New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-05

,+,eman seeking seclusion at Baldpate
Inn IT. stranger looked at Magee. He had
lin ,bar not only looked, but weighed,
an e!s,cd and classified. Magee met II
sli niTlrsss1assng. ch;" said the young man.
~ i from me to quarrel with man
81 .,,,ol,s as good cigars as YOU debut
VII WIZ something haven't quite doped out.
liu. who's trcspasSing, me or YOU;
I Nj ~gbt here said Magee, rs indis-
putablc. ~o,,1;.d tho otbor ~b,,,
-, TEX II 10 my right here, and tell no
70" W. e,o't dispute; so let's drop the mat
DC, WI that settled, I'm encouraged to
o e,rl out the story OF why YOU see me here
POub far from the madding crowd. Have
r ro,r5' stray tear, You'll need it. Its sad,
;1,,cbing story, concerned with haberdaShcIy
VIA trusting heart and a tair woman-taT,
6nt oh how talsc.
o" ..prorr,f laughed Magee. I'm an adj
o,;rer OF I'll. vivid imagination. Don't curb
YOURS, beg Of YOU:
,r,S an straight, said the other in a hurt
| tome. Every word true. My name is
oh Bland. My profession, until love
Joy.orrcd nv life. was that Of haberdaSher and
' n.St,e~ I'm the city Of Rcuton, fifty miles
S-.., her. let the Beau Brummcls OF the
ili, o'., r.- in on what was doing in Lon
5, ;n m. rccktic line. | sold them coats
u9.b naft.. shoulders, and collars high and
o ",,, ,n,p,nrs. was happy twisting a piece
a. IN, og.- nv hand TO show them how 1t
iii f... IN their hcaVing bOSOmS. And
tben-,h. came!
w. F.. said. "Arabclla sparkled on the
,.-;1oo .. ..v life When | have been here
- .be o,.,.. for about two centuries, maybe
"a, III. ,...icc 20 her beauty. | won't at
..,7o- ~ .-c~ibc her now. | loVsi her
III 81. said | made hit with her
~, NJ, IN, profits of my habcrdashcry.
IIPo.b;sn.-... marriage She didn't scream.
had my Wedding nccktie picked ont from
,bc sarr.'. Il drummer from Troy" He
- VI, ... looked at Magcc. Have YOU
p p,.cr stool poised on that brink he asked
~Xry,~ replied Magcc. But 60 on.
yo,,r s..-. attracts me strangely.
~From here on-thc tear ! spoke o.
o,oasr There flashed on the scene a man
tbo had known and loved in Jersey City. !
s@;d flashed He did-just that. y swell
dresser -..r. he had John Drew beat by TWO
r,gnvc ne.E.,c- and purple frock coat! !
bad a h.n.~la,hcrv back Of me. No use.
We optt~e--,l me. | saw that Arabella S
love low for m. wa, waning. With his chamoiS-
gloved hands that new guy famed the an
Gent flame.
He paused Emotion the smoke OF
the cigar ehokcd him.
81 Tt's make the short story shorter, he
s,;f ash. threw me down In my habcr-
dasberv thought it over. | was blue, bit
ter | resolved on a dreadful step. In the
NIGHT ( wrote her a letter, and carried II
down 70 the box and posted II. Life without
4rabera said the letter was Shakespeare
With Hamlet left out. It limited at the river,
carborc acid, rcvolvcrs. Yes, | posted IT..
aAnd ,hen?~ urged Nlagec
Bland I'D, ,cndcrly OF the horseshoe pin IN
his purple tie. This is Just between us ne
s.id. a., that point the trouble began. II
came from nv being naturally very brave
man. could have dicd-casy. The brave
thing was 10 live. To 90 on, day after day,
devoid ot Arabclla-Say, that took courage!
wantci 10 try il. I'm a courageous man,
as ! say.
@You seem So. Nlagee agreed.
I;or- hearted" asscntcd Bland. 81 de-
,erminel 20 show my nerve and live. But
tbe-e WAS my letter TO Arabclla. | feared
she wouldn't appreciate my bravery: women
are fYu sometimes. Il came 20 me maybe
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