New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-03

VS. special servant too told of TO walt upon
social position could be made enduraDie DC rSS
live very comfortably for year Oi TWO '' O'''
Abbey. .. ..o,d sucb
a life at all There are others mo can s'duu c
because they can stand anythlhs' pu. @ cf
Vdrlon belonged to neither cidss. - and Tho
those who feel at home III most PI st l'ce
can ret on in all society alike. 10 lie III -, ,r
he was one of the handsOne~t ieiivN' SD.;ori,r
saw with large dark eyes. ana lhlt p'r - ,t
81 ,cnrsfarhe that no woman can ever resist
Then again he tall ana hau q -" p,i 81 /
which impressed even ln9se ni",v Moreover
he - clover chatty ana agreeable; ana II utNel
entered into MS head that lie was no' Coulrll.u5
con. i.snctlou upon the surrey family by consent
a., 70 H.. teacber TO their young lOrdllng-Whl1h
indeed was after all the sober TACT.
The train was IN little before J. and there was
bit of drive from the station so that Harry nau
ONLY lust had time to dress for dinner when tne
gong sounded In the dlawingroom ne ue1 ns
future pupil. good-looklng hieh-sprl'e', uus
evidently lazy bov OF sixteen. Ihe tamllN was
alone so the eaH took down his mother VINO
Harry gave his arm to Lady GLADYS. i'elore ulnheff
was over the new tutor mad taken the measure OF
the trio pretty accurately. Inc countess We
clever that was certain; she TOOK an lhttie9t ~
books and IN art and she could taik H1hlIN uuU
well upon most current topics In me en- sp"I H,
style uf a woman OF the world. gladys VIZ cleHcI
too though not booky she vas inii VI ,6at Tinrr
and music. and delighted 10 neal 'ha1 I'illH
could paint a little in watercolors beslGes peiuS
the oc,ner of a good violin. A. 10 the hoy MS lahcy
clearly ran tor tn. most part to dogs, guns anu
cricket: and indeed, though he was no uoeoi
very important person a. luture lnelhoeI u .o
British Legislature think for the purposes Oh tne
nresent story which manly concerned win
Harry VarlOn's fortunes, we may safely eaVe nun
ont of consideration. Harry taught hlm ~ much
a. he could be induced 10 lcar1 Tor an h0ur OF Two
every morning and looked after him as TAR a. pos
sbe when he was anywhere WITHIN nearing
throughout the rest OF the daY Dul d. t4c ld "1s
almost ALWAYS out around the place some "htIe
with a pamekeeper OF stable-tOy, he hardly EN-
tered practically into the current OF HAIRY le az
all outside the gular hours OF s'uuy As maj
aT Ia
ANYTHING worth speaking Of; Int he mas since mar
RED Birmingham heress "it1 .on VI yo M
| member, of the House of Lords 49,,
After dinner the countess showed uarr5 ueI ~
cellent collection Of Bartoozzls and Harry, VINO
| knew something about them. showed tine countess
that she was wrong a. TO tue AUTHENTICITY oI "1 ~
two among them Then Diaays pay eu "a tbat
we'll and lie sang duet WITH her III Il way tnau
made her fee little ashamed of hei own sneihg |
Aud lastly Harry brought down lls iOHh al Nu'cH
the countess smiled a httle, Tor she thought J.,
audacions on the first evening: but when be played
one of his best pieces she smiled AGAIN LOT sh' ndu
a GOOD ear and a great deal OF taste. AHer "Lich !
thev ali retired 10 bed and GLADYS remarked 10 Eer
maid in the privacy of her own rooui thal the new
tutor was very pleasant man. ana qu'c Io-ic'
after such a stuck a Mr.. Wilkinson.
At breakfast next morning The party re- !
NAMED unchanged. bat at lunch the two younger !
ehs appeared upon me sect WIN lReIl s'nerHe7s
Miss Martlndale. ln'uEh NtIS ullc'el4l III ~ w /
from Gladys Ethe Mar'ndalc was ID her way an |
equally pretty glrl. She wa, snaii ana W9f'Hbe |
with delicate little hands and hight pretty inquire
moi 100 slight but very gracefully prOpOrtoued !
Her chez is and chin were chArnIngiy dlnpied ana |
her complexion Was Just 0t that family dark t1-e
that one sees often combined Win ilghl-oro"h /
HAIR and eyes IN the moorlani paris "i Lancashire.
