New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21
A BIT OF PAPER.

SVaf III
Hes On the wet brown beach. had been smotbered,
poisoncd by weeks of London fog My eyes were
tingng. my lungs choked my Ideas g Gra tSe
convcton that, less let my pictures Ies9iuuoS
alone / should have nothing fit to send IN 10
The spriDc exhibitions. felt bothered, mlseraoie'
' III tIv week of Losthaven. suddenly decided
sSecopd-class tariff, railway fare lncludeu' won
min me. I'm make studies Of wintry seas and skies
81 can find nothing else, I'll start TO-DAY III eeh
minutes had reduced the room 10 cnaos rui'naS
;nn ont sketch blocks, brushes waterproof gar,
ments and a spare suit. In half an hour hau
sacked and was slowly ana painfully vending my
way station ward; cabby waking iA'lSioIS "' 'n0
I'VE We crept out of London by degrees with much
whistlng and signang Black log e9VS,oP S;n Gs
Soomed more and more distinct of outline ana Paler
of tint as they became more scat'ereo' w tno
brown fields and bare hedges had the lana 10 the,
salves Then came the sun, red and wintry, hailed
as the face of friend long missed ana mouIheu'
soft blue haze hung aDoat Ine oab Of oTePn l9nre
in a station masters garden. l dldh wohueI az
him could have shouted too ~ was an 50 i,9sn'
so life. giving so clean Color. light pure ar and
as evening drew on and dusk was talllng ,tDe sea
could See it, grey and tossing in the distance as
seoV nassapGer in the new Hotel Omnibus. was
Tattlea down a bran new road anu dlscnaIgeu uHuei
the imposing new portleo Oh tnS ~ Urine of nv
second-cass ticket. and was agreeao Oily surprseu ."
my accommodation 1t was t1e onenssd some Of
at the end of cOrrluoI INTO MhI0H 'P0'0N ~ -
the best suites of private rooms ..ooo
found myself the solitary occupant OF the EoiIro
room on descending to dinner, thOugn Que taoIe was
elahorately laid for large party, and anothe! cuse
% TO mine for two people. lhree OF louI eouHo'no
Sronned in after me. and presently BECAME aware
nh Jnsd sonnd of voices and the rOu- iron OF
skirts that the occupants OF the taoie pcnnu lIo
were taking their places could see one " I Iad
A;stinctIy in a long mirror in front OF me- lauy
snbo insisted On peing young and beautiful, ana
MAS nndeniably we-dressed. She wore queer
,n;x tnre of coral pink cashmere and gray Drocade;
MI Isns and ornaments of oxydized silver and
%as NathnS else about her worth looking az,
decided a blonde-paper-~h'e inSae"o %.
white-green shadows instead OF warm oneS Ia
flashes too lght-wais, too tight-elbows too sharp
nearer thirty than tT Ss wS SD%n
conld only catch at intervals glimpse Oh Ions
white nose above heavy black m1ust&che, tuIns s
deferentialiy to the little woman whenever sne
SoSsD.nd abe spoke a good DEAL with much
yivaciOus raising of the eyebrows ana arcn 9ianGIn
of her china blue eyes, could aso see Las ~ ia
hand now and then as ne lifted or put down alass,
md didn't like it. believe in the expression OF
n n,an's hand, though it is given to few 10 Ieau II
nc d;ss and gentlemen, Madames animation in
Creased She shook ont her draperies injured her
btg rink feather fan and posed eneet,Nely' ,eI
pds .anion didn't stem 10 sympathize. | heard his
chair Give an impatient scroOp; he dsposeu oI hs
last glass of wins hastily PsHef 70 pss ont which
she did linge1ngly, watched with much interest ny
the party at the large table. NV BRIDE ana grooin
appeared in the visitors DOCK aS in0 noi O''"''
and Mrs Loseby. n.,.,, h.d
any sLosebyi All a son of Lord Rotherwode,s-a 6 L
lot fancy was my menIa n rnam candiestcR in
land passed the object of my reflections IN CON
verse with of the cham6eInalaS on 'HG facs
and heavy black frlnge-and further on, as passeu
the door Of of the private sitting roos nedra
what determined to be Mrs. CLAUDE l-oseDy voice
singing N fashionable ballad with intense expires
sion to a slovenly accompaniment ,.o., u.,,
Up early next morning ana oqs 70 TSare had been
n storm in the night and the brown shngie WAS
fiecked with quivering patches OF foam atn uurh
xvreafhs of tangle. The hotel stood al the com.
