New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

taken from YOU the night every woman has to marry
the man she loves.
L could still do So she said half scOrnully-
But YOU would be poor
Yes. should be poor. And do not like poverty"
C1arriott hesitated moment. Yesterday thought
YOU We're hard to understand. But l understand now
l intruder. l belong to another world Your
friends and mine IN different molds- Their
habits different. They think alike, nor can
we; but that reason why We should be lntOler-
ant Of each other. My friends need yOurS-wIthOut
your friend; our work must stop. Without my friends
your friends would starve. l came mere against my
VIII, Perhaps l can't help you but am willing to
He paused to be sure that she fully understood him
The toe OF her slipper tapping rapidly on the rug
but her face betrayed no sign OF dISCOmpO5ure.
Yesterday, he went / suggested that YOU tell
Mr.. Northrop that l had asked you to marry but
that YOU had refused. Did you tell hin?"
What the use. since he already knew my views?
/ was hoping YOU hadn't comm tied yourself 10
thing Mr. NorthrOp knows my views too, and vet l
am less Ger Of myself than Yesterday.
You mean
What I was about to propose was" he said with
cool DrevItv, that YOU should marry me at OnCe-and
divorce me at your leisure
To this point Mrs KenptOn's rnaronettes had per
formed their parts with ready responses her ranIpu
atlOn but another element entered the personal
GarrIOtt had rushed his Jump Miss hudson
rebeled Al the InsenblIty of his tone shocked her
And vet she had that morning admitted that the
slightest show OF sentiment CARROTS part would
drive her refusal any plan he could offer She got
up and leaned against the window overlooking the
garden
What you suggest isn't possible she nurrnured
cOdlv.
Garriott stood with hand the back, of her chair
watching the lights from within and the CLEANS
of the moonlight gentle strife IN the dus1v shadows
of her HAIR. She seemed TO belong the dar,nc-s.
palld, somber, mysterious. Chaste Diana. and as
elusive, her black dress and the nv draperv on her
shoulders like part OF the web OF night lending the
illusion And yet tempest hovered near; ne could see
1t the flash of her eyes and in her couded brow. But
he undsnayed.
"Of course he pleasantly. cit would be
necessary for Us to live IN the house for time
otherwise there might be legal troubles with the chari
table Institutions mentioned IN the Will II would also
be necessary for us TO appear public together At IN
tervals. So tar your life or habits are concerned
| shouldn want to change modify them in the
slightest degree
Thanks" she interrupted drvlv
Il could range 10 lunch and dine near nv shoD II
YOU could spare q cup OF coffee and an sqq in the
morning, and latchkev and a tiny room some
YOU viii know when come IN or when 90 out:
for convention sake, place for nv ha on the nall
table, hook Tor OverCOat, and a Dlac. for spare
umbrella. You could hardly begruiga ma. that
She turned her head indoors. and ne saw that she
smiling, cold wlntry smile at best but still
smile ms time his suggestions had been pitched
key that suited her better There was no note of
men or even OF offensive Impassbitv only tolerance
IN response TO her nquetude but spite of these she
aware OF the dominant tone of insistence III the
chord.
on are a very miiStertul young man. she SAID " IS
that why YOU always have everything vor own wav2"
"Mastertu!' he exclaimed with a laugh Us a man
mastertu because he asks for a latchkey2"
There resisting his pood rattr. Natalie. faced