The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-29

money go 10 the dogs. They had enough to be
happy on But Genarn, Maarce's EVIL genus.
stood ever at his elbow to urge MIN on, ana the
WE was lett too much alone. Vi course, WHAT
else could be eXpecteGy young bacneior, Win
plenty OF time AS well as money, appears upon tne
scene. He only sees the alr Lana TO love ner;
but, being an honorable man he does not confess
ms love even 10 himself. Maurice is Delighted 10
ind SO nice young man TO take his wlie around
ina snow her The thousand ana one attentions
that he has not the time TO oestow. LIMA IS a
young thing, not twenty yet, and London, WIN IT'S
many attIactiuns. nes an unopened oooh oeIo OF.
hts the clasp ana peeps IN Delighted WIN Wntt
she sees. iime passes along pleasantly enough
now. Clyne drops III TO dinner, IN 10 lunch. taxes
her TO church; they ride. walk and talk together
py the hour Still Lima loves ner husband dearly
ano has never had one unlaithiul thought toward
him.
Maurice burles himself deeper and deeper in
his business, feeling perfectly Tree, now that his
VIE has companion IN her solitude he Is the
''OI course" SAYS the Growler. "thev are Just
the ones VINO never see anything amiss In tnelr
own honest
Az last the crisis comes. An intimate friend
name being Igntly spoken o., and that ne should
leave her II he has particle OF mannood IN ms
Knowledged the truth OF all his friend said; but
could he give up Llnaf HIS bad angel triumphcd,
goes to her, and Tor the frst Tine Whispers words
OF love and begs her TO ny with hin rom her un-
happy home. She lisrens trembngy TO what ne
has to say and bursts INTO passion OF tears. All
sense OF right aud honor Is drowned IN the flood,
and she consents TO his plans. what 10 the nus
band DONG tnat ne does not near the mutterings
OF the storm about TO burst over mis- neady Cnex-
pectedly he enters the room, saying mat ne |;
his VIE and guest Will excuse nun. The
we, catching ~, a. ,o straw, oegs that ne
draupht Tor him. No; rest was ali he wanted.
"Don't come with me, dear; | don't want any
thing" Ater ne retlres she returns to her lover.
that very night, and they will NY together TO the
enus oil The world and he leaves her with Kiss.
I'm hA a Al "a inht Sin 10
and tearlully, uOwn the silent stairway across the
lonely nail aud with trembling fingers draws the
street. Something starts up II Ia the doorstep
and nees before ncr. what IS its Alas poor,
the world. she sees her own late in that OF the
girl before her. turns oack horrlheG and Is saved.
DO we blame her Tor her almost criminal weak
nessY Yes oil course we DO and We blame Clyne
and we flame her husband. The sins vi omission
are often as terrible in 1neir results as tnose OF
commission. II Maurice Storn mad purposely done
as he did he would have been rascal oil the
deepest dye; but he was perfectly Innocent OF any
wrong, and mad he been told now his vile et
about his neg ect he would have been utterly sur
prlsed. The world IS lull OF Maurice Storms and
Herbert Clynes, and the Lima storms do not al
escape the flames.
MODERN MEPHIsToPHELEs.
The Grower VIII have hard time to point a
be the very old one that murder Will out Mr. La
Fanu mas fought shy OF religious or scientific dis
cushions and plunged at once into MS story. Wal
ter Longciuse Is the central figure around
whom the others move as puppets IN maud
organ. de Is Il pale, tniD-llppeQ man., WIN
"cadaverous aspect and broken beak," whose
eyebrows curl satanlcaliy upward and whose laugh
Is hollow and cold. NO one IN London Knows any
thing OF his antecedents; he came there without
any introduction, save THAT OF being millionaire
and Lavish wlth his money His sinister counte-
nance is at all puDlc and private gatherings,
and, though people shrug their shoulders and ask
unanswered questions concerning him, he Is al.
ways invited an always ON hand. mir. Longcluse
Is very intelligent man and very agreeable
man, and there Is sort o. devlllsh fascination
all, ut him That Is hard to resist Like many less
tal M y N
love. From the cro~n OF his head To the sOles OF
has boots he Is perEeated with the divine passion
tor herself ana her heart Is III the keeping OF q
young and handsome COUSIN. Alice Arden, for
out against M. LongcIuse, and even II she had
not loved her cousin sac could not love MIN. He
has a!ways' However, been the Kind; attentive
believe that had sac listened to mis- SUIT,
he might have become a better man.
The GROWER Interrupts US 10 say that he does
not see why young ladies should make reform
schools OF themselves Tor any rascal who wishes
TO save himself by living In the shadow OF their
wings.
Alice became terribly AFRAID OF Longcluse. wher.
ever she went his burning eyes were fixed upon
out the torrent OF his passion, SO that she
trembled at his approach. Her brother, mis-
lndscretion he soon had reason to repent; for
this Mephstopheles began to lay ms traps, into
the worst OF which he lell As ne mad loved Alice
ne began to nate. He swore he would make her
his wle, but oy her quick wit and the help OF her
mdlQ she escaped from MS clutches. LUngcluSe
Iolled.
Let us look back over few years. There was a
murder IN the Arden family. Young Harry Arden
was murdered at his Iatner's gate one night, when
on his way nome from inc races, with pocket
Iu oil winnings. Ine old houSekeeper hau seen
the foul deed committed and mad even tried TO
pull the murderer down by hanging on to his coat
tails. she had seen HIN ul III the Iace which
she never forgot. Inc day she first laid her
eyes on LOnRcluse she Tell almost 1alntlng upon
cnalr. Yet, upon close examination, there was
nothing allke about the faces OF the Two men. the
murderer was beautiful man, With q delicate
Greek nose il small, well.shaped mouth, grace
1uuy arcned eyebrows and a slightly rccedlnV
chin. Longcluse, on the other hand, had a par
rot nose, large mouth eyebrows That pointed up
ward at the ends anu prominent lower jaw, alto
gether not handsome lace and totally dlsSlmtlar
to That OF Harry Arden's murderer.
Ana mere comes the science or quackery.
Longclusc and the murderer OF Harry Arden were
one ano the same. But how this Transformation?
For three months he placed himself under the
hands vi sKu quack IN Paris, VINO performed
countenance which completely dishgured hun and
wrought such a change that his most intimate
friends would not nave Known nlul. He might
have gone unharmed through the world nad 1t not
been tnat the doctor VINO operated upon his lea
lures told the story ana appeared against him.
LoDgclu,e was arrested and cast into jail, where
he cheated the gallows by taking poison. Alter
MS death 1t transplred That lie was guilty or many
other murders and crimes InnumeraDle smart
man and great villain, but he was checkmated
In the eDd. hlRnly exciting story has Mr.. La
Fanu woven out Vi his material, one which, Tor the
sake OF the readers peace OF mind, should not be
read late at night.
Inc Grower smiles a smile OF triumph as we lay
the last book back upon the table, THE sugar
was tnlcx, but the pill was there" he remarks
quietly, but IN his most irritating tone.
LITERATURE IN BOSTON.
BosTON March 81 lsr5