New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-28
When False Gods Go
Continued from DGge 8

I had consented to give up my writing as YOU
demanded. And l had just had an order Tor a
book"
AS If any book you were likely to turn out
could be worth the price you were willing to
pay for it,' he said with bitter laugh
said that at the time, remember and l say 1t
again now
No doubt" she replied, with a weary ges-
t11re Il have ALWAYS remarked that II a wO-
man plants plum tree there are always plenty
Of masculine gardeners who are willing TO wager
that it will never bear fruit. But what IS the
use OF wranglingf ! made my choice, and you
made YOURS. We split on the rock of that book,
and-the end justified the means. You would
never have been what you are to-day, jim, II
we hadn I.
He put his elbows on the table and leaned
over and looked at her. How can you tell, ~
he asked. What has come out OF me since
was in me then; only you wouldn't believe.
Il ALWAYS believed; if / hadn't, | Couldn I
have let YOU 60" she said softly and with a
little shake of her voice. II you had stayed
and fought it out, if / had been weak enough
10 let YOU I should have been worse widowed
than-this way"
H. If YOU look at me Ike that l shall come
round there and kiss you"
VIII you7" she answered, with laugh and
a blush. Then l sha'n't look Ike that any
longer | am not prepared to haul down my
colors and make an unconditional surrender
Jim, to a sentiment born IN pity and developed
DV dining mat IS one OF the NAIIS
ences between the sexes, Dollops. A woman S
emotions are invariably dictated by her heart
or her nerves; a mans are generally ruled by
the tightness Of his waistband. If you had
really cared if you had really needed me
HAVE always needed YOU" he interrupted
IN a lowered voice. a. am beginning to
derstand II now. / have always needed you;
and | need you now more than ever. AS for
caring" He put MS hand into his coat pocket,
Irnbled about for moment, then took out
small thin book and laid it on the table before
her. Is VIII that tell you how long have cared,
and how much2" he said quietly L always
keep II with me. It's better than a will. 1t
doesn't have TO be Probated; and-you would
not have to wait
It's handbook. isn't it," she said: and
then took It up-and laid it down again sud-
denly, and looked over at him with steady, slow
filing eyes.
NV paintings have netted thirty thousand
dollars IN the last three years. he went on N
that same low, restrained voice. Wont you
look in 1t, Ju, and-see how much you are
worth?"
The filling eyes sank as she drew the book
70 her and opened 1t, then lifted again and met
his-fuller than ever. Iwenty-three thou
sand seven hundred dollars" she repeated IN
hushed voice. L" You kept only sixty-four hun
bred dollars for yourself? And you saved ike
that all these years for me!
Why notY" he answered, with a little TN
easy laugh. "a knew you were afraid It was
consumption indeed, I was half afraid 1t was,
myself or d have stayed on ont OF pure bra
vado after you cut loose from me. meant you
70 have those frocks, anyhow; even n-they
were only black ones"
"Don'ti" she said, with a little wrung cry,
and put her hands over her eyes and her elbows
on the table and was quiet.
Don I YOU think We We pulled about IN sep