New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07

felt relieved and peaceful bat for one leaden and
insuperable fact. This had 20 relation whatever
with financial turmoils and embarrastlnents; II
concerned Claire and the desOate difference with
which her image COW rose before his spirit.
He had told her that they must henceforth be as
strangers, but already the deeps OF his unselhSh
love were stirred by longing no less illogical than
passionate 10 make reality of what had once been
illusion and TO verify Claire's indifference through
Some unknown speil OF transformation into that
warmth which had thus far proved only ltfeIeSs
counterfeit. Already HolIlste, found wlthlD MIN
spacious capacity of pardon toward his wife. Al
really he had begun to exOnerate, to make allow
ances; and more than all, he had already told
himself that to live ON without her love would he
hundredfold better than TO part with her compan-
ionship Here cropped out the old vein of com lais
auce and cancellation which had run through his
earlier collegiate ile and which latter experiences
amid All sorts Of risk ard rivalry had never wholly
obseured 1t had been his power to conce1e. his
amiabIe pliancy, wed with peculiar intellectual
slrewdness that had gone far toward the accom-
pIishment of his phenomenal successes The man
who makes tue best of things by instinct Is very
apt to have the best of things made for nm w lor
tune.
HIS inalienable love for Claire caused him to
regard her long hypocrisy with fondlV lenient
ewes. The wrong done himself rapidly took o
secondary place II was nearly always thus WIN
Holister. except il those grosser cases OF wa4ion
iniury from his sex and now, Wheh IL ne
came a matter between his heart and the woman
that heart devotedy loved, he was ready To lOIeso
a most liberal share of the usual human esollsuI;,
He had a hard day before him. Exertlon, DIP
lomacy astuteness concentration, all were needed.
He was still 10 fail but DO LANCER WIN a peaulons
DluDpe He would now fall on MS ieel, as ~ Neie,
but II required certain agile heXIDllitY 10 nl1he
the descent q graceful one. At any other Time ne
Iyonl9 nTomptIy have left the house after break
Aoi 4 bR "
reared sooner than lie had expected her: She ha9
drank her coffee upstairs. He saw her ngure, clao
in a morn,np robe of pale-tnted cachemlre, enter
tbe front drawn room. He had lighted cigar
cite and was standing beside the hearth, where
riotons fire flung merry crimson challenge to the
sharp weather outside. He at once threw away MS
cigarette. and went forw ard TO meet her'
She perceived him when he had gained tne centre OF
the second drawing room. She stood perfectly SUN
awaiting his approach There was more than q
chill misgying at her heart lest some lnlnlCal hanO
had sent him her own fatal letter she did not
know how she would act III case he lmmedlately
accused her Hours OF sleepless unrest had not
supplied her with single defensive plea ..
The new serenity on HOLSTERS face struck her St
a glance 1t gave her sudden relief IT Was IKE
a retrieve just before execution. when he salo
GOOD morning she answered hlm WIN tno s sauaI
words. She wondered # he had already notiGeu
her pallor OF that dark line lay under either
eve. Her dressing mirror had told her OF these
changes, Might he not guess at sght the guilty
agony that she had been enduTingI
Her altered looks were not lost upon him. Ihey
were a new ihteTcession IN her behalf; nave eOoA
news for ", NJ lie SAID almost tenderly lie went 10
ward the ricby-dTaped mantel Just opposite Wh9To
She stood. and leaned ono arm along its edge. lie
purPosely let DIS eye NV Of scrutiny
Good news 7" she repeated, softly
ayes. l thought it was all up with me; yes,er-
dav But friend of yours has placed funds at my
disposal which will enable me, with wise manage
ment, 10 weather the worst of the storm: ne
dropped into my Office at very critical moment lie
nstd the incest dellcacy and tact. Before &C
tually realized that lie was Offering me very gu, sup
stantial aid lie had done 80. And yet win al MS
graceful meth d, he didn't beat about tile bush.
fIe was frankly straightforward. He sad lust
wby he wished 10 my affairs rlghted-or al
least credtably mended @ reason fnr v%a He
told me. with winning mixture OF Dull0r anu
seriousness, that you represented lor Nun me ong
great repentance of his bachelOrhoOd ana Wuen !
lookei AZ his woIld-wOIn sort OF race and MS ue-
ejdedly gray locks, and began 10 wonder whether
he meant his amazing propGstqm a III 6,d Sak seem
III you the daughter whom ne Bau poSslDly Il,sSeu
fathefoi d vi gC our dawn gUT G ~ ceSTy
10 YOU mean Beverley Thurston ?" asked Claire
"Ycs. You see. now, how generous an act "
friendship he performed.
Yes | ,ee," Clare nurmured.
"The funds he proitered-anq Wnlen accep'eU
ar, nv NO means all his own HIS influence is SO
great his standing is secure. that he has aetna
been able to associate four well-known capitalists
lone OF whom. by the way, CHANGED TO De my PET
snn,I (riendl in carrying out this wonderfully
benevolent work" Here Hollister paused Tor 2
considerable space Ot COURSE ne at Iensyn wGmo
deadlock The next few years must be full OF
cautious living and thinking have accepted the
burden of Il huge debt; but believe hflnlY 10 my
power 10 nav it OIL And l have learned lesson
that shall always profit by. They shall never cell
me u Wall Street klug again. have sean NY lasl
of big ventures | shall want, II caa manage
berafter when every penny OF Liabilities snail nc
settled. to drift slowly but safely into steady
banking channel. 1 shall have FRIENDS enough 'eii
IN fhe Street; / shan't have Loaf caste; | shall
skill hold my own. At least twenty good men nave
gone clean down IN hls furry, wlthUu. chshcG o.
ever picking themselves up again But am gOiDs
TO pick myself ul-that is, thanks 10 the heIplhg
hand of your precious elderly friend; Tor could
never have done II alone" 90
ing of the sweet decetiul klndlness that 4hurston
had employed. she was thinking how llttie s he
deserved bis timely ard inestimaDle support Sht
was asking herself whether he would not have
shrunk in sorrUwful contempt from all such splen
did almsgIvIng If he had know the real truth
Concerning Der recent mad and sinister act.
Willie she was trying TO shape some sort OF aue
quate reply. the entrance OF heISaIT
letter, bowed, and departed.
fast mist Obscured her gaze while she watched
UoIlisteF tear open the envelope and unfold ~
contents. There was "a sofa quite near; sue SAM
into II: che felt dizzy enough 10 close her eyes
iint she dad not she looked straight az Der hus
hand and saw him begin perusal OF the unlo,ae'
sheet Was IT her iettT[ 10 pnt Su6dses
other sources whence a letter might come 10 Hcr
bertf .,, o
exceedingly pale lie lett Oft reading; hs looked ~
her ana said " Did you write thlsP lie held th
uaper out TOW ard her AS he spoke
claire rose crossed the room, and cast her eye
over the extended page.
Yes it is mine she answered hun. -, ,
The voice did not seem his own IN which n
nr.sently said must read II. | must read !
with my full attention. If leave you Tor htti
while. will yOu remaiu here until return =
"Yes," she said.
{" You promise this"
promise-yes."
With0ut auother word to her. he walked bac
;rto the dlnInC-rcom. Perhaps twenty good MIN
uies passed before he returned. Claire haa mean
yvb1ls neryed hereelf TO meet something terrible
she had no idea what her husbands wrath would b
like but she felt that there might almost DO dealI
in IT. ,l.. bor b.goy