New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30

"One day the lady called when my sister was out.
told her that my sister expected 20 return at any
moment and she said she would wait Il was the first
time had ever been alone together She told that
she and her husband about 20 leave % spend the
summer at their cottage in the mountains. The news
almost stunned me. Somehow had not thought OF her
going away. | lost my head and told her al felt.
She sad nothing gave me her hand. pressed 1t
lips and the first tingc of color ever saw in her
marble checks came into them
"Sure You didn't kiss the bushes'" suggested ban
tcringly kissing the hand is rather expression
of overwhelming passion.
The convict sprang toward me ike IN cnraged tiger
al YOU insinuatc that, YOU a liar he exclaimed,
standing with blazing eyes and cenched fists.
did not the uluZZc ri the revolver IN his III
rcction could not. 4 man in convict garb, in i'm
mincnt danger Of being returned TO prison, standing
another who held cooked pistol in his hand,
and calling him liar because the latter had spoken dis
respectfully Of the nearest his heart, struck me
about the most dramatic and heroic situation had
ever encountered Nothing in al my stage experience
approached II. sat still and looked at him IN mute adj
uirutIOu.
q apologize Sit down and go on with your story,
said finally.
Instead Of sitting he strobe up and down the room
two or three times striving 20 control his excitement.
Then ne sat down ON the trunk and again wiped his
brow with the sleeve Of his blouse
~ course you'd say that he SAID finally He spoke
~ without opening his Jaws, which were set hard IN
teeth. You're "a man. and man never believes that
ANY other man can bee honest with a woman; or that
pure except his mother his sister or ms
w,ie-and often he doubts the latter. Men. They
make me sick
81 have apoogizcd for nv rudcncss I broke in and
I want YOU 10 except me from the category You have
named believe that there are millions Of good women
the world II there not. shoudn have 10 lie
60 that place where there winter. We'd have
IL right here, for this would De hell Of a world II the
women were as bad as we are That little stacy,
I know. but II $ right. Go on with your story.
He SD. quiet for Cd moment and then continued. "She
Went AWAY. ! remained 10 my sister ID week ! could
put her Of my thoughts. Her face came 20 me
IN my dreams and night thought heard her voice
calling my name. cried OUT in my sleep, | m coming.
and aWoko.
81 could stand II longer. I told my sister that
was called back To- my business IN the West took the
train but not for the Vest went 20 the mountain
village where she was
"Nery imprudent and to say the least foolish, re-
had dropped my pistol on the bed beside me by this
time I reached 70 the table and got cigarette.
"Have one / asked him.
"Wll T. haven bad one for lges.'
I handed him the lighted match was beginning 10
treat him as quest. He took long inhalation deep
into his lungs held II for several seconds, and then
leaned back against the wall and blew cloud OF smoke
toward the ceiling
81 sl,aam 70 King Nicotine, he said after another
long draft. This is IL new one On me What IS it,
~Plavers Special-get en- III my club.
went 20 the window and drew down the shade; then
I lit the gas and turned II low.
"What happened IN the mountains;
IL went 20 a small hotel and registered under a nc