New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-05

3 R 20 be an officer in the Chinese
arssysn just any minute like this,
ma sswaya, declared you were just
dississsiy the most reckless man
doe knews" I'll.
Noble shook his head. "No," he
aid iudisially. s'I'm mot reckless
rs iuss.thas Z don't care what hap
pens.a
Jalia became grave. 'Don,t you2''
sTo me-" ne said hurriedly. at
nean ] don't care what happens TO
myself. mean that's more the way
i Am than just reckless. OF course,
il one way I suppose that Is reck-
lsssness, and rood many people
Woaid say was reckless; but that's
she way IL looks to nne.''
fy,NE was content to let this anal
s ysis stand, though she shook her
head, as il knowing herself to
IA wiser than he about his unadul-
tsrated recklessness. A cheerfuiness
cans upon them; the Chinese ques-
din seemed to have been settled by
thsse indirect processes-in fact,
nsisher Of them ever mentioned it
ssain. ~ mustn't keep you," she
sa.d, especially. when you ought to
bsgstting ON downtown to business,
butohl" She gave the little cry of
4 imgetful person reminded. II al
most forgot what I ran cut to ask
yoq!''
what was it, Julia?" Noble spoke
huskily, in a low voice as people
spsak sometimes in the hushed crises
d lie. what is it you want me to
ae Julia?"
she gave q little huttsring laugh,
hslf tinid, half confding. "You
kaaw how funny papa is about TO-
baeeo smoker" (But she hurried on
without waiting for ap answer.)
erWsll, he is. He's the funniest old
thing; he doesn't like any kind very
nueh except his own special cheroot
Mings. He growls about every other
hind, but the cigars that Mr.. Ridge
b smokes when he comes here papa
really does make fuss over ! And,
yeH zee, ! don't like to say no When
Mg Ridgely asks If he can smoke,
ksssrss it always makes men so un-
comfortable when they're sitting on
aIvsssnda, but ! thought If could
just tactfully get him to buy some
thing different from his cigars. and
Ithoaght the best thing would be to
suggest those cigarettes you always
have, Noble; they're the ones papa
makes the least fuss about and
seams to stand the best-next to his
own, be seems to like them the most,
Imean-but I'd forgotten the name
Il them. That's what ran out to
ask you"
a0rduma," said Noble. ssOrduma
Egyptian cigarettes"
Would you mind giving me one
iast to show Mr.. Ridgely::" .
Noble gave her an Orduma cciga-
rsste.
Thanks!" she said cozily. ~
mustn't keep you another minute,
sseause I know your father wouldn't
NOV what to do at the Office without
pu. Thank you 80 much for this !"
We turned and walked quickly half
WY up the path, then paused, look
iag back over her shoulder. "I1l
,say show it to him, Noble" she
said Il won't give i to him."
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SaE bit her lip as if she had said
Id more than she should have said:
ahook her head as in child
mG then laughed, and in flask
sesehed the tiny white wand TO her
nes waved it to him, and ran to the
pefea and up the steps and into the
Aaae. She felt satisfied that she
sad set matters right, this wild
lula!
The facts, however, were contra
elsssry. Before she set matters
nens with Noble he had been un-
aaepy and his condition had been
=; now he was happy, but his con-
sea was worse. In truth, he was
naeh. much too happy; nothing ra-
aeaal remained in his mind. No
sha orchestra seemed to buzz in his
wa Is be went down the street, but
leud, beautiful brass band. His
saasaleeic chest was perilously in
@ ne heaved up with strange
Ms; snd little child, playing on
aasxt corner, turned and followed
~ Tor some distance, trying to imi-
we ais proud, singular walk. Re-
ssse0 70 too much pride. Noble he