Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-11-18
Rosamond Schuyler
and Jane
By JESSIE DOUGLAS


the corner, only chair impeded his
progress. 1t was an empty room ana
an empty life, he decided wryly.
Lonely! 1t reeks of loneliness J! ne
said to the listening walls.
AS he turned he saw square OF
paper lying on his floor. An envelope.
A letter. He whisked 1t up and ex-
ahmed it. 1t was written in forth
right feminine hand in black ink on
gray paper. He ripped it open jag
gedly.
my cousin, Jimmy Cosgrove, has writ
ten me that you have come to stay in the
city l should be glad If you would come
up to see me; have tea some afternoon,
perhaps some Sunday at five? Then we
can talk over Jimmy and Chicago. where
i lived child. Sincerely.
"ROSAMOND SCHUYLER"
Mark Travis read it through twice
before he laid it down. He liked the
looped black writing and the address
engraved in blue on the gray paper.
Good old Jim hasn't forgotten me-"
he muttered. "Rosamond Schuyler
charming name
He pictured the girl with deep blue
Jim had.
"How jolly it would be to know
someone in New York To 60 perhaps
to the little Italian restaurant down
on Eleventh street that he had discov-
cred and eat macaroni while the blue
smoke cured thickly about them and
the clatter of plates and voices served
hoo oh tn
Life had rather lost its SAVIOR these
last three weeks alone here. Places
enough to 60, and things enough to
see, but always alone. No one to
laugh with him, nor to make him for
get that he was stranger in strange
city.
He had come almost alone to New
York-to call it cold-hard-merce-
nary
III go and see this Rosamond
Schuyler" he said. What pretty
name that Rosamond - she'll be
charming"
He threw his shoulders back next
afternoon as he walked up Fifth ave-
nue. in a blaze of sunshine. His tweed
suit was pretty we'll worn, but he'd
had a shoe shine, and he carried his
fair head with an air and swung
along, feeling for the first time that
he was a part of the life of the city
instead of being just the newest man
in Gresham & Minors.
But when he turned east at Fifty
third street and found that the house
was an imposing brownstone one, witt
dignified curtains of cream that shut
off the windows and an air of admit
ting only the best society, he hest
tated
That was the number all right, bu
would he go? Perhaps she wouldn't b.
his kind at all.
But he found himself climbing thu
steps and ringing the bell as though
he were dummy. Once he had sait
Miss Schuyler" to the stony-faced in
,ividual who must be her butler, h
knew he was in for 1t.
AS he crossed the thick rug ant
came into the dim, beautiful drawing
room he rued the day he had come
lie was aware of rugs that his fee
melted into and cleaning furniture an
color and flowers. He sank down int
great armchair, trying to feel
ease and cursing his stupidity.
Then he saw that there was som
one else in the room. A girl silhouei
ted ut the window was playing wit
the tassel of the curtain; her slim fit
ure in black and delicately outlined.
Mark Travis forgot the beautift
room and the luxury and wealth, fo
he saw that she was sweet-looking an
her lashes were wet with tears.
I'm Mark Travis" he said, risin
and taking the hand she held out
him.
"Oh, yes" her voice fluttered an
he saw she was rather shy and frigh
ened of him. IL heard about you
He heard his own voice talking al
then the girls. She had gray eyes II
stead of blue and her brows were dar
and had n charming way of liftin
She smiled once and he saw n dimp
peep out near her mouth. Then
forgot everything but the desire
take away that unhappy look abo'
her eyes.
you've just come to New Yor
haven't you?" she asked, "and will "
have one lump or two?" she handle
the silver teapot so skillfully al
passed him white cup delicately fra
lie.
"Have you been lonely?" she que
toned; Its so hard at first"
And Mark Travis found himself tie
ing her about his work with the o
lawyers and how desolate he had fe
while she pushed the heavy carve
box Of cigarettes toward him al
begged, Wont you smoke; like t
smell So"
But in little pause his eyes rest
on the beautiful room, the gre
carved mantel that must have &C
thousands of dollars and the 10
renaissance table with its two lam
This girl and he were as widely SCI