led 70 the street l
glanced at the station clocl-lt lacked only a few
minutes OF midnight
And now: / asked
For = moment the girl stood silent, apparently
confused a he tumble of the tra11c, at the crowds
171l-rzng past US and the noisy shouts OF the CAP
,7--a-e md he ex1ressrnen. For the first time.
;-7age she was conscious OF facing the crisis OF her
escarade. She glanced up al me and drew few
short breaths through the always sniLlng lipS' oul
he misty ewes denied them. The crowd from the
ferry house had passed and lett us alone with a
few bawllng CabTnen- =
We had better take cab SAID and tax 1t