New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26
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courtesy. and tiat instead of leaving slip. "
meaningless pasteboad with her iOotman, you bau
resolved on the more honest and significant elylliy
of asking her to dinner. Moreover, l add"d. the
fact OF yOrr brother having been her most intimate
friend had rendered. 10 my thinking, the ciyil'ya
still more kindly and Re unr one." ,
lyon must uaNe made her very angry" SAID
Claire with pecu lar 1rrting smile.
{" Angry 7 She wa, in Whit heat. She could
could never be IN "A red one. d,n't You know she "
81 cOnstltuiioDally PLACID aud chill She rephed
that you had na.lv attempieG 20 offer her pa
tronsge. and that your effort bad amused her not
little
''Did she saw that" questioned Claire, with GER
tam quick eagerness 81 hen wasTight at first. she
had some unpleasant purpose in wanting me 10
VISIT her"
Good graciouslr exclaimed Mrs. Digs. "you
never suggested such thug b"forel"
Claire had grown yey grIye ana calm again n
Mrs. Digs took one of Claire's hands
and held II, at the same tine giving
You're keeping something from me- she said.
"Ycs, Claire. 1 know yen are Did Beverley
Thurstoo ever ask you 10 TO marry hlhf
Clai cO0rrd 10 the roots of her rlch.tinted
tresses. She Iri-d TO draw her hand away but Mrs.
He did /" excl imed her friend. "Your, COM
Yuu refused Beverley. Yes, nv dear, you re- used
him. AND she somehow got wind ~ IT, Perhaps
Beverley told, perhaps his complexion, !i&e
youis divulged secrets don't Won know Ana
yet. on second theught. Beverlev's complexion
could do nothing so expressive 1t is too battered
and world-worn; is capaOinty ior Dlushlng Is en-
tlrey null. No, he told her. And he has not
forgiven you. and never Will Her monstrous onds,
would not permit her 10 do 49, l understlpd
sv Tythng oh m0w You ,.nn sHsnO frelpgMhow
sue loves TO quietly exalt Der family
name 4. . ALI. my dear Clare, you have
committed in her eyes the great nnpa par t6at
you and she would prove enemies; | begin 10 tnihh
myself a sort Of hapnazald slbyl; OWNED whai
would happen. and it na' maj Pened. You nave
presumed 60 refuse her brother aud Cornelia knows
it. Prepare to be crushed"
Claire hg tly tossed her graceful head, and her
lin curied little as she did 50. =,
=" am not at all prepared TO he crushed" sne
sad. Mrs. Van Horn has spoiled our prospective
dinner party, as regards ladies. but she has not
Delightful r declared Mrs. Diggs softly clap
ping her hands. ." That's the spirit like 10 see
The 6gat has begun; MS gong 10 be serious. But
remember that am always your devoted au1ll-
Tbn diuner took place. Taere were no ladies
present exc spt Claire herself. IL was an extremely
elegant dinner. Care rose when coffee wss being
served and lett the gentlemen together she DEE
formed her unaided office of hostess as 1t were WIN
singular charm and dignity. And during the pro-
gres of the dinner she made a irlend.
This was Mr. Siudri Goodwin. EveryDoiy III
Wall Street knew Stuart Goodwin. he had driiied
into that ST rny r~glon OF risk about lout years
ago. Ho mad 30 drlited fro u a Remote NV EnSIAn"
Town, aud his speculative successes bad Deeh pne-
noneua.. He was rtputrd 10 be worth. at present,
a GOOD many m'llOns OF dollars lie had acGulfeh
an enornous Unfit ence among his cunsttuents; ne
was The re guiug Wall ; rect King. Bul he bad
none of the yulgaritg which bad marNed q lew oi
his Immediate predecessors: he had always SHOWN
full appreciation OF ms royalty anu ,nS "u x,,s
sngu lar prom otness INTO the social holy OF hors;
he was hand in glove with what are termed tnr
best people he b-Onge 10 three or lonr or the most
select climbs his circle OF acquaintances had raphy
become huge. Womru liked min as mueh rs men,
lie was personally the type OF man "nom women
~ "A. e. fal audi inn a "A
large tawuy ~ ~ ache. which dropped with siikV
abundance below a deiIcaiely cni nOstril. Hls eyes
were large. and OF "a soft, Plisenl1g hhzc' ms
manners were full OF a fascinating frdhknrss. HIS
age was about forty years. out he mig II have
passed for considerably younger. Books nhd not
led his rapid aud distinctive in'ellgence Tor NJ
had 30 time to read them aud YET hu had caught
The reverberation ~ w~ro If the best and newest
ideas announced by the best and newest writer's
Claire thought him delightful tie, In turn.
