New-York tribune., 1879-01-04
WlLKIE COLLINS'S
NEW NOVEL,
Fallen Leaves.

another. As married man, he persisted In following
that he now had a woman to follow 1t with him. "Tray-
cling by railway" he explained to his wife, VIII
ing by will make you sck-i makes me sick. fyou
change OF air sort OF air to be found IN tho
city. II admire the beauties or nature, there Is
Fin-bury Square with the beauties OF nature carefully
selected and arranged. When we are in London, you
(and all right; and when wo are ont or London,
you tand u ar5 al wrong" As surely as the Autumn
holiday set n surely Od Ronald resisted his
wIfes petition for change OF scene III that form OF
As a rule patient Mrs Ronald yielded and her hus-
band stood revealed TO his ueghbOrs IN the glorious
character OF married man who had his own way
But the Autumn OF 1856 tho rctributiou which
small, overlook the iron rule OF Old Ronald and de-
eatrd the domestic yrant on the battlefield OF his own
hrosde
The children born OF the marriage two IN number
were both daughters. The elder mad morally offended
her father by marrying 1mprudenty-ln q pccunary
sense lie had declared that she should never enter
his house again and he had mercessly kept his word
The younger daughter tnOw eighteen years OF ase
proved TO be also OF parental nQuictude, IN
another way She the passive 0fareyOt which
set her fathers authority at defiance For some htte
time past she had been out Of health. After many IN
efectual trials Of the mild influence Of ersMason her
motUer's patience at last gave way. Mrs Ronald in-
rsted-yes, actually nssted-on taking MISS EInms TO
You can see for yourself" said Mrs Ronald that
the girl Is plnng Tor fresh air. have heard Ramsgac
Old Ronald looked at ms daughter. She represented
the tender place in his nature. II was not large
place but it did exist And the proof OF 1t Is mat he
Well, We will zee about IT," he SAID
- There THE TO be iOst' MrH Ronald persisted
mean To take her 10 Ramsgate tomorrow"
She closed the door nerse and daughter and left
her lord and master standing face ~ face with the wreck
U his outraged authority.
What further progress was made by the domestic re-
volt, when the bedroom candles were IT. ana the hour
0f retlrnent rad drllyed with inc nlgl Is naturally m
VOWED In mystery This alone IA certain: ON INC next
morning the luggage packed and the cab called TO
the Mrs Konad spoke her parting words to her hus
Il hope have not expressed myself too strongly abon
taking Emma to the seaside" she said IN gentle, pleading
Tended youwhout meaning IL, God knows say you for,
e & S i v 0glofs b % yon have rsed me- yO4
And you trust me still am sure you trust me stlll -
eye, rested on him with strange mixture Of mdity and
anxiety si IN the prime OF her e she Presr'sl her per
look and movemcnwhch had made her marriage
Old enough be her tahera cause OF angry aston
isnment among all her friends In the agitation hAt now
possessed er M color rose heI eyes M M ro oAT
opened his hard old eyes in sury heTdermGn
you" Mrs Ronald shrank at those words if he rad
struck her She kissed him IN silence and joined her daughter
Ia the cab.
wIitc Immediately tell you Of our SAFE arrival We
have found comfortable lodgings as the address at me head
ana Emma desires TO hak you FOR yoqr kntncss n pro
H"E HC q ' T IPSS g to ass nera But W You d. BY any
have ittc request to make Please let me your
visit that omit all needtu prepara
business 50 will not write too frequently GS 50 good as
They needn't 6c AFRAID Of ny troubling them. Calm
rsr IMPRESSION which his wife report herself produced
@ d Ra frowm % aud rccecd Please let hear Of
yor visit beorehaHd he repeated himself II the
quest had been made in some ncQmprehensbe way offensive
10 him lie opened me drawer oi ms rsE ,Ha thrS" . G
h club at the tavern and made hluse unusually uSAgiee
lie stayed later than usual drank more han usual that
neh was neary one IN the m3lug Tln I ne let hn'e
Approaching the toilet table he i9uRd letter G Iy9s M on IT.
