New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-29
CHATTER XXII.-CONTINUED.

IT, m him as TO one who il still the centre OF every
thonclIt lint when the earth mas CLOSED over ls
head then All inevitable change occurs re u .h
there where he hesbe he the most important, Wv
most cherished and beloved and other lnterests
pusb in and take the first place Cosho s't ~ M
rhambcTs on the evening OF that DAY anu i'au liio
letters with already conscionsness ol INV @
Tescting even upon MN VINO la1 d;ng and the
dae the cXcItcinents Oh t ny ils my f .,,
burial There long. very ION. Hl.7r n",h
Anne and shorter one from ChtrlH hSI1tn t
be read first with slight senSat on wi HlaII co.
Hthstandnp his anxiety 10 hear about the Viii; ior
i,osmo could not but feel, although he was SATISFIED
himself with the reasons Tor his c"hunct anu
thonrh Anne was SATISFIED that such rude simple
ton as the Citrate might possibly take ul iy
view. lie held Annes letter III ils lnu TLa' ,yas
,ead the other Charley very hrel Hc WAS
moi much of a correspondent III any CASE: ,,,
I'VE got over the funeral well on the who re-,
Charley wrote The Others only went 10 VIc
church but she followed her fnther to the grave az
Won would expect. At one moment tnpnsIt . sno
might break down. and then confess ''u rro,p,d
M vou, Mace scarcely her own express coilhahu
ronld have made up To for being al sent NJ slch
time The reading of the will was still more tIy-
ing if posSblc-at least ! should have though' SO
Rnt She behaved herself lke-hers"liLl can say
ANYTHING more. | thought you would NE 10 nav
u sso,nrafc account a. NO doubt. she Will make rs
light of all she has To through as p"Sshle. Oi'H
I'm This rniut Won ought not altogether 10 take hCi
own word She has said she Will have great uea
10 hear She wants support, whatever she may shy
A slight smile went Cosmos lace rs ne put
down this note Ii was not a very colhloItanio
smile. man does not Ike even an hnatl4Ttf I Inv
of contempt in another mans voice And Charley
Ashley was his retainer. his dog $" 10 sl"ah:
10 be Judged by him novel and not p";tStnt
sensation wear ago COSmo could have icit c1er
tain that Charley would have found everything he
did right He would have believed III lnScrutapie
motives even if he COuld not understand ,hcnnl
J{nf now there was change II was not only the
homeless rivalry which Charley himself ieit 10 ne
q hopeless. and which had never STOOD againsl MS
friend hui il was the instinct of true aiicctlon Ill
the GOOD fellow heart which made severe CIl'lV,
Judge incorruptble of Charley. Douglas dld MOI
think very much of Charleys opinion or approval
but TO feel it withdrawn from him. 10 dttect uount
and even suspicion in his faithful adherents
words. gave him sting linen ne rCdp o org Ue
there were revelations in il also IL had been inter-
ruptcd ny Roses mattcrOf fact questions Darts OF
vulgar misapprebenSiOn OF commonplace lncapacnf
10 understand those fine motives Of Cosmos which
to herself so eloquent, had come across tnV
e,rncut Of her words Anne had not been aware OF
the risings and faingS of sentiment with which She
wrote She had known that by turns her heart III
her bosom fell she had herself described H. IKE
lead She had been awarr that now and then thi,ie
had seemed no sort of comfort nor Tightening oil me
Sky whenever she looked. even when she looked 'o
him. and underworld TO think OF that lHng oa ,Sn
upon him 10 support her which had seemed the
happest image Of their mutual relations lew daEs
ego. Blu, she had not been aware Of the breaks III
her letter following these ucuatons of sentiment
Of how size had tagged and shown her discourage
ment, and sometimes permitted TO lie audible a
breathing. not of complaint. not OF rcproach but
81 something which was neither yet included boiI
"a sort of sigh of loneliness My heart almost
Jailed me when all was over, she wrote; l 'nlmh
ueathcOte MOuntfOrd, held out lis arm 10 Inc. ~
vas not his arm wanted. Cosmo, you know. On
want support most, hard life has 50 altered every
hing that we cannot mn haye AH G them the VII nY
old You before that the thought Of bcing set ASIDE
of being second when had always been irs'-
vas more hard 10 me than ! could haIe be1fE@I
