New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20
By T. w. HANSHEW

hood Dom speak ri IT. There a--
ing
There Ha- raoncu. ii SILENCE betar, I.aa.ter
could trust himself 20 lool mp When Dc ti s3 She
had recovered her uio-urc Her lips ser, again
smiling and her ewes ag4iu bright brighter ta.u
ever. lor the llgut that from them came m
glaze Of unaruprcd tears.
an We 20 -UracH here and get AVA. fr.t. iI,
he'tsllE CROWD SAID I~nl7rcr. "rluNlus L- lrots
and studying ms hugcruai.e II seems 50 absurd
10 pc talking hhc tins n ID ball room
Everything "c have ever done has been absurd '
She ,nsN cred, "'th a laugh Why shouldn't uc
continue the pracroc5
Docs That mean that you had rather remain
40. that had rather do what YOU suggest /,
seems 50 delc"usl> ridiculous for TWO .c,aihly
separated persons 10 st down and enjoy a quiet
tcte-a-tetc But there IS So much want to hear
from your own lips
Is there, DO YOU really care"
About your literary success, Oh. yes She in
tcrlected sullingy After all there Is something
in reflected greatness, and one cant help feeling
little pride IN being the wife of a great literary
gcnIus-csp ccially when She remembers that She
contributed 10 that greatness. and, indeed made
II possible, by removing herself from his march
to the Temple OF Fame want to tall, to YOU
about The Sands of Pactolus. 1t simply
superb-the novel OF the year. But you must be
tired OF hearing that
4 ana little" admitted Ianistcr I've
But let that pass, | want TO talk of other things
tonight Can't we 90 somewhere and be alone
together Tor Il little WullC. Peggy.
She Laughed and gave her head another bird
like little witch What. here" She SAID gaiIv.
Was ever anything absurd: Who could be
alone even for one poor instant when Mrs Mon
tressor holds forth for the benefit of hcr dear
five hundred Every nook and corner ovcrows
with the ingredients of the rich Jam.
Then somewhere else
Somewhere else Is indefinite. Unless
Unless what:
The momcntary lu was broken by the band
striking up again. She glanced at her program
and then ont over the filled room.
- down the card for tins with Mr..
Halliday" She SAID, and here he comes to claim
it. DO you mind if | leave you?
" Have | any choice: he answered bitterly.
Have | any right to a choce1 But won't YOU
90 with what you were saying! Somewhere
else IS indefinite unless
Unless YOU care to find out where Madame
Peggy Laniateri lives, and to play Lochnvar-
and carry her off thereto Arcadia-attcr this
dance IS done she said with laugh and 4 faint
rise of color, she walked by HIM and went to
meet her advancing partner. And II more was
SAID Lanistcr lost 1t in the gush of the music and
the swish of her skirt as she went circllng down
the long light room with coat sleeve around
her waist and her eyes shining out over the curve
of a man shoulder.
1t was after twelve clock, and she had danced
five dances without catching any further glimpse
of him. although she had looked searchingly
about the crowded rooms, when she came upon
him next. He was standing at the foot OF the
stairs III the big entrance hall with his hat III his
hand and long white opera cloak over his arm.
"Doady!" she began with little surprised laugh.
Il had given you up i
The cloak was round her shoulders before she
could finish the sentence and Lanlstcr vas pulling
her hand through his 80 Come" he said. I've
been waiting for YOU for ages. felt like rushing in
and throttling that fellow you were dancing with
last"
Why didn't you? 1t would have expedited
matters and l think that l should have relished it