New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-04

weeks life in her. She's brnt on one side, as thin
as charity, and quite yellow and pnched. don't
| think she came day too soon, poor old lady. She
isn't very old-nothing like as old rs but death
| is In her face-death il in her face ICON.
i am very for the poor lady said Celthurst
seriously. He had sympathetic nature and a
| serious manner .
| think ever saw anyone more lovely. She is fair
and slight and tall and graceful, the picture OF
| health, and more than eighteen. most perfect
lady. lady in her carriage, her speech, her smile
They are. | believe. of very good family but
| young Miss Gay would do credit to the best house
| in London She is soft-mannered and cheerful
| cannot tell you how much was struck by her.
She is the loveliest creature l ever saw in all my
life and amiable. To sec her keep smiling all
| anyone's love, man or woman. old or young. L
have her only twice. and then for no more
| than few minutes at time, but never anyone
| else grew me in so short space
Next evening as Colthurst was coming home he
met an elderly lady and a tall slight girl walking
slowly toward Mrs. Brookss He made up his
mind at once that these were the new dodgers,
drew back, and saw them enter the house This
the house then. but walked around the house three
or four times 1t was such pleasant thing to
think he could go up to that door at any moment,
| open it with his latch-key. and walk in
| When he awoke next morning. the birds in the
square were singing, the sun shone out yallantly,
all looked gay and young As far as the re- square guar
| The clean, handsome housemaid was standing
in the area-gate' taking on behalf OF the cook.
the bread from the strong wh9lescme-iSSok s
nursery window opposite was open, and he could
hear the words of the children they dressed and
subsequently said their prayers Ill loud unfearlng
| voices.
That morning he met no one before leaving the
| house but the servant who gave him his break
fast All day he felt uneasy, diseontented. He
wished 1t bad been a holiday He would have
! liked to stay at home and look at his specimens.
When You come to think of 1T. business was such
| poor thing after all. Answering correspondence
| and seeing men and undertaking to do this that
| or the other thing was such a colorless dull way
| of spending fine day like this, when one might
read i'll the enclosure, and look out through the rail
| ngs at anyone who might happen to pass.
ne was IN great nurTy nome ra bns ran9 Tbe
| Globe on the top, and thought that drive through
the fresh evening of the most delightful events
| Ct the day. This evening he fancled the omnibus
| crawled, and that il was most undesirable ones
business place should be so far from ones place of
| residence.
| At last he reached the square. And now he was
| in no hurry to enter the house. He walked all
| around the 1agEay, and then went into the en-
| lcsure. He walked up and down the path in front
of Mrs. Brooks's. 1t was close upon O'Clock when
he unlocked the gate, crossed the roadway, as
/ cended the steps. and thrust his latch-key into
| the hole He pushed open the door, and as he did
| he saw coming down the hail aunt and niece, They
were dressed for walking He drew aside, bowed,
Thank YOU said the elder lady, she passed
The tall 1.-the form of the girl bent slightly for
ward, and a smile of gracious recognition came
upon her sweet young face. $500
He had never anything so lovely in all his
life before. lie would have given the world to
turn round and walk out IN the beautiful soft
evening with her. He had often before been
attracted by beauty, but never as now. spirit
such as he had never seen in woman before hung
about this girl. There was with her most
excellent gtntleness There came with her a subtle
presence. a promise of serene. rcpose. Gou got
from her no hint of change of growth, of develop
ment of progress 1t seemed as though she had
reached the Elysan Fields, the goal OF hope, the
What a sweet girl Miss Gay is' said Mrs.
Brooks that night while he ate his supper She
doesn't know she good looking, or tllat
she is so amable. | know never saw such eyes.
II her aunt only kept her in London and brought
her out she woud he the beauty of the season-
photographed, and her carte in every window
i should be very soTy to see her anything of the
kind. She is too good to be a" beauty" Put
delicate angel like her up among a lot of brazen
married women, whose good looks ought to be at
honie, and not stuck everywhere all over town for
We'll, / am not in favor of these photographs
myself but | think the girl ought to he brought
out / wonder what will become of the dear child
when the aunt diesP
i imagine nothing could be better for her If any
thing happened to her aunt than to come ana 1--we
i should like that We could take care of her
here. Mr.. Cothurst. Have you heard her playf
YOU feel fist if wanted to go to sleep, and
then as if you wouldn't close your eyes upon any
Il should like above all things to hear her.
'Tll ask if may bring you up tomorrow evening.
The aunt 1t is sni,b nice sensible lady, and isn't bit
All that night one phrase of Mrs. BroOkss |
haunted him, we, could take care of her We
that sweet young girl Ay, though all the world |
sought TO do her harm 1t should not succeed while
he could raise arm to strike blow for her.
Tomorrow evening he might meet her lie |
might hear her voice coming to him. He might |
watch her as she sat and talked Her hand might
touch his Her dress might brush against him. |
He might sit and listen TO her playing III the |
twilight He might pick up flower or a ribbon
or a glove she had worn:
house. what care they would take of this gentle |
faced girl She would be like Mrs. Brockss
table. and sit with Mrs brooks in the afternoons
and evenings That would be delightful.
When he got back TO Manvile-square next even |
ing he did not lnger ont of doors, but walked with
a quick step up 10 the house, and went in 1t was |
close 10 s o'clock when he met Mrs. Brooks. She |
evening and be introduced but Miss Gay had said, |
he must remember they We're in the doctors hands, |
and he must not take 1t Ill of them If they retired
Mrs Brooks devoted herself altogether to the amt
and the young people were left almost altogether
to themselves. They talked Of great number of |
things. He found her intelligent shy, candid, |
and anxious for surprise. 49,
You have never been in London before he |
asked. No never. am greatly delighted with it, |
Would you like TO live here alwaysF
L should like it very much. But aunt could not !
very SOON How soon p In few days. | do |
not know how many When We are done with the
DOCTORS .
Il am very sorry for the cause Of your visit to
London. wish it had nothing to do with doctors.
She smiled and said gently, All, so do L. What !
do they say 2 Aunt does not tell me all: She Is |
afraid of alarming ne. l fancy the case Is very |
is it. of long standing p No. Only a few
months 20
i understand you have no other relative in the
world but Miss Gay 2 Not one
Suppose the doctors report is unfavOrablc what |
will YOU do = Go back to the country with aunt
And what will you do then Wait
As she said this word she cast her eyes down. and
he could her eyelids were heavy with tears How
he wished and prayed she might come TO Lon Ion
when all was over! He could not bear the notion
Of her going away now. He had made up his mind
l. L. i'll liz .LDIIlI NM To