The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31

You know he said Il should hate to have or
little girls whom I haven't quite forgotten
here suddenly and remind of what to have
happened long ago-what to have de-
scended earth just for exceedingly foolish
and romantic young people. l can't say that
thick head wouldn't spin just bit. The Great
Romance. The Great Romancer
He silent for little then and the younger
him frowning. for he felt that the
situation in being taken out of his hands
and he anxious and uncomfortable
But when length Stanley looked up again his face
Il have said that understand this thing h4,
side" he Your side different tn.
stage common adventurer and, don't doubt with
the usual adventurous motive The lady may be sup
posed to have fortune of her own
For that said the other in low voice. 1T
would give great pleasure to beat you until you
couldn't Standard / think shall do it," But Mr..
Stanley shook scornfui head
''Oh. this isn't where you climb up your dignity.
he. Not at ALL You have no dignity just
common. cheap thief. burglar who has tried to
break into my house and steal You have dignity
Abruptly his feet. He
big and looked dangerous. The other would have
had poor chance with him
presume, said he. that I haven't
thrown off this bank deserved may do 1t
yet" He back forth the crcu-
lar II he wanted time get his rising temper
under control
Il wish she were here now he said after little.
spoke the before him. but ne was turned
partly toward the pine shrubbery Il wish all the fool
ish were here who take their happiness in their
and play with danger of something they
call TomaIce. l should say to them all: There is
life of romance. No knowingly lived in this
world life OF romance. Romance is dream. fancy.
mirage-somethng from long distance. but
viii touch long live. We say that life
at this or that stage Of history romantic. It
was not. yourself In that age and you will find
people pointing back few centuries further and say
ing that romance is there We that exists
nowadays. Go such places and
fed before you tell you again, It's dream
mirage" wheeled savagely upon the younger
And you with your life-next the groundw hs
cried you make sicki ad
slightest intention OF trying take gentle-born
and bred woman to such an existence She couldn't
stand it for week, and you know 1t. She'd loathe
it and you in two days. Why. she couldn't even
clean She couldn't be decently clean--to say
nothing of going without the elementary COM
forts And you talk rot like that woman
who has never even dressed herself alone since
was borni You make sick" He threw himself
down again his bench but moment he
looked up and his mder. less angry.
Why" said he she and 1 have together come
closer to the true romance than In squalid
restless wandering and down the earth have
come ever will come We have been happy. Have
you? Have your" he demanded again when the other
did speak
YES" the other man at length. but there was
ring of truth his tone. Stanley ca lnly:
That's lie. haven't"
She and l." he on, wander over the world
too. but we go in comfort-luxury. IL you like-with
without friends. pleases furtvely
and in hiding from the respectable world, she'd
go with you. We beautiful things
the world has to offer, and them without he
bodily discomfort that robs things OF their beauty.
We hear beautiful music hear 1T together and
il brings closer together still. There are certain
operas which mean so much to US that we always 90
to them alone together. and there in the dark
and hold each others hands and the music makes us
one-one whore two before That's nearer the
true romance than you reach my friend.
Why we've do everything together. We feel
everything together When somebody says something
that's particularly makes little joke she
looks to see If I've got ii. and nod her, and
laugh like two children.
"oh. comet Pm getting tired of this. I think you'd
better go home before I tired"
And yet" said the younger man standing his
ground. yet all this is only the outside Of things
It's more than simple friendship And. besides.
you're only talking for yourself You're showing only
side of the thing The point is that she
doesn't love She loves and she's going away
with me-"
Stanley ieaped to his feet and his eyes blazed
very fercely.
why. You blamed adventurerr' he cried. DO you
to you're taking yourself seriously in all
this? Do you think don't know wife after three
years? Do you think doubt for little
OF second? Love you. You make me laugh You're
so funny that you're insulting"
The younger seemed for the first time to lose
OF himself He raised his fist and shook It in
the air
"YouI see whether I'm funny or not' he cried
shrilly You'll whether I'm joke not. You
few hours and see"
him by the throat with his hands. He did not
stNke the but he shook him terrier shakes
a rat 1t has been said that he big and he
looked. SnOOk
younger mans and tapped helpless at his
sides and his head rolled weakly his shoulders
But there cry from behind, and the two
stood still Stanley turned his head and his wife
was there pressed together her heart.
white and full OF terror
Let him 60 Tommy she said. oh let him go.
It's not his fault It's partly mine Tl-explain
YOU Only let him go first"
81 throw him of the pier" said Stanley.
Let throw him off the pierl Come and him
swim" The gave sudden nervous over
wrought laugh that half sob, but she came and
touched his and Stanleys hands fell beside him.
'PleaseP' she said. For sake." Her husband
gave reluctant. growl and the he had
held staggered a few steps away and stood there
breathing hard, his clothes all awry about him. He
stared his at the other two and his
mouth twisted but words
sorry" the said to him. 1T
partly my fault Yes. great deal my fault
Il seem lost head. But please
and don't back. Everything husband has
said true-true. All. please goH'
The looked at her for moment longer
he seemed to be about to speak. but words
10 him. he turned He stumbled down
% sandy beach and moved off toward the wesK