the best of me. said that II was natural that could
not have been expected to feel otherwise. musi
tell you now. however. III my own defence lhaI
aid not feel az all like this to-day; never I'M
lglnct. Though have thought 50 often on the sub
ect that II would have been possible 10 sci me aside
Ia, has lac
stand that have nothing except what came I" Ne
before from old Uncle Ben, nothug-cNcelh ihdted-a
hort of allowance like >Choolusirc>S ioT taking care
ef Rose, which will only last three years. but,
Cosino if You will believe me, never thought OF 1t
ny heart did not sinh in the least. did not sem
10 care that II had all gone away from me ol !"I
Rose had been set IN my place. or that my 1athcr
poor iapa-hOw he must have felt 1t al the last =
Ihoud have been UNJUST. They were all made oil
40 account if they were The most trli!lng things
II the world by-somctling else owe that I" You
too AMI you must understand. dear CoNmo. YOU
must understand that feel You must have thought
If this. and more less done II Oh purpose Tor my
take | cared nothing nothing. for all the loss and
downfall because there lust CLEANED upon me
pafnn ~ how different it wnnld hc n had TO face
GOT the loss OF fortune but the loss of love- and COM
paniOnship and support cried OUT 10 myself,
What would II all matter III COMPARISON with that
Thank God that IL Is money that has been taken
from me not that Feeling myself just for that
moment. and for good reason. alone. made me
npalize 10 the very bottom OF my heart what IT
would be 10 be really aione-to have no one to fall
Oack upon no COSmo, no world OF my own where l
IAN enter in and I've above all the world. 10 you
zee this little bitter has been sweet, 1t has been
medicine for all my other weaknesses. Through
This together superior Ia everything that
WAS sorlid i was astOnlShcd ut myself Making
believe not 10 care aud not caring are two different
shings and his time attained real indifference,
thanks To you.
Thus was the passage that affected hun most
here were Others IN which there were slightcr ref
srences Of the same kind showing that Anne had
Already tasted the fOrOrn CONSCIOUSNESS OF what 1t
10 be alone. lt was not complaint. as Will be
teen. IL was indeed quite the opposite oi com
plant. but 1t gave COsmo chill of alarm, a SEN
ntion which IT would he very difficult 10 describe
Ii was not a threat OIL Annes part any more than
1t was a complaint, Int he was alarmed; he grew
pale aud chilly in spite of himself. When he had
cad Anne's letter he took up Chareys again. and
nn that If he did not want to marry on moth,
ing. and have family 70 provide for before he had
enough for himself still less did ir wish anyone 10
regard him as the hero OF q broken engagement
domestic traitor He was not bad nor treacherouS,
DOR had he any pleasure IN the possibility OF GSak
the woman he loved lady richly left ike PoTtia,
bringing with her all the natural provisions for "a
beautiful home which she would grace and give
sharm Ia: second if the first should not prove pos
nble, patience TO wait, and make no fuss and see
what would turn up But 10 be supposed tO nave
behaved badly To lady. tO be- set down as drawing
back; or holding of. or any Of the mud phrases
which imply deserton. terrible To him. This
Coslno could not bear. lie did not want u lose or
svon to risk Anne. And to have her think badly of
him. lose the respect not to say the love which she
telt for him. was danger that made the halr stand
apright on his head lie did not wish even to lose
Gseredted person in the Curate's ewes how much
more ia Annes. whom lac loved. panic took pos
'essi0n Of COsno. dlsbonorable lover betraver
was rs much an anac hlunism NJ cruel father; it
was thing out of date. Men of his stamp broke
40 vows. They might I've disnclined to heroic
measures generally aud above all tO the uncOmfOrt-
able heroisin of dragging down woman into pow
Tty, taking advantage of her ineNperionce and
marrying in the face of every suggestion of pru-
sence. Bat 20 desert her because she had lost her
fortune, TO cry of 1t became evident that
she was 40 longer good nateh-this whatever the
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