New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

hundred years, and was going calling IN
Christopher Columbus. Climbing and still
climbing. we finally reached "a dilapidatcd
garden gate, with an aloe plant on each side
If il. and inside was a small, bare stone
house, with little Helen sitting on the walk.
PLAYING with her doll Then my heart gave
a leap: for knew was al the night place.
The child did not recognize me, and looked
frightened when asked her 10 take me to
her mother The room We entered was
empty. and struck me as mighty cold ana
comiortlcsS. with its stone flags and scant
furniture. more ike q horse stall than a
human habitation, and It shocked me that
Stella should live there. From The stars
above q voice called ont. "Who's there: or
something meaning that in Italian, and the
voice was Stella's.
1t, only old Dobbin come back, an
swercd. and then down She rushed. hardly
knowing whether 20 laugh or cry, She seemed
So glad 20 see me. She was poorly dressed,
and looked pale and van and thin, with dark
lines under her beautiful eyes; and ! think
She would have kissed NE. only ! was not
prepared for il. and could not help beng
awkward and constrained. But our hands
STAYED in each others ill at last, recovering
herself. she caught up little Grace, who was
,oddling down the stairs after her, and asked
me 70 come 10 and sit on the balcony.
NOV. am good American, and believe
~ we lead the world in everything from
motor lamps down, and that there Is nothing
the foreigner makes that We can duplCd'c
twenty per cent. better. and more reliable,
workmanlikc. and honest; but when II
comes 20 the Bay Of Amalh ! want 10 say
I:al. puts one all over Us. sitting there on
that balcony. thought the outlook was me
lovclicst had ever seen IN my HE, ana lhe
ragged. happy people and the old, red-tlle
houses. and the fishing boats with thelT
high. curved sails all harmonizcd with the
bav. 50 that il was ike wonderful picture
with nothing 20 mar II. 49,,
And here Stella and sat side by -ide' sun
holding hands. while the two little. girlS
stared at Us with their round wondering
eyes. - 7
said. emboldened somehow by her clasp ana
bv the sight Of that lovely bay, which. might
have been lifted out OF FARMLAND. ! want
TO take YOU back as my wife
guess she knew that was what nad
brought me. iOT Slc OILY I'dI'N 81 "'''N' "'''
otherwise did not act surprised nor ara"
away her hand. ,...,.o
Il am not the pretty woman ! was once
Mike" She said, kind Of ialtcrng ana sad,
"When look at myself in the glass could
@You are always beautiful to me- an
swered. II
an be father 10 them, ] answered
aThev are young enough never to know 'he
difference all.
aAnd the disgrace!7 she murmurcd. Have
Won thought Of that, Mike: The disgrace
the stigma n. 7
answered. .,l.,.;l
IN the same timid. hopeless way. ~The world
never forgives and never forgets.
III the world doesn't like our getting mar,
RED. il can go plumb to hell!7 answered
more warmly than ought. ANY other OBJ
iection;7 ,.. al
,.o,,ld have gone on, only she couldn't: Tor
her heart. like mine, seemed too iull Tor
words So we sat there a long while IN 81
,ence watching the sun sink in that beau'i.
1 10. fret. ,,l,t ar "a