New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
The Ring and the Man
-0s-E-sl oE DEgs E

had rather avoid Il, Il that was N anyway pos
s-bie- than provoke Il.
Now that TIE chance Tor speech with the man
had arrived. le was n some doubt aS 70 now
lar le should 60 Tins very hesitation was an
evidence Of the impression tTCT-nlv naC made
On nm The elder man therefore, had no
very clearly defined plan II approaching MS
host The plans that he had made beng con
G-r-CleG upon ignorance. were promptly aba1l-
GoneC ur acquaintance and Inspection
PEHOLD the Two men seated on each SIDE oI
- the bright -re the library, 1alda1e
smoking one Of tlT-ulvs excellent HaVanaS,
glasses. bottles and ice On little table At hand
From the great hall beyond the hum OF desll--
-o-v conversation from the bridge players VINO
were not specially intent on their game pro
-,6es5 Z pleasant background -or converse ton,
winch EalGa-e determined, 4 he could make Il
SO. would le an agreeable one He had dlsap-
proved 4 Ms. HalGale- $ manner not because
he thought Z -ls-l-reC % the occasion. uI-t
n aclou-- II the peculiar qualities and chaT-
..--r--StlcS 0f ITo--u-v and the relationship n
which he stood % certain matters OF lnpor-
-a-le- He had been inclined on the ETst en-
trance % follow his wItes patrorllZl11g. arrogant
assumption n superiority but now ne st7-E
o. -----e al the ge-l-ali-v and cor--a-lry possible
into his voice and manner
Irg-ll- naturally had deep interest IN tt-+--
dane A. --e father IF the woman he loved ne
would -e.es-a---v be great factor n The 1alIe
he meant % wage for her hand Hls consent
and influence. while not a1su- -u-elE essential.
would naturally es at great value II le could
-- any means WIN the support and ca a1-l-eIl-il-t
u The great -l-a-c,e- his dream would De ny
that much the easier ri realization Tie na1
IN idea however that this would le -npa@-
--r-e That G-E not 5auur nl-n or render 1iLH
Jess alert. IT. w-r H4l--ne consent p's7i..-l
might be no more impossible than To- WIN MSS
i .sa-e-s consent. Yet Ga--nlv was ace-s-
toned T.. attempt the impossible, ana ---2e
times OUT lr ten 20 achieve I. mat Llala.t--S
had any relationship. OF could have a-lE reil-
-sr------. 70 him other than that Of q p-a-pec-
tive father N law never entered his head. - nat
was sufficient O. render the -n-erFre" .leIi-.T--
l.e o. him
Both men therefore approached Il c-S'llt--.
both were on their guard both were leeI.-E
anxious 10 make NO mistake Ealca-e- as lHe
older and more experienced player Wt-S l-e
more -r--~aleE His a-fectaJlgn 81 indifference
rrs.- admirably assumed. quite IN keeping WIN
--s character and with the SITUATION for. as
l-p---rv reasoned he could not be expected o.
have The slightest -Gea that iruT---E considered
r7--~sel- q 5r---g- Tor Eleanor Haldane na1d-
And Il was not 70 be supposed that fll--dellS
had any more interest any other OF For-I--- -
projects social mercantile. OF poHl11-
i-,--~rv On the other hand. was CeeplE me
.----E IN Ta-n0rulug the elder man, ana -nsi-e
no special effort % disguise that TACT. MS man
-e- rs became the younger. was respecIlui
without being n the least degree pTgpItl@tJeIE
,r- submissive He sat forward N hrs cne-iT
FIa1fs-e -eclined somewhat languldly n his
= 5e continued ne1t SUNDAY