New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

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Bowdoin asked a question
Suppose this was not for a novel MIS- o.
penter, ne said suppose u was -u-t vrr7- ~
purpOrts % be.-a love letter o. some ono 4
know, and without whom I cannot seem o. srf
any comfort IN Ite- Suppose that after many,
wears Of loneliness / had at last met the one
woman, the One-ah-the-ah-" B1wf-lTs
feelings began % get the better Of him and b..
broke down completely
" should say. said Miss CARPENTER 5y--7r,e-
thetically, and I say 1t only because Won. -,
me that YOU make a great mistake IN -,q- 90
ing 70 her and saving these lovely thing, ~ Ie-
IN person. You surely can't be seriously think
ing Of Here Miss Carpenter disturbed b,-
her own tenerity. stopped short
Go on 60 on" erred Bowdoiu Il never
needed good advice more than I d1 40 this ve-v
moment You must have noticed how u---
occupied | have been
oh. yes indeed Do said Miss Carpenter q. F,--
erybody has noticed Il. but We al thought II
might oe dyspepsia or something
ell. II lSn Q erred Bowi0in savagelv
" Its this, pointing o the letter II s1-7Dir
can get II OUT 90 nv head. and until I d.
might Just as well take down nv shi1g-e ami D..
out Of business.
" In that case" said Miss Carpenter grsv-Iv
" | VIII say what started % say. You must
not send this letter."
" Why not" demanded B1wi1in. "D1-s--.
1t ring true
oh. | don't think that" She bas-er-4 -7
assure him 1T IL sincere enough bur f. --.-,
really think any woman IN The world could See.
anything beyond the fact that YOU had IN
trusted the most sacred communication tr,
most beautiful confidence. thar can come o. her
from man. O. q thlri par-v-'
Ihlrt party demanded Bawi1iu. 'Wh1
lS the third party This letter Is n1r o. be real
by anybody else
Oh. l know-I don't count laughed Mis-
Carpenter. and You ku1w don't count tr-
do YOU think She VIII take that view of IT.
doubt IL Please take my advice and i11'-
send a dictated letter Q. the woman YOU love
II NAV be the very essence 0t poetry a1L
breathe love and sincerity IN every line. huc
the cold lines % type VIII destroy al The illusion
of beauty
Perhaps YOU are right" said B9,v..1.7
mOodlly. " Only can't summon UP the cour-
age % say II o her face. and 4 break down m
the middle OF II and look Ike a suffering idiot
Let's finish 1t, anyhow
" Possibly. said Miss Carpenter irvIv-
possibly, after Il Is al written out If YOU q,
not make II too long You can commit 10 O.
memory and get uQ and -ecIre 10 O. her some
time
Possibly" laughed Bowioin. hnding posi-
tive relief IN the Young wo-lan's testing >ug- -
gestion. Then he resumed his iIct4,ion
80 In view ot al this have SAID the outp0u--
ingS of nv inne-uo>t soul. IN order o. restore
myself % that sphere 't usefulness o. my TEL
low men upon which the material SIDE 1- NV
nv own happIneSS I am writing thi~ o. ask You
70 be my wife After what has gone before. YOU
need not be told that love YOU
THERE" he sand with gre4- sigh OF re-
lief How VIII -h4- d1:"
VERY badly. since v1u ask me SAID Mss
Carpenter promptly II don't Ike 10 AZ all =
nv opinion. whether v1u need O. tel her thar
YOU love her or not YOU ought O. t' II 1uSt the
same.
Well how would YOU finish Il asked Bow
dOin looking at the girl with qu-zzic4l twinkle
IN his eve. suppose YOU make some sind %
constructive suggestion
Miss Carpenter tapped her pretty teeth
with the end Of her pencil -o- d few moments
and glanced Sidewi>e over the last paragraph
if meditatlng deeply upon some knotty
problem.
" Why, I should put IL this way She sand
In view Of all tins e.. cs.srI m order % restore
myself and So On. I lrR writing thlS o. ask YOU
u be nv wife. because love v1u- lave YOU.
| love YOU" Instead ot NOT saving = 40 aI
because YOU don't thiuS YOU need o. She com
tlnucd YOU ought 10 >lv 70 d dozen tunes
Wherever there was IL comma C- pcr,ot or 81
ScmIcolou. OF any other N'Uj o- breathing >pite
in the entire letter n lr was U,,Ur d put IN