,,encement of a wall and parade. eXtendlhg at
that time some two hundred yards westward. Inc
sea had scattered pebbles and sang over .ne as as
DIeite and tossed about the huge blocks OF stone
at the unfinished end II they had been prlck paI
7 hurried back for breakfast ana my sEetcnlhg
th,ngs and returned Just the SUP, breaking IRON
n hank of softly piled gray Clouds SET tne whoie
.lorons field of the sparkling ana giancing
sg na a" Worked for an hour or So before the tall
bnlkina figure of Mr.. Claude Loseby passed between
me and the sunshine He walked TO the euge OF tne
wall and looked down, as II measuring Tue ueplh 10
.h;ab the shnple had been excavated by the waves
some fifteen feet in piaces-sylng pare sne
masses OF stone at tho foundation. / objected to
imfo his SLOUGH his shoulders bis coat, his big
cigar everythng-more strongly by dayllght thaa
gassh if possible However. when ne saun III nu
up aud ciyilly ell ugh asked leave " iooA a' NY
sketch, responded amicaDly: 4,,- s-oe. ~
'Oh Claude bow exquisite how Truly sweet
interposed sharp voice, and beheld Madame IN
n iaaIo,ate serge costume of browns and scarlet
at INV elbow. Claude cut her raptureS uncoillionIy
short and walked her OF toward the oioer anu mofe
pors ~ them until after luncheon when
varsd by a well-kpown sensation OF siunSss ana
-an'nhnsss TN at omen air work OF doubtful prdd
enc in February. established myself IN the sunny
drawing room window with my easel aud paints.
and n breakwa.er some weed hung pies. rusty
'@boin and a stranded boat for company. An empty
carriage came round to the doOr, anu hearu Mrs
Lose1ys voice ID ~ the On nah Ia here and she entered
beautiful vision in golden tinted velvet SATIN ana
FUR; a marvellous costume that almost "Hrmeu up
her tepid prettiness into beauty. -
She Jaw nv pproving glance and kindly gave me
a better opportunity OF admlring her magnin,Gonce
nlscjny betself directly in front OF me IN iul sun
light and a wellarrauged attitude / did not feel lee
that sho would resent the proceeding for moment
when took up fresh block dppeo ofu an m
scionable time finding his cigarcase and got
very fair sketch of the lady. face and an. Sne
looked sweetly unconscious during the periorinanGe
Int threw me an arch glance as she passed OUT
An guessed what you we're dong, nov W very very
wicked of you; but one forgiyes everything 10 gen
slS,w WIN in tbs world could she have been p
dered as put come additional touches TO her port,
mv brsakwater An answer came to my question
Through tue window, in The course OF the next few
rnjnutes Two old gentlemen VINO had Deen pot
tsrino about the Parade had settled themselves and
their cigars on a bench beneath me- Yes she's nad
handling Of Sg lot G Su,SSnS who'll be Is heG
to make il ly If I am not much mistaken knew
her father once-Weatherhead, OF WeatneIhead q
Tom PePryman. A vely decent fellow Tom; and
worth-aye might say quarter OF miiiIon Ia ana
h under Sst t n Eoty ysa he @ The
snsds before tbs boy was born. It's scandal, sir
that the law doesn't interfere when man makes
Old Gentleman Number Two didn't seem inter-
ested and the subject dropped: ,...
I'D 81 SATURDAY 10 Monday visitors to the I'M
Serial. The Lo.ebys did not appear at dinner.
father to my disappointment. was beginning 70
Feel curiousy Interested In Them and to spend odd
snoments IN wondering how the marriage had eo1ie
alout what had become Of the little son, and d.
Sers other improbable speculations. There was
hustle of fresh arrivals by every train that
evsnine. and she drawing loom was well filed A
Professional, on holiday had taken possession OF