Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-11


Now, then, my only feeling IN the
whole matter is this. You're nelther OIL
you really happy now; not in the least
Long engagements, as rule, never are
provocative of much happiness Anu
of course as we've said before, you
wouldn't want to get married ana nave
me support you. No, no, I'm sure you
wouldn't wish that; no, OF course you
wouldn't" He spoke little hastlly'
himself answering the question he mad
appeared to ashland so,' he con-
tinued. "I have been wondering,
wouldn't 1t be better-fairer pernaps'
to Rose-not to see her so much FOR
awhile. She's very young, you Know
And If 1t gets to be understood that
YOU two are practically engaged she's
cut off from a great deal OF pleasure
which q young girl at her age ought
rigbtfully to enjoy So why won't II
be best for you to go back In earnest to
your worl1-try as you've never tried
beforehand l know that ultimately
You'll succeed. l envy you your ability,
Arthur; l envy you your choice OF
profession and l know that success is
only a matter of time-only matter
of time" he repeated a little dreamily
"But YOU can't do it and have all this
strain of a long love affair at the same
time. I know how that distracts one;
it would scarcely be worthy the name
of love IL it were otherwise. | remem-
ber-"
He sat silent for a moment, as if
lost in the contemplation of the past;
and then suddenly coming to the pres
ent again continued, in far briskeI
and more practical tone, And so, about
Rose-remember I'm not attempting to
dictate, I'm not urging it even; I'm
only suggesting to your own sense OF
what is fairest and in the end best for
both Of you, how it would be II perhaps
YOU didn't see her for a time. How does
1t seem to you, Arthur? 1 want you to
be perfectly frank with me, of course,
lust as | have been with you"
To some men possessing the defects of
their virtues any appeal to their spirit
of fairness transforms their strongest
into their weakest side. Vaughan nodded
miserably Perhaps" he said, little
family you're right. 1 hadn't thought
of it in just that way before. But | want
to do what's best for Rose, of course.
And I'll own up that having the book
rejected this last time has taken all
the confidence out of me. Perhaps
you're right. Perhaps I'm not being
fair to her.
I'm very glad" Carleton said cor
daily, that you take such a sensible
view of it. 1t isn't the easiest thing
for a man in your position to do; l ap-
preciate that And of course we have
tn comedian Tffc hg rH
ly probable that Rose is going to take
the same view of all this that we do
at least, not with any great enthu-
siasm She's very fond of you,
Vaughan, as is only right and natural.
But all women in the world, where
their lovers are concerned, are hope
lessly and by nature entirely selfish
and jealous, to a degree, of anything
that keeps the man in the case away
from them. jealous even of so worthy
thing as a mans life work; and a
mans life work, after all, as you must
realize now as perhaps never before,
is terribly important thing. So you
will have to do your best to try to make
her see the common-sense side of all
this And that you'll do, I'm sure"
To Vaughan it appeared as if he
found himself suddenly involved. really
against his will; arrayed on the same
side with Henry Carleton to fight the
battle of stern common sense, without
having any very clear idea of how he
had happened to get there. "Do you
mean," he asked. that you think
ought not to see her at all?'
Horny Cartoons success had been
too great to permit of the slightest risk
of endangering it. 'Oh. by no means, .
he made haste to answer. Run out