New-York tribune., 1908-11-29

fact That monentous happening was his
meeting with Miss Haldane-
IT had come about in a commonplace way
enough. Miss Haldane, deeply interested
in social settlement work and being brought
IN contact thereby with some of the poorer
employees of the great GOrmlv establishment
had concluded to call on the proprietor thereof
to If she could not induce him To make
some adequate contribution to the work she
had So much at heart Like every other buSI-
ness man IN New York, GOrmlv was over
whelmed by charitable demands His busi-
ness was one thing; his charity another He
employed special secretary to look after the
eleemOsvuary end OF his affairs Upon this
astute Young man usually devolved the bust
ness of seeing hearing. refusing or granting
all such requests. whether protfered by letter
or IN person.
There were two reasons why the secretary
felt himself unequal TO deal with Miss Hal
dane and her demands The first reason was
Miss Haldane herself. She was member of
the oldest and most exclusive circle IN New
York society. Her family was one of the rich
est and most esteemed IN that hive Of multi
mIlhOnaires. would-be-SOs. alsO-ranS and other
people. The second was the magnitude of Miss
Haldane'S demand. She wanted something
like million dollars. This amount appalled,
the secretary. 1t amazed Gormlv too. when
request and requeSter-Or should | say re-
qnestresS were both promptly referred to
him.
N
As she lived among, So also she dealt In
millions She realized that man ike GOrnlv
indeed most men If they had the power would
much rather give million than dime 70 an
undertaking that appealed 10 them. Still
Gormly, having devoted his attention so ex-
CluStvely to his business heretofore, was rather
staggered by the magnitude of the amount
lie would have been more staggered BY 1t. had
he been less so by Miss Haldane herself.
n man whose chief business II Is 10 adOrn
WOmanklnd Is likely 10 take notice of the attire
OF such members of the sex as he NAV meet
To say that Gormly could not have told what
Miss Haldane had on at any time during the IN
tervIew OF after she left Is TO convince the
hearer that there must have been ADEQUATE
though the Saylng-that Miss Haliane was
woman who adorned her clothes rather than
the reverse All You got from her was an I'M
preston. an impression the more strong because
OF absence of detail She was a woman. and
must have worn woman'S frock of course
but what II was or how It was made was purely
immaterial
Miss Haldane had beauty Thousands of
people-women, that Is, and some few men
have that. She had more, she had rr,ss,,..
and personality. Hundreds of men. and s,r,
few women. have these.
Those who have all three in either srx ara
rare and come to view infreuuently Wbetb,r
II was MISS Haldanes undoubted beauty or
MISS istldane exquisite breeding anil 1,,,r
ner. or Miss Haldane's force OF c6arart.r -
uSterinhndtion, that most impressed him ,r
MiIe'her ms instant Sublugation WAS due ~ tb.
influence oil all three, Gormlv could not tell
Tie was gwen 10 self ANALYSIS ms I,n,I,. n,
PIE usually are. BY analvzinq birDsrlf h..
IT''ihed 10 analyZe others. Intr0Spr,tin,, mi
80 ~ '1''H h''d been great factors ia his sue
mere again ms experience was at fault
Tor Miss Haldane detief tr.I,.s,- - - -