The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-05

/ ! hal been thinking. A figure Of n g'rl-
/ Il wtil-rrucmbpi ed form seemed to rise
/ from the blue water, and, coming near me,
laid ITS hand on my shoulder and said, ~
/ am not what | seemed. You VIII never
I comprehend If You don't know human ma
;urc. Not cruel, NOT iul-e.' Aud ~ she
d scended again INTO the wave echo re-
. rrItCl, Not cruel mot tulse!' Ana
/ then there was u long stllncs-, and when
] invoke tie bc'ufilul scruC WAS gone. II
/ was day lilht. | Descended to tho saloon.
/ Toward seven O'Clock we entered the har-
/ Dor and anchored about a quarter of
| inilc from the shore. Through NV cabin
| window 1 could soc the G iIunlissiOuuiies
| of the various hotels crowdng forward up
tine ships ladder to secure rs many or the
, new arrivals IA possible for their respeC-
| tive establishments. Shortly afterward
there was "A gentle knock at my door, and
n dark-complexloned face, with little
| black, beudy eyes, looked in, saying,
" Pardon, monsrigneurl Je suis le COM
| nisslonairv delIlOtcl d Anglcterrel Grand
hOtell Superbo Char but at this
stage of his Grafton firmly closed the door,
slipping the bolt into ITS socket. In the
| meanwhile the ripping on the door anu
panels of my cabin RECOMMENDED, while
through the ventilators various hotel
cards, lists OF criticisms, and approving
notices were dexterOusly inserted In great
| prOtusiOn. The clanOr was tremendous;
so, having completed my preparations, |
took my modest handbag and iug. and,
opening the door suddenly WAS almost
ettLtu III Illt arms OF u llllNll-
| unl in scarlet cont ptofusely adorned
| with gold lace; while round his cap, IN
letters OF white ON gold ground, was the
| Impressive INSCRIPTION, "Giand SeiHglo
| HOTEL | hi Il to eXfricate myself from
ms clutch and made "A frantic plunge for
| ward to tho staircase, but IN VAN. He
cnspcd me firmly round the waist, whis-
| Tcrlng the while all sorts OF seductive OBJ
servations anent the Grand Seuglo AMI
its attractions, with view to pacilyIng
| me. And now all control over the crowd
| seemed TO be over. A their respective
chanccs OF securing my esteemed patron
| age diminished they grew utterly reckless,
| one struggling VlO eutiY Tor ny Dag Nhiic
aaOiher would claw hold Of my rues, AID
| third conceive T. violent affection for nv
umbrella. AT The same time continuous
bowling was going on, aud cries II Hotel
de MOsquehnt ~ Grand lIOiel dc Franco
Hole. Ruyal!' " lrcs-boui" Char
mantl' 'sans egall" were dinn,d MO
my ears till dcafucs. nearly surpCrven,d.
| K,slguiug myself To the sCu let coated one,
| suggested to him that we should make
one more desperate attempt to gam the
dock. lie giacously ns-Cnt,d, ami tins
time we met with more success. Leaning
on the great mau ; arm, preceded and
followed by moo OF cnatterng
stewards, / gradually mounted the
companion, and made n KIND OF tri-
umphal entry on deck. Hurried gently
forward past the other Passengers 10y my
conductor. | de-. vcnded the ships SIDE, the
captain pOntcly taking Oh his cap To me,
While many OF Tho Passengers looked Owen
the bulWarks to ,uc me IOWcI oil IA trl-
umph. un-lng lux I1IOusly M the special
Caiuuc Of the GrauI Sringio. A the
laud NJ place u tall tmari IA ~ in hlnck,
with putcut-leat her shoes. ana shiny black
hat, winch he respectfully hft,d as lie
helped me on shore, was IN waiting and
hand d NE to u carriage and pair IN ~ hich
l / drove of from the midst Ot "a small but
admiriug crowd TO the motel.
There was clearly some mistake. As we
nsfnltla1 ~ | il AZ
tucre Were mauy Oh the visitors in tho
hotel looking over the marble parpets
with, apparently, no hing to do but 10 guZe
at me. | determined to put things on their
proper footing ut once; so, having duly
surveyed the gorgeous gOiu-Inu- W hIte
apartments To which / had been conduct
Ell, | turned to my saDle-ciad ntt"nuant
and inquired the price Ot the accommodate
ton; but the man. having ushered me in,
had closed the door and retired, leaving
me alone 10 muse over my strange recep-
ton at Mosquthat.
What could 1t all mean? Had they mis-
taken me for somebody elseY | took up II
newspaper that was lying on the table by
the window. IL was the MoSquChdt Herald
OF the previous evening. | glanced over
II, nud found the answer 10 the enigma III
the list of Passengers by steamship sultan /:
Capt. j. W. Arthur, SCOTLAND; Mrs. Mary
Baker London; NJ. jules Cuatran, Paris (;
Baron DIederInann, Frankfort; Lord Mcr-
Vyn, England, &c., SC. So>they were really
under the impression that | was "A peer Of
the United Kingdom Excellent by q
ridiculous biuudeT on tho part of a printer
| had received my title ana its ConcOui-
taut advantages. WHAT would the smart
man IN black say wurn 10 heard that Lord
! Mervyn wa, after nll, only piHn Mr. Met-
Vyn-lOrd OF theatrical celebrity for |
may here observe that, for certain press
ing reasons ot u pecuuary nature, the
urgency of which had become sufficiently
obvious on the eve of my departure from
England, / mad thought III tOr the present
to retain my Lislronic nom dc yutJIt. 1t
was requisite, however that the errone-
Gus impression AS to my exalted rams
should he immediately removed, Tor,
otherwise, il was impossible 10 say To what
perfection III the art of seli-dJ tlopmtut
| might not hud my hotel bnl progrc ,iug
III IA, course Of NY suJouin AT the Il amt
StragHO. As IL was | entertained but VeIY
little doubt that the expenses attendant
on my pIincely Instrumentation would
show IN the mote n close approximation
to the cost of the whole passage from Lon
don. started, therefore, Tor the Blu
reau" with view to clearly explaining
matters, when, as | was descending the
grand staircase, the head waiter meeting
me, OF served in II loud voice, "lOur Lord
ships breakfast Will he served IN i've min
utes.' Exactly AT the same moment II
! young lady dressed IN black passed by. |
could scarcely believe my vision. 1t was
Clara Neseyl
dld not pay my intended visit to the
, Bureau. The apparltlon, ~ If by magic,
OF Tue very DtlhR MubSt lhtHoIy ana
image had been Tor II whole month passed
, stamped upon my mind, 50 startled
my nerves that / thought no more
for the time of my eIIand or Its
object. | relnced my steps to NY room,
ana pOndcred over the unexpected occur
renee. The whole of the bitler past came
Crowding back upon my recollection.
Each 81 lrical look That her fair face had
worn. each iromcal remark she had ut
tered, were engravun In my memory, and
returned to plague and humliatu me now.
Above all, | remembered with Indignation
the expressions OF abjcct devotion had
used TO n woman whose cncourng cment of
them had been prompt, by rooted CON
tempt for the infatuated speaker. AMI
now ! was near her again She passed me
by like a stranger. she would have none
OF me. hau afforded ncr amusement, and
she had flushed with me. Oh! that could
rcialiate. Was the Professor, then, right !
Was she indeed "deVoId OF conscienceY'
Would that / could yet let her eXpei fence
sucn bitter reimbursement rs she had in
hlCtcu on me-
At last the confusion in my brain began
to subslde; ideas again became arranged,
and IA scheme of mingled revenge and dis
eOYery suggested Itself To me. The truth
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