The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-03-20

kind, strong sympathy Then she suddenly broke
into sobs, and buried her burning face in her
hands. $780, $50
he spoke. -" ..-..: - -~*z~@*
= 'I've noticed he said, that most of the plays
and books which, preach the doctrine you speak Of
preach it a Justification Of wrong already COM
mitted, as sort of consolation, not advice to
those who haven't stepped out :of the path. That's
what makes them, when you come to reflect on the 4
matter pft1ably weak philosophy or ethics.
1t isn't sin, it's sympathy that gives you power to
act emotions, or me power. to- write them-fo l.,
too am trying to- be artist, and haven't got
far speaking. part YETI either! YOU spoke Of
sto-day,s way OF life, this country ways, this high
bred ollege way well, dont ayou.: sea that this
way has, after ALL produced and greater ar Z
fists than the other way ever did? And don't you
1t gives you something the other can never give?
I mean peace and security and the knowledge that
you are not coward, that you have never gone
back on an ideal? sympathy and Imagination can
teach you to portray any emotion. And they grow
best believe me, in the life you've chosen. You'll
get the second lead soon enough, cheer up! The .
world-even the stage world-isn't SO dark as it
looks on hot night in New York.. = s@7%
The girl raised her face to his and put out her
hand. you're right; know you're right Every
bit Of is telling me- SO ow,'-she said ITO
morrow I'll begin SHOPPING for part in different
company .>}y%-*. .. " .<zs#=z
You must let me help you,' said Hollister. Eve
friends in the business, if they don't like
my plays. Besides I'm newspaper and that
helps whole lot >.~~. HI
=. "somesday, who knows?' she laughed, "Ill star
in of you dramas!" s% =
Shake on it!' he cried. 5%5# - 3d.
And then he faced the canoe toward Princeton.
and, chatting gayly, like two new born Into world
of joy and sunshine they slid between green banks
up the. canal. .r:-,s: - ,=szs So
The evening lights on lower Manhattan were
twinkling as of myriad of cn dwellings, against
the twilight blue the ferryboat bearing them
back moved. out of her slip. A cool, salt breeze
came up the bay and touched like :caress their 5
eyelids, heavy with healthy sleep, the sleep that
comes from open air and exercise. The great
twinkling city, the tossing river, the evening sky
the guTls the busy ferryboats darling to and fro
like golden waterbugs, seemed beautiful to them.
like picture. After hastily snatched supper
HOLSTER left his companion at the stage entrance.
= 'Nerve?' he said. why, shall sleep like
log for ten mortal hours and wake up to work on
our playa IS
:: But the girl looked at him shyly.
( rive = long way yet Ito sol" she said in low
.:Nonsense," said he, ''The good part will come
before you know it, ss
= That isn't what mean she answered.
But you've2n no doubts any more?" 20.
THAT isn't what mean, either" She smiled q.
Slittle wistfully as she met his eyes. -
..Then what.'' ~
She shook her head. but its worth sit!' she S.
said rs she put her hand in his again, and then
vanished quickly into the dingy passage.
Hollister did sleep that night, the sleep Of !.
oblivion. OF oblivion to irate city editor
hut before he went to bed he read the story he had
last been working on lsss# 5
..Rubbish! ''he exclaimed as he finished who
invented the fallacy that the happy ending Hog
sicai? Here's not an ideal but u lusion gone!"
And he tore the last sheets OF HIS manuscript in
to fragments It was not till later that he To
realize what, her parting words had meant
which proves that he was 8 modern man.