New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17

.r The reason as She must. Surely by
-,,-r >-. e.t have missed the ing and
l fF know had recovered IT, Then he
- note r.- manner and draw such con-
i,I,,-S Is II -- .-t warrant AbSurdlv enough
!. ,,.-E -- ..-te dismiss stray doubt as
,-,S s.. 81 >,ng it--or Was il his wisdom
20 ~ Gu.t.5 pShaw How ridiculous
- question 81. 0rr prIctN ot taking his own
-.--v f-u .uOns 4 womanS goods in
-,.s-sie-,y opened baggage ANYHOW, She
new She r and she know Il was his.
o5.,bc- sh. e-~et had stolen II or no.
TIL. so- .--ercourSe OF well bred people
j ;sa c-.- leld Of strange contradictions.
.-f -he t-s- .'>-ast al EVersleV Was distinct
,aTr Gordon realized that il was
., ~ r,-- le an effort for his friends
le Il with the best success.
Il ~ N--- -tle whatever her thoughts
NV have .. her manner gave no sign OF
,ra-r Pm 18Th pleasure IN The company
n winch S-. WAS al that showed. Gordon
.,.--f h--- .iZlng that q woman who
Enid s-t IN such circumstances might
=. u-.-tr upliShcd criminal Well, She
II least -a1 -linE 70 fear, and She knew H.
Shs s- r- ".r and hrs regard.
ANYHOW was mighty good company,
and ,he-e certain plquancv about
cumming high society criminal.
the -.- passed very pleasantly Cor
dan beqar Isl - imagine that he had
nj led io-e1--.1 the incident. Even the pain
n his shar-.-.l love seemed. somehow. less
raignant had dreamed that first night.
nd Edith -.w4yS delightful IN her gentle
bsF shy II illness and her quick mental
aupreciati-- III his ideas. He could under
S.sndshe srr.-~ Wen enough. ne told himself
SUDDEN De awoke II "A realization that
= the neN- u be Their last dav. and then
!. nat this t-- WAS not the relief 10 hmm that he
I'd once --rc Il would be. II came with
pang ;h.- ought with Il an overhauling
Of al hfs -l work II the week. Now he
knew for l.---r IN what a fools paradise he
hsd czref-- m down belief that ninety
nine cha--e- -t II q hundred. Edith CARLYLE
was the r-s 80 kind II thief Che admitted the
one chan, IS falr against CIrcumstantIal
egldenct .r- -.t that Il constituted ground Tor
reason rht', and - certainty that he,
lohn Cor r-u~t-snd had, bv the fact IL
ssf--put --.e q woman forever out Of his
HE.
TfToue- q the night that preceded the
lasi iaY -eStled with himself, as he had
urestle6 ~ --. night u his arrival, and when
The morn re md he saw her. he knew one
thing 9r.s z-l and cropping vainly IN the
knowing -- ia spite 81 al else. n spite Of
h'mseif 1.-lan. and that he Was himself,
? e love- CARLYLE the thlcf that IN his
very we he would marry her If he could.
even 4 81. a- ~, .t- e every crime the world
ms pun stranger >tlll. i was not the
mere plr Ctlprl-hcr al perVa dIng
and con- -g temlnlnIty-that had borne
down evc-. -tall- that reason and sentiment
oppose .t-en the case with men. This
Wa ur ai'v present; but Il had been
pcs-=i .- --H the background by lis out
growth .- s- love which longed only To give
md Z. r ito drive out some strange
demon lad possessed himself u one Of
Gods t-- houses and 10 guard The door
-l-ese- inst us reeD-ry.
The -a --- .-ncVtntfullv. and a careful
observer perhaps have discovered II
host ar ---- "a attitude Of latent surprise
and --eut over benevolent plots that
aWavs sing seemed vet 10 have gone
aW-v .e- i may have happened. when
evening Bertha had begged 10 be eN-
c-se- score II a violent headache
Sire w I'D right IN the morning 10 see
t1eu E.-se luck Was il the last card
" t-- re-. Oddly. too. VIII seemed
2. have suddenly -EramDed by the advent
.- important business papers iron
90 - must be gone over that night
haul s-e him, Surely they al knew
each Heu enough q make ceremony
a-- -a--gs unnecessary. ] ms he ID,
III sea- TOO obvious - need mertl %
G G and Miss CARLYLE found the1Tselvcs
together before the h5raIl
t-e IT, 1r was nine Both were silent