New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14

.T,.,,n loves hazard and have 20 check MIN WHICH
he wants 20 plunge into imprudcni Fentur's' ~,
81 rc,cl in the bguc-s Of everything they do' lu'y
,,,,,r, with railroads. steamships and banks as II
th, were toys Mr. Plutu5 represents the ars'"'ra'y
- ,,,,,.. He has position by heritage. Someone mas
aid that he is all things to all men; while Eaton IS
r,.,i,ip, to every man-and that IN ITS best sense
yoo zee Eaton has won his way by his wonderful n""I-
.,l,,. Of men and the friends he has made lie mas
fought for every inch. admire his bravery ana al
ways have liked fighting man. Sometimes PIT one
of these men against the other Then there J. " '''"-
mage. and | have Il hard time 10 keep order.
/, was as if my Lady Sunshine were telling me q
fairy, tale T. was all fascinating; but It looked TO me
rs if She were playing with fire. It was all wen as 1t
stood. But if
T SAW my Lady Sunshine frequently in the years
that followed ! renewed I'm old friendship VIII"
Eaton. and | came TO know and actually appreciate
Putus | was in q way third party, ana perhaps
was also useful in maintaining the balance OF power.
The situation was more than interesting. II would
have, been 4 congcniM theme TO a French novelist or
lr,mast if either could have understood the American
tcmpcramcnt Il was the inevitable triangle IN when
they. rcvcl: but minus the Gallo salt. To me it even
lacked a note Of sincerity It was theatre
Elizabeth Malcolm was clever. In the hard school
OF life in which she had been trained She was taught 70
maxi. the most Of her chances. Even when she blum
take Beneath the surface she was ambitious. ne
immense power Of Jacob Plutus dazzlcd her, and she
could value the prestige his friendship gave her Shc
always held a certain supcrstltlOus fear OF him. ms
dread spcccr was one largely of her own creation But
She must have known that she was necessary TO fIu
tus He had learned TO look for her counsel and com
panionship and as long there were no trcSpaSScrS
she had no cause 10 fear.
Here was Henry Eaton, generous and fascinating
with his star in the ascendant, with every attribute
woman loves champion upon whose strength she
could depend The saving clause was that Elizabeth
a good woman
T. IS absurd 70 try to whtcwash men. Neither OF
these was inrnora but one must consider the world
in which they lived The putocrat is a very IcuS and
Society will condonc Danae if she cam within the con-
aerances evoke the shower Of gold. Both were coyed
weary. and disguised with the women who threw
themselves at their feet. This woman unattain-
able and each knew in his heart that it would only
be a kind or an untoward fate that would give him the
prize or keep from him forever. So far there was the
absolute safety Of neutrality. It was ideal.
THE Triple Entente continued to amusc and cdify
Society for some years Then the unexpected hap
pcncd. Tragedy stepped in under the mask Of Death,
and Henry Eaton suffered a family bereavement in the
loss Of his wife He was to respect the conventions.
During the period Of mourning he went abroad On
his return he found that Elizabeth had gone to some
obscure corner Of England a visit to a sister OF
Malcolm's.
Some years passed before my Lady Sunshine came
back to her cottage on Long Island. Both men made
Il rsc at rcsuming the old association but the situa-
ton had altered and their Arcadia was Eaton
was now free and he could ask Elizabeth to marry him.
80 one realized this more kocny than Jacob Pluus.