New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12


her heart too full OF her own excitement, 70 perm.
large room for breads.
She passed the morning in constant succession q .
fevers and doubts concerned alone with Robey S,uy.
verant But leaning on Alice for assistance eno.
mouslv sustaining; for Alice certainly helped. Il
she who elephoned at last TO StuyNcrant, when tie
psychological moment had arrived.
That was at two in the afternoon.
lust called you up to relieve your mind and set
misconcepton straight" she told him choerly. "Th4;
loan, you know, of thirty thousand 70 certain nd'
vdual It was the prettiest twoedged stroke We ea
for an age Yes. II foored certain Count and par,
lived its recipient like million volts coming from
hairpin No; III tell you all about il later. Why, In
trying inform you decately. She DID because SIC
wanted to squelch them both Yes, thought perhaps
you'd like 10 know where TO find her No, She isn't hele
don't know exactly where she is myself Now hstea
intenty. She said She going over IN the park-n
some wonderfully romantic spot where some one broke
his wrist one day,-but for what earthly on Is NOR
than mortal could guess Now wait Don't hurri
Robley." But there silence on the VIE.
THURLEY, at little past the hour Of ,Ho. was seated
alone on that particular bench She bad one day.o'
cupied when all the world. though clothed Do the Sper.
doris of its autumn gold and crimson, % gray and
desolatc perspective 50 far as she could discern ITS VIDE
eXpanSe.
Today the sun obiquey slanted Oh l.ouici ,rces
and grass downbeaten and Sodden from the recen'
snow as we'll roads that, here IN M ions OF ne
park unfavored by the pomp and gory %. wealth wele
practically deserted Yet CLEANS of the "odds NOS
refugent light seemed reckoning all her r horizon
and, though she still had doubts and tm1rs, inter
spersed with all her hopes. the prospee med . vf'
dant field Of flowers and nils and song.
y plump gray squirrel bright eyed. IN his tuFs
and confident OF friendship from the Wo unan ;noe
came nquiringy up, TO halt at Thurlcy .-et ana beg
for aims to crack He tucked first one t0 The other
his tiny paws in the muff OF his li'te So gazing a.
her appealingy and flirting the banner IS tail
Hello" said Thurley. III Iii only a5lt to bHns
a bag of peanuts
Her hungry little visitor leaped up .a he bench
came fearlessly up to walk across her p" poked MS
active little nose against the glove OH md then
leapcd again to the earth and weath.- IMPLIED Soo
where he took up a search for hidden tr a,o>.
Thurcy had turned 10 watch him. Wh.. be .int, Us
tant purrlng OF motor spun her a5o % the seal
Stuyverant came round the bend hold The vince
best he might with wrist still unequal 20 he task
THE color eaped to Thurlcys cheeks IT, -o>e leaves
tossed upward in a zephyr. Then car was
halted and Stuyvcrant rose to leap oU MS eA''
tires, as he had on the first occasion.
"Oh, don't try that cried Thurcy. impu,Nt
self Immediately uppermoSt she spr ' hey ee.
and ran little toward the car. Pie. mt break
anything more,'
He laughed despite the depth of ca. in his
breast, alghting quite intact.
She stood in the road to meet him, AM So him mex
hand As he came there. doftng his cap.
You know don't ike thrccs. cNa.''t be- added
If II means three injuries, or anything ,, .a.t.
Il wonder II you'll ever meet me here ..t Dc Az
Swcred, as they turned to 60 to her bench hat inc
sort OF threes I've hoped for the three a nothing
but charm
But they might not bc-that kind ...r al, she
tatercd, reSumng the seat She had occup,... IL %
easy these days for folks TO be dcceiycj cd deceive
themselves and everything" 80
He sat beside her and leaned little forward lis
face was inclined to pacness again; his c, we're II,
tcnsely serious Il think have deceived c Tor me
final tlmc-conccrnng some few things U.s. clst' nc
SAID referring to his errors OF judgmcn, r-pctnfs
Gaillard and her loan. II hope today may -ndtrp pos
Slblc some final understandings"
His carneStneSs little disconnected the j.. pine>S :"
spirit She had instantly conceived az his ng ~,
cnlll only lnrr lhli he nd .nnl. mn-n - -- l.Nnl