New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
By ALAN BR A @ II A NJ p t O N

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N solved q w8nlaus emotional
equation there's little use n
r---E d-sl9va- he--uo-lve. \ woman
VIII XII man she hates. but she VIII
Cen Kill man She loves Now look a. tins letter and
tel he Whethe- the writer Is II love or not As
h= spoke he selected sheet from the many spread
OH or his table and handed i 70 ms assistant
Then taking r. The stem Of his Iarghle. he leaned
c5--t5--atv back III his velvet arm chair and watched
the gir with amusement and fOndness- His oriental
eEes narrowed and ms olive skinned, handsome,
0yzl lace under The white t1-ban became mask
Aslrska took s- the writing with . pretty gesture
and scanned II --uE.1usIv She looked up Al last
g1h quick, iote--1gatlve smile. She N love
] think ISM she,
Decidedly. The Master Of Mysteries bowed
slowly. The crossings Or the ; are almost all
II double curve. its a sure sign But YOU notice
that some Of -le have only single curve Ike the
Oh 50 the have Why then she has faa
I-eyl0uS love ar. haSu she.
Yes. She is sincerely IL love now, though she
hasn't YET forgotten her first You see by the regu-
-z--v Of her terminals. too. that she faithful
t-eld Bu- q. return TO the crossings let Us
compare the-- H--h some others
He looked over the collection and drew forth
ar5the- sTDec-.-- Here YOU see a woman that
has had bur .-e affair. and has quite OutIved II
lhe arc IS thar a The top OF circle. you see Here
eae whois beginning 70 De IN love You VIII observe
ne same arc Is IL The rIrst-a -ising curve but no
compound curves Il YOU thoroughly understand
i-S principle eU 20 on - . study ot terminals
and s-aiia-e5 .-3z As he spoke his face lighted
li Fi-1 errAu---=l-
A BELL zs--.- linking, interrupted him With
Il sudden Gesture he swept ali the letters into
heap and -.- them into a drawer. That done,
Il became a-- -le calm IrnpassIve seer He drew
his red srke- -r-a about him As Taleslla rose to
answer the ta- He followed her svelte, graceful
m H--n a-- till She disappeared IN the wait
III -Jlr-- then .-r teil abstractedlN the slow,
gracefully blue rerfurued smoke of the ceuser
II corner a- a- dim studio and remained there
~-.- tl- CURTAINS again parted
he visitor ..- q me. military type Of man. with
tntte -1usta.la. aui iron gray haIr. tall and well
pl--- .lc alr. lace drawn and haggari He strobe
= - As--o a.-l determined air he seer awaited
-lV Irs- words CALMLY.
AE name IS B--5arl' the man began" Major
o--5a-=- retired ! have come To YOU on an I'M
l-ar- and a.--sre piece OF business at the advice
= q Trend Hla has told me of your reputation tor
sowing mysteries ] trust Sir. that YOU viii con
1.--- what i have % say 10 YOU as confidential! E.
AS,-9 nodded and made an expressive gesture.
A wife -rr our home Yesterday afternoon,
7. .I Fe-E painful letter for me wish TO know,
=. You tal-s that you can discover her where
-'-t> l3- ule without precpItatlng q scandal l
9.r lae greatest wish that this matter should not
&c Ai-2an uu---- i ls absolutely necessary
-s-ro bowed ali pointed To a chair. seating hlIIl-
"a [ as Ne-- am ready sir. he replied Il
:l- Rt- ae4ua-1- me with the details. l think L
al ~ what YOU HIsh
There are rs details" the visitor broke out;
Ia, is, none bur this letter. Everything was ali
49, &c hr.r laiplE married my "iit anu
So 50 eeeh other We have TWO children. which
-. -S HaS abaud3r-5. Its incredible sir There Is
p'-lle-y no reason Tor II Al all as Tar can see
-'2a al tins. and imagine what have 10 suffer-
- & l59A q letter IL euVelop from ms pocket
- handed d 10 the seer
- -1s1T5 looked over the euveI0o carefully, opened
7--e- and read the following message.
b.. D-AF DEAR GEyRsE--I shall never see YOU again.
u--- = it- me IN going finish long, bitter
Fs-7s Forgive II YOU can Tor have suffered.
ELLES-
- eyes Tan over the pen strokes carefully. He
- q - - u -he e..e-.n aga-n. tneu held