New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-03

hs6s most Of tho injustiscs that people do by yin
are done in the sarn way. II e not oomprehenaole
60 suy maa that e shoald DO swept away and
Otbefr reisn in his stesd therefore, he s moro free
10 m AXE use of that contingency than II he beloved
In II. There would always be plenty OF time to set
il right; be had not tbe least intention Of diving;
;"Ic withnl He resested himself at his table with
q consciousness that he had the power in his hands
TO turn his whole world topsy turvy and yet that
would not do anybody any harm. Naturally. TINS
feeling was not shared either BY Anne. TO whom DO
had made the original threat or by his wife, to
whom he held out the promise; We all Know very
we'll that other people must diet Ia only in our
own individual case that the event seems unlikely.
Mrs. Mounttord's mind was filled with secret ex;
element she was eager TO know what her husband
meant but she did not venture to ask Tor any ex-
pianation. She watchsd him over her work with
Q secret closeness of observation such as sne nad
never felt herself capable Cd before wnst o d,a ne
about the law of inheritance except that entail kept
an estate from the daughters, which was shame,
she thought But in respect TO every thing else ner
mind was confused, and she did not know
what her husband could DO 70 oenent nose
at Anne's expense. But the moro sne did
not understand, the moro eager sue was Ss,, W
know. When you are possessed Dy an eager oeeire
for the enrichment of another II does not seem
had or selfish object it might do II the person 10
be benefited was yoursef and. least OF all, does ~
ever appear that TO look ont for the advantage OF
your child can be wrong. But the poor lazy was III
the uncomfortable position OF not oelns hOIe 70 in
oure further. She could not show herscII TOO
anxious to know what was TO happen after her nus
bands death and even TO take the worst lot
granted was not n pleasant thing. for Mrs Mount
ford tbous oh naturally anxious about Rose, was not
p hnrd woman. who would wilfnlly hnrt anyone.
She sat for some time IN silence her heart pea',ne
ycIy fast, her eaIs very alert Tor any Word thaG
might fall from heI husbands mouth but no
word came from bis mouth. lie Sat ana turned
over the papers on the table; he was pcAscd 70
have excited her interest. her hopes and fears but
he did not halt divine the extent 10 whi,h he hah
excited her not feeing for his own part that thero
anything i'll 1t 10 warrant imIneulate cHpe,a a
al ai,, IN nc nj hand.
a genuine affection FOR her husband, cnuld NOT help
saving TO herself: lie mat 80 any day there Is
never a day that some one does not DE; ahd II DC
died while he was uu tncsc terms Nth Anne, what
was it, what was IL. ia Il mimi perhaps hip"h "
Ro,er Mrs Mountford turn"d over IN h.r n NM
every possible form ~ words sie could THINK OF IN
which II pursue her inquiries; but II WAS very ann
cult, nay impossible. to 90 II AID though she was
not altogether without article, her powers ali"-
ccfhrr f.ilc1 her in presence Of this difficult ques
lion st length she vcntur,d TO ask. clearing her
throat " it'll elaborate prccaUiioh:
Do you mean to say that II Anne sets her heart
upou her own way. and goes against you-all our
cI ldrcn do II more less; one gets &c cuh"mcd 10
IL, st. John-do sou mean to Say--that you VIII
change Your will and put her out oil TIE sucGcs,
sinn--' Mr.. N0Gntinrd laltcrcd 'ver tho end oil
her sentence not know ing what 10 say
There il no succession. " hat have is my own
to do what like with II, De- SAID SHARPLY ana
then he ouened big book which lay on the table
and hogan Ia write. II woil-hnown, II tacit
signal between them. that h~ nec'l oil Sorial inter-
course over, and that his WHO might R'i plt
her work, with every appeal ahcc Oh calm hul mex
mind was full Oi cOulnOtO n. ~ hcT needle went
through and through the canvas II. cast u any q
furtve glance at her huNhahd turning ever the
pages OF his big book. writing h"Ic ana there
note. They had been : one for twenty years; two
people " no were. all the world said, most ur'tcd
"A couple devoted to each other But neither dd
she understand what her husband meant. nor could
ne have believed the kind of feeling with which.
across her worstcd work, she kept Regarding nm.
