New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

what a battle ne naU made. Sne C1>cl
her ewes to shut him from her memory, ;hz
closed the windows Of her conscience hgz +
and once more watched him fight for Pr
of pride She could see his brown arm WI
ing ike a serpent's tongue the pOiss Of h
IeOpard'S BODY as it swaYed from the patz
a brutal blow She could see his head H-s
high. IN the iOy of q warhorse snufnng ba-z
from afar She could hear the patter Of Z :
shifting feet. the smacb, OF his swift, hard IS
She listened again 10 her own halt stranss
cry, and then-he was hanging on the "a
His lips were drawn and quivering, HIS e.
were turned TO her IN agony, reproach 81
mol mol Nol She muStn think OF iaz'
She mustn't, He had looked 50 gray-Mi
pitifuN She must think OF something eke
II that presumptuOuS person was 1ea-'
Brown. then Ormond and Tracy were 0riinar
thieves Perhaps Brown had taken the n-l-
of Brown Just to catch them. When Ias
neared New York they would try 70 escale-
a boat. They would do II At night Nai :
they would break open the safe and =.
MorsOn's Jewels with them she hal-
thought of that before Il might De Z.
idea to take those things out herself and aE
tbe+,, soTnevhere else Again. if Brown V
Morson.-which of course he wash the ns-
hit everybody on the chm and open the =
himself TO get his own property INTO hS y.
possession The matter was reaIy WI
thinking Over-at another time.
1t was settled. though. that OrInosd =
Tracy were ordinary thieves. no matter "
might be this other person that persis'eau
ANNOYING her with his outside Tnfiuences'
was not satisfied 70 disturb her peace o. l.
by whistling at his work. but no" nc e
over the rail and dropped his influences tllo1
the portholes. Ii waSn'r TAR And WY
ne bow to her ike that, And why dI
impish eyes keep peeping at her from 1,. lle !. s.
darkness2 1t wasn't talr IN DIS P4N
would have thumped Beasley when sac =
him down. She tired II. II Imagination. =
somehow she couldn't strike. because ~. VS.
fair: so she waited for him % rise then -, -
him with her fists. Just as AorSon hau DIa-- uo-s
never so quickly, ike the daFtiIlg Q, a s.
wasp. But it hurt to be bit over tne ne.'s :.
IT hurt terribly -and made her feei Iat,., -,
drowsy and. oh so sorry for the qu1verins -
that hung on the rail- But she ntis,n =! Z,
fighting: she must 60 or and on anu -, 4
the sake of pride, even though SIle - ,os
must fall at last. lust As she was idAtns -
with the hum of foolish things fe'0''
her ears. - rs,ss7 !
So Va1da went 70 sleep lighting win D'N-
and her bed clothes.
SHE knew she was dreaming. o"r =, n II
~ that She would think right on -,
middle OF outside influence. She wouio ~ ~
from the frst.-the trSt OF every'illis lbs, al
a beautiful devil came up OUT Oh IiiS itS.,.ro-,ls
bowed to her He WASH Z a very =. NJ - 81
devil, though. for he told her p,,- VIZ
said his name was something eISe- = r-.k
she stOrmed at him, ne Only lse,Cr.,,,nabs
ling UP his ewes and showing Ms 800 -, S,s
even teeth. When she tried 70 sli'lrs --s, Z.
he called her a Spithre. 5nG Saiu !. - n
over and over until there was no -, -.-sv G
and made her angry; then ne Iili ,a,"tsd a''td L
she couldn't find hIn, though SIG
him everywhere ,oOss 9
Polly was hunting for h'fn TOO. s.s
marry him at once. lust because .,sde b
curled UP over his ears So NaIJA - - ato
sit in a coal shovel. and pitcheu N.;,g b
saucv little tugboat that was P''.ts - ,,rr,
Then, while she was laughing a. a. me bss
marks on Pollv'S petticOat Aorsoi fathsr
and got himself al mixed up N nc. .-,gjki
gem collection. which he s.sld wa - ~ T.
and he must take II back 70 Ens.;.::- f,lne'
sake of duty There waS som l.,ss 4 -
about this: SO she laughed. not oe1 49, .,osy-
funny. but because he told her X "..' w. drps>
which was sillv and childish, even ~ : - hss
Ormond and Tracy argued about - y ~. u
and made her come to dulhei' - rocsst
slipped the table silver into thel1 J,5,se =
but She knew thew were thieves So - tts
had said so from the very hrSt- ~ -
blew out the lights and went ava - y
with the poet Heats. She rae" 10 US
man on board before, bat pefn1FI - >
friend OF Aunt Mary'S or tapttH :-ss5 nof z
didn't care which, though 50 She - 'utss
think about IL and went n se5iN~
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