Show r t TAe he Light l ly That Failed By y r RUDYARD KIPLING Continued from Yesterday Morning 11 t was only oly me what lid did ater it il motter mot mat ter Jf lC It IL hail had been heen a strange man you ou ml might ht have objected And Ancl then them again you took tool me on my blind side That a an all ugly word and you ou arent aren't going to use It any more inore But that's true dear clear Id I'd give she everything c except you to s see e your face again But Im I'm blind Malsie Maisie thought for tor a u minute till Love Lovo gave g her pure pOle reft reason on nonsense too Listen stupid You I soil ten years yea ars noth nothing And Ami the they Wo We helon belonged belonge 1 just the tile same Now Xo do you ou remember out nut on I the thc flats fiats with wilh the pistol tol when m my hair hall got Into your r 0 eyes Dick caught the tIme click of or pins hair and anti Maisie's Inn long locks fell Cell about his big face You couldn't see now If It you tried ever so RO nard hard Lets Let's pretend its it's only my wig In your I eyes n Just a little little- lon longer bongo fI r i I r T ri i 11 I IS S I. I f f z I Stuyvesant Fish the tho railroad map map- I n to on the tho left leXt and amid James T. T Harahan Harahan Hara Hara- S han who succeeded Mr Ir Fish as president president dent of or the Illinois Central Time The sketch below illustrates the scene in the thc room of ot the the- directors of tb the Illinois Cent- Cent S nil 1111 road at a time when Mr Fish enraged by hy being called calledo a a liar Hn by Mr 11 struck him hint In the face breaking up the meeting In the te lower lowr right Is a picture of or Cornelius separated Vanderbilt who separated the belligerents for for fifty arty or om sixty years yeas Fifty's s live e times less Joss important than ten Cant Can't you see that darling her head to increase both the darkness and the understanding I see said Dick very contented contented- ii ly Oh its it's good to have you OU back again Maisie Its ls l's gooder goodel to be back bad boy And they argued that point grave grave- Jy y with interruptions and they discussed dis cussed cussell ways and means also with In Interruptions In- In tet and they toey took no count of time lime till 1 said I 1 haven't any clothes I haven't eaten anything for years I haven't lavent anywhere to live except In Sn the tho little house and the tile caretaker caretaker care care- taker there will be out and I LI must go and be a party marty 4 that dear There was a man once said Malsic Mal Mal- sic ale a 0 I pin hair ln between her lieu teeth who was always trying to drag meto me meto meto to a registrars registrar's office to be bo married He lie told me that one or other of or the time par ParIes les must always give a t notice to the registrar I 1 shall buy a thick veil veU and be that party parly Isn't it nice niceto niceto niceto to know Imo weve we've only ourselves to th think of ot J 1 remember that man said saM DickI DickI Dick I 1 feel that 1 ought to be the party Never mind Afterward you ou shall shail beat boot me I would do me good I wants to be Oh Dick Ive I've been such a bad double bad villain a. a villain with a By Dy Jove that reminds me of something something something some some- thing Id I'd completely forgotten I did clid dida a before I 1 went went vent Ah Aim no Not that word Began Degan to see then titan She's Silos U up In Ina Ina Inn a n cOIner corner somewhere and I thought a good deal of tier her at mt t one time What do you think l The Tte e voice was th the voice of ot tho man roan who baa hai told her the tale of t his doIngs doings doings do do- ings in the tae park palk what time he looked to kick the world before him Is it the the veiled canvas on the easel casel asked MaisleY Malsie Maisie Y Yes s. s Well Veil Vell She was looking at t a formless s scarred blur of paint Somebody had used the palette knife with deadly skill It was a cruel wicked wrong and ond she could not understand it but for Dicks Dick's sake she must make no sign Her lIeI y s were very dim and aad 1 lieu her I voice choked with the tho held hard I tears as she made answer still ining gating gat in ga ing on t the e wreck Oh Dick it Is S good Dick h heard ald the sob and took tonic it for tribute I thought you'd like II li he hl said smiling stalling at her across the room room and she he would have ha given the world to cry but she he cam camo back hack to his arms Im I'm instead to bid bIll him bye iye for or a little while Dick she said when t tite long farewell was ended endel do you YO Imagine when a woman loves a n man that she cares eares for his work She loves him him himor for or himself self self self self Now O 1 I must fly and and please please may rutty I sing on the staircase going down There was Wl very elY little thought of song In Maisie's Maiste's heart when she went out unless It were the time old Ih rhyme mc Lord ha nu mercy on me mc