She had no wish but that he should nv" ana thFlNe
Her position. her personal interests, her import
auce were all hound mp III him ncNrrthrcsN sue
contemplated the contingency OF MS urdth WIN
coInposurc that would have hurrlhrd nm, anu
thought with much more keen and earnest l"rl'ng
OF what would follow than any alarm OF love ~ 10
the possibility OF the speedy ending OF his .iic pro
duccd in her. Thus the two 81: within lew icct
of each other life long compartments knowing sun
so little OF each other-thc man playing win the
fears and hopes of hls dependents, NlIlc aIhnS IN
bis sleeve az the notion of any real occasion Tor
those fears and hopes: the woman much moro
intent upon the prohematical good fortune oi hrr
child than on the existence OF her Owl other nall.
her closest and nearest connection. win whom her
life had been so long identified. Perhaps the rcVo-
latiou of this feeling in her would have been the
most cruel disc closure had both hac. OF mind been
MADE apparent TO the eye OF day. Ihcr' was hot
much that was unnatural in hls thoughts, Tor many
men like to tantallIe their sn'cesN1r+ ana lew
men realize with any warmth oi inagiaatioW theiT
own complete withdrawal from the pans ana
pleasures of life but 10 know that his wife '"uld
look his death in the face without iinchlng. aId
think more OF his will than OF the event which must
prrccdC any ELECT u could have. vouid have pcnt-
traicd through all his and opened las eye" IN
the most GOorous way. Bat h. rcvrt susic t"d
ii he thought. witt tru" human iatuih; WIN
little gratncd Importance and VANITY. oil the COM
motion be had produced that Anne would bc
pulled up IN her career by 81 s,ir.ous = threat;
that Rose would be kept VI toth" mliN ~
i,uttcr OF hope 10 the rev ara WIfh might iai! To
her. All this IT pleased HIN 10 think "t iir Was
complaccbt to the effect al r ~ si!'r~ lh Ii"
ls,, but at bottom hr felt them TO br oi 10 great
consequence to himself all; I~iu" u; hrr than othtf-
Mise: for ne dId not IN the Isl Iu...uG 10 Di".
Al lat Mrs. Mouutiurd e.; nat shr c"Hid 81
longer. She rose up fi"iu !rr CHAR. an eA'h-
cred her woods IN on arm. hr ~, VAL '"' com.
Iug III from thor r.uo sac -Aid. Wu-' .r'i'N 90.
The -irl, j al al tlc InI ..''i %. .r ~ ","G Il
IN their hands ~ other l"I e. 81 D. the '"I OF
arr Iiit forward - lu.u'nC.ls ever iiiHg li'
cnCareir cni, and occupations, Go: tie iouut i""rr
man out ia" day and GIVE 4 diversity, thou IN the
cdrr ones move thu sIlh,a o' AL ilIt 3. most IN
purtaut. IL was generally hru the g,ri~ were
iusy IN some special matter OF ttcli own tat MIS-
MountiOrd came TO SIT with hri hrNhind ~ the
library. and furnished hun WIN 80 much ini"Glua-
ton. But their positions had been changed TODAY.
II was ne who had hrra her informant telling her
auout things mole essential To he known than any
Of her gossip about Auucs intent .Ous or Kos" !
habits. She fingered even n she walked az o~H the
floor and dropped her little plated Shtdi of many
cOlors and stopped to pich 10 mp, inviting further
confidence BIT her husband did not respond. lilo
let her 20 without taking any notice ot her pro,
cccdngs or asking any question a. to her unusual
reluctance TO leave HIM. At last when she hal
fairly turned her back upon him and had her hand
upon the handle Of the door his yoics startled her
and made her turn round with anxious expectation.
By the way he said. forgot 10 tell YOU:
have letter to-day from lieathcote Monnilord,
Offering visit ] suppose he wants to spy out the
nakeiness OF the land
'Hcathcote Mountfordr cried his wife, beNild-
cred then added after little interval ! am sure
he is quite welcome t. come when he pleases--he or
anyone. There no nakedness III the land that We
need fear.
He Is coming next week said Mr.. Mountford.
'Of course ~ you perceive. could not refuse
Mrs M0untford paused at the door with great
deal of visible interest and excitement. 1t was no
small relief TO her TO find legitimate reason for it,
'Of course you could not refuse; why should you
refuse! I shall be very glad 10 see him; and
she added after a momentary pause, which gave
the Mnrda ElOnilicnncf will the lnrlA'