New-York tribune., 1912-11-17


81 can see already that yo~ have an IN.
agination," said Mrs. Bc.lor. "Perhar
YOU are a writer, | don't seen -a remember
any novel or short stories by James Sylre'
ter.
He did not feel at that mo-.n. as. # E
were a writer. He remember. ... bad luck
he had had when he was trying .. pose asa
singer, and resolved 20 try I'll. ~are cNper
mcnts. For all he knew Mr. :. don would
be expecting him 20 write q r-le. TO hG
dimples Besides, if Jimmy $ .e,-cr TeN
q writer. she would know il. \. g~t Young
woman like herself would ho r-. 70 toloT
the devious ways of current .r....lrc. he
resolved 20 speak the truth a- ..-.- ec"a"
Il am afraid can't claim .n .. wI,a" .
writer. Mrs.. Bclion, he said. Really
cannot describe my profession ter mn
by saving that just now am n- OF ha'2
q soldier Of fortune, out ot .1--.r,'or,
hope I'll have enough mougE .... q" gel /.
New York That depends u~ doc,G
and the hospital Once ,he~. . hal. ihe.
something 20 do. if il, only 'sa.t.g frena
in q girls school. hope | shah. have e
come 90 that.
"You speak French bcau,itu,.- she S.
but doubt. She added. loos,- .ull IN ri
attractive face, If YOU could g. any di-croa
principal 10 engage YOU. tina, ,.. miles, y.i
happen 70 be married. Mr.. Jimmy SyII.'
ter. There was a curious lnto-. ION N ..'
voice as she asked the question.
NO. | am not married he nd un.,,,,
tatingly. ~ soldier Of fortune ..s no Hg'
% a wife.
Plenty of people in this world Ike tnlS,
10 which they have no right, -a. said. ana
again her tone was peculiar. Il. "onlcra
il she was thinking OF his name, ar agNh. %.
felt the obstinate impulse 20 prove 10 a'
that he was Jimmy Sylvester.
"No, my strong right arm is No.. TO sg.
port a wife yet, he said idly, lon"ng ai L'
bandagcS. This is the second t..Ecn al.
| have had. Mrs Beldon: only me otaa
time it was the left one. | rcmcw1.ri, nap
pcncd at school over a dozen years ag.,
Another boy and | were Damon am
PythiaS pair, always together. DrcaNis
bounds whenever we could manage n. UnSs
We were out in the woods, seeing .'w .hs
We could climb in the tallcst tree. wth,.'
the boughs breaking under Us. Il .aun4i,...
storm was coming; but either H. d'tr
notice 1t, or we had set ourscIyc- one SIt
stunt of climbing a certain number OF INC
before we gave it up and went back to u-
school. Well, I'd climbed int" the ven
tallcst one, when-Zip, the thunder cracH's
and a shaft of lightning came. IL scare.
the tree, and without touching me, gs.,,.
me such fright that went ,uwh.'ng w
blessed Damon, under the tree. tired "
catch me. If ne hadn't, | nigh, have Ns.
something worse than broken ARM rs TO-
him, he was knocked unconscious, IN" .
thought he was dead. And after Ia g.
back to school and got help for him, one y,
the first things they told us was that N'D
be punished for what we had done, JUST o.
soon as we were fit for punishment.
Sylvester was not looking az her ~ u.
spoke. He was talking in 2 rrmn,,soGllI.i, lIi
lazy tone. pleased because he felt that nc ar l.,
hit on another fact belonging to Jimmy '!'
ycStcr. 81,
"What what was the other boy name
asked Mrs. Beldon.
"l've forgotten
Forgotten a friend like that,
He looked at her now There was Gu
tainly something she knew that he ana No.
Her words and tone conveyed more Jh"H
reproach. b,
"When your Frances Helen is Older y, y,
said, you'll have plenty Of chance 70 ~, -,
that childish friendships don't persist IN II
afraid children are notoriouSly ungralc.iE~",,