handwriting; not handwnting known to him: me
He [
o are advised by friend to lose no time in looking
after There doings At the seaside II
you don't believe me. ask Mrs Turner No Siainsro"
SO sTess no date signature anonymous letter the
Ills pard brain way affected bv the liquor he hat
a ' tr s The % rGiereEcs To- MIS- Turner nrodGcei
on him Of Any sort no per;on Of tha, namr
friends OF But for circumstance he would
VSrtc to his wites incompchensble behavior parting
Addressing him through that IemeDahe ihr ahg9y nous
ms desk the ba Office ana took is wife letter
letter lay before him by with his wfs letter on
, m wisn saTnins as n il had bcen yin thng
that could feel Whoever are" he ssd I'm take your
advice" ,,-,
made ths a5tG%pt TO so to bed @ that Gc
hours once OF twice llonght Of his daughter. Why had
her mother been 30 anxious about, beif WY had
YES per~ps Az bind More for something
5n@n t1r any H oo as the servant was srrn9 he dntt,
her make him cup Of sir""g conr, After that 1t WAS
S astonsucni he found taSlng down shutters
"WhaI does this he asked Where is farnaby r.
The CLERK looked at his H1sIeT ana as" & sgns't 10 WIN
he cried: Are YOU illr
Old Ronald angry repeated his question; where is Far
"".ii ~ don't know" was the answer.
3%s "4Ss do" know "''' you Oesn up :" "'' ''D'''
wei he isn't in his bedroom. And what's more HIS bed
been slept in last night Farnabys oh Sr-nobody
Old Ronald dropped heavily into the nearest chair This
Letter ed HIM. Why Farnsby gone on without
.oni io b6iyI DO you know that r.
kn0N no more than you do the clerk answered cOoy
fly into passion have got some facts igr YOU i
nad a%d see What they come Three DAYS ago was
there waiting at the desk where thGy pay Post once
SGe s-T os ls and ' what f n0ts between MIN sd me- got
behind nm quietly looked his shoulder saw me
clerk giyo him the for is Post 0nlcc order Five
pounds gold which Isck3ned as they lay on hG counter
% cant te you how much il was only know it was
blk Just a yourself how 20 ter on twenty sings
p wI Inn an m ordef Tor i've note value
Mr. Ronald listening with his down without inter
posing Word on hs Cs s par, aie IL t nI h SHTHSy
Vhy r' the clerS asked without ceremony.
Ronald made another aordnary answer Because
business The ronmonger's over the Al help you
pl up the shutters tonight II anybody nqles for me
Wit ho. parting directions, needless of the effect that he
had produced on the clerk he looked at his watch andet tho
ShOv. 49,
the Ramsgatc train Lad jusi Tung.
ciieIs hascnng TO the platform.
pa-svcy If they hal
decided taking their places in the train one II the
was "A smart Young IN a cheap trdN cling suit mainly
10y his Ord Cumpex0n h restless dark and
l. prOls,y curling black hair. The other middle
aged woman garments tall and stout sly and sucn
The smart young stood behind The unCOnGenIl looking
whom he had associated himself using her
screen 10 while he watched the travellers their
tram. As The bell the woman suddenly faced
herr aniOI and pointed Ia the railway clock.
Are You waiting up mind ull the train
gone l' she asked.
for person whom expect 10 see" ho
answered. II person by tins shall
travel A. not shall back here and look for
the next ani til night II its necessary.
The fixed her small Sowing the
hs replied IN those terms.
Look neIe she broke out Il like my way before
me-
Hold tongue" the suddenly intcTpOsed IN
whisper. "Itsall II ght I'll get the tickets"
coOked oke NJ an elderly traveller fastening by
wit Z. hVan t.rti In