New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-16

whom money perfectly adorns You speh.
it. like and You Ioae how N1 nsed p' to gusR
over Cornela Van Horns granG manner III cou'a
never hold candle TO yours I'm AFRAID aou Ss
Won like a regular pickpocket the other nlgn. w,
yes pitched into you Just as hard as could. But
at the same time was thinking how well yeJu
carried your wOrldliness-what sina OF oeda ro,e
you made of it, don't you know And T VII eve,
should come Claire, always recollect that III STICK
| to YOU my dear, through thick and thin !"
The vernacuar turn taken by Mrs. Digs curing
| this eager outDurst gave 1t spOntaneity ana
naturalness that more than once brought the InlSI
to Caire's eyes, She felt the true ring OF friendly
sympathy IN every word that was spoken the
| touches of slang pleased her; they were IKE tne
angularItles of the lady's physical shape, severe
and vet not ungraceful. She was sorry wnen her
visitor rose to CO. and had of dreary lone-
ness after she had departed r.. ,.
1t would soon become the hour for dinner
! But she could not dine. She knew, that
the decorous butler who waited on her would per-
ceve her efforts to choke down the profiered food
Perhaps he would nge with secret ere areaa Of
| course everybody read them nowadays; anu neT
husbands impending ruin had been their CHIEF ana
| hdeOus topic.
AS the chill winter light in the room turned blue
| before il wholly died. she sat and thought of how
many people would be glad to hear the very worst
\ They seemed to her ptiless legion Then, as she
thought Of how many would be sorry three names
| rose uppermost in her mind: Mrs. Dggs lhurston;
and Stuart Goodwin. Yes, Goodwin surely would
| have no exultant feeling He full of arts and
falses but he could not fail to regret any caiam
| ty that brought with it her own sharp dlscom
future.
| He has lately been Herberts rival in finance
| she told her own thoughts. Circumstance mas
manner ptsd them against ea " he oter
| but they have stood on opposite sues III 10
not few matters OF speeIpia''Sdh nvn Fall
if it really comes He will do for my sake II for
| no other reason should have questioned MN
| more closely last night at the OPERA am sure ne
| wanted me 10 speak with more freedom OF the
| threatening disaster. l should have asked him
And then Caire's distressed riinnatlons were cne
/ ,l,a pfran hpr
| door of the chamber had been ajar. tollister
simply pushed 1t little further open and crossed
The dusk had begun. but it was still far from
making his face in any way obscure to her, AS she
looked at 1t, while slowly rising from heI chsir sno
| saw that it had never to her knowledge been SO
| wan and worn as now. He paused before her. ana
| at once spoke. .,,.,
She felt herself grow cold. {" whatP" she asked.
| Pm cleaned ont. Everything has gone. L
thought you might have seen the evening papers.
They are full of it. OF course they don't know the
| real truth. Some of them say that / nave nVe
millions hidden away" He laughed, here, and the
! plain truth, Cairs-theres nothing left. The truth
is best; don't You think soF =,
| He was steadily watching hey. as he thus spoke
and the detected irony of his words pierced her IKE
| q knife wistful distress the frank blue OF
his ewes: they seemed to reflect from her own spirit
the wrong that she had done him. -.,r ,..,;, ho,
"Yes. Herbert" she answered, still Keeping her
| seat Il think that the truth is always best"
great sigh left his lips. He put both hands be-
hind him. slowly pacng nf he aOV wen on
II can't think how ! ever shot up as l did. |
never was a very bright fellow at Dartmouth,
| ALWAYS had pluck enough, but never showed any
| great nerve Wall Street brought out new set OF
faculties. somehow And then everybody liked me |;
| was popular; that had great deal to 40 with H.
| | suppose-that and wonderful run OF luck at the
| start And then there was one tnng more-one
| very important thing, too. / see now what "a
| tremendous incentive 1t really was. l mean your
wish to rise and rule people. If 1t hadnt been for
| that I'd have let many big chance slip" 80
He paused now, standing close beside DIS WIGS
| chair 81 was always weak where you were con-
| cernedn he said regarding her very lntently, and
with cloud on his usually clear brow that bespoke
| snff.ring rather than sternness. "You know that
| CLAIRE. yielded always; let you wind me round
your fnger-I was so fond OF the hngeT: II you had
said Herbert, do this or that folly, ia nave done
| H. and il wouldn't have seemed half so much
| folly, because of your loved command Is not this
He came still closer to her after he had uttered
| the last sentence lie was close that his person
| grazed her dress.
Claire was very pale. and her eyes were shining.
1T Is perfectly true" she answered him
| HOLSTERS tones instantly changed. They were
broken, hoarse and of fervid melancholy Perfectly
| true Yes, you admit it. You know that am
| right. l gave you everything-love, interest, Gu
| ergy respect, obedience. Aud what did you give
mel Your marriage-vows, ClaIre!-were those
fasehoodsi SPEAK ana teil mel never nsyer
| Thought about il at all. You were my VIE; you
were my Claire You were stronger IN nature IMAM
| l. loved
| Leaf and to follow where you led But your love
oh counted on that as securely as we count on inc
| snn in heaven! And yesterday the truth burst on
mel 1t wasn't that you had cared for. 1t was the
high place could put you III, the dresses anu uia-
| monds could buy for you, the"
| He suddenly broke of. great excitement was
| now IN his ylsage his voice. his whole manner
Whether from pain or wrath, it seemed to her that
his eyes had taken much darker TIM, ana that an
| "f 1t all is true" he went on. speaking much
more slowly, and like a man who breathes hes, n ,;.
| without openly showing 1t, then thank Uod that
| no child has been born of you and me y
| She SAT unite still, She was utterly conscience
stricken From all the facle vocabulary OF fem;
| pIne self-excuse her bewildered and shamed soul
| could shane no sentence either OF Precipitation or
denial. Al such time she felt the nIany, amy, even ven
the farce OF lying to h a nv g po% Of Comfort
| ing assurance unless she did lie 7 ,
"You say that led you into this disaster Her 5
hort abe presently responded, with an effort, ana
| more than a successful one, TO steady her voice.
| g don't deny It, but at the same time remember
that my forethought provided Ior Us ooth ID case
of Just the present sort. ! have the other house.
| Won know Its sale will bring us something And
then there are all my jcwels-and-" an.
| His ewes flashed and his lip curled. " You taik
IN that buslness-lke STYLE" lie cried, when am
asking You if you ever really loved me! Is your
evasion an answer. Claire We're your marriage
HIS hand srasped her her y wTs' ud 5sS%s.
"s16h u HeTbertD she said, never saw you like this
before Let us think of what do in case ali IS
really lost" ,. IT,, ho,ior,
| lanoh He stared at her with diated, accusing
| eyes.
"You don't dare tell me- But read 1t, as read
| :, vssterdav What can we do Ali you're
nct the woman TO live OIL q thousand or two year.
You want fine things to wear and 10 eat You want
vonr towels too-dOn't sell them, for you couIdn !
moment. aud then hurried with swift steps toward
the door. again pausing. A kind of madness that
va, its SWAY "Get some else TO put you
hack into luxury" he went on. lifting one hand
toward his throat, though to make the woIds esS
Mn frntl