, 1873-09-21
ho roso frsm tho chair automatically,
thrust Ills feet into hia walhlng-ahoes, threw ilfB
Overc0At acroBB Lis urn, and Atrodo out Of tho

thrust Ills fcot into his walking ng-aoos, throw lfs
ovorcoAs aeross l,is ar1n, and strodo out of tho
room.
nnt not to be nb!c 10 conquer 1t, is ns has beest
haid. hn1l thlng; md SUSPECT IT wns nut
viii u,nllo,ed fntisrrction lint Van 'rwll'er
found lsnlrr!f !cki;g Ill" tent 1T the lhck lurt
uf tlc rriyntc f,S 1lrtt SITTER 1iCl. during tllt
.sres: cnrnrc,rt1t Ut Mud, ns,t c:!c u! lalc. II
vnt 70 rHty net IN G'nv .sNn:!
III tf,is scct i t,f,.ltN ui Van 1w}ft: T. fat'lity.
l:'hrh.c w: ,ssn"o,'ntl.Ei 1t ftlo. lie nut rrlT
;lo,alt u ol,lm.e quito !" , ;nsnhcr q i'nee
only nttoracd tlo tntc, lutle fegula,ly, b,,t ho
began, IN srito II hmsolf 10 occupy hi; uikure
lonls at n}glt l'y dreaming Of !ler. Yls was
too much of good thing, md Van Twil1cr ro-
the Bamc,-a llarl owing. dream, dream ting,t-
larly ntaplcd 10 shattoring tho norveH Of man
like Vnn Iwilier. lie would imngino himself
nentol ot tho tlicntro with MI tho members OF
Our Club III tho parq1otto), watching Malcnol-
young. lady would launch herself desperately
from the trapczo. and como flying through tho
air liEo o. irclrald hurlod ut hie privato
box, Thcn tlo unfortunate man would wako
up with cold drops standing on his forohcnd.
There IL one rcdcenling teaturo in this infat,l-
niion OF VAN Twiicru Which tho sobcr 1noralut
will loro to loof uron.-tlm serene unconscious
.,ess Of Tho person who canpo1 It, She went
lA1oltk4s Hel. 1uo Win uHHilInPlu Npl1HBs WcN
her salary, it may 10 aseun,ed pn1lctua:liy, ana
appears fran first 10 last tn lave been igllofart
tint tlscrc WAS miserable slave wearing l'nr
claims nightly IN thc ltft-hand proEce1sit1ni-1ox.
That rnn Twiilcr, haunting the theatre
conducted Li,nrelf 40 dlacrestlY q, %
not to draw tho fire Of NladcuoiBello
olympo'a. bno ores. elbows, that Van .Twlllor,
how over deorly undur hrell, waM - n9t Il, love.
been Van Twiller, # he Ind been n 1nau Of no
family a1d no petition md no muncy, II Ncw
York had hcon Paris, aud Thirtyfouitll Iii nsreet in
tho Latin Qnartcr-but it il useless to speculnto
on what might hnve happened. What did hap
It happened, then, iii tho accond weak Of
Queon OlsmpoR eecond unconEcious reign, tllat
an appalling Whisper aoated up tho Hud-
ssa esesa sesyes n%ynS nnf & croe p1d e1d os ss
Spring, and, sought out stately mansion Of
Dutch architecture standing on the bank Of tho
river. Tho Whisper atraightway informed tho
Indy dwelling in t1lia munaion Tint al wan not
woll with tho last Of tho Vnn Twi!lcrs tint ho
was gradually eHtranging himself from his poors
and wasting his nights In play-houso watching
misguided young woman turning 1,nnRidenly
eummerfaulss on picco Of wood attached to
Nlrs. Vanrcnasolar Vanzandt Van Twilcr camo
down to town By tho no1t train to look into this
little matter.
