New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

He was silent for a moment Ticking the weeds with
his riding crop.
Mrs. Chevne and YOU have nothing in common,
Camilla he said I'm afraid it ism IN you 20 under
stand this crowd. The set in which she and l were
brought up is little world in itself. The things that
happen outside Of ii are Of II doesn
care Il has its rules and Its own code Of dececy
20 which Il makes Its members subscribe. II Is New
York in ninature-the essence the cream OF It's wees
virtues and its foles II lives ike that poison IVY
along the stretching out It's tenGTiS IuNuTlos
in the direction Of the moving along the line Oh
least resistance II does what newer growth II
stunts what blossom learns 10 grow beneath rs shade
fade and drOop, perhaps 10 W1her Tor lack OF ar ana
sunlight
And vet-theres Gretchen she said "and YOU.
He smiled almost gaily yes, there are many
observation-disclosures God-girls with the clean, sound
vision ot their sturdy loreoeaTS "IoSe I'o"e4 vi
young when the city still felt the impress OF IT'S early
austerltles.
And YOU she repeated
His brow darened and he looked straight before hn
"What I am tOesnt matter was born ana Drel III
this atmosphere. Isn't that enough:
les enough that YOU survived, that YOU too nave
clean vision.
NO that IS not true he said sharply. 81 cant see
clcarlv-Im not sure that l want 10 see ceary-not
now"
81 won't believe that, Corr, Back there at her house
YOU said something that was unworthy II YOU tl1l
showed me another side Of your nature the dark ide
ike the shadow places under the IVY want You 70
forget that YOU ever said IT, that you ever lAoNs IT,
even
T.
come between vou-to make him suffer what am
sffering-to place distance between you that notHmg
aSoneore has already come between us, She said
gently "The one I have IL mind Is the Cort Bent u
Mesa Civ who used 10 help me gather colunDines,
who rode with far up The trail 10 gel me last TIL! ~
the sunset when the Wiley below was already asleep ID
the shadow who shOu-ed my name IN the gorge because
he said IL was sweet hear the mountains SEND back
It's echoes all sivercd with the mystery u lhe IN
finite who told me II palaces and gardens III l1lts
had never seen, and Of the men and women VINO mac
lived IN them, who sang 10 me III the HooI4Ns"' anu
taught me 20 dream
4Tbar was boy I remember who lived years and
wears ago when was rich-ch IN innocent VISIONS llaO
he did nothing 10 destroy Il he who gave me an
idea that there were men VINO differed from those Aad
known beforc,-men IN whose hearts was tenderness
and In whose minds might md a mirror IoI one
harmless aspirations toward d life that WASH al ma
terial and commonplace. He my knight, mat boy
thoughtful considerate, and gentle. tie was ioousA
sometimes; but loved him because his ideals mad not
been destroyed"
She shook her head 40, YOU did not lie TO ne-not
then Later YOU did when YOU asked me 70 come TO
New York. Oh, I know! l can see more clearly now.
Suppose that even now choose what you call your So
I,,{Gr # the tanqle we We made Of things You'd Ike
10 see Jeff desert me for Rita Cheyne so that you e'a
have your own way with me now.
Camilla! | was mad then. thought you undeI-
stood. Gretchen and = .~
81 understand many things better than did She
interrupted you no more mad then than you
are now think have always been wiling 10 forgive
you for that. wanted TO torgveyou because .AouSl.
perhaps you didn't know what YOU were SAYING. bul
Won make il harder for now The boy kne" I'D me
West is dead Cortland. In his place ndes man / 90
rot know man with shadow III his eyes, man u me
paw world who moves along the line Of least resistance
with Gttle room in his heart for the troubles 81 the
woman he once offered 70 protect with ms NE.
50" would still protect yOu-that IS what am 'ileT-
H., -,.t.,r,, -,-, . vr,r,.r like Rita Chcvne.