Thought her even more tnan this She MAS y is
cOv-ry to hun. lie had never married. ana ne wa
fond OF saying. IN his biithr ep gramindtc way
tnat bali w"mankind was 50 ehchamtingto MN AS To
have made i'm his own case. anything except the
most Oriental pDiygamy qnlte out OF the question:
He had wit ia no small Store. bal when he llked a
woman greatly 10 vas his most don o. ar1s u Keep
this very Indicious reserve ana employ only MS
a means of subtly wooIng forth the mental sparkle
of h-r to whom he paid court.
Claire found herself vaiu. IN covert way, OF heT
own CONVEX rational giiis, before she had talked
with GOluwIn moro than twenty minutes She
would have liked 10 talk with him exclusively
uetons of Importance who ought not 10 receive her
inpolitic neglect. she managed matters win tact
and skill. Everybody Thought her cnArnlng Nnrh
she glided FROM the dining-:OOn. IN decOrOus re-
tr.at before that little ant-ieninine DnyonrL the
af,er-dmner cigar. She had made distinct success
She felt Il a. slo sat in the drAwing,room' Wai'ng
for the gentlemen 10 ascend anu JON her.
GoldWin had not dece we'd her, she read him
with lucid insight She saw him TO be imposiugiy
sun,rncIel: she perceived him 10 De man
whose polished tihgrees would ring boil
low AZ so much one sincere tap
of he finger-nail lie agreeable 10 he'll but not
admirable h. cAptivated but he dld not dazze ner.
Size compared him with Beverley INFUSION never
toinking 10 compare bun with her hhspAnol anu
noted All the more clearly his lack oil genuine and
manly magnitude. He came and joined her DeIoie
anv al line other gentlemen. HES face was niue
1nshed from the WINE hc bad taken. but Win no
uubec0ming suggestion OF excess -, t.
~ couldn't stay away from you" he saih. SINKING
into "A hoppv haif-luunging posture ON the s".a A
her side He was fsullesSiy dressed IN garments
that seemed to accept every ,ehd o, IN ~ nre-
drribls surface "Yuur husband smokes the incest
sort ~ cigar but he has another possession mat
seems to me vastly suoeror in1 mn M b,,hsr aud
,hither with an air of mock explanation. 1
aIlude 70 this beautiful little dr"wing-room' he
continued. ,, ci.,.. o.ho b,s
laugh Il will tell Herbert how much yogg Ike H.
she said he will b, 80 pleased 70 know.
PRAY do nothing OF the soft' ne expostuia.eu,
with good deal of comic seIi9nsness. sn JUN
never forgive you If you did. husbands arc such
oiv Jealous fellows. There Is no telling what III
nocent liitls outburst of esteem may sometimes
offend them" H.. aoo;.,vo
Clare thought the time had come ior usc,s've
marry IN the parlancr of fcncers. On. ne1peIt ~
moi az all jealous" she said measuring the words
inf enough not 10 make them seem discordant WIN
Tor might SMILE lie has never had tho Ieast oe-
casion TO be. assure you -, no,
He fixed his eyes with soft intentness on her
sweet blooming lace. "NevcrP lie questioned
"Nsyer1 abe answered. gently laconic.
but he might take some stupid pre'eAt VIM
knowsp
"Oh. II he did I would soon show him the SUI
pidity of 1t. We understand esch o'nor eA'''-
They talked on for at least a half hour The other
gentlemen remained below. Gold via Inade no NOR
daring complimentary hazards lie listened qute
"a much as be talked. TueIr converse turned upon
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