The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26

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| have been telling you--u.. ..r
cleverly-the sort of argum,. r.'
world puts up against these .J,. ,
yours. But just because haN, ...l
the world longer than YOU ha..
sign that | know it better ..
near it, perhaps-and out of t,..'
Perhaps you get corrcctvr .I,.. 3D..
from here"
The feverish light of his fac. A.- 90.
placed by dismaSed, ingenuuu- I. l...
mcnt when she disclaimcd h,' ..l.
fuincss, but this gave play, shows oil
reverential awe.
She looked away with bitter .ft
II was hard to see that first ,u.k ,.l
/, might he the last tim Sh, V,..
ever see 1t in mans face. SU. It
renowned much, she felt-aud y,, l.g
sight thing IL was. too Bar ur
values thing no less becau,, Il d.
"vanescent.
You are as old as my moth-J.'
But after a few moments Of % .ll,.
consideration he was able To- d,,.i. hi
idea. She turned her face quit, flIItly
to the pitIl,ss sunlight. ana l,' him
read what he liked in the fin, trt, res
about her eyes and mouth. And h.
read it with the cruel tactlessu,,s o.;
his age and sex. THIN. as litt,, huy
might have done, he took on of her
hands and pressed it to his check.
do you know. I'm glad ah"u' 'h4
/ thought you were young I>. m,
and it scared me-
Perhaps we would u tier stud,
now" she said evenly. III Nuu al,
going to be ready for college iu ,a.
fan you haven't much time To- xiv. o,
tn entertaining chance visitors"
He Cbediently opened his "I.ad
somewhere in the fourth book.
"I'll look up the words" he said com
panlonably, land you translate"
And so. with a brief interval for az
other meal of Indian pudding and mik
! the day passed. They kept strictly Il
the books. Her old facility cam acl
| tiying-she wondered from time Goo m
at her memory, but did not ~-up q
wonder long for fear OF breakIul ,H
charm.
once, as her restless fingers wa"!,r,,
in the grass while she read 'lr
/ plucked a leaf which she had ann .s
| torn apart, when she beheld ia ' .
mystic quatre foil Of "a four leaf ...N,r
Alois seemed Cheered 10y the ono. o..
she pinned it to her dress.
AS the shadows began To wh,r ...
| tips eastward and the west took H
old they swung to the couclusrr
| he fourth book OF the "lliad' 1.r
| Alois yawned and Clapped his d......
AIRY covers with drowsy triump
IF ! only had you to help m, ..
day" he said, GENEROUSLY.
You must make the mos r' H
while | last" she said, and I,y
into the fifth book, but she I..'.,
alone. for. looking up presently =. ."
| why "A word she had inquired iny Ai
not forthcoming, she behe.d thu g.
anthropis- and rcformcr sound .-,I
and as he lay, his finger shut
pages of the dictionary, he mi-h'
, for his bulk. have been a child 10
She gently distracted the huar .
went on with her work like Il Zoo o.
cent brownie. Having rcuan2..
yellow road that was to ttk' me-"
the hotel. she knew that her &c.,
IRE need not take place for ana hu.
more.
She tore out a fly leaf and wr
: rker Doomed appealed to '.' "'
reused her. Why! Figh'ut ~
sort was fine, OF course thu ''g So.
right.
Half consciously at first. hrr '..
| ton fell into the martial tread ''
ameters. PerCciving this, Sh, '
coaxed and paraphrased until s..
| her English something that miH
10 be verse:
Then to Dlomed, son Of Tyleus
! Iallas, with strength and uuI.u.
soul
! That so he might surpass the CO..
/ And win Famcs crown foIcy'..
And on his shield she placed
fire.
That he might flame amoug.tho~'
hosts
Like Sirius rising from his orra.
! And 50 his shining head and
plunged
! Into the thlckest transport OF i.'
There" she said, chewing h'r
I'm not 50 ashamed Of that
The evening was now So
vanccd that a IA mt hut incr"as
of light indicated the evening
ing which she knew she must N
she would be back at the hl''.
the crowds We're coming out OF
ing room. The star fitted w..
poem. She look d at it prnS'N.
while and then back with sl..
young face in the grass.
one Of her many rings Wa
orald. treasure left from her
grlhood, when she was as
this boy. This she removed
Z utly over the tip Of his llt''
Then she shut the four .'a
and her pcncilcd translation
the leaves of the "Iliad' a.
book and turned slowly away
Her face quivered and hroh" 10
den tears.
She hurried back and kn".t over
Her lips touched his hair.
Then, rising, she ran swiftly %
the field her green dress spft'rur
gray with the rest Of the ~nto
landscape
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