Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-21


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no looked bach over the loas years
of Intimate compsnionshp With CA,h-
srlns and asked himself what HI. souA
DO now hat II vas all over.
u. could glvs himself no Answsr.
Never oeuld he sgAin pick up the
telephone and set delightful luncheon
eompsnion IN hneen minutes NsysT
would h' again feel tho strength of her
young ann against h.s - she drove
with him In the park Sever would
they again roam around tho antique
shops and the book shops buying each
other lltls presents and prcparlas sur.
prsss for their friends Never again
could he summon her taste and ludg.
msnt when Il was question OF buy
Ing somstalng Tor his sister or Tor an.
other gln.
And those wonderful nights when the
spirit OF haroun-sl-Raschld descended
on them ard they pa, on inc3uagicuous
eloihss ana wandered into strange and
queer corners OF uneyplorod Manhattan,
from Corlears Hook 10 Abingdon square,
and ate spaghetti at the next table to
the leader u the Camorra and chop
'uey IA queer llttle restaurant on tho
fourth moor back In Pen street. whsru
The -Four Brothers held their meetings
and planned their murders they werg
over
How beautiful how hne. and strong.
and brave she was
lie remembered that day above Kings.
bridge when spindthrir snled at an auto.
mobile aud began backing them over an
emDanNment into the path OF a con.
'ructlon train. lie reached for the reins
ana she gave him look thar made him
JERK IN his hand as II she had struck him
Win the butt OF the whip.
Drive on she called sharply 10 The
panlc-Siricken chauffeur As the oar
uhshed past, the rear wheels OF the trap
were trembling over the edge Of the cut.
hut blow OF the whip sent splndthift
FORWARD Ike a mad locomotive. In a
quarter OF nile she had reduced him to
coNod and conquered walk
Then she handed Emerson the relns
ana sank against his shoulder with a con.
vu'slve sob
Ana ne had kissed her and calmed her
as II she had been his sister. and she had
been silent the rest OF the way home. lie
remembered that she had seemed a llt.lo
distant and strange 10 him atter that
An II he had only realized then how
much he loved-how much he needed her,
1t was Characteristic Of the man that
II never occurred to him that even II ho
had realized that he loved she might not
nave loved him IN return. And Yet ne
had no great opinion OF himself as
charmeT II had simply reyer struck MN
as poss bic ths, there was any power IN
heaven or earth that could stop him from
getting anything that he wanted badly
enough TO strive for.
He was convinced that Catherine
loved Darwin Ho did not know that
women sometimes married more from
pIque than from love He had seen nor
yield hersslt as Darwin kissed her at
the altar, and ss the picture came back
once more he shut his eyes and sroAnsd
aloud
hut it was not tho fact that he had
lost her lovo that gave keener edge
to his asony. He was a gambler al
heart. and II he had played and lost he
would have taken defeat like a true
gambler
But he hadn't even gambled He mad
let the thing that no wanted most IN
life slip away from him without play
Ing single card of his hand.
He looked at his watch again. II was
nearly o'clock. The sun had sunk be-
hind ths apartment housos on the West
Side. and the gray outrlders were creep.
Ing in among the trees from tho east.
The walks were thronged with men
and women. boys and girls. hurryiny
home from the days work with lunch
boxes and parcels. They glanced at him
curiously ns they passed Ho was OF
tho class whom they were used to see.
Ing riding ln autos and carriages or
with beautiful ladies'
There. at that time Of the day. and in
a silk hat. he was as much out OF place
as Galshnd In n jockey cap in the back
room ot a saloon.
He scarcely saw them. Ito misht hays
gased at them as the young Napoleon
sszed on the soldiers OF France under
tho walls Of Toulon. He was of them
for the time. but not one OF them. He
was one OF those who were born to lead
and control them and fstton on their
blood and toll
But he was not thinking OF that
now. He was thinhlng that about that
time Darwin would lean over to her
sitting opposite in their drawing room
on the sleeper and say.
Wen. dear. shall We go out and see
what they have In the dtnerT'
What meal that would be. hs
thought. II he were only there In Oar.
wins place! He would ask her to or.
Ter Il as he always did and tease her
'ut OF all her selections. as usuaL
rhcn she would pretend to be angry
Ind tell him TO order II himself and
he would say:
Well Kate. when In doubt always
get T-bone steak with potatoes al
sratin aud French peas And then
hey would look into each others eyes