Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-27

to a torrent. Delaney, taciturn
as usual revealed his discomfort in the rapidly
with which he smoked his best cigars
Petty delays, that would have been amusing
had they not been irritating held back the trial
of their case and kept them prisoners in the
Star City Hotel" distinguished among its neigh
Dor structures by it's blue paint and yellowettered
sign.
The little town asleep in the dull heat OF
the June day. Yellow sunlight beat glarngly
down on the dusty deserted main street. CLOUDS
of black smoke assembled from the chlmneys Oh d
factory the railroad.
Winthrop pacing up and down impatently,
swapping his watch-case every few minutes was
the embodiment of that nervous activity that
wears itself before it has accomplished anything.
Delaney, who watched him with slightly concealed
amusement, was one of those Big placid In men
whose calm is that of a northern volcano. WIN
throp possessed to the full the artistic tempera-
ment that Delaney had always desired ana
never enjoyed Delaney had lived lie
of adventures and achievements winch stirred
Winthrop's romanceloving imagination. Chance
had set them down on neghborlng ranches
in sparsey settled country and made John De
laney cattle baron, and Horace winthrop o'ie''
tante ranchman, the closest comrades.
Delaney was grateful to winthrop IMAM
the latter knew in these days OF the star Clty
exile Even the younger mans lmpatlence asaihS.
each trivial annoyance amused him. for ne hlnsel
had endured so many real hardships without COM
plant that his attitude to Winthrop was ratner
that of tolerant elder brother towards a spoleo
child and he smiled now as Winthrop petuiahty
broke forth: IT.,
"Star City is a Mississippi town IN July; a
graveyard of every hope and ampltion ISL II
the most nondescript town on the map!
'I have seen worse said Delaney.
"Impossible! What do you suppose can De the
mental state of the natives?" continued winthrop
do YOU think they have any mentality AFTER having
been horn here? Do they have acute feenngs OF
are thew deadened by this sodden existence! Can
YOU imagine really deep feelings among tne people
who live ont here in this God-forsaken Nebraska
town." 49,, ,,
Come down, come down." laughed Delaney
what's botherng me is the digestion or the
Judge rather than the feelings of the people"
"Rut" persisted Winthrop, environment mas
everything to do with emotion. l could not be
bapnv in certain places or unhappy in others
Now in Italy-that's the place you must go TO-
John That's the ideal setting for the romance
of the world" Delaney smiled at the inference
that he sought romance. ITO think that II my
father hadn't interfered in my scheme OF lie
and made me a land owner in losing PROPOSE
ton | might be living in Italy now. 49,
"Why don't you go back some time! askeu
Delaney.
Gan the illusions would be gone for me now.
I'd rather keep them. Why ala they let me 20
in the first place if they did not want me TO be
a professional singer? Why did they bring me
hack why did | let them? Now, II 1t had peen
YOU you'd have set your lips together and stayed
and they would have been charmed 10 nave let
Won You see you are the sort of man who does
things If I could look back on life like yours
I'd be happy"
ITS not altogether good life to remember
said Delaney shortly and the men fell INTO silence
again. o..
followed by the patter of bare feet me whis"er