New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-23
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aspire to that height Besides we have tie adyan-
tage ot hot being pretty.
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The amateur cabmln rushed nome, tore of his
disguise. ana pulled HeTcey at "a cigar o. assist IBIS
meGtlti0n-. The only roiace Tor ~ucn no.. loIiuhe
- falling IN love is similar nl.chauce 90 the cause
Of ,uch de.our. The question nov arose now TO
eutauge poor Olivia IN tue mesLes OF Sucn "a be
w!lderuent. lie thought OF Mss HIrlcaste, and
decided that a neat Walting-mald Is lar more
fascinating object than a sunday cahmln disguised
ia p0matum and false English. he rcmenl cred
Xeu,-the various DISCUSSES IN which he had won
the hearts of feminine mortaiS; but be doubted II
even /eus. in the gulse OF a cabnan, would have
made much impression upon the delicate female
fancy. As for carrying on regular siege III his
proper person 10 MISS OilVll liI WAS quite oCI oI
the question after her expressed OPINION upon LIS
| character Be-dee. he had learnt good deal more
than the Greek al phdbet that evening 10 SEE hun
self in other peoples eyes thing that rarely
ministers To vanity to understand some thiug OF
the position OF women from their own point oil
view: and hnally, 10 arrive at some solution OF
the dark m stery OF misunderstanding, that last
DEGRADATION OF civilized humanity. How he envled
Olivia her decided con. ctlons
He had some thoughts OF taxing LadY Jane INTO
his confidence: but unfortunately, Lady Jane
though one OF the sweetest Of human beings had
never yet thought for herself. ant was governed ~
maxIms and pre- udices the most antlQuated. she
would most certainly condemn the reDelllOus DE
WINTERS. Meanwhile the caD-dIylng and creek
Sunday dearly the hero of Sally IN our Alley
Now Lady VI Whymper was distant klnswoman
Of Nj F0rresters, and she frequently reproached
him for visiting her SO rarely, and mad given nm
general invitation to ulne with her on any night.
She was and eccentric old woman, an had. as be
knew. reDelhOus notions upon the subsection oil
Ter sex; an be sometimes reproached himself LOT
ca ring little for who thought IN some degree
with his Olivia. Therefore one day he sent note
to say that he would dine nth her, If quite cOnycn-
lent. and requested her 10 telegraph 10 MS cinb III
case bis presence should be supcrtunus. Having
been out shopping all day lady hymper did
not rereive the mi@siye tai late IN tie afternoon
when IL was too late TO write; and nothing short
OF Ie-and-death urgency. or the prospect OF losing
large MONEYS. would have induced her TO commit
the extravacance OF telegram. She therefore
ordered an extra cover 10 ne LAID. and shrug-
pIng her shoulders NJ the thought of her previously
invited guest objection To meet people maHe heT-
self happy IN an armchair, ana Il" alteu the arrival
of her visitors
The late SIT Duca'd had heen A firm upho,der OF
marital authority, well az street CaiVtuist and
though his lady had been twenty years widow
she stlI sometimes shudoeru-y tecaled ine ter
rble 10Y with which she had seen sir DuHalds eyes
close and her WI chains snap Neyertleie's she
had been good 90 hlm I'D his ne, anu mOufucu MN
with pItv after death. In her the De " yLters had
conidcd and TO her alone was their tacJ9ritO
kuoxu and further. as fate would have it. Olivia
had promised to dine with her Oh tins very evening,
and arrived all-unsuspectlng i've minutes before
the appointed hour.
And now. dear cousin. said Olivia with her
little immortal air. as she sank upon an ottoman by
tbe old ladys side, l mus tell you al about our
cahman lie is the most charming creature ~ the
world. el.igent bat with mind which ~ yet
Lady Wv Aymper had listened but lndInerently
her thoughts being FreOccuped with The hope
that any accident short Of a broken limb might
keep her other relative from his engagement-"he hen
the dreadful sound Of carriage stopping al the
door, followed by the YES more dreadful an
nouuceneut OF Mr. EOue8ter, reduced her To state
of Temporary IdiOcv. IN which she dld not Ol serve
the horror and amaleneut OF her guests. ana III
which she sought some comfort IN the reflection
that she had saved the telegram money. In her
confusion the miserable ola woman Introduced
Olivia by her proper name but surely, Ivy,
you remember Mark Forester she added, by the
way OF masking things pledsdLteT. lou must nave
met ut N0rhcOurt. or was 1t Lord NOQdnan 7
Northwvnd and ne were at Oxford together.
