New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-08

Claire he soon ssid broksnly. III VA r.
utterance, Ill WAS unwsll for nomentn1k
all. Here. little girl. kiss ms and then eivs ~
glass Of wator.S
Yes Father. said Clsiss. Hen response ahowok
joyous relief. She knelt bssids him, and put ~
lips to bis. It was like the Eood-night kiss ~
always gave him, except that she made II lonenr
than Of old. And thea she rose to eet the eiasv 90
water, hearing footsteps approach. I.
As she poured the liquid, with unstesdy nnesrs 3
partial echo of her fathers impstuous enjoinder
swept through her mind. II shall never forget thfs
night" she told herself Her silent prophecy proved
true. She never did forget.
III
Twining's menace was NOT carried out, There
was no actual reconciliation between husband and
wife. and yet matters slowly rearranged them
selves. The domestic machinery. being again set
moving, went at first In lame. spasmodic way. %
though Jared and strained through all lite wheel.
work. But by degrees the old order Of things re-
turned. And yet marked change. in one respect
at least. was always afterward evident. Mn
Twining had received clear admonition, aud she
was discreet enough permanently to regard it. She
still dealt in her former slurs and innnendoss; the
leopard could not change its spots; such radical
reformation was naturally to be expected. But
Twining had put forth his protest; he had shown
very plainly that his endurance had its limits and
through all the years that followed. his wife never
lost sight Of this vivid little fact She had been
seriously frightened and the fright left its vbra-
ton of warning as long As she and her husband
dwclt under the same roof Her sting had by NO
means been extracted. but its point was blunter
and its poison less ritant. She never again struck
Claire. She was sometimes very imperious to her
daughter, and very acrimonious ~ well. But in
her conduct there was now sombre acknowledge
ment of curtaed authority-an undercurrent OF
concession occasionally rather faint it Is true. and
yet always operative.
During the next year the family deserted One
red-and-tweIfth-st, for now place of abode.
Twinng received few extra hundreds Is earnest Of
shadowy thousands promised him by elb-tongusd
rogue who was to appal the medical world with .
wondrous compound that must soon rob half tho
diseases known to pathology of their last terrors
The elixir was to be placed handsomely on the
Market and toward this elegant enterprise poor
Twining gave serious aid. For the lump of savings
that went from him. however, he was paid only
tithe Of his rash investment. One day be learned
that the humane chemist had fled from the scene Of
his proposed bengnities, and little later came the
drear discovery that his miraculous potion Was
merely unskilful blending of two or three com
mon specifics with as many popular neryines.
Meanwhile the halcyon promise of bettered for
tunes had induced Twining to secure easier quar-
ters For several months he set his household gods
within apartments on the second-foor Of . shapeiy
brown-stone residence In central sidestreet This
was really decisive move toward greater social inn
portsnce. The very tone of his upholstery bespoke
distinct rise in life. There was not haircloth
sofa in bis pretty suite of chambers The furniture
was tufted and modlshs one or two glowing CRATES
replaced the dark awkwardness of stoves; draughts
were an abolished evil: to sup ON burnt boefstcak
| had grown q Stunned memory. since the family
now dncd at 6 o'clock each evening In lower
| room where they had small table all to them
selves, and ate repast served in courses, with
distinct air Of fashion, If not always cooked after
| the loftier methods. Here they met other groups
| ct other small tables. and bowed to them
with the bland nod Of co-sharers In
worldly comfort TWAS all Almost noteworthy change
for the Twinings, and its effect upon Mrs. Twining
| was no less obvious than acute She seemed to
clutch the favors of fate with . mingled groed
| and distrust. She was like one who brushes
thirstily between his lips luscious fruit, won by
theft and thought 10 be watched with the intent Of
| quick seizure.
She had already quite lost faith In anything like
| the permanence of her husbands good fortune "Pd
better make hay while the sun Shines" she would
excaim, with burst of laughter that had. usual
| no touch of mirth in it. Lord knows when It'll
end Tm sure I hope never. Don't think I'm
croaking. Gracious me, mol But even the Five
Points won't seem 80 bad, after this. They say
every dog has his day, don't they, Francisi So. all
right II mines short day, PI be up and doing
while 1t lasts"
She was undoubtedly MP and doing. She carried
her large frame with assertive majesty; she
aired one or two fresh gowns with loud ostenta-
ton; she had little quarrel with acknowledges
of her own sex about the prevailing fashion in bon
nets and said many personal things during tho
contest that her adversary. who was person with
nerves, retired in fearful disarray. On moro than
one Sunday morning she induced her husband to
walk with her along Fifth-ave.. and "sse tho
churches come out.n At such times she would lean
upon his arm grandly Indifferent to the fact that
her stature overtopped his own, and stare with ner
severe black eyes at all the passing phases of cos
| tune II is probable that tine pair made very
QrotesQue picture on these occasions, since all that
implied refinement in the mans face and demsanor
must have acquired fatal stamp Of insigni6cance
beside the woman's pretension Of csrriage and raw
sprucenesso of apparel But Mrs Twining was making
her hay rs she has told MS. while tho sun shons.
and 1t Is hardly strange that she should not be crti
cal as to the exact quality Of her crop. good deal
of rough experience in the woes Of dearih and
drouth had, naturally, not made her fastidious
harvester.
Claire, meanwhile. had begun to feel as II she
dwelt on quite o new sort Of anst. Her environ
ment had lost every trace Of its former duness Its
neutral shades had freshened into brilliant and ex-
citing tints Little Mrs. Carmichael with her hoard
of memories slowed away like old brocades in
scented chest, had herself faded off into memory
as dim as these Claire had of late become one o. the
pupils in large. wsll-reputed school, where she
met girls of all ages and characters but seemingly OF
only single social rank. The academy was super
intended by magnificent lady In chronic black