She found the flower Of the family taking an
curly UEeNk1AsE, at IL IL H.. III GlH COSY lphfL-
ncnta on Thirty-fourtl, street. With Tho least
possible circumloculion aho confronted him with
what run1or lad reported Of 1liH pursuits, md
was pleased, but not too much pleaecd, when l'o
Earo her m exact account Of his relations with
MademoiBello Zabrislsi, neither conccallug nor
qualifying anything. As confossioa,, It wan
entertaining. Two or three times. in tho courso
OF the narrative, tho matron had some difficulty
IN preserving tie gravity Of her, conntonanee.
Affair mef{ffnttnR f0w r17inf1tra 9FA tQnnf1 VIM
TTiller softly Oh tho arm With the tip Of her
paraHol, and invited him to return with her the
ne1t day up the Hudson aud mako brief visit
at the homo Of his ancestors. lie accepted the
invitation with outward nlatuity and inward re-
luctance.
When this was settled; and the worthy lady
had Withdrawn, Van Twi!er went directly to tho
establishment Of Mosnre. Dall, BLACK i Co., aud
bracelet procurablo. For his mother 7 Dear
mo- no | Sic had the family jewels.
Iwould not like to state the enormous sum
Van Twiler mid for this bracelet. It VAS aucl
| tho pulsntion Of patrician wrist. It was
euch bracelet na Prince Calnalal2arnan might
| have sent to the PRINCESS Datlourn, and the
Princess Dadoura might hayc been very glad to
| get.
| In tho fragrant Ioyant morocco caso, where
theHe harrv jewels lived when they were al
home, Van Twiler thougltfully placed his card
OH tho buck Of wllicl, lio had written line beg
| GlHE hlauemo!Eelle ZauFlkE! 10 acCePt Inc AccoM
ranying tritto from one who had witnessed hci
| graceful pcrfo1 mancea with interest ant
| pleasure. thia waa not done iuconAder
ately., "Of conreo ! must incloeo my card, nj
would to any laly, Van Twilisr laa rid t. t.
anonymous lotter nor mako All ano1,y1nouH pres
ent." Blood entails its duties as we'll nj its priv
i1cges.
Twillcr felt easier in llH mind. q 11e WIS unac
| obligations to tho eirl for many an agreeable
| hour that might otherwise Lnye ratBed heavily
Tie had paid tho delt, und lie had rail it e.
prince, o. becnmo Van Twller. lie spent th
rest Of tho day in looking at soma picturoa Il
| purchases for Lis trip up the Hudson. a con
aeloNencss 1hat Lis trip up the HudHon was
dieordcrly rotrent camo over him nnpleasantly 9
intervals. When ho returned to his rooms 9at
at night, he found 3 noto lying on tho writing
table. uo started as his eye caurht tho word
- Theatre +" Btamred in carmino estore q
QUO corner Of tho envelope. Yan Twiller brolt
| tho seal with trembling fingers.
| Now, this noto RO1ne tiMo nttorward fell int
the hands Of Livingstone, who thowed it t
Stnyyesant who showed it to Delaney, MI
showed it 10 mo, aud coriea it ID a iitcrar
t curiosity. The note run aB follows:
Mr.: Van Tw1l1gh-Desr Sir: nm very grcatfu
to you for that Bracelet. 1t cemo Just M tic mic
tin3e for me. Tho Madcmoifeile Zab1isli dodg
about p'aa ont. Ny BEARD i getting TO much Tor m
will lot you no. You won't feel lad II
Ec]l that Bracelet. hare Ab.aha,ns Mof
and be snya. ho will do the square thing. Plct
accep my tbanka for you're BEAUTIFUL and Uuexrece
| present. Your respectful Eeryent,
| GMAnI.Es Mona MoREEcI Walters.
Tho uext day Van Twiller neither exprcese
nor felt any uuwillingncsB to spend a few week
with his mother ut tic old Homestead.
Aud then he went atroal.---T. B. Aldrich.
| A SONG OF AGE.
Simmer Ia gone, md Autumn
: Is red Oh tho corn and heavy
| So, Yet hkiea arc sweet md clear
As in the youthful yeart
Tho forests full and 1cnfy.
| But III the Northern cloud
Sits Winter dark unl rude,