Olivia stood at her uil height, looking like prln-
cess IN her black velvet. diamonds. and rich Old
lace Der nOstrils qulvered and there was danger
Gus lash in her eye Having first levelrd direct,
steady and indignant glance OF three seconds
duration at the unfortunate Mark, she made MN a
ceremOnIOus salutatIOn, and then turned anu
walked mp to a table, where she began examining
some prints. The Whole tulng seemed 10 Hdsu
through her ~ nd at Once-her cousin uedchery,
the plot concoctcd between NorthwyEG aud or
roster. carried on for weeks and now brought to q
crisis in the house of the traiiress Though 10 vas
at least hve seconds before she recognized her pet
cahman-with his clumsy gestures bad English,
and pomatumed hair plastered down over ms Tor
head-in the gentleman before hrr' severely SPOT
less and neat. with sable coat ana snowy shlrt
with short. crisp. waved hair innocent OF crease
and nicely pointed mustache, with feet III sum
shining boots so different from the clumsy high
low, in which he was won't 90 stump heavily up the
stairs at ,ormandy Villa but the eyes, the square
brow and above All, the voice, III -pifc VI bhO
erent tone and accent, we're unmlstakaOe.
The hostess attributed these tokens of lndlgna-
ton on OhyIa's part 10 her anger at meeting
guest. but Marks apparen d.stnay she was gun"
unable 70 account Tor. MacOeths discontinue at
the sight OF BanquO's ghost IL ms own chalr as
nothing to this. The only parallel Mark couiu
think OF was the tender anguish OF IdncIed Wneh
Clorindas helmet fell of and he round himself III
mortal combat with the lady OF his affections.
The dinner was Dot success. IllnAers OF three
seldom are particularly when one OF the three as
snmes the Oh ce OF u refreerator. and makes the
lcr-pail a -uperiuIty. Poor Lady NJ W ny upor' III
her efforts 10 cOncIlIate Olivia ana put Tue young
people on "A PHEASANT footing only made th!hEs
worse. All her tile arthces LOT uIa"ths leu NJ
conversation merely served To conirm OilNla IN
her impression that the whole thinS was a con
sniracv In which her hostess was drcn-plOtLI' lot
eit-cttng uatrlm0ny between herself anu the uh-
worthy FORESTER, whose p'eadluS giahces anu
pathetlc humility were yet iurtler evidence VI Iue
crime - - III
" hen the dreary festivity came TO On end ana
the unlortuu. ate Mark found himself alone Win MS
reflections Olivia, alter some Hlihuet9 Ii,"s.'.l'
ilence CHARGED her hostess with hrT treacHeTy 20
eomplrtrld n-wIllered.by her Young iriehds refer
euces 10 cabmen with fn1trimohiai uceiRn7' anu
vino stoutfv maintained that she had quite lor-
GOTTEN the proposed alliance Win MARX FORESTER
They were stN playing Wlldl4 Al cross pun poses
tEongh Olivia haa satisfied herself that Lazy
NY hvmrer VAS not guilty OF completely with her
kinsrtau'- dies guS when Mari. instead OF ,eiIlDS 4
a. ms hostess, drvCuuy hoped re WouIi, this OPP
porfnnity Tor evanishi NJ. reaPpeared M the dfA"-
ing room. -. Oi..f ,,,1io,,-
tion was then at IL hottest, ana she was -tehlhs
some object upon which 10 pour Out tne WAS Vi
nor wrath Con sin she exclaimed. with wave
of her hand IN thr cul prts Direction, ne" are vi
thai man lie il falsehoOd! he IL . caDmSh'