New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-27

more, But Of course that was over and done with,
,.r and done with bv nv own Ool5hncss, by my own
pitul conccit. And all the world know that there
nothing dead as a passion outived' t;.,.o
And ! say. Mary, why shouldn we have a bite 10
81 am starving. said weakly Theo, thank Heaven.
oud never guess for how many things was starving;
"And So am he agreed And its delicate ethical
question he laughed, lust how long starving man
And a starving woman 49,,
should wait for two persons OH WHY uIul
Thee give his person why did he put me 70 the Io
TURING necessity Of guessing whether the person was
man or a woman?- "who ALREADY happen tobe about an
"Xot another minute" decided judicially, and with
, decision came the praycrful wish that Phi had Tor
gotten all about his engagement with me- lor 10 DC M.n
hco even in this mattcr-ofact, wholly unSatisiyln8
sort Of way greater happiness than had KNOWN
in two long years.
Good Waiter" Theo nodded to Rudolf.
~Theo that's Rudolf | whispered reproachiuly.
"IIave YOU forgotten; Ill
XIV heart gave glad little leap But the next sec,
ond Thco spoiled everything with mTthlesS Sort ol
laugh. and that well remembered haIi-cynical question
Of his, Funny world, isn't It; ,,r
~Vcrv. The funniest world I've ever experienced, |
said Grossly and sat up 50 straight that Peter diS,
turbcd jumped TO the floor and stalkcd OIL IN oleiuG
dignity Il hope to Heaven / Il never see a unnler
There was quite an awkward pause hco came "
FIRST ooh YES to the waiting Rudolf. Let me see
b, If conTsl pigs knuckcs for two potato salad for
one sauerkraut for one, and Thco paused lmpreS,
,ivclv much Wurtzburger. Memory all rlght now;
He trumphcd And this time IhcO really laughed'
"It's perfect perfect" Ny spirits were rising again.
and not altogether and entirely at the prospect OF TODD
and drink be stated forbade myself to guess at the
sex Of Thco's expected person something lkG lcS,
rcrdav and tomorrow are Gods, today IS ours hoped
into nv mind from somewhere. And resolved to en-
JOY today.
NOU didn't even forget the much, did you, Iheo'
L | positively purrcd with contcntment.
Certainly not" he said decidedly. Didn't we
always order that way;
nodded nv head But it was such a tiny thing to
expect anyone 10 remember, ! halt apo!ogized fGt
III have been furious with YOU ] added with truly
feminine consistency, III YOU had forgotten.
Tbc1 laughed III that isn't YOU 70 the dot, Mary!
Wei. I can't help it." | defended 81 always loved
.ha, little much OF yours, hco ,~..,
ION. the little more and how much it is! glbcd
Vow, Thco, refuse to allow you to mix Browning
and Wurtzburgcr: | prefer them both straight
The ladvs will is law, smiled lhco. straight thcy
shall bc-if the Wurtzburgcr ever gets here!
Dion, worry. there's lots Of time but even rs sad
/. knew that II was not so; for Phil and that other
might appear ~ any moment and spoil everything
"D1 look like a worrying man IN now demanded
Thco smoking away luXurously, The incarnation OF con
,,n'mcn,. r
81 mus, admit you're conocalng it admirably, |
XII ,hc 6lsscincss Of it all rushed over and with
sudden impulse hluricd out, "Oh. tins is really very
moe and comfy isn't i. Dear Boy;
Don't Mary" said Thco tcn.cly. And then real
izcf t. had said. Ny last two words had come out
ousl-thosc two dear foolish little words that
were part Of the long ago that was over and done WITH
81 didn't mean 90, Thco' | tal'crcd. could have
bitten mv tongue out. had spoiled everything. -,
81 knew YOU didn't. Nary," Ihco said gently. But
don'tsvt again. hcalmos, pleaded. "Itmcant some
thing once RS such dry hu-s now,
Il never will" said solcmng. And al the time