this I is none of I She wanted to sit down and mcl be la quiet vety ver very quiet in t in her liar half half-dis mantled house Torpenhow did not appear and the time staircases wet were e empty of life nice ulce of him said aid antI and Oed fled in a R. cab to astonish the taker cart across the park Hullo said entering the the- studio after Dick DIk had hai i RAILROAD MEN WHO FOUGHT IN MEETING rS w y 1 v S S t S g S I- I of c i S SI I 5 e hour 1 L thought ht pugh I Tm I I in ma back laek Are you ou feeling any better g Torp I dont don't know what to say ay say Come here hIe Dick coughed huskily for an the need saying suying anythIng any nn thing Got Get up and tramp They y m walked up and down as of sf custom c Torpenhow's hand on Dick Dicks shoulder tier How in lii the tho world did you OU find fInel II all aU out 1 said Dick beaming You shouldn't go off oft your head if you want to keep secrets Dickie It II was tas absolutely on nn my u part but if It you'd seen me rocketing rr about on a 0 trained half-trained French troop troop- ha have hal l horse under a blazing sun you'd laughed lh Theres There's reft going to lo be a 11 charivari churl chari vari vali in my lay rooms tonight Seven other etheL i devils devils- I know the know the row in the Southern rn i S their councils the other day and It made mo me unhappy Have you fixed your our flint to go o Who work worl for signed 1 any contracts p yet 1 I 1 wanted to see how your hu business lne would turn out Would you have hava st stayed with me inc then If things it-things things mad had ad gone goje Dont ask sk me too to much Im I'm only onis' arnan a a. man Y Youve v o tried to b bb an n angel eJ very successfully Oh Olt ye ye-es ye es Well do you at attend attend attend at- at tend the function tonight We shall be screwed halt before the morning All AU the men believe the wars war's a Of cour course e ru Til come cornel S I haven't turned back on the old life lite yet T That tat night there thereS was was tumult out time the stairs The Time correspondents poured in from theatre dinner and music hall to Torpenhow's room that they hey might discuss their helm plan of campaign in tho the event of military operations being a certainty Torpenhow the tho and the had bidden all the men they had worked with to the time orgy and Mr Mm Beeton the housekeeper declared t that never r before In his hilS checkered Ox- Ox had ho seen quite such a a. afancy afancy fancy lot of gentlemen They waked the chambers with wilh s and song and the elder eider men amen were wt-rc quite as bad badas badat as at the younger For the chances of war were wele in front of them and all alt knew what those meant When Whon the tho clamor was at Its height Dick entered with his ls great happiness upon his face The rhe room was heavy I with tobacco smoke moke and anti the fume ume of or strong trong drinks and the Iho men were lore set set- et J tied in u ml I iet n 11 attitudes 1 1 It titles on nn chair hair sofa and table There TImer was a general shout hout Poor POOl hand second gladiators ia tors h he said with pretended scorn COln You only exist to describe who will lIe die on the sands out there Halt Half of you yet OU will be dead this time nc next l year yeam em The Soudan kills specials Ace Imperator tc te salu- salu tant said the lie Get Into a chair and don't dont moralize The rho public I wants us a as much as we wc want you By time the way what does the dear public say ay about me One l paper aper said six weeks ago that it tt deeply regretted to hear you weren't quite well The Tho rest havo haxe forgotten by this time lime said the Sweet creatures They naturally would Give me a a. drink And by bv bythe the time Instinct of or association he begun t to I hum the terrible Battle Hymn of ur tIme the Republic Man lan after man caught it up It tip it was a a. tune tunc they knew w AX well ell ell till tho tImo windows shook to the thc clang clung the deep vol t leading le-ading Mine lIne eyes have hayo so seen en the glory of the coming of or the Lord lIe He is trampling out the vintage where herl tho the grapes of wrath are stored He ne hath bath loo looked tho the fateful lightning lightning of his terrible swift sword S Ills His truth is marching on How does docs the next verse orse go go said tho And the they swept sep off niT again ug j heating time line on 08 the table tabie i lie He has sounded forth the tho trumpet trump t I that shall shan never call retreat j He Ill I in Is sifting out the hearts of men flieR beI be- be I foi fm his judgment sent I Oh be lIc swift m my soul to meet him he be I Jubilant my feet Our God Goll is marching on Then Tilen very ely proud of oe hiS hiS' knowledge knowledge- J. J In the h beauty nul of or tho the lillos 7 Hold on said Torpenhow V. Weve 0 ve nothing to do with that It belongs to another man Xo No o. o said Dick to himself under his breath the th other man belongs Tho rhO End |