Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
Bye Kathryn Glenn

you think and admit that look IL.
He was Modified. Probably took second
thought In fact he admitted 1t, afterward
You seem to be the right sort he said, and
don't mind telling you that ! feel somewhat
faint from lack of food--decent food.
His talk had improved. The other man glanced
ruefuly at the hobo's wardrobe" and the latter.
observing said interrogatively:
Pretty bad to be seen WITH"
WELL 1t isn't what one might term recherche.
But come. Let's eat
GO down the alley. There's very clean sort
of place half way in, where they don't mind
allowing such chaps as me to come for meal
when we have the price,
The two turned into the alley and after few
steps entered the place, whichever, there's no
special reason for describing It, but It was cream
and at that time no other customers happened 10
be present.
They sat-those two-at a table that had no
cloth on but 1t had been scrubbed SO much that
1t had sort of convex surface good meal Oh
/, corned beef and cabbage, coffee and fresh bread
and butter. was served, of which the hobo ate
heartily to put 1t somewhat mildly. The other
took only coffee and that as matter ed Of aSrnt,v
at the end of the repast But ne was eViuen''
goodnatured, now
WELL to be plain with you, am writer OF
real things and thought caught the glimpse "
eyes" the hobo interrupted there is one in
that. and If you will not use real names in your
real story. I'll tell it to you. 1t may be some
relief to me. and 'space'-is that what you cal
TITO you"
'sSpace' is all right Go ahead
'T'm an older man than you'd think. and yet
Heaven knows ought to look twice as old as !
do But came of hard longlived race I'm
fifty, If a day and how We lived and carried the
heart that is in my breast, will be mystery 10
me until the Hereafter shall solve it.
give years agony God! five years. loved
a woman a little star-eyed, graceful creature
She was all the world-yes. the universe TO me
was old enough to be her father, but my love for
her was as young and passionate as was ever
known to man the gods. ] devoted myself TO
her was her willing slave and she knew It
"Once before in my life, when was young
man-very young-T had love affair. 1t seemed
deeply serious for few months but somehow 1t
dwindled It Just went away and did not even
leave an emptiness in my heart mere was
much for me to do in the world and did It.
Fortune came and was with me many years
saw the beautiful side of life Now 1t is long
vista and | only see its far away stretcn
family.
"I was we'll along in years when came to this
city to begin again the fight for financial and
social eminence few thousands-so very few
that they barely deserved the plural denomina-
tion-were with me- and met this girl. then nine
teen.
most beautiful creature that God ever so hest.
And she is. to him.
aThis girl grew into my soul She was my soul
she was all of everything lovable this side of the
Great White Throne Even that seemed to be
secondary proposition, notwithstanding mao
reverence for holy things would have made ex-
cuses to God for placing her first. There was no
instant of my life that was not hers EVERY tnrop
of nv being was simply my dear dear sweetheart.
Our LANGUAGE and two or three others that
possess were pitifully poor in endearing terms.
Not only when wooed her but when tnouPht OF
her worked and dreamed. and planned only for
her
"Of openhanded and open-hearted nature. ! be-
came misery toward others, in word and deed,
that might have more for her.
sIt was my delight to delight her. and sne saw
only the good side of me.