Altogether she perfect 1911 10 'lduSs anu J..
wouid have been difficult Tor almost any man ds he /
sat at that table 10 say which OF tn' three. mother
daughter OF gOveruc>~, was really the pieIltst- /
For my own part, / give my vote uLrrserVedll LOT /
tie countess. but tlen am SettiLg somewhat Frl1-
lied now and have LONG ucrn halai 50 lll Hh-H- /
turns naturally toward ripe beauty. h'tf your |
scf-consclOus chlts OF seventeen VINO can Only 'iI
and uIpp.c; | like "a woman who has something 10 /
say for herself Bus Harry was Iuol turned /
tweuty-three, and perhaps hrs choice might no' /
unuafuratiy have gone OtncrWlSe.
The goveruess talked little 40 lunch. AM seemed /
altogether "a rather subdued AMI tmi9 fli /
Harry noticed with pain that She appeared ufll- /
AFRAID o. speaking 20 any 'u-N an" '.,o va ' /
footmen made marked distinction between theit /
manner to HIM ana iAe.F manner % '.,' it0 'g t
have ! ked once or twice 10 KICK the lr.'"r LOT /
ther in,1leuce After lunch, Gladys ana the Mite
ones went for a stroll down toward the river, ana /
Harry followed alter with Miss Martlhdue.
10 you come from this part Oh LhsIau0 he |
no, answered Ethel 1 come from Lancashire.
Nv father was rector of a small parish on the moors.
Harry, heart ,uote him.. u inieAt Lave hecu !
Edith. What little turn OF chance lad maze an /
said and then checked himself for the all-disre-
spectiul word but he lived down here 10 Devon |
Shire DO you ike Coyford p
~ ves'Dfbs place very much. There are de- /
lichttul rambles. and Lazy Gladys and ! 20 oat /
sketching "a great de4L And its a delightful cOun-
The place. but not the lfo, thought Harry. Poor /
child II must lie very hard Ior Ler
Mr. VarGon. come on here. want You called /
ont GLADYS from the little stone bridge. Oh Know /
everything. Can you tell NE what tAls u"Wer IS |
and She he'd ont long spray OF waving EI' en-stui
'Caper spurge,' said Harry looking al II care
'0h. no. Miss Martin4ale put in quickly. Port
land spurge. surely. ,,-,
,on are a bit Of a botaiist. Mis- Maitlnda.r
Not a hOtauist but very tOna OF the flowers.
Miss Nartludaic's always picAlhe I'ts OF ugly
2 l. nd hrfunfUn them nome, sad Olditl =,
laucnlnglV: 'arcn YOu dear
TtIeI smiled and nodded. 30 they went on past
the bridge and out upon the opposite SIDE and bach
again bv the little white ratings into the PARK.
tor the next three months Harry enjoyed himself .
in busy way immensely. EEeFy mor4ing ne nau
his three hours teaching ana every afternoon ne
took a walk. or iished III the uyer. OF worked at
his electrical machines. To the household al the
Aboey such nan was perfect godsehh. for he
WIS versatile fellow. able to tu-n ms hand 10 any
thing and the Durants lived III a very quiet way.
and were glad of somebody 10 keep the house
lively I he money was all tied up TIL the boy
came of age and even then there wouldn't be much
vi il. Surrey had been sent 10 LtOn ior month or
two and then removed. by reques 10 prevent more
violent measures: after which he was sent 10 Two
or three other schools always with the same result.
So be was brought home again and handed over 10
the domestic persuasion Oh ~ ~ '''.'-- .lc
only thing that kept MIN moderately quiet was The
sibillty Of running around the pace WIN the
Keepers and the only person VINO ever tdu5hi MN
ANYTHING was Harry NaTdOn though even he, !
must admit. did not succeed IN lmpressing any
very valuable lessons upon the lad volatile brain.
The countess saw few visitors and 80 "a man like
Harry was a real acquisition to the little circle.
He was perprtuallv being wanted 10y everybody,
everywhere. and at the End Of three months he was
simply Indispensable
Lady Surrey was always consulting him rs 10 the
proper place TO plant the new welllngtonIas the
right aspect for deOdars the best plan Tor mounting
water colOrs and the date of all the neigh
boring churches. 1t was 50 delightful to drive
about with sonebody who really understood the
history and geology and antiquities of the county,
she said and she began To develop extraordinary
interest IN prehistoric Archaeology. and TO listen
patiently to Harr}'s dispositions on the difference