New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-10

A giant like that
Ivan heard this, IN all his fury these WoIlS
though not loudly spoken vet reached his ears ne
flung the little musician from him. he small man man
spun around dizzily. ridculously. still cuchlns Ms
violin case in his arms and finally tel nat on NJ
face-and the case cracked beneath HIM and was
crushed. -
mana shame 20 Kill such rat-~uCn TAT
He repeated the epithet full IN the face OF Anna
He wheeled and plowed his way through the crowd
which was fortunate for two polcerneH were a
the same moment struggling 70 reach the SPOT "leLe
he had stood. But as they that the uttIe mus
elan was not much hurt-he merely sat there hold
ing his wrecked violin, whnnpeT1nE. ana trE my
and as they turned and with apPrecltye SlanceS
the great bulk of Ivan, they made only q Sho" u
Anna turned from the sight of her crouch1ng
whimpering husband and looked after me siea.
shoulders of Ivan as they went hopplE~ ABOVE IN
crowd, and think / saw admiration folio" CphIe"P-
in her eyes and besides something flashed IN mem
that made me think they looked perhaps juSl -1SI
as her eyes had hashingly looked upon Ivan al tne
end of the dance under the ShowerluE apple oos
SONS. But this. of course. may have been Only my
imagination then-Or since The last / saw OF -Al-
she was kneeling amid her baggage. her handS
ClutChed tightly against her eyes. her h1ll' an.
face half-hidden by her cooled and braided Spenulu
auburn hair.
MY thoughts were harsh and bitter OF her then,LI
A'A at that moment just after had seen my ~ ~
lied friend so terribly wounded But since hl'0
thought more gently OF her; for It tooA "iS -
In those DAYS 70 cross the ocean, AMI one touII ~
ture Anna. strong beautiful. "a creature for rol''l
and the little. emotional black eyed musician -
gether in the long afternoons and ON the HN,-.
nights gazing out perhaps on the sllvercd. my
ouSlv waving waters. the balInv BRINE WindS g.
ing their hair, the impressive immensely OF ING -.
dome of the sky and the bolduess M me SI-''s
moon inSenSlbIv drawing them closer ana 49,
and-thtu # he took his violin and SNvp. nom Ct,
strings his plea of passion. holding her with MS =
black eyes as he played we'll well my hear, IN IN
not set So ticrcely and bitterly against AIMS. -
as it did then when left her sobblng and A'S'''N
away 20 follow my friend $3.50, --,rH
L saw no sign of him. | wondered II nc ~
go back To the rOOmS-the rooms Sp tDudlN. 49,
fully and magnihcently arranged Tor NINA - Iv
ton. a feast ordered for midday from '-l-S liz
restaurant Al which | was To have SAT ,.9 ZIG 4
guest | went 10 the rooms Ivan was tHeIV .,sr-
| assembled the stairs | heard the sound Oh $50 go
ug glass | opened the door. and st" huii NJ ne
red with rage a broken chair in his hand any .bsrs
tall mirror smashed away, with only mere l'' sr,s
a ragged bit of bright glass sticking III t''
IVAN my friend | demonstrated Nh. GOOD
" Well little brother why not, W.
IS it 10 me?' he demanded gunning Sa'.Ise9 She
1t is waSteful-gOod furniture like nc L.. who
has gone; let her go There are many 1'l'i L,rre'
would pray at the threshold 70 enter Sueh H,sr--
There shall be no others. he cred
never another -t.J
But why destroy the furniture. l .sA ,tj DO
49, What d. | care fer II now Nh-